Statement of Education Secretary Armin Luistro: On the so-far four-day Agusan del Sur hostage taking situation involving school officials It is very disturbing that teachers who offer their lives for the community always fall victims to these crimes. We strongly condemn this act and appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages. [...]

Statement of Education Secretary Armin Luistro: On the so-far four-day Agusan del Sur hostage taking situation involving school officials It is very disturbing that teachers who offer their lives for the community always fall victims to these crimes. We strongly condemn this act and appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages. [...]

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced the deadline for submission of entries for schools participating in the 2011 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools on April 29, 2011. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje urged schools to start submitting their eco-friendly programs to qualify. “We hope more schools will participate and take [...]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter today condemned the “disgraceful killing of a young PSNI officer who had recently dedicated his life to protecting the people of Northern Ireland.” The Minister said : I have since spoken to Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford. I have expressed heartfelt condolences on my own behalf, [...]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has said today that he will lead a “co-ordinated diplomatic drive” to win political support for Ireland among EU member States. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s programme This Week, the Tánaiste announced that he would brief Ambassadors of each EU state as well as holding a series [...]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore today expressed his sympathy for the family of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr, who was killed in a bomb attack in Omagh, Co Tyrone, yesterday. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, the Tánaiste said: First of all my sympathy goes out to the family of Ronan Kerr. This was [...]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore today expressed his sympathy for the family of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr, who was killed in a bomb attack in Omagh, Co Tyrone, yesterday. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1, the Tánaiste said: First of all my sympathy goes out to the family of Ronan Kerr. This was [...]

Believing that coffee is an emerging cash crop that can provide a good level of income to farmers, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech) is throwing its support for the coffee industry’s development. The Philippines used to be a major coffee exporting country during the 1960s but has ceased to [...]

The Department of Education Central Office has issued an office memorandum to inform its employees of the conduct of a one-day Occupational Safety and Health Seminar on March 30 and an Earthquake and Fire Drill on March 31. According to Engr. Oliver Hernandez of DepEd-Physical Facilities and Schools Engineering Division (DepEd-PFSED) and OIC-Director of Administrative [...]

The Philippine Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that in a briefing for the diplomatic missions in Vienna on March 28, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) stated that the transboundary movement of the radioactive particles detected by its monitoring stations nearest the Fukushima [...]