Category: General

Benguet: The Benguet State University (BSU) plans to establish approximately 100 hectares of bamboo forest to aid reforestation efforts, support a bamboo textile project, and promote engineered bamboo production. Dr. Roscinto Ian Lumbres, BSU vice president for research and extension, discussed the initiative, which began in 2024 with the production of propagules planted this year. According to Philippines News Agency, the project utilizes a PHP5 million bamboo development fund from Senator Loren Legarda to propagate planting materials in San Pascual, Tuba, Benguet. Initial reforestation sites include a two-hectare area at the Benguet Corp. in Itogon and the BSU compound in

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. retained majority support with trust and satisfaction ratings exceeding 60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, even as Vice President Sara Duterte’s ratings dropped below the majority threshold for the first time, OCTA Research said Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Tugon ng Masa survey, conducted from Nov. 10 to 16, 2024, showed that the President recorded a trust rating of 65 percent and a performance rating of 64 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024. The November figures represent a slight dip from the third quarter’s 69 percent trust and 66

Baguio: The executive committee (execom) of the Baguio Flower Festival (BFF) on Monday reiterated its policy against political campaigning ahead of this year’s midterm polls. ‘We will not allow campaigning. Nobody will take advantage of the festival and we have a policy on that,’ said BFF execom chair Anthony de Leon, on the sidelines of the launch of the 29th Baguio Flower Festival or ‘Panagbenga’. According to Philippines News Agency, De Leon stated that politicians may join the parade but the floats cannot carry political banners and hand-outs, and they cannot go down the floats to shake hands with the

Manila: Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate the potential threats posed by a submersible drone recovered off the coast of Barangay Inawaran, San Pascual, Masbate. According to Philippines News Agency, the resolution, Senate Resolution No. 1267, seeks to have the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirm if the device, found within the country’s exclusive economic zone, was permitted. The senator noted that the 12-foot drone discovered by local fisherfolk on December 30 is likely intended for research due to its yellow color. Tolentino highlighted that scientific drones are typically yellow and red, whereas military drones

Manila: Philippine naval and air assets are keeping a close watch on the China Coast Guard’s “monster ship” which was detected off Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, an official of the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya stated, “We have all our assets pointed at this monster ship. At the moment, may gawin itong masama, in the sense na may gawin itong provocative action, ay ito po ay magkakaroon ng karampatang aksyon naman mula sa pamahalaan (should it do something bad, in the sense that