NAST PHL TO LAUNCH PAGHAHANDA PILIPINAS AT 2022 NSTW

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 19, 2022 |

BICUTAN, TAGUIG CITY – The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) will launch the publication entitled “PAGHAHANDA PILIPINAS: Strategic Initiatives on Pandemic Preparedness and Response” as part of the opening day of the 2022 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) on 23 November 2022 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. Recognizing its significant mandate as an adviser to the President and the Cabinet on matters related to science and technology, NAST PHL has chosen to focus on providing scientific and evidence-based advice on the COVID-19 pandemic response, as well as recommendations in preparation for future...

Grab Philippines, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG launches social protection program for driver- and delivery-partners

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 18, 2022 |

From left to right: representatives from Pag-IBIG, headed by Geraldine V. Pauig; representatives from PhilHealth, headed by Dr. Shirley Domingo; representatives from SSS, headed by Carlo Villacorta; and driver-partner leaders Allan Carrillo and Saturnino Mopas, together with CJ Lacsican, Head of Operations of Grab Philippines. Grab and its government agency partners launched the initiative during the Grab’s Buwan ng Tagapaghatid Family Day Celebration at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. SSS, Pag-IBIG and PhilHEALTH, along with its corporate partners, educated Grab partners on the advantages of existing social protection systems, and its various benefits to the partners and their...

KADIWA ng Pasko sa San Juan City Inilunsad!

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 16, 2022 |

Pinangunahan ni San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora ang paglulunsad ng KADIWA ng Pasko ngayong araw Nov. 16, 2022, na ginanap sa mismong City Hall Atrium. Nakiisa sa nasabing mahalagang okasyon ang anak ni Pangulong Bong bong Marcos Jr na si Mr. Simon Marcos. Ang KADIWA ng Pasko ay isa sa proyekto ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos Jr na sa pamamagitan ng opisina ng Pangulo at ng Presidential Management Staff kasama ang Department of Agriculture (DA), na ang layunin ay dalhin ang mura subalit de kalidad na produkto sa mga San Juaneños at makatulong sa tumataas na presyo ng mga...

SEARCA, Regalo ng Kilit Foundation convene int’l conference on ‘BioAgversity’ in Coron

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 10, 2022 |

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in partnership with the Regalo ng Kilit Foundation Inc. convened the First International Conference on School-plus-Home Gardens cum Biodiversity Enhancement Enterprise (SHGBEE1) in Coron, Palawan on 8-12 November 2022. The conference theme is “Restoring Biodiversity, Regenerating Agriculture and Building Businesses”. SEARCA Director Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio said the international conference was organized by SEARCA and Regalo ng Kilit Foundation Inc. as a shared commitment to achieving food and nutrition security, promoting sustainable agriculture, and restoring biodiversity or “BioAgversity.” “More than 70 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,...

DA-4A, aktibong nakaantabay sa lagay ng presyo ng mga produktong agrikultural

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 9, 2022 |

Bilang panata sa aktibong pag-antabay sa lagay ng presyo ng mga produktong pang agrikultura sa merkado, isang pagpupulong ang inihanda ng Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) para sa Regional Bantay Presyo Monitoring Team (RBPMT) kasama ang mga lokal na pamahalaan noong ika-8 ng Nobyembre. Ang RBPMT ang nagsasagawa ng regular na pangongolekta ng mga impormasyon ukol sa katayuan ng presyo ng mga bilihin sa mga pangunahing pampublikong pamilihan sa rehiyon. Nakikipagtulungan din sila sa mga lokal na pamahalaan upang isaalang-alang ang mga aksyon na nararapat gawin sa larangan ng pagbabantay-presyo. Layunin ng aktibidad...

Pagsusuot ng face Masks sa San Juan City Boluntaryo na!

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 4, 2022 |

Simula ngayong araw November 4, 2022, boluntaryo na ang pagsusuot ng face masks sa lungsod ng San Juan sa loob at labas ng mga establishment. Ito Ay matapos na lagdaan ni Mayor Francis Zamora ang isang City Ordinance No. 54, series of 2022 na nagpapatibay sa Executive Order No. 7 na inisyu ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na nagpapahintulot sa boluntaryong pagsusuot ng face masks maliban sa mga health care facilities, medical transport vehicles at pampublikong sasakyang panlupa, panghimpapawid, at pangdagat. Ang mga senior citizen, person with comorbidities, immunocompromized na indibidwal, buntis, at sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan...

International travel mart focuses on ecotourism

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 3, 2022 |

Dr. Mina T. Gabor (seated, center), ISST President, signs agreements for the IETM 2023 with Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio (seated, right), SEARCA Director, and Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim (seated, left), ACB Executive Director. The Philippines, through the International School for Sustainable Tourism (ISST), is set to host the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM 2023), the world’s first ecotourism-themed expo. ISST has recently sealed its partnership with the Philippine-government hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) for the ecotourism fair, which will be held on March...

38 na Magsasaka sa Zambales tumanggap ng lupa mula sa DAR

Posted by Raffy Rico | Nov 1, 2022 |

Tatlumpu’t walong (38) agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) mula sa Barangay Pangolingan sa bayan ng Palauig ang nakatanggap ng kanilang certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) mula sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), sa pangunguna ni Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Emmanuel G. Aguinaldo. Sa isang simpleng seremonya, sinabi ni Aguinaldo na ang DAR, ay may mandato mula sa pamahalaan na ipamahagi ang mga lupa sa mga walang lupang magsasaka at magbigay ng mga serbisyong pangsuporta sa mga ito para matiyak ang kanilang buhay pang-ekonomiya. Ang ipinamahaging CLOA ay sumasaklaw sa kabuuang 38 ektarya ng mga lupang agrikultural sa bayan...

DOST-PCAARRD-ATBI held Consultation Meeting and Program Review in Roxas, Capiz

Posted by Raffy Rico | Oct 31, 2022 |

Written by Dannah Jean C. Mendoza, DOST-PCAARRD S&T Media Services PCAARRD Dr. Melvin B. Carlos, Ms. Lucy A. Lastimosa, Ms. Mary Ranzelle A. Pasang, and the 22 ATBIs gathered for an ATBI consultation meeting cum program review in Roxas City, Capiz. The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) conducted a face-to-face consultation meeting cum program review with the 22 Agri-Aqua Technoloy Business Incubators (ATBI) in Roxas City, Capiz on August 3 to 5, 2022. The group assessed the status of implementation and outputs of the program,...

SEARCA evaluates TESDA program on accelerating establishment of farm schools

Posted by Raffy Rico | Oct 27, 2022 |

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has tapped the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to evaluate its Program on Accelerating Farm School Establishment (PAFSE), which is being implemented nationwide. PAFSE encourages farmers and other private individuals to set up farm schools across the country. It provides skills training, retooling, reskilling, and upgrading of the labor force in the agri-fishery sector. TESDA implements PAFSE in close coordination with the Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Training Institute (DA-ATI) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Since 2016, PAFSE has supported the establishment and improvement...

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