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The Department of Health (DOH), seeking to address the ills of alcohol consumption in the Philippines, joined the Sin Tax Coalition in a forum dubbed as “Alcohol Tax: Itaas” in support of higher alcohol taxes in Quezon City. The forum fielded public health advocates and members of the media to raise awareness on the risks […]
A delegation led by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. met executives of Binh Dien Fertilizer Joint Stock Co. in Vietnam to explore areas of cooperation, particularly the potential for the firm to supply — or if viable — to manufacture fertilizer in the Philippines. During the visit to Binh Dien’s facilities, Tiu Laurel highlighted the […]
As part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) ongoing campaign against uncertified products and heightened enforcement efforts to safeguard product quality standards, the DTI Task Force Kalasag seized 9,428 non-compliant items, mostly household appliances, worth P9.3 million during its inspection of two warehouses in Bulacan recently. The operation, conducted in partnership with the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is undertaking the construction of a flood mitigation structure along the Labiranan River in Barangay San Jose, Dulag, Leyte. According to DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar Tabacon, the project is now 66 percent complete and is being implemented by DPWH Leyte 2nd District Engineering Office to alleviate potential […]
The Department of Agriculture launched a large-scale trial of “Program 29”, an initiative spearheaded by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. aimed at providing high-quality rice at P29 per kilo to as many as 6.9 million vulnerable households, representing around 35 million Filipinos. Following the directives of Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., 10 KADIWA centers in Metro […]
The Department of Health (DOH), in support to the LAB for ALL Caravan led by First Lady Liza Marcos, continued to provide accessible laboratory services, free consultation with specialists, and free medication to the public in Tacloban City, Leyte recently. Throughout the three-day government service caravan, the DOH was able to provide a total of […]
Distinguished oceanographer, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Mission Blue Founder Dr. Sylvia Earle recently met with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and partners for the conservation of the Verde Island Passage (VIP) to discuss marine life preservation and experience firsthand diving in what is known as the “center of the world’s […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been officially recognized as one of the top government agencies to receive a Bronze Award from the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM). MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes expressed gratitude for the recognition and vowed that the MMDA […]
Students, farmers, and other daily road users are now benefiting from an all-weather road constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Barangay Tinagacan, General Santos City. DPWH Region 12 Director Basir Ibrahim, in his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, said that the paved road gives two local communities better access to […]
The Philippine delegation, led by Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa, met with Filipino personnel of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia recently. The gathering was hosted by the Task Force for Global Health, an independent non-governmental organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. “It is imperative that we check on […]