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In an effort to provide safer access for locals and tourists, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the improvement of another 226-meter portion of the Taal Lake Circumferential Road in Balete, Batangas. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 4A Director Jovel Mendoza said that the multi-year […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority collected a total of 25.52 truckloads of trash from selected areas across the 17 local government units in Metro Manila as part of its participation in the inter-agency cleanup drive KALINISAN (Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan) sa Bagong Pilipinas spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has formed a Technical Working Group (TWG) tasked to draft the rules and regulations to implement Section 9 of the Price Act relating to agricultural products. The Price Act, or Republic Act 7581, was enacted to stabilize the supply and prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, to safeguard […]
Individuals planning to take the upcoming Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on 3 March 2024 may still file their application in designated Civil Service Commission (CSC) Regional Offices (ROs) or Field Offices (FOs) until Friday, 12 January 2024. The extended application period was a response to growing interest in the CSE-PPT Professional and […]
Esteemed Dubai-based fashion designer Furne One, renowned for his innovative brand Amato Couture, called on Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently. One hails from Cebu, and has been a trailblazer in the fashion world since launching his label in Dubai in 2002. During their meeting, Frasco extended heartfelt congratulations to One for […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after the two European nations reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) their respective outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said […]
The Department of Agriculture is looking to get for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk a bigger share of food market of Japan, which imported a total of $87 billion of agricultural products in 2022, the fifth largest in the world that year. During his visit to Japan in December to accompany President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at […]
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), which opened on December 25, 2023, reported that combined gross receipts of its 10 film festival entries have reached a record-breaking level of P1.069 billion, as of January 7. The figures, MMDA Acting Chairman and MMFF concurrent overall chairman Atty. Don Artes said, have broken the P1.061 billion record […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a new concrete road project benefiting farmers in Barangay Pasa, Ilagan, Isabela. In an update to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Isabela First District Engineering Office reported that a total allocation of P11.9 million from the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) was utilized for the construction […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. welcomed the private sectors’ push for greater spending on agricultural infrastructure and mechanization to hasten the farm sector’s modernization, increase productivity, and ensure the country is food secure. “If we can work together well, then I think we can move forward faster,” Tiu Laurel told regional agricultural and fisheries […]