MANILA - Manila Water Company (Manila Water) on Thursday announced its desludging schedule for this month as it encouraged its customers in the East Zone of Metro Manila and Rizal province to avail of the services to prevent clogging and overflowing of their septic vaults. The water and wastewater company also reminded its customers to coordinate with their respective barangay offices on the exact schedule of its free desludging services. "We cannot overemphasize the importance of desludging in protecting our environment as well as promoting sanitation within the homes. Regular desludging would prevent clogging of septic vaults that may cause overflow and contaminate groundwater," Manila Water Communication Affairs Group director Jeric Sevilla said in a statement on Thursday. Sevilla underscored the importance of customers' cooperation and advised them to avail of the service if their barangay is scheduled for desludging since it is only done in a cycle of every five year
TECHNOLOGY DEMO. Members of farmers' cooperatives and associations witness a demonstration of farm machinery at the PhilMech compound, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija on Tuesday (Jan. 31, 2023). After the demonstration, the farmers expressed their interest to adopt and utilize the crop establishment technologies under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilMech) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - A total of 15 farmers' cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija will adopt crop establishment technologies under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program. Joel V. Dator, director for operations of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech), said on Thursday the FCAs have expressed their interest in adopting the crop establishment technologies after witnessing the first-hand technology demonstration of the farm types of mac
Sixteen senior high schools and club teams have so far confirmed their participation in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Under-18 Championships for Boys and Girls that kick off Feb. 17 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
MANILA - The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) will hold a tournament for boys and girls 18 years old and below starting on Feb. 17 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum here. Sixteen senior high schools and club teams have confirmed their participation in the event aimed at discovering future national athletes. California Precision Sports-Antipolo City, Paranaque Thunderbolts Volleyball Club, Santa Rosa City, Angeles City and Sto. Nino de Praga Academy (Trece Martires, Cavite) are fielding teams in the boys' and girls' divisions. "The Under-18 Championships aims to keep the pool of young players active. This tournament serves as a feeder for future national teams," said PNVF President Ramon "Tats" Suzara in a news release on Wednesday. The PNVF is expecting more teams to register this week after several schools and clubs have already sent letters of intent. Competing in the boys' division are Philippine Christian University (Manila), Queen Ann S
A coalition is pushing for the expansion of the school voucher system which will pave the way for students to have a choice in their education.
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In a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Student First Coalition discussed the importance of giving Filipino stude