Day: August 7, 2025

Antique: A multipurpose cooperative in the capital town of Antique has received a goat multiplier farm valued at PHP3 million from the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas (DA-WV). This initiative is aimed at providing the province with a reliable source of high-quality goat breeds. According to Philippines News Agency, DA-WV livestock technician Mark Anthony Untal revealed during an interview that the turnover included the necessary housing, 27 upgraded goat stocks, feeds for one cycle, forage, and various other forms of support. This was formally handed over to the San Jose de Buenavista Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SJMPC) during a ceremony held at Barangay

Manila: Story books and other essential reading materials for leisure or research will soon be available in a pop-up library at the east wing of Capitol interactive park in Ilocos Norte. According to Philippines News Agency, Eric Coloma, the Provincial Library head, announced on Thursday that widely-read Ilocano magazines, pocketbooks, and children’s books, among others, will be available at the book nook to promote a love for reading. “The reading materials at the park can be borrowed,” Coloma stated in an interview, adding that personnel from the Provincial Library will be deployed to the area to assist interested individuals. The

Antique: The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is in the process of accrediting pharmacies in Antique for the Guaranteed Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) program. PhilHealth-Antique Social Insurance Assistant Liza Joyce Songcayawon shared in an interview that the Konsulta (Konsultasyong Sulit Tama), a comprehensive outpatient benefits program mandated by the Universal Health Care Law, aims to enhance healthcare accessibility. According to Philippines News Agency, the accreditation of pharmacies in Antique is part of the Konsulta program, now renamed as Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP). This initiative will focus more on prevention and aim to make medicines and laboratory tests

Manila: Domestic output in the second quarter of 2025 picked up to 5.5 percent from 5.4 percent in the previous quarter, boosting the Philippine peso but not the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Thursday. The local currency strengthened to the 56-level and closed the day at 56.97 from 57.47 on Wednesday. It opened the day’s trade at 57.33, better than its 57.6 start in the previous session. It traded between 56.97 and 57.35, resulting in an average of 57.19 for the day. Volume rose to USD2.71 billion from day-ago’s USD2.5 billion. According to Philippines News Agency, on the other

Dumaguete: The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has allocated an additional PHP6 million for the Phase 2 restoration and site development of the iconic centuries-old Dumaguete watchtower-belfry. In an interview, Msgr. Julius Perpetuo S. Heruela, head of the Committee on Church Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Dumaguete, expressed gratitude to the National Museum for its tedious task of restoring the bell tower to its closest original state. According to Philippines News Agency, the diocese, led by Bishop Julito Cortes, is thankful to Director Jeremy Barnes of the National Museum for their painstaking and thorough research in digging up