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The Department of Tourism (DOT) has so far successfully trained a total of 43,813 individuals nationwide on the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE), steadily closing in on its target of 100,000 trained individuals for 2023. To recall, Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco had announced last year that for the first time, the Department of […]
The Department of Health (DOH), through Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, joined the other 194 ministries of health in the official opening of the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Also in attendance with the OIC are Undersecretary Lilibeth David, Undersecretary Carol Vidal-Taino, Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran, and National Nutrition Council (NNC) Assistant Secretary […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for the P16M worth of shared processing facility (SPF) under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) was held in San Lorenzo, Guimaras recently. The SPFs to be established include the white copra and the refined, bleached, and deodorized oil (RBDO) processing centers. The SPFs to be established include the white […]
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles reminded first time jobseekers (FTJ) seeking government positions that they may request for a copy of a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) from the CSC free of charge. Chairperson Nograles said that individuals who want to gain employment in the government for the first time may avail of one […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has turned over more than P9 million to the country’s anti-illegal drug efforts for the first quarter of 2023. “Bilang bahagi ng mandato natin, nakapagbigay tayo ng P9,636,539.40 sa Dangerous Drugs Board para makatulong sa pagsustento sa kanilang kampanya kontra sa droga,” PCSO Chairman Junie E. Cua said. Last year, […]
A focus group meeting of the technical working group of the House Committee on Ecology was organized in connection with a proposed project within the Laguna Lake area. Representing Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Undersecretary Emil Sadain expressed strong support to the proposal of Congress to push the Laguna Lake […]
The 2023 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (NFFM) celebration continues this fourth week of May with the Philippine fisheries subsector in the spotlight. During the opening ceremony of the Fisheries Week of the NFFM 2023, Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Agnes Catherine Miranda—who also chairs the NFFM 2023 Steering Committee—lauded the successes of the country’s […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently received a courtesy visit from Davao del Sur Rep. John Tracy Cagas at the Department of Tourism (DOT) Office in Makati City. Citing the pleasant climate in Davao del Sur as well as its abundance of natural sites including falls, rock formations, caves, the popular Passig Islet, and the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Response and Management and Management Council (MMDRRMC) and local government units in Metro Manila are setting up contingency measures in preparation for the looming water crisis and the El Niño phenomenon. MMDA Acting Chairman and concurrent MMDRRMC Chairman Atty. Don Artes said all the […]
Field unit heads of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) gathered for a two-day assembly of the District Engineers League of the Philippines, Inc. (DELP) recently in Tagaytay City, Cavite. In his message, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan emphasized the need for the District and Assistant District Engineers’ steadfast efforts and professionalism and working […]