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Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday hailed as “a historic piece of legislation” the measure creating the P100 billion coco levy trust fund after the Senate and House of Representatives have agreed on a unified version of their respective bills, noting that “the decades-long fight of coconut farmers to directly benefit from their toil and […]
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar recently paid tribute to the victims of Maguindanao massacre. This, as the communications chief, along with Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director Joel Sy Egco, led the wreath-laying ceremony to mark the ninth anniversary of the worst election-related violence which left 58 people dead. […]
Malacañang on Thursday commended the Department of Energy (DOE) on the launch of the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP), saying the initiative would aid the country’s efforts to ensure energy security, stability, and security. Speaking on behalf of President Rodrigo Duterte, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that “ensuring total electrification, as well as securing […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said a delegation from Slovenia will visit the Philippines for a trade and business mission in March 2019. In a statement, Lopez said the planned visit of Slovenian businessmen was bared during his meeting with Philippine Honorary Consul to Slovenia Srecko Debelak. In March 2016, government […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill 8368 which seeks to strengthen the regulation of employment of foreign nationals in the country. To implement the employment regulation, the bill, principally authored by Rep. Karlo Nograles (1st District, Davao City), who is now Cabinet Secretary, seeks to amend Articles 40, 41 and 42 […]
In a move aimed to improve power system efficiency and reliability, the Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Laneco) recently commissioned and energized its newly-built 10 MVA (megavolt-ampere) substation and 69 kVA (kilovolt-ampere) subtransmission line. These new facilities were unveiled to the public in a ceremony held last October 27 at the Laneco Energy Center […]
European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen described the move by President Rodrigo Duterte to form the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) as a good development in addressing media concerns in the Philippines. “The PTFoMS is indeed a welcome development,” Jessen said in his speech, delivered by Enrico Strampelli, head of […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that the total sales of Filipino participants in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai surpassed its $50 million sales projection. According to the DTI, the total sales of Philippine booths in the CIIE from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10 reached $124 million to include $108 […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is eyeing to collaborate with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) on an initiative aimed at fast-tracking the approval of the electric cooperative’s capital expenditure (CapEx) projects. In a recent meeting between the NEA and ERC officials led by Administrator Edgardo Masongsong and Chairperson Agnes Devanadera, respectively, the adoption of a […]
State-owned Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) signaled the start of the Christmas season during a tree-lighting ceremony at its newest downtown outlet, Luxe Duty Free, at the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. The ceremony was led by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat recently, together with DFPC chief operating officer Vico Angala. With a few […]