BRP Antonio Luna leaves PH for ‘Rim of the Pacific’ drill

By PRIAM NEPOMUCENO MANILA / June 8, 2022 – The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), one of the two guided-missile frigates of the Philippine Navy (PN), left its base in Subic Bay, Zambales Wednesday to join this year’s edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii… Read More BRP Antonio Luna leaves PH for ‘Rim of the Pacific’ drill

Kin of agrarian reform beneficiaries to get TESDA skills training

By ZORAYDA TECSON | June 8, 2022 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Technical Educational and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will provide skills training to dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Zambales. Emmanuel G. Aguinaldo, provincial agrarian reform program officer, said on Wednesday that he met and discussed with TESDA representatives how to empower the… Read More Kin of agrarian reform beneficiaries to get TESDA skills training

Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan: SM Apprenticeship Program expands partnership

JUNE 2, 2022 – SM Foundation (SMFI), in partnership with TESDA, DOLE, DSWD, SM Supermalls and SM Markets, expands its Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan: SM Apprenticeship Program with SM Home World and The SM Store. Launched in November last year, the social good program intends to increase the employability of Filipinos and address community issues such… Read More Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan: SM Apprenticeship Program expands partnership

Pampanga IPs get 18.6K-hectare ancestral land after 13 years

By ZORAYDA TECSON | Philippine News Agency CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The indigenous peoples (IPs) in Porac town have finally received their certificate of the ancestral domain (CADT) after 13 years of waiting. The 18,660-hectare approved ancestral domain known as CADT 123, covers Barangays Camias, Diaz, Inararo, Villa Maria, and Sapang Uwak and is… Read More Pampanga IPs get 18.6K-hectare ancestral land after 13 years

DILG Botolan joins regional Citizens Satisfaction Index System portal walk-through

BOTOLAN, Zambales — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Central Luzon, through the Capability Development Division (CDD) and the DILG Botolan Field Office, engaged in a one-on-one walk-through of the Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) portal on May 31, 2022 via zoom cloud meetings. The CSIS portal shall be utilized for the… Read More DILG Botolan joins regional Citizens Satisfaction Index System portal walk-through

U.S. Peace Corps holds training to strengthen biodiversity conservation in the Philippines

MANILA, June 1, 2022 — The U.S. Peace Corps recently held a biodiversity conservation training to help address biodiversity threats in Minalungao National Park in Nueva Ecija and Panaon Island in Southern Leyte. The training, held in Laguna from May 11 to 19, brought together nearly 50 participants from Nueva Ecija University of Science and… Read More U.S. Peace Corps holds training to strengthen biodiversity conservation in the Philippines