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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in La Union, has successfully released back into the wild a juvenile barn owl (Tyto alba), a day after it was spotted by a farmer in Bauang town. The young owl was discovered by Gil Elopre in his […]
Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Ocean Affairs Generoso DG Calonge has been appointed Commodore of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Auxiliary. A Commodore is the Coast Guard or Navy rank equivalent of a Brigadier General in the Army. Assistant Secretary Calonge also served as an officer in the Philippine Army for […]
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will offer skills training to beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa” program of the government. TESDA-Leyte Director Loreta Banario said the “returnees” would be given priority in their scholarship programs to provide them employment opportunities in the province amid the health crisis. “We will offer a […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created “integrity circles,” dubbed as “Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups” (ADING) to ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds. “This is our response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to provide transparency and integrity in all government interventions,” DA Secretary William Dar said […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Manila City government to promote urban agriculture and household food security. During a visit of DA officials and executives of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the Manila City Hall recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar […]
The Philippines has ramped up its capacity to locally produce face masks amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an official from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. “In fact, our local supply now reaches 25 million, from about 7 million to 8 million combined capacity of MedTecs and Yokoisada,” DTI Undersecretary Ceferino […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is prepared to resume its “new normal” operations in its Quezon City office as soon as the government decides to further relax community quarantine guidelines across Metro Manila. The NEA through its Human Resources and Administration Department (HRAD) came up with an eight-page return-to-work plan for agency officials and staff […]
The Department of Tourism has issued “new normal” guidelines for accommodation establishments (AEs) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Released on May 25, the Health and Safety Guidelines Governing the Operations of Accommodation Establishments covers the operations of AEs in the areas of guest handling, reception and concierge, rooms and housekeeping, food and beverage […]
The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this COVID-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar at the opening of the Farmers’ […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seeking the urgent passage of the proposed Philippine Economic Stimulus Act of 2020 (PESA), which aims to provide immediate assistance to workers and businesses and help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “We affirm the need to help sustain the […]