UP Open University offers 44 online courses for free
This year, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is giving free access to 44 open online courses (MOOCs). According to the Facebook post, the online courses…
Global Rice Prices Fall, Leading to Lower Maximum SRP for Imported Rice
MANILA, Philippines – With global rice prices falling, the Department of Agriculture (DA) says the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice of the 25% broken type…
Magnitude 5 earthquake shakes Davao Occidental
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a 5.0-magnitude earthquake offshore of Davao Occidental on Monday evening, January 13. The earthquake, which hit at 7:41 p.m.,…
Marcos Sends sympathies to Filipinos affected by California Wildfire
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed his sympathy to Filipinos affected by the large wildfires in Southern California that destroyed over 1,000 homes. In a message shared on social…
The feeding program for Kanlaon evacuees has ended.
BACOLOD CITY – On Monday, Jan. 6, the province government of Negros Occidental stopped its 14-day food program for thousands of people affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption,…