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Government will roll out a P1.5-billion loan program for farmers who were affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) due to the influx of cheaper rice imports. At the sidelines of a forum on hybrid rice recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said instead of an initial conditional cash transfer to help the rice farmers, the […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gained another ally in the battle to save Manila Bay and its tributaries from further environmental degradation. DENR and the Aboitiz group signed at the DENR central office in Quezon City a memorandum of agreement (MOA) covering the parties’ three-year partnership on rehabilitating the San Juan River […]
The three-month rehabilitation works on the power distribution system of Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) has started, the National Electrification Administration said. NEA and PALECO formally welcomed the first batch of electric cooperatives (ECs) for Task Force Kapatid on Sunday (August 18) during a simple ceremony. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong organized and mobilized Task Force Kapatid […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles revealed in a press conference in Iloilo that 70% of housing projects for Typhoon Yolanda victims in Region 6 in the Visayas has already been completed. “We will be able to finish the remaining 30% at the soonest possible time. There likewise remain a few municipalities with pending concerns but we’ve […]
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has issued a directive to all Department of Tourism (DOT) officials to participate in the lifestyle check of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC). This is in line with the PACC’s call on government officials to submit themselves to investigations, as part of Malacañang’s drive to stamp out corruption in the government. […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has vowed to review the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Sugarcane Industry Development Act (SIDA). Dar also committed to review the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with government agencies and the private sector on the implementation of the law. “I have personally analyzed that the projects under the law have […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has formally received from the Japanese government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) brand new equipment and materials that will help improve the power distribution systems of the electric cooperatives (ECs) operating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The certificate of turnover for the equipment was […]
The Office of the Cabinet Secretariat, through the initiative of Secretary Karlo Nograles, conducted an outreach activity in Marawi City last August 14 in partnership with non-governmental organziations MovEd Foundation, Kaayo Modern Mindanao and the Philippine Muslim Women Council (PMWC). During the outreach activity, 500 school kits were given to pupils of the Harat Medina […]
For the first half of 2019, a total of 4,133,050 international tourists have visited the Philippines, marking an 11.43 percent increase from last year’s figures, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). “We have already breached the 4 million mark within the first 6 months of the year. Seven years ago, it took the entire […]
The local chief executives of the 21 towns and two cities of Ilocos Norte have vowed to have their respective sanitary landfills operational by the end of this year. In compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or RA 9003, Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources met with Ilocos […]