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The Philippines’ estimated visitor receipts ballooned to more than P280 billion in the first half of the year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco reported. Based on its statistical monitoring report, tourism earnings from inbound visitors are currently pegged at P282.17 billion from January 1 to June 30, 2024, or approximately 32.81 […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) concluded its first-ever sports event as it awarded the two champions: the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for men’s basketball and the Bureau of Fire Protection for women’s volleyball. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes thanked the teams from the 17 Metro Manila local government units and 13 […]
The Department of Agriculture is expanding its P29 rice program by adding three more KADIWA centers in Metro Manila to the large-scale trial of selling low-priced but good quality rice to reach more vulnerable households. The DA recently kicked-off the large-scale trial by offering P29 per kilo rice to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo […]
The Department of Health (DOH), seeking to address the ills of alcohol consumption in the Philippines, joined the Sin Tax Coalition in a forum dubbed as “Alcohol Tax: Itaas” in support of higher alcohol taxes in Quezon City. The forum fielded public health advocates and members of the media to raise awareness on the risks […]
A delegation led by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. met executives of Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Co. in Vietnam to explore areas of cooperation, particularly the potential for the firm to supply — or if viable — to manufacture fertilizer in the Philippines. During the visit to Binh Dien’s facilities, Tiu Laurel highlighted the […]
As part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) ongoing campaign against uncertified products and heightened enforcement efforts to safeguard product quality standards, the DTI Task Force Kalasag seized 9,428 non-compliant items, mostly household appliances, worth P9.3 million during its inspection of two warehouses in Bulacan recently. The operation, conducted in partnership with the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is undertaking the construction of a flood mitigation structure along the Labiranan River in Barangay San Jose, Dulag, Leyte. According to DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar Tabacon, the project is now 66 percent complete and is being implemented by DPWH Leyte 2nd District Engineering Office to alleviate potential […]
The Department of Agriculture launched a large-scale trial of “Program 29”, an initiative spearheaded by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. aimed at providing high-quality rice at P29 per kilo to as many as 6.9 million vulnerable households, representing around 35 million Filipinos. Following the directives of Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., 10 KADIWA centers in Metro […]
The Department of Health (DOH), in support to the LAB for ALL Caravan led by First Lady Liza Marcos, continued to provide accessible laboratory services, free consultation with specialists, and free medication to the public in Tacloban City, Leyte recently. Throughout the three-day government service caravan, the DOH was able to provide a total of […]
Distinguished oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Mission Blue Founder Dr. Sylvia Earle recently met with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and partners for the conservation of the Verde Island Passage (VIP) to discuss marine life preservation and experience firsthand diving in what is known as the “center of the world’s […]