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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol, together with the recovery intervention team, inspected areas in the Bicol Region, which were badly hit by Tropical Depression “Usman.” As of January 2, the DA had estimated damages and losses to agriculture in the Bicol Region alone at P300 million. “As early as Dec. 31 when the […]
President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed three administration candidates anew after a survey for the senatorial race showed that they failed to make it to the top 12 bracket. The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that Duterte’s former Presidential Political Affairs Adviser Francis Tolentino ranked 17th on the survey. Former Special Assistant to the President […]
Good news for new graduates seeking work. Government may soon waive fees and charges collected in connection with the issuance of documents required in the fresh graduates’ application for employment. The House of Representatives already approved on second reading House Bill 172 embodying the proposal to waive such fees and charges during the employment application […]
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said agriculture will remain among the top concerns of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfill its goal of raising farm productivity and rural incomes. Dominguez said that improving agricultural output and raising farmers’ incomes through education and the use of new farm technologies emerged as the No. 1 […]
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar commended the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) and the Freedom of Information (FOI) program for a “job well done” in 2018. Andanar extended his appreciation to PTFoMS Executive, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, and FOI Executive Director Kris Ablan in an interview with the two officials […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting 100,000 hectares for sorghum planting, mostly in ancestral domain areas of the Indigenous People (IPs) to support rural hog and poultry raisers. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said a village-level feed mill would also be established to help farmers produce their own feeds at lower cost. Piñol said through […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has exceeded its year-end targets for environmental programs on solid waste management, clean air and clean water, which comprised the top priorities of Secretary Roy Cimatu under his term. The agency’s program on solid waste management topped the list of its major accomplishments in 2018, having exceeded […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health (DOH) launched a six-month pilot program for micro enterprises to fast-track the process of getting permits from the Food and Drug Authority (FDA). Even as the program focuses on businesses producing low-risk food products with assets not more than P3 million, the FDA […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is upbeat on its plan to transform Samar Island from being a poverty-stricken area into one of the country’s rice granaries through the recently-launched Samar Rice Development Program (SRDP). Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said government’s target is to “make Samar Island one of the major producers of rice in the […]
Exactly a year after launching the Pasig River Art for Urban Change Project (PRAUC) Phase I, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the start of the project’s Phase II where revetment walls spanning the Pasig River shall be painted with art works to boost ferry ridership. Work on the project will begin within […]