PAA gears up for 10th National Congress, 2023 PH Agriculturists’ Summit

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 19, 2023 |

The Philippine Association of Agriculturists (PAA), Inc., the sole Accredited Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO) for Agriculture in the Philippines, is set to host its 10th National Congress and 2023 Philippine Agriculturists’ Summit. The event, scheduled from July 25 to 27, will take place at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City, Davao del Sur. According to Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the event is expected to bring together a diverse range of experts, policymakers, and practitioners from various agricultural disciplines. He noted that the congress aims to devise innovative solutions and strategies to ensure a resilient and sustainable future for the country’s agricultural sector. With the overarching theme of “Sustainable Transformation of Philippine Agro-Food Systems,” the organizers said the high-profile summit will serve as a platform for professionals in the agricultural industry to address the multifaceted challenges impeding the sector’s progress. Distinguished guests and speakers, including notable figures such as Hon. Sebastian Duterte, Mayor of Davao City; Dr. Arsenio Balisacan, Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Mr. Stefano Pagiola, Senior Environmental Economist at the World Bank; Dr. V. Bruce Tolentino, Monetary Board Member at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); Agnes Catherine Miranda, Undersecretary for Finance at the Department of Agriculture (DA), and Dr. Glenn Gregorio, will grace the event. Dr. Gregorio will...

Magsasaka ng Pinas, hindi na kailangang turuang magtanim ng halamang gamot

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 18, 2023 |

Naging panauhin sa ginanap na BAUERTEK Media Health Forum si Mary Grace Bagares, miyembro ng Cannahopefuls Inc. Siya ay isang ina, 31 years old, may apat na anak, at lumalaban para sa kanyang pamilya na matagal ng nagdurusa dahil sa pagaalaga sa kanyang panganay na anak na siyam (9) na taon ng may matinding sakit. Patuloy na nagresearch at nalaman niya na ang tanging makakapagbigay lunas sa sakit ng kanyang anak ang halamang gamot na medical cannabis. Kasama sa naging guest si Dr. Gem Marq Mutia, Presidente ng Philippine Society of Cannabinoid Medicine. Nagsilbing host sina, Broadcaster Rolly “Lakay”...

6th Ortigas Art Festival 2023, Idinaos!

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 13, 2023 |

IDINAOS ang ika-anim (6) na taon ng Ortigas ART Festival nitong nakaraang araw, July 12, 2023 na may temang: “Art for All: An Exhibition of Borderless Passion & Craft,” Ang Ortigas Art Festival 2023 ay mananatiling naka-display ang artwork mula July 12 hanggang August 13, 2023 sa G/F East Wing, Estancia Capitol Commons, Pasig City. “One of Ortigas Malls’ goals is to put Filipino art and craftsmanship into the forefront, and bring them closer to Filipinos through our annual art exhibit in Estancia. This year’s Ortigas Art Festival is unique as we invited talented artists from Rizal, Pangasinan, Bulacan,...

Local Inventors Invited to Join DOST Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 12, 2023 |

The Department of Science and Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) is calling on local inventors to participate and showcase their groundbreaking inventions in the Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit (RICE) 2023. RICE is a nationwide activity conducted by DOST-TAPI in different regions to recognize the indispensability of Filipino inventors in Philippine society and in the landscape of national economic development. Throughout the years, the competition has highlighted the importance and contributions of inventions and research in national development, and regional winners are given opportunities to present their inventions at the national level. For 2023, RICE will be...

Singil ng Meralaco bababa ngayong Hulyo

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 12, 2023 |

INANUNSYO ng Manila Electric Company (Meralco) kamakailan na magkaroon ng BAWAS na 0.7213 per kWh sa electricity rate nitong buwan ng Hulyo. kapag naipatupad ito, ang magiging overall rate para sa tipikal na household user ay magiging P11.1899 per kWh mula sa P11.9112 per kWh noong buwan ng Hunyo. Para naman sa mga residential customer owners na kumokonsumo ng 200 kWh, aabot sa P144 ang mababawas sa total electricity bill kada buwan. Ayon sa Meralco, bumaba sa dalawang (2) magkasunod na buwan ang generation charge ng P0.6436 per kWh sa P6.6066 per kWh ngayong Hulyo mula sa dating P7.2502...

Mambabatas na sumusuporta sa medical cannabis, dumarami!

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 11, 2023 |

Sinabi kamakailan ni Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITACH) Director General Dr. Annabelle Pabiona-De Guzman, na pabor sila sa pagsasa-legal ng medical marijuana basta’t may tamang regulasyon, at kailangan ng tamang gabay at mabusising pananaliksik para sa kaligtasan at pagiging epektibo nito sa mga may karamdaman. Hindi rin dapat umano na magamit ito ng kahit sino, dahil magkaiba naman ang recreational at paggamit nito bilang medicinal na gamot. Binigyan diin pa ng director na dapat mapag-aralan pa ng husto, ang masama at magandang epekto sa mga gagamit na pasyente. Kailangan din umano na maregulate ito sa...

Anti-tobacco advocates have expressed alarm after Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 10, 2023 |

Anti-tobacco advocates have expressed alarm after Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC), the local affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc, boasted an estimated 75,000 Filipinos switched from smoking cigarettes to IQOS, which they claim is “another” form of addiction. “Quiting from addiction is different from shifting to another form of addiction. Taking a poison using a different mechanism is still taking a poison,” the Parents Against Vape (PAV) criticized. What is not being said, PAV stressed, is that the design of IQOS, other heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes “unfortunately appeal to the youth.” “Government should ensure that these products are not marketed and advertised to the youth. Otherwise, we will end up creating new poisonous vices for our children,” the group added. Addiction of Filipino teens to vaping For Child Rights Network the recent industry spin that promotes e-cigarettes as a solution for adult smokers is merely a distraction from the bigger problem caused by the industry itself: the addiction of Filipino teens to vaping. “Let’s not be swayed by the industry’s message that Filipinos have successfully quit smoking cigarettes due to the introduction of heated tobacco products. The introduction of these products has actually given rise to a more significant problem: teen vape and nicotine addiction. According to the latest Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 1 in 7 Filipino students aged 13-15 use vapes or e-cigarettes,” said Mr....

Bulubunduking Barangay sa Tanay, Pinailawan ng Meralco

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 6, 2023 |

Naging maliwanag na ang lugar sa isang bulubunduking Barangay sa Tanay Rizal, matapos na lagyan ng pailaw ng Meralco ang Health Center ng Barangay Laiban. Nagkaroon ng katuparan ang pailaw sa Barangay Laiban ng Taytay, matapos kabitan ng Meralco’s solar power subsidiary Spectrum, na mula sa donasyon ng mga empleyado ng Customer Retail Services Group ng Meralco, sa pamamagitan ng corporate social development arm, One Meralco Foundation (OMF), Ang proyekto ay kinabibilangan ng paglalagay ng 3-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system sa Barangay Laiban health center, na aabot sa mahigit 3,000 residente ang makikinabang sa programa kabilang na ang mga tribong Dumagat. Sa pagtatayo ng bagong solar power equipment, mas mapapabuti na ang serbisyong medikal sa komunidad. Magagamit na ng mga health worker para sa kanilang mga pasyente ang nebulizers na may mga respiratory ailments, at magagamit na rin ang fetal dopplers para sa pre-natal care. Ventilated na rin ang health center at mas magiging kumportable na ang mga pasyente maging ang mga health worker. Kasabay nito, nagsagawa rin ng medical mission para sa mga residente ng Barangay Laiban ang grupo, sa tulong ng mga doktor mula sa Department of Health, Tanay Municipal Health Office, at Marikina Valley Medical Center. Ang medical mission ay inisponsoran ng Meralco Employees Fund for Charity Inc., Pascual Laboratories Inc., Lloyd Laboratories Inc., at Megasoft Hygienic Products, Inc.. Nag donate rin ang Meralco...

Batas sa legalisasyon ng cannabis, dapat pinag-uusapan hindi parang paslit na nagiiringan!

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 4, 2023 |

Sa ginanap na Media Health Forum, sinabi ni BAUERTEK Dr Richard Nixon Gomez scientist/inventor, at general manager ng BAUERTEK Corp.. patungkol sa pinaguusapan na pagsusulong para magamit na ang medical cannabis sa bansa, na “Dapat hindi nagiging parang batang paslit na nagiiringan, at dapat lahat ng ahensiya ay nagkakaunawaan. Intellectual na diskusyon dapat ang pinaiiral. Ang pinaguusapan dapat ay para sa ikabubuti ng bayan, at hindi ito para palalain ang bisyo sa bansa, o magkagulo sa Pilipinas, o para sa pangkasarinlan, kundi para sa kapakinabangan ng bawat mamamayan.” Naging panauhin sa ginanap na forum sina Atty. Henrie Enaje Chairman,...

Pagtutol sa Pagtapon ng Nuclear Waste mula sa Japan, binalewala ng Embahada

Posted by Raffy Rico | Jul 1, 2023 |

Kamuning Bakery Cafe, June 29, 2023 – Sa ginananap na Pandesal Forum, nagsanib pwersa ang ilang grupo ng maliliit na mangingisda, environmentalist advocates, at ilang pang grupo mula sa ibat-ibang panig ng Luzon na kinabibilangan ng PANGISDA Pilipinas , Nuclear/Coal-Coal Free Bataan Movement (NFBM) YoungBEAN , Step Sierra Madre, Nagsama Lamon Bay Fisherfolks Federation at KILUSAN. Sa Press Confrence, pinirmahan ng bawat samahan ang MANIFESTO ng pagtutol sa planong pagtatapon ng Radioactive Waterwaste sa Pacific Ocean na mula sa Dai ichi Nuclear Plant sa Fukushima, Japan. Ayon kay Derek Cabe, convenor of the NFBM (Nuclear-Free Bataan Movement), an anti-nuclear,...

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