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More tourist sites in the country will lead to more jobs and will generate more economic activity. This, according to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, is the premise behind his tourism development strategy, which will focus on developing and promoting lesser-known and under-developed tourist spots in the country to enhance countryside development. The tourism sector is […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called on fellow lawmakers to help boost the country’s economic reemergence by passing the proposed Balik Probinsiya, Balik Pagasa (BP2) bill that aims to boost development and create more jobs in the countryside. “I urge my colleagues in the Congress to make a final push for the passage of the Balik Probinsiya bill […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently led the inauguration last Sunday of a pilot project of Smart Solar Network installed in an off-grid island barangay in Busuanga, Palawan province. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong joined the Busuanga Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BISELCO) in the ceremonial switch-on of the interconnected solar home systems (SHS) with batteries, providing 24/7 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has crossed several milestones on its 50-year journey towards electrifying the countryside, but it still has a long way to go in achieving rural development. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong emphasized this Monday (July 29) as the agency marked its 50th founding anniversary with theme “NEA@50: One with ECs and MCOs […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently graduated from the state-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) with a doctoral degree in rural development. “This is the big event of my life,” Piñol said in an interview as he headed to the USM campus here for the graduation rites. The agriculture chief joined 14 others who were conferred […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he would push for rural development to decongest Metro Manila, if given a Senate seat. Go made this commitment during his visit to fire victims in Quezon City, where he cited the need for fair distribution of infrastructure projects in all areas of the country […]