Day: August 2, 2024

MANILA: Two bettors from the provinces of Laguna and Cavite bagged the jackpot prizes in two separate Lotto draws on Thursday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said on Friday. In an advisory, the PCSO said a bettor guessed the winning combinations 31-02-27-41-17-12 during the Super Lotto 6/49 with a total prize of PHP20,077,863.20. The ticket was bought in Golden City Dasma 3, Dasmariñas City, Cavite. Meanwhile, 23 others won PHP50,000 each for guessing five out of the six winning digits; 984 bettors will get PHP1,200 each for four correct digits; and 17,480 will settle for PHP50 each for three

MANILA: The National Innovation Council (NIC) recently approved several critical initiatives to enhance the country’s innovation ecosystem and address critical barriers to development. In a statement on Friday, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the initiatives were approved during the seventh meeting of the NIC on Aug. 1. During the meeting, the council approved the dissemination of the draft implementing rules and regulations for Section 23 of the Philippine Innovation Act, proposed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, for public consultation. The provision aims to extend credit to eligible borrowers that will support the development of innovative goods

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Trade Undersecretary Ma. Cristina Roque as Acting Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Malacañang announced on Friday. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced Roque’s appointment in a Facebook post on the same day Secretary Alfredo Pascual’s resignation took effect. Prior to her new stint, Roque served as DTI undersecretary leading the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Group. She has executed various programs and initiatives aimed at helping MSMEs, according to the statement issued by the PCO. ‘She oversees critical areas including the Bureau of Small and Medium

JERUSALEM: Six former Israeli high school students are flying high after their research into the effects of space travel on neurodegenerative diseases was recently published in a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal. The findings may have significant implications for long-term space missions and open new avenues of treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The study – conducted both on Earth and aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – was led by the students of the Shehakim School in Nahariya in collaboration with researchers from the University of Haifa and Oranim College. It began four years ago, and was published in

MANILA: The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. celebrated its first anniversary this month by rolling out a total of PHP1.26 billion worth of ‘mega’ government services and financial aid to some 253,000 Eastern Visayas beneficiaries –the largest so far in the history of the service caravan. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, the main proponent of the BPSF, said he is “very happy” with what the government program has accomplished so far, considering that the Serbisyo Caravan in Tacloban City from Friday to Saturday is the 21st of such kind in the country since it