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The Department of Agriculture (DA) acknowledged the vital contributions of farmers and fishers to a thriving and prosperous economy as it kicked off the celebration of the 2024 Farmers’ and Fisherfolks’ Month at the DA Central Office recently. With the theme “Magsasaka at Mangingisda katuwang tungo sa Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas,” Agriculture Chief Francisco Tiu Laurel, […]
A road rehabilitation project completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now alleviates traffic congestion, upgrading transportation access and road safety for the communities in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro. Implemented by the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Office (DEO), the road rehabilitation project along Bongabong-Sagana-Roxas-San Aquilino Road involves the repair and reconstruction of […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that it will extend the information campaign for one week relative to the prohibition of e-bikes, e-trikes, and other similar light vehicles on national roads which are under the agency’s jurisdiction, a month after the grace period granted by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lapsed on May 18. In […]
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. is now back under the supervision and control of the Department of Agriculture nearly three years after it was transferred to the Department of Finance. “The PCIC is hereby attached to the DA for policy and program coordination,” said President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Executive Order 60. PCIC was created […]
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) joined hands to provide the first-ever organized cancer screening services for women in the workplace with the theme, “Babae, Mahalaga Ka! Magpa-cancer Screening na!” to foster cancer awareness, prevention, and control among women while improving their health and overall well-being. The […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., together with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, led the inauguration of the ninth completed Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in the country, located at the President’s home province, Ilocos Norte. “I am very happy to be here, of course, because we are here inaugurating the first of many planned Tourist Rest Areas […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga called for an immediate and thorough investigation into the reported failure of the tailings storage facility (TSF) of Greenstone Resources mining operations in Barangay Siana, Tubod, Surigao del Norte. The DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) immediately dispatched a team of experts to […]
As part of the weeklong celebration of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) 51st founding anniversary, 219 job order personnel and contract of service providers, including the DOT’s security guards and janitorial services from the Central Office, received over P10.9 million worth of free accident insurance coverage. Personally funded by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco as […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. urged the legislators to support the extension of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). RCEF, which has provided additional funding for government initiatives to improve the livelihoods of Filipino farmers, is a component of the Rice Tariffication Law that is currently being revisited for possible amendments.that has provided additional […]
On the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual met with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al-Abdullah Al-Thani of the Qatar Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI). The two parties agreed to finalize the ratification process of the Philippines-Qatar Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) within […]