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Mindanao will be the food basket of the Philippines and will be given its due share and priority in agriculture and rural development. This was the assurance given by Agriculture Secretary William Dar in a press briefing in Davao City recently where he cited Mindanao’s contributions to the country’s economy. Dar cited the potentials of […]
The Philippines has kept a “high profile” in the world tourism radar, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. “Tourism is at its most exciting times. The Philippines has kept a high profile in the world tourism radar,” Romulo-Puyat said during her keynote address at the 7th Tourism Coordinating Council (TCC) meeting in Makati. “Foreign tourist arrivals […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Monday said government would work with stakeholders involved in the training, deployment, and placement of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to help address the concerns of OFWs, stressing that the Duterte Administration has been supportive of initiatives to establish a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) to focus on the issues […]
Government will clear the banks of Manila Bay’s tributaries and “esteros” to facilitate the collection of garbage and to improve water quality. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said there is a need to remove structures encroaching on the easement so trash collectors can easily access and gather garbage in and […]
A high-ranking official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged local government unit (LGU) leaders to come up with their own 10-year solid waste management plan. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, in-charge of solid waste management and LGU concerns, thanked the Cebu mayors in municipalities and cities that already have an approved 10-year […]
The country’s tourism industry has generated some P245 billion in receipts from international visitors during the first six months of the year 2019, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. The corresponding total receipts from the six-month arrivals increased by 17.57 percent from the half-year gross revenues in 2018. Data provided by the DOT Statistics, Economic […]
Government will roll out a P1.5-billion loan program for farmers who were affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) due to the influx of cheaper rice imports. At the sidelines of a forum on hybrid rice recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said instead of an initial conditional cash transfer to help the rice farmers, the […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gained another ally in the battle to save Manila Bay and its tributaries from further environmental degradation. DENR and the Aboitiz group signed at the DENR central office in Quezon City a memorandum of agreement (MOA) covering the parties’ three-year partnership on rehabilitating the San Juan River […]
The three-month rehabilitation works on the power distribution system of Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) has started, the National Electrification Administration said. NEA and PALECO formally welcomed the first batch of electric cooperatives (ECs) for Task Force Kapatid on Sunday (August 18) during a simple ceremony. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong organized and mobilized Task Force Kapatid […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles revealed in a press conference in Iloilo that 70% of housing projects for Typhoon Yolanda victims in Region 6 in the Visayas has already been completed. “We will be able to finish the remaining 30% at the soonest possible time. There likewise remain a few municipalities with pending concerns but we’ve […]