Day: October 16, 2024

A pocket-sized soap made of paper with activated charcoal from used or spent coffee ground is expected to be among the additions to the coffee trend in this generation. The product, developed by five students of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management (Flight Attendant) in WCC Aeronautical and Technological Institute in Binalonan town, Pangasinan province, won the Sustainability Project contest of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Ilocos Region and the SM City Urdaneta Central last Oct. 10. ‘By researching what the current trend in the market, we found out that coffee is the world’s most consumed beverage in the

Three young farmers from Piddig, Ilocos Norte got fresh insights on agriculture as an enterprise and are now ready to embark on cattle fattening and premium rice production. Ephraim Laureta, 25, and Julius Manuel, 21, just came home from an 11-month immersion program in Taiwan under the International Farm Youth Exchange program, while Windell Dela Cruz, 24, also underwent a similar training program in Japan. Both programs are being implemented by the Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) and are aimed to develop deserving youth to become farmer leaders and empowered agricultural entrepreneurs. Being an out-of-school youth who failed

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said the Miru Systems Joint Venture (JV), with its two remaining local partners — Integrated Computer Systems (ICS) and Centerpoint Solutions Technologies, Inc. (CPSTI), has already submitted the replacement Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC). Comelec chairperson George Garcia said the JV for the automated 2025 midterm elections has submitted an NFCC worth PHP20 billion or over by PHP2 billion of what is required from the firm. “The NFCC submitted by Miru Systems amounts to more or less PHP20 billion, even as their requirement is only PHP17.88 billion,” Garcia said in a media

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed appreciation to the Israeli government for its swift assistance to Filipinos, amid the escalating tension in the Middle East. This, as Marcos shared on his official Facebook page a photo of him having a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. ‘I wish to express our gratitude to Israel for the care and support extended to Filipinos working and living in your country,’ Marcos said. ‘Israel swift assistance in ensuring their safety, especially during these challenging times, means a great deal to us,’ he added. It was not fully disclosed what

Government programs keep improving the socio-economic conditions of more people from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) after the region registered lower poverty incidence in 2023 at 10.9 percent. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data show that the latest data is lower than the 13.2 percent in the previous report or in 2021. The report said the region recorded a 7 percent poverty incidence among the population in 2023, lower than the 7.7 percent in 2021. These improvements were driven by the provision of social protection programs and services, regional economic growth, decelerating inflation rate, and stable employment and income, according to

MANILA: D’Navigators Iloilo kicked off its campaign in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference with a 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 17-25, 15-6 victory over Chichi DHTSI Brotherhood at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Wednesday. Outside hitter Kyle Angelo Villamor was the top scorer with 21 points on 18 attacks and three blocks. ‘There’s no such thing as a perfect game. You can’t execute everything in a match exactly as you do in training. But with strong communication, we were able to adjust and get the win,’ Villamor commented in Filipino. After dropping the first set, the D’Navigators fought back to