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The Department of Agriculture will pour more investments to agriculture as part of the national government’s support to local farmers and fishermen. During a visit to the Sentrong Pamilihan ng mga Produktong Agrikultural in Sariaya, Quezon, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. stressed the importance of extending support to farmers from production to marketing and […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is launching on April 22 the Earth Day Everyday Project to mobilize the youth in curbing plastic pollution and to strengthen the fight against the use of plastic. Earth Day Everyday Project is a plastics collection competition among students nationwide. It aims to engage the youth on […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in compliance with President Ferdinand Marcos’ directive, will use the one-month grace period to inform the public of the prohibition on e-bikes, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs, push carts, and kuligligs from traversing national roads in Metro Manila. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said they received the President’s directive on […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a road lighting project for the purpose of improving safety of nighttime motorists traversing a portion of Pancian-Adams Road in the town of Adams, Ilocos Norte. DPWH Regional Office Director Ronnel Tan said that the completed road improvement project was implemented by the DPWH Ilocos […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. supports the proposed extension of the Rice Tariffication Law subject to modifications that will ensure optimum impact on modernizing agriculture, enhancing farm productivity and improving rice farmers’ competitiveness and income. “Definitely, I think it should be extended. But there should be adjustments so we can adapt to the times,” Tiu Laurel […]
The Department of Health (DOH) unveiled the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) Command Center, the first among its hospitals in Visayas to be fully equipped to respond to health emergencies and manage disasters, in Cebu City recently. DOH Undersecretary for Universal Health Care – Health Services Cluster Area III (Visayas) Gloria Balboa, DOH Central […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) constructed a seawall structure serving both as a shoreline protection and venue for recreational and fitness activities in the town proper of Medellin, Cebu Province. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Cebu 1st District Engineer Elvis Calunod said that the project which was completed […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has secured commitment from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide technical assistance to the Commission’s digital transformation (DX) strategy. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles and Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada led the Kick-Off Meeting for the ADB Technical Assistance (Supporting the Digital Transformation of the Civil Service) together with ADB Country […]
Heeding the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to crackdown colorum vehicles, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, together with the Department of Transportation – Philippines (DoTr) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG Philippines), inked a memorandum of agreement that will create a Joint Task Force (JTF) to curb down illegal vehicles. The […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the rehabilitation and strengthening of the typhoon-damaged Lalog Bridge, restoring connectivity in Luna, Isabela. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Region II Director Reynaldo Alconcel, said that the project addressed the structural deficiencies of Lalog Bridge by replacing nine span steel decks, […]