Press Release from DOST

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DOST website among PH’s most popular gov’t sites

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) website, dost.gov.ph, is among the most popular government websites in the country, claiming the number two spot in terms of number of hits as of February 13, 2013.

Press Release from US Embassy

U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces prepare to launch Operation Pacific Angel
MANILA, February 21, 2013 – The United States and the Philippines are finalizing plans to conduct a humanitarian assistance mission known as Operation Pacific Angel.

Photo Release from PBSP

Philippine Stock Exchange Foundation donates to Typhoon Pablo victims through PBSP

Children’s Rehabilitation Center slams office break-ins

Photo by Dennis Estopace.

Press Release
February 22, 2013
Reference: Jacquiline Ruiz, CRC Executive Director

Break-ins in offices a systematic harassment on human rights defenders

Quezon City- Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) expresses alarm over a series of actual and attempted break-ins in the National Offices of child rights defenders by unidentified perpetrators which happened just this past month.

Australia Launches Scholarship Awards

From Australian Govt. website.

Press Release

21 February 2012

Australia launches 2014 Australia Awards Scholarships in the Philippines

World-class academic standards, exposure to multi-cultural environments, leadership opportunities, and, best of all, the opportunity to contribute to the Philippines’ development – these are some of the things

Militants storm Aquino’s Proclamation Rally

Militants pins "fascist" tag on
President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Photo from Bayan.

Press Release
February 14, 2013

Militants slam bogus government programs and puppet partylist Akbayan
San Pablo, Laguna – Militants led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Tagalog (Bayan-ST) met Team PNoy’s proclamation rally with a mobilization today at 1 o’clock in the afternoon in the middle of the program of Noynoy Aquino and his crony, Akbayan.

Palawan indigenous people file complaint against giant mining company

Protests continue in Palawan against
Citinickel Mines and Development
Corp. Photo from Alyansa Tigil Mina.

News Release

The militant group Bigkis at Lakas ng mga Katutubo sa Timog Katagalugan (BALATIK) and its local organization in Palawan, Bagong Tinig ng Katutubo sa Palawan (BAGTIK-Palawan), filed complaints against Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation (CMDC) in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Pinoy powdered goat milk maker touted

NO kidding: goat milk may soon become a familiar fare among kids as is cow’s milk.

Press Release from Epson

The Next Stage in Printing Evolution: Amazing High Quality Prints with Unbelievably Low Running Cost

PBSP Welcomes 9 new Member Companies

Photo Release

February 11, 2013

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) recently inducted 9 new member-companies at their Annual Foundation Day and Members Meeting in Dusit Thani Hotel.

DOST at IPO, isinusulong ang proteksyon sa Intellectual Property

DOST Sec. Montejo leads awards
recognizing Filipino innovators.
Photo courtesty of DOST.

Luisa S. Lumioan

S&T Media Service, STII

“Protect your intellectual property right from the start,” payo ni Carmen Peralta, director ng Intellectual Property Office Philippines (IPOPhil) sa mga kabataang technopreneurs sa ginanap na Investors and Start-ups Forum na inilunsad ng Department of Science and Technology-Technology Resource Center (DOST-TRC) sa UP-Ayala Technohub, Lungsod ng Quezon.

Child rights groups condemn violations vs. children victims of HRVs

Children begging in public jeepneys
are a common sight in Manila.
Photo by Dennis Estopace.

NEWS RELEASE
February 9, 2013
Reference: Reina Requioma, Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concern and Sarah Espineda, Children’s Rehabilitation Center

After almost ten months of arbitrary detention, “Resti”, a peasant boy falsely branded as child soldier, was finally released last Friday from the National Training School for the Boys (NTSB) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Tanay, Rizal as his mother and counsel asserted to free Resti.

Latest Environmental Ideas from Epson Highlighted at Eco-Products 2012

Press Release

February 11, 2013

Visitors to Eco-Products 2012, Japan's largest environmental exhibition, had the chance to observe Epson's latest environmental ideas at the company's booth. The exhibition was held at Tokyo Big Sight from December 13 to 15, 2012.

Joint Media Release: Australian Embassy & the United Nations Development Programme

For immediate release / 4 February 2013 

Australia, UNDP support ‘Pablo’-hit provinces to become more disaster- and climate-resilient

As the communities hardest hit by Typhoon Pablo are starting on their road to recovery, Australia will provide Php12 million to assist the Provincial Governments of

“Farmers know best," coco growers on coco levy funds

Farmers continue to claim land rights
 Photo courtesy of Bayan-So. Tagalog

NEWS RELEASE
Reference Person: Nestor Villanueva
February 3, 2013
Coco levy funds claimants and beneficiaries in Southern Tagalog welcome Congress initiative to look into the alleged anomalies in importation and selling of palm-based cooking oil by a sequestered oil mill.

Philippine Arts Festival 2013

Pangalay dance by Melengas
Dance Ensemble. Photo from NCCA.

January 23, 2013

NCCA Gets Ready for the Philippine Arts Festival 2013

The whole month of February of every year, the Philippines celebrates the National Arts Month (NAM).

President Aquino lied -FOI Law Advocates

FOI: Mag-Ingat sa Hindi Tunay

TODAY, we close our people's campaign for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill in the 15th Congress. We have, to the extent that our capacities and limited resources permitted, exhausted all avenues that we thought were open to us to get positive, decisive action from the leaders of the House of Representatives and from President Aquino no less.

Australian Embassy Media Release

Photo from Australian Embassy.

For immediate release

4 February 2013

Australia responds to appeal for more aid for ‘Pablo’ victims

PNoy certifies land use bill as urgent

CAMPAIGN FOR LAND USE POLICY NOW!(CLUP Now!)
Press Release
02 February 2013
Contact: Angelica Carballo 

President Benigno S. Aquino III certified the two-decade old land use bill as urgent last Friday.

United Nations Press Release on Hunger

US$0.25 go to hungry for each "healthy" meal we take

TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) has partnered with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in a unique "calorie transfer" programme based on saving food and sharing with hungry people.

Australian Embassy Media Release

2012 Photo of Royal Australian Navy
crew of the HMAS Sydney doing commu-
nity service in Tondo, Manila.
(Photo courtesy: Australian Embassy)

29 January 2013

Visiting Australian Parliamentary delegation focused on good governance and law enforcement cooperation

DOST says new lab to cut scan procedure costs

Photo of first Technetium-99mGenerator.
From Wikipedia.

STARTING this year, Filipinos  may avail of cheaper medical diagnostic tests as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to locally produce Technetium-99m (Tc-99m).