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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has partnered with Medical Center Manila, Inc. (ManilaMed) to provide healthcare privileges and priority medical services for active personnel, retirees, and their qualified dependents, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to employee welfare. Under the agreement, eligible members of the BOC community can enjoy discounted rates on medical services at ManilaMed. Benefits […]
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has approved the commercial sale of AVAC ASF LIVE, the first African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine for fatteners cleared for public sale, giving the battered hog industry a new weapon as the government races to rebuild the country’s swine herd. Developed by AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company, AVAC ASF […]
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) are stepping up their collaborative efforts to protect the integrity of professional basketball and combat game-fixing. During the MPBL’s courtesy visit to GAB Chairman Atty. Francisco Rivera, both sides discussed stronger monitoring, information-sharing, and preventive measures to detect and deter potential game manipulation […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed four proclamations expanding two economic zones in Southern Tagalog and establishing two in Negros Oriental and Batangas, bringing to 46 the number of ecozones whose growth was spurred during his watch. “The presidential proclamations covering 46 ecozones are projected to bring in P141.2 billion worth of investments and generate close […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Energy (DOE) are looking for cheaper and more diverse feedstock to make Philippine bioethanol competitive with imported fuel, while protecting the farmers and industries that depend on the same crops. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Energy Secretary Sharon Garin discussed ways to bring down feedstock […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local government units (LGUs) of Pasig City, Marikina City, Antipolo City, and Cainta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen coordinated traffic and transport management along Marcos Highway. The initiative supports the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to pursue stronger coordination among government agencies and […]
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) have agreed to let the marine port terminal operator to collect wharfage fees in behalf of the agency, minimizing the need to transact business to both institutions. According to SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, the said plan to […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., visited the P300-million egg processing facility of Batangas Egg Producers Multipurpose Cooperative (BEPCO) located in Barangay Don Luis,San Jose, Batangas, acknowledged as the country’s egg capital. The facility was designed to add value to the 7 million to 10 million eggs produced per […]
“I’m happy to declare officially that the NAIA port congestion is finally over!” Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno made this pronouncement making it clear that normal cargo operations have been restored at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), following coordinated efforts by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), People’s Air Cargo & Warehousing Co., Inc. (PairCargo), and […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved a Resolution declaring the system loss charge as an inherent government-mandated pass-through cost that does not form part of the gross sales of Generation Companies (GCs), the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), and Distribution Utilities (DUs) for Value-Added Tax (VAT) purposes. This measure, which if confirmed by […]