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UNFAIR TO TAXPAYERS. Agriculture deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez slams on Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2023) government employees queuing in Kadiwa sites during office hours to buy agricultural commodities. The official said this move is unfair to taxpayers. (Photo courtesy of Radyo Pilipinas/ Screengrab) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) slammed Tuesday government employees who were reportedly lining up in Kadiwa stores during office hours. In an interview, DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez said such practice is unfair to the public. "They are paying taxes para sa sweldo natin pagkatapos iyan ang ginagawa natin office hours (for our salaries, and then that's what we are doing during office hours)," he said. He called out erring employees from government offices around or near the Quezon City Memorial Circle. "When our attention was called on that ay talagang nagsisigaw ako dun sa pilahan kasi (I was shouting at the Kadiwa store because) it's not fair. All th ....
FOOD PACKS. Photo shows the family food packs prepared by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol containing rice, sardines, corned beef, and 3-in-1 coffee ready for those who would be affected by the onslaught of Tropical Storm Odette. The agency also has a PHP5-million standby fund that can be used if additional support is needed in different areas in the region during emergencies. (Photo courtesy of Ranelle Sertan/DSWD Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has prepared 27,661 family food packs (FFPs) as part of the preparations for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Odette. In an interview on Wednesday, Marygizelle Mesa, DSWD-Bicol information officer, said the FFPs are now available at DSWD warehouses in Legazpi City, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Masbate. "The FFPs were already prepositioned and ready for distribution upon request for augmentation of local government units (LGUs)," she said. She ....
NEW CENTER. The Department of Agriculture opens its new Crop Biotechnology Center (CBC) in Nueva Ecija on Thursday (Sept. 30, 2021). The CBC aims to advance biotechnology research for development and innovation that will enhance the country's agriculture competitiveness and will push for food security and climate change resiliency. (DA Facebook page) MANILA - The agriculture sector can now develop, innovate, and generate various products or crops that will enhance the competitiveness of Philippine agriculture with the unveiling of the Crop Biotechnology Center (CBC) at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Nueva Ecija on Thursday. The CBC, one of the three biotechnology centers under the Department of Agriculture (DA), aims to advance biotechnology research for development and innovation, and generate various products that will also push for food security and climate change resiliency. "Biotechnology is coming around just now in the consciousness of the general ....