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DTI EYES TECHNOLOGY USE TO BOOST PH ENTERPRISE

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual stressed the significance of digital transformation to advance the development of Philippine enterprise during the Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL). Pascual also emphasized the vital role of the franchising sector as a tool to advance the country’s economic growth in the event held at SMX Convention Center. […]

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DOT SENDS OFF UAL SFO-MANILA MAIDEN FLIGHT

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sent a warm welcome to celebrate the San Francisco-Manila maiden flight of United Airlines (UAL). Philippine Department of Tourism-San Francisco (PDOT-SFO) sent off passengers, pilot, and crew with “Love The Philippines” tote bags and destination brochures during an intimate ceremony on Sunday (Oct. 29, USA time). They were treated to […]

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MMDA CONDUCTS DRUG TEST ON PUB DRIVERS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted random drug testing among bus drivers as they inspected the situation at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and Undas break. […]

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3 MMFF ENTRIES TO BE SHOWN IN HOLLYWOOD

Featured Filipino films in the first-ever Summer Metro Manila Film Festival, which was held in April, will take center stage in Hollywood with its overseas edition Manila International Film Fest (MIFF) slated to open for moviegoers on November 2. Set to light up the screen at the Directors Guild of America on Sunset Boulevard in […]

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DPWH COMPLETES ILOILO CITY EVACUATION CENTER

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a new multi-purpose building project that will serve as an emergency evacuation center in the district of Arevalo, Iloilo City. DPWH Region 6 OIC-Director Sanny Boy Oropel said that the project enhances the disaster response capabilities of the province by offering a versatile facility with multi-functional […]

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DOT HELPS ORIENTAL MINDORO RECOVER AFTER OIL SPILL

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the culmination of the “Bayanihan sa Bukas na may Pag-Asa sa Turismo (BBMT)” Alternative Livelihood Training program at the Balai Mindoro Convention Center, which trained over 1,300 oil spill affected tourism workers in the province. This event, along with the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) […]

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MMDA SETS NCR HOLIDAY MALL OPERATION HOURS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) met with mall operators and other stakeholders to discuss traffic management plans in preparation for the approaching holiday season. In a meeting led by MMDA Deputy Chairman Undersecretary Frisco San Juan, Jr. and Traffic Discipline Office Director for Enforcement Atty. Victor Nuñez, shopping mall operators agreed to adjust their […]

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DPWH FINISHES CALBAYOG CITY ROAD PROJECTS

A newly constructed road and slope protection structure implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now offer locals in Calbayog City ease and safer movement of people, goods, and services. “Residents of Barangay Roxas I and Barangay Lilbertad in Calbayog City are reaping the benefits of a 350-meter road constructed to link […]

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PH FILM HERITAGE BUILDING TO RISE IN INTRAMUROS

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco emphasized the significance of film tourism and the construction of the Philippine Film Heritage Building during its Groundbreaking Ceremony at the historic grounds of Baluarte de San Diego of Intramuros, Manila. Frasco announced the DOT’s prioritization of Film Tourism as a way to highlight a component of […]

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DPWH ACTIVATES ‘LAKBAY ALALAY’ FOR UNDAS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will once again deploy composite teams to help with the surge of motorists along key routes owing to the upcoming holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Soul’s Day. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan ordered the reactivation of the Department’s roadside assistance program for “Undas” effective 8:00 am […]