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Help from different electric cooperatives and private energy companies continues to pour in for the employees of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO), who are among the thousands displaced by the fighting between government forces and members of the Maute group in Marawi. Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power recently received relief […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is finding ways to free the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) it supervises from paying taxes under House Bill 5636 or the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act of President Rodrigo Duterte. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said they are currently working with rural electrification advocates from both the […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given P10 million worth of Survival and Recovery (SURE) loans to displaced farmers in besieged Marawi who were affected by the battle between extremist terrorists that took over parts of the city more than two months ago and the government’s security forces. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the […]
As the lead agency tasked to manage transportation systems and traffic decongestion plans in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will take the lead in transferring its Central Office to Clark, Pampanga, a move that is in line with the creation of the country’s National Government Center. The transfer is seen to help […]
Internally displaced families whom the government plans to relocate in temporary shelters as soon as crisis subsides in Marawi City may expect immediate electricity service, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said electrification workers from the Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power already set up a 1.8-kilometer electricity line in […]
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved Robinson Land Corporation (RLC) Summit Hotel and Resorts Group’s Php500 million hotel facility in Tacloban City, Leyte. The project complied as a tourism project under the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP). The project is expected to further boost local tourism in the former Yolanda-stricken area. Endorsed […]
Knowing that energy connectivity makes a world of difference in the lives of rural Filipinos, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is bent on reaching out to far-flung villages that remain isolated from the grid. One of these is Sitio Ayoke, a small fishing village off the coast of General Island in Cantilan, Surigao […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) – Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently passed the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOUP) of the ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM). Based on the results, CAAP, the regulatory body with jurisdiction over the entire civil aviation system of the Philippines, has improved its effective implementation (EI) […]
Digitalization is a great equalizer that levels the playing field for large and small business players, the country’s trade chief said at the successful Philippine hosting of the ASEAN 2017 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Summit. “Through innovation and digitalization, we are confident that MSMEs can leapfrog their status as globally-competitive enterprises, […]
Unabated increase in international visitor arrivals bodes a record-breaking year for the country’s tourism industry, hurdling mounting obstacles over the first-five month period. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Teo disclosed that foreign guest arrivals has totalled 2,882,737 as of the end of May, posting a double-digit increase of 14.43 percent from the same […]