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Philadelphia authorities are offering $20,000 reward for those who will offer any information that would lead to the arrest of the gunman who shot and killed Atty. John Albert “Jal” Laylo in Pennsylvania. Consul General Elmer Cato said this was relayed to him when he and Philippine police attaché Brig. Gen.…

DAVAO CITY—Vice President-elect Sara Duterte’s law school classmate is now her official spokesman to replace Cebu mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco, who will be taking the helm of the Department of Tourism. Lawyer Reynold Munsayac is the former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and in 2021 joined Duterte’s campaign.…

DESPITE the implementation of guidelines for flexible work arrangement (FWA) for public sector workers last week, several government offices are still undecided on whether to adopt the measure or not. At least three government offices—the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…

SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, sees dark clouds ahead for the oil industry, as well as the transport sector. “It seems to me that the situation is quite dire,” Gatchalian said in TV interview on Wednesday, adding: “I was just talking to the transport sector…

Senate President Vicente Sotto III confirmed on Wednesday that there were at least 197 Congress-approved bills already “signed into laws” by Malacañang under the Duterte administration during the 18th Congress. The senator also said that apart from the new laws, “there was one veto, but right now pending in the…

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DOST notes increase in research, development funding in Mindanao

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off the second part of its Science for Change Program (S4CP) Summit in Baguio City, showcasing S4CP-funded projects from the North Luzon Region. Lighting the torches are DOST Region II Director Virginia Bilgera, DOST CAR Director Nancy Bantog

SHARING EXPERIENCE. Nelio Compello, a potato farmer from Buguias, Benguet, shares his experience during the Science for Change Project - North Luzon Summit of the Department of Science and Technology in Baguio City on Friday (May 13, 2022). He said his yield and income improved after using the planting material developed by the Benguet State University's research and development unit. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - A farmer in Benguet said Friday that using the improved potato pl...

The Freshwater Fisheries Center in Isabela State University received a grant of ₧22.5 million for the research and development (R&D) for the management of the indigenous fisheries resources of the Cagayan Valley Region. The project focused on high-value species, such as lobed river mullet, or “ludong,” and freshwater eels that…