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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez encouraged franchisers to be innovative and creative in their businesses during the 16th Business and Franchise Expo of the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI). “Through innovation and creativity, we are confident to see more local franchisers expand across the country’s borders”, said Secretary Lopez. […]
High-performing non-profit energy distribution firms like the Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ISELCO-I) are confident they will sustain their economic vitality despite the increasing challenges facing the rural electrification sector. ISELCO-I executives attributed this sanguine outlook to the support they are getting from the National Electrification Administration (NEA), especially given the pro-consumer policies endorsed […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced the launching of the new “Bring Home A Friend” (BHAF) program is timed with the onset of the traditionally long Christmas season. “We would like to close the year strongly for the tourism industry in terms of visitor arrivals, and carry the momentum into the coming year,” said […]
Local water districts (LWDs) must work overtime to adequately service their customers given the fast pace of development in Central Luzon. Welcoming participants of the “Local Development means Local Involvement: The Role of LGUs in Water and Wastewater Management” roundtable discussion (RTD) at Hotel Stotsenberg in Clarkfield, Pampanga, Pampanga Association of Water Districts (PAMAWD) […]
Clark, Pampanga will host the fourth of a series of key LGU and local stakeholder consultations and round table discussions (RTDs) aimed at better understanding the role of local governments in water resource management and satisfying increasing demands for safe, affordable water in provincial, rural areas. The consultations, dubbed “”Local Development means Local Involvement: […]
The country’s main gateway will soon be connected directly to the city via underground railway after the National Economic Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) approved the Metro Manila Subway Project with an extension to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The subway, which will start in Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City, was previously […]
Water resource management advocates, stakeholders and members of the academe together with Northern Mindanao LGU leaders on Tuesday agreed on the urgent need to increase local participation in formulating and implementing policies that affect water rights, water use and waste water management, stressing these are key factors to ensuring the continued development of Mindanao. […]
The Department of Agriculture will be pushing for a standardized mechanization program in the hopes of abating postharvest losses in the agriculture sector. At the opening ceremony of the Makina Expo 2017 at the Iloilo International Convention Center, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol disclosed that the country’s lack of access to efficient farm equipment and […]
With the ever-growing demand for learning English as a Second-Language (ESL) among non-native speakers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) seeks to attract more Koreans to come to the Philippines to get their ESL training. In line with its ESL program, the DOT Korea Office recently hosted over a hundred Korean students and parents at […]
Following the double-digit expansion in Philippine (PH) export as reported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the country also sustained its leading position in terms of Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector at 53.9, the highest among ASEAN Member States. “The 14% expansion in export was on the back of […]