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The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed a new river slope protection project near Labnig National High School in Barangay Labnig, Malinao, Albay. The project aims to minimize the risk of downstream flooding and soil erosion, safeguarding the school and nearby residential areas. Built along the Labnig River, the construction of the 360-meter […]
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be using the cameras of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in recording violations of erring motorists in the National Capital Region (NCR). LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said the recorded videos will be used in issuing Show Cause Order (SCO) against any erring motorists in […]
The Department of Health (DOH) continues to monitor and act on Pertussis (Filipino: Ubong Dalahit, o Tusperina) in the country. National data show 28 new cases recorded from March 10 to 16, bringing the total to 568 from January 1 to March 16, 2024. Forty Pertussis deaths have been reported. The total number of cases […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has created three teams to prepare and finalize the feasibility studies of priority infrastructure projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that will boost food production, particularly of rice and corn. Tiu Laurel designated Undersecretary for Special Concerns and for Official Development Assistance Jerome Oliveros as a chairperson across […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed another record for the Philippine tourism industry in 2023, as the country recorded a net trade surplus in travel services for the first time in 15 years. This, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released preliminary full-year data showing that in 2023, the Philippines successfully breached the $100 […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will issue notice of violations against two private contractors of a telecommunication company due to unfinished road works along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) during the Holy Week. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said Globe Telecom’s private contractors HGC Global Communications and RLink Corporation, which are working on […]
The Philippines and the Czech Republic have reached mutual understanding on several agricultural issues to improve bilateral trade and widen technology transfers between the two countries, particularly in livestock and dairy production and water management. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. and other officials of the Department of Agriculture recently met with a delegation from […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is investigating a traffic enforcer following a motorist’s complaint posted on social media against his alleged unscrupulous activity. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes ordered that the traffic enforcer be immediately relieved from his duties pending investigation. “Anyone proven to have committed such crimes will be dealt with accordingly.” […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) concluded the month-long celebration of National Women’s Month with the Piknik sa Kalikasan at the CSC Central Office in Quezon City recently. Organized by the Office for Human Resource Management and Development and the CSC Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, the Piknik sa Kalikasan is the CSC’s culminating […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) brings its online referral tourism program to Singapore, encouraging more Filipinos based in the Lion City to champion Philippine tourism. Speaking virtually during the recent launch event in Singapore, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco emphasized how Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) has grown from being an incentive travel program “to […]