Raffy Rico, Author at Noon Break Balita

DOST SEI Scholar from MSU GenSan Campus spots Top 2 in recent Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET)

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 17, 2019 |

A true inspiration for the young generation and another pride for General Santos City as Ms. Julean Quefannie Faith Federizo, 20, ranked top 2 at the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Teachers last September 2019. Ms. Julean is a graduate of BS Education Major in Biology at Mindanao State University General Santos City Campus. Her life story is no big different, yet her dedication and perseverance placed her in an epitome of academic recognition when she graduated Cum Laude late June of 2019. Julean is the eldest among her two other sisters and she grew up bearing a greater...

SSS forges partnership with Mandaluyong City Gov’t; to benefit over 2,700 workers

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 17, 2019 |

The Social Security System (SSS) led by New Panaderos Branch, on Monday, signed a memorandum of agreement with the City Government of Mandaluyong which ensures the social security coverage and protection of its over 2,700 job order and contract of service workers. Under the agreement, the said workers will be registered as self-employed members wherein their monthly SS contributions will be deducted from their salaries through the KaltaSSS-Collect Program and remitted to the SSS by the Mandaluyong City Government. They may now enjoy social security benefits such as sickness, maternity, disability, unemployment, retirement, funeral, and death as well as...

E-P-N mabisang solusyon sa mga peste at hindi nakasisira sa kapaligiran

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 17, 2019 |

Usong-uso ngayon ang pagtatanim at pagkain ng mga organikong gulay o iyong mga gulay na hindi ginamitan ng anumang artipisyal na kemikal. Ito ay sa kadahilanang parami na rin nang parami ang mga taong maingat o conscious sa kanilang kalusugan. Dahil dito, hindi na lamang dami ng gulay ang tinitingnan ng mga mamimili kundi maging ang kalidad ng mga gulay. Metikuloso na rin ang mga mamimili kung ligtas bang kainin at kung wala o kakaunti ang makikitang sira sa mga gulay na kanilang binibili. Subalit hindi lamang sa mga mamimili mahalaga ang kalidad ng mga pananim na gulay sapagkat dito rin nakasalalay kung maibebenta ba ng mga magsasaka ang kanilang mga produkto sa mataas na halaga. Kaugnay nito, isang grupo ng mga mananaliksik mula sa Cebu Technological University – Barili Campus ang nagsagawa ng pag-aaral sa paggamit ng entomopathogenic nematodes o E-P-N upang matulungan ang mga magsasaka. Ang E-P-N ay isang uri ng microorganism na natural na nakikita sa lupa na sumusugpo sa mga insektong namemeste sa mga tanim na gulay. Marami ng grupo ang interesado sa pag-aaral ng E-P-N dahil mabisa itong solusyon sa mga peste at hindi nakasisira sa kapaligiran. Sa katunayan, ang paggamit ng E-P-N ay nagresulta sa limampung porsyentong mas mababang pinsala sa mga dahon na nagdulot ng mas malinis at mas kakaunting butas sa mga dahon ng mga gulay. Ito rin ang naging sagot...

Pangunahing supply sa pagkain ng baka, green corn, silage, rice straw at corn stover

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 10, 2019 |

Nakasaad sa Philippine Dairy Update ng National Dairy Authority noong Enero hanggang Hunyo 2018 na nakabase sa lokal na supply ng gatas ang produksyon ng mga dairy products sa bansa. Ang paggawa ng mga produktong mula sa gatas ng baka ay isa sa mga pangunahing hanapbuhay ng mga magsasaka sa Cagayan Valley sa probinsya ng Isabela na kung saan maraming malawak na taniman ng palay at mais. Dahil sa kalakhan ng mga sakahan at kakulangan sa pagkain at nutrisyon ng mga alagang baka, naging pangunahing supply ng pagkain ang mga green corn, silage, rice straw at corn stover na...

SSS pensioners with advance 18 months pension to receive 13th month pension on Dec. 10

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 7, 2019 |

The state-run Social Security System (SSS) said on Friday that its thru-the-bank pensioners who availed the advance 18 months pension will receive their 13th month pension starting December 10, 2019. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said the releases are part of the P12.71 billion 13th month pension disbursements to over 2.83 million SSS pensioners this year. “As of 5 December, 45 of our 62 partner banks have already credited the 13th month pension to the bank accounts of our regular pensioners wherein the earliest recorded was on November 18,” Ignacio said. “Today, we are expecting...

Sulong Edukalidad: DepEd’s battlecry moving forward

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 4, 2019 |

December 3, 2019 – Heading forward, ‘Sulong Edukalidad’ will be the battlecry of the Department of Education (DepEd) as it launched on Tuesday its reforms to achieve quality in basic education. During the launch, DepEd secured the commitment of all local and international partners, various education leaders, champions, advocates and stakeholders, including representatives from the executive and legislative branch of the government, to contribute their concrete support and collaboration. “We always remind ourselves that our constitutional mandate to provide every Filipino not only access to education but to basic quality education. We have realized that we are facing the...

Researchers Invented Abaca-based Fabric to Filter Toxic Pollutants

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 4, 2019 |

Leading chemists from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) are recently using native products such as abaca to make fabrics that can deal with pollution by filtering toxic materials and other contaminants. The composite nonwoven fabric was developed from natural fibers such as abaca and are paired with synthetic polymers that can filter heavy metals dissolved in liquid. Metals such as lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, mercury and arsenic are hazardous to health as well as the environment. Abaca continues to be useful and readily available as the Philippines remains its world’s largest producer,...

National Scientist Edgardo D. Gomez passes away at 81

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 4, 2019 |

National Scientist Edgardo D. Gomez, an authority in the field of marine science, has passed away on December 1, 2019 atthe age of 81. NS Gomez was a known researcher, scientist, conservation advocate, and mentor in invertebrate biology and ecology, giant clam culture and restoration, and coral reef assessment and conservation. He was also recognized for his outstanding contributions and researches on marine ecosystems which became the bases for management of and the conservation programs for the country’s marine resources. Through his pioneering research, he was able to steer the world’s first national-scale assessment of damage to coral reefs...

PaMaMariSan-Rizal Press Corps Officers, Pinanumpa ni Mayor Zamora

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 3, 2019 |

Pinanumpa ni San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora ang mga opisyal at miyembro ng bagong tatag na (PaMaMariSan- Rizal Press Corps) o Pasig, Marikina, Mandaluyong, San Juan – Rizal Press Corps, nitong Biyernes ng gabi, Nobyembre 29, 2019.Ang nasabing Oath-taking at Induction Ceremonies ay ginanap sa Chef Laudico Guevarra’s Grills sa San Juan City. Ang mga nanumpang opisyal ng PaMaMariSan- Rizal Press Corps, ay Kinabibilangan ng Presidente nito na si Neil Alcober ng Daily Tribune; Vice President, Vicky Aquino ng Abante; Secretary Christian Oineza, Malaya Business Insight; Irwin Corpuz, Teasurer, Police Files Tonite; Auditor Knots Alfonte, Diaryo Bomba; Mac...

Coral reefs sa Palawan nasisira dahil sa iresponsableng pangongolekta ng abalone.

Posted by Raffy Rico | Dec 2, 2019 |

Ang abalone ay isang uri ng shellfish na matatagpuan sa Palawan. Kilala ito ng mga taga rito sa bansag na “sobra-sobra”. Mayaman ito sa Omega 3, iodine, at phosphorus na nakakatulong upang bawasan ang posibilidad sa pagkakaroon ng cancer, sakit sa puso, at arthritis. Hindi madali ang pangunguha ng abalone. Ang mga mangingisda ay kinakailangan pang sumisid ng mahigit 10 metrong lalim at saka manomanong kokolektahin ang mga abalone sa ilalim ng dagat. Umaabot ng ₱300 hanggang ₱850 ang presyo nito depende kung ito ay buhay pa o frozen na. Isang grupo ng mga mananaliksik mula sa Western Philippines...

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