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Local government units (LGUs) now have access to an economic stimulus loan program that aims to provide LGUs with the financial resources necessary to fund LGU-led local economic development programs that intend to provide economic opportunities for Filipinos in the provinces amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This is according to the Union of Local […]
As the 18th Congress reopens this week, Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has called on senators to give urgent attention to three measures that will allow Filipinos best adapt to the “better normal” way of life in a world that is not likely to get rid anytime soon of the highly infectious, lethal coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]
The local government of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte inaugurated recently its newly-refurbished “i-hub” or internet center to accommodate learners under the “new normal” education system. San Nicolas Mayor Alfredo Valdez said the center, which is located beside the municipal hall building, is currently equipped with 12 computers with high-speed internet access. Students who have no personal computers […]
The Makati City government will provide some 2,500 teachers in the city’s public elementary, junior and senior high schools with brand-new laptops as teaching shifts to the “new normal,” Mayor Abigail Binay said. Binay said the laptops are set to be distributed in October, in time for the celebration of World Teachers Day. “Makati City […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar underscored the need to introduce policy shifts in governing food systems to achieve the “overarching goal” of ensuring food security in the country amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. During the first Pre-State of the Nation Address (Pre-SONA) forum, Dar said the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that has impacted […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take a bigger role and to have a renewed sense of purpose as the nation shifts to the new normal during the DA’s 122nd founding anniversary recently at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall. With the celebration’s theme, […]
“Investment in agriculture can help revive food production and create jobs following a crisis and enable rural communities to recover.” According to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, the government must continue to partner with local government units and the private sector, to increase food sufficiency levels, and modernize and industrialize the country’s agri-fishery sector. Emphasizing the […]
The Board of Investments (BOI) will provide incentives to tourism projects involving upgrading and modernizing facilities that will ensure implementation of new health standards amid the ‘new normal’ due to the pandemic. The BOI said the investment promotion agency heeded the call of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat to put in place possible measures that will […]
With businesses struggling to keep their heads above water due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with more people losing their jobs as a result, Senator Sonny Angara said that the reskilling and upskilling of workers is now more important than ever. “Unemployment hit a high of 17.7 percent in April this year. That’s over 7.3 […]
The maximum seating capacity at restaurants has been reduced to 50 percent under the “new normal.” The Department of Tourism (DOT) issued memorandum circular 2020-004, which outlines the protocols for operations of DOT-accredited restaurants covering their areas of management, set-up, employees, and customers. Under the memorandum circular, restaurants are required to monitor the health status […]