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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led various agencies in inspecting 10 container vans flagged on suspicion they are loaded with smuggled agricultural commodities, potentially the biggest single seizure under the newly enacted Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. The Bureau of Customs clarified the total of flagged containers van is 52, not 59 as initially reported […]
More than 132,000 jobs will be made available to those seeking employment from the P3.38 trillion worth of investments approved under the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) from June 2022 to December 2024. The said investments will further help fuel employment and advance the country’s goal of building a more competitive and sustainable economy. A […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched real-time short message service and email notifications for the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). MMDA Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the latest enhancement is pursuant to the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who expressed support for the NCAP in promoting road safety and combating corruption, to further […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Guimaras, officially launched the “Benteng Bigas, Meron na!” program expanding the reach of the affordable rice initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to vulnerable sectors in the island province. A key component of the President’s food security agenda, the program offers rice at […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a new facility to better serve and support the residents of The Haven for Women, a residential care facility in Alabang, Muntinlupa City that provides temporary shelter to women who are victims of gender-based violence. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the building improvement project […]
Secretary Raphael Lotilla recently called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials to take a bolder, more strategic role in defending the Philippines’ maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Underscoring the agency’s critical role in reinforcing the victory through scientific data, environmental reports, and legal-environmental strategies, Lotilla stressed, “These are […]
Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) flagship Walang Gutom Program (WGP) can now purchase rice at just P20 per kilo, following a strategic partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Kadiwa ng Pangulo initiative. The collaboration, dubbed “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na sa WGP,” is a key step in President […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources –National Capital Region (DENR National Capital Region) signed a Memorandum of Agreement [MOA] today to institutionalize cooperation in the rehabilitation of Pasig River and its surrounding communities.Recognizing their aligned mandates and shared commitment in environmental rehabilitation and development of Pasig River, the […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is urging the public to report pharmacies that continue to impose value-added tax (VAT) on medicines that are already exempt, following the issuance of Revenue Memorandum Circulars (RMC) Nos. 59-2025 and 62-2025, which expanded the list of VAT-exempt medicines. In a recent television interview, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. […]
In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to adopt the latest technologies and innovations for improved public service, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is now eyeing to advance traffic detection using artificial intelligence following a big switch in traffic management through its adaptive signaling system.MMDA Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the agency wants […]