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RCEF training programs ready for ‘new normal’

As the training arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Agricultural Training Intitute-Regional Training Centers (ATI-RTCs), in coordination with partner agencies, continue to rollout activities while observing safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are happy to announce that the RCEF program components...

Pag-IBIG Fund offers promo rates on home loans to boost economy

Top officials of Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Thursday (July 09) that they are offering promo rates on their home loans of as low as 4.985% per annum until the end of the year, in a move to help members acquire homes and help...

Meralco rates down for third straight month as generation charge drops for the fourth straight month

Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) announced today another downward adjustment of power rates, as the overall rate for a typical household decreased by P0.0286 per kWh, from last month’s P8.7252 per kWh to P8.6966 per kWh this July.  This is equivalent to a reduction...

Child-rights NGO lauds new gov’t guidelines on humane treatment of children in quarantine offenses

Child-rights organization Save the Children Philippines said it welcomes the new guidelines set by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on children who violate curfew regulations. The DILG orders barangay officials and law enforcement officers to treat these children humanely and...

Metrobank and Manila Healthtek partnership to distribute UP-developed COVID-19 PCR kits

Metrobank and GT Capital Holdings, through Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), donated PhP 5.6 million to Manila HealthTek, Inc., a private research and development company, for the distribution of UP-developed COVID-19 Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) detection kits.  A total...

SM Foundation donates masks and face shields to Cebu hospitals and quarantine centers

SM Foundation recently donated KN95 masks, 3-ply masks, and face shields worth Php2.5 million to hospitals and quarantine centers in Cebu to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.  Beneficiaries include the following hospitals: Cebu Doctors University Hospital, Mactan Doctors Hospital, Cebu North General Hospital, Cebu...

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For the first time in Philippine history, two health reform champions unite in the upcoming 2025 elections to guarantee that quality healthcare services reach...

DOST-SEI launches FINDING NORTH IN STEM: A Career Guidebook for Students

Discovering career roadmap in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is made easier for the Filipino youth through the inauguration of...