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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported collecting less trash in cemeteries from this year’s commemoration of “Undas” or All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day as compared to last year. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said the total volume of garbage collected by their personnel from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2019, reached 47.65 tons […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) is now investigating the attack on a radio journalist in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat who was left in critical condition after being shot by unidentified gunmen. PTFoMS co-chairperson, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said his office strongly condemns the “cowardly” ambush on Benjie Caballero, acting station manager of […]
“The 947 municipalities and 57 provinces where the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program will be implemented can make the big difference in terms of growing the value of the produce that we will have during this next semester.” This was according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar who further stressed that the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) […]
Murder charges have been filed against three people in connection with the twin killings of journalist Jupiter Gonzales and his friend, Christopher Tiongson, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has reported. PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco announced this latest development during the 67th anniversary of the National Press Club (NPC). Gonzales […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is standing by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Bicol amid concerns over the approval of a proposed measure granting the franchise application of a private corporation to operate a power distribution utility in Camarines Sur. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong conveyed this message on Wednesday during a consultative forum organized by […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said government was encouraged by data showing a 4.2% year-on-year decrease in the number of families that have experienced involuntary hunger, stressing on Sunday that the Duterte Administration has viewed positive numbers like these “as a sign that its policies are meeting their desired objectives.” The Social Weather Stations (SWS) recently […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has expressed its full support for the implementation of Republic Act 11313 or most commonly known as Safe Spaces Act. On the signing of its implementing rules and regulations, MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said that the agency will ensure that its part as one of the implementing bodies of the […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is calling for the swift passage of a measure that will create an Enforcement Bureau within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) following the death of a forest ranger in Nueva Ecija who was shot several times by an unidentifed gunman. Cimatu condemned in the strongest terms the killing […]
After the success of its national launching in last May, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has formally introduced in Mindanao the Rural Agro-enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development (RAPID) Growth Project during the opening of Kakao Konek 2019. Kakao Konek 2019, the biggest annual event of the cacao industry stakeholders in the country, was […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country posted lower national average system loss in the first six months of 2019, resulting in a 13 percent growth in energy sales, latest data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) show. The NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) reported that system losses of ECs have improved by […]