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Fresh graduates may soon no longer have to shell out money to pay for government fees and charges for pre-employment document requirements. The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 172 which provides assistance to new graduates by waiving government fees and charges on the issuance of documents in connection […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has taken a firm step to protect local cement manufacturers in the wake of reports that imported cement has been flooding the local market in recent months. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said his agency will impose a provisional safeguard duty of P8.40 per bag of imported cement after […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will go after establishments polluting Manila Bay by giving notices of violation (NOV) as its scheduled rehabilitation starts this month. The move aims to help prevent further environmental degradation of the bay and promote compliance to environmental regulations, said DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu at a press conference […]
Gains on the program to protect Filipino media practitioners will continue especially now that the Philippines has been removed from the list of top 5 deadliest countries in the world for journalists. During the launch of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Press Freedom Caravan at The Cent Co-Working Space in Bangkok, Thailand, Undersecretary Joel […]
Several electrification projects in 2018 ranging from installation of new substations, construction of distribution lines, to rehabilitation of mini-hydro power plants were financed through loans offered by state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA). Data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed P2.084 billion worth of loans, including calamity loans, were extended to 62 […]
The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is “all-in” on efforts to bring peace and prosperity to Mindanao and will go “all-out” for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which will be subject to a plebiscite to be held on Monday, Jan. 21. This was the assurance given by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who […]
The Board of Investments (BOI) is targeting to increase investment approvals this year in hopes of breaching the P1 trillion mark. Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez said the agency is eyeing a 10 percent growth in investment approvals this year from the P907.2 billion projects it had registered in 2018. Lopez noted that […]
Two Chinese shipbuilders have expressed their interests to take over the business of bankrupt Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo said. Rodolfo said his office received queries from officials of the two Chinese firms, one a state-owned and […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will spearhead on Sunday simultaneous water clean up activities in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon (Region 3) and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) to kick off the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. “The rehabilitation’s Phase I includes cleanup of esteros and coasts of Manila Bay,” DENR […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the agency noted that such efforts “are for the best interest of the tourism industry” and are in line with their thrust to […]