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DOH PUSHES HEALTH SECTOR STRATEGY IN PDP 2023-2028

The Department of Health (DOH), through Officer-in-Charge Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, joined the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Forum for 2023-2028 recently to show strong support on the launching and implementation of the PDP 2023-2028. Vergeire discussed in the panel the DOH’s Health Sector Strategy 2023-2028, which outlines the agency’s key […]

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DA: ‘ORION’ PROGRAM TO BOOST PH ONION INDUSTRY

Under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) shall set up the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program to support the local industry, and increase production and income of onion stakeholders of the country. Upon the directive of the President, the DA conducted a stakeholders’ meeting […]

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DPWH IMPROVES ROAD GOING TO GIGANTES ISLAND

Access to various tourist spots in Gigantes Island of Western Visayas Region is now more convenient following the concrete paving of road by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the municipality of Carles, Iloilo. Scope of works of the completed project include the construction of an 8.86-kilometer, 2-lane, portland concrete cement pavement […]

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NEA AIMS TO ACHIEVE TOTAL ELECTRIFICATION BY 2028

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its plans and programs that will drive the country toward achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth. At the recently concluded NEA Strategic Thinking Conference-Workshop in Pampanga, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda vowed to attain 100-percent electrification in the country by 2028. NEA will help in the facilitation of the […]

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59 NUEVA ECIJA FARMER COOPS GET FARM MACHINERY

Fifty-nine farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija were awarded farm machinery as part of the Mechanization Component of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) said. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and DA-PHilMech Executive Director Dionisio Alvindia, together with representatives from the office of […]

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DPWH COMPLETES EVACUATION CENTER IN AURORA

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) constructed a multi-purpose building in Dipaculao, Aurora to improve the disaster readiness and emergency management of residents in times of calamities. In a report submitted to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said that the completed building structure in […]

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DOT LAUNCHES 1ST MINDANAO TOURISM EXPO

The successful launching of the very first Mindanao Tourism Expo in Davao City signals the readiness of the region to further reopen its doors for international and local travels, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said. The first of its kind, Frasco said the regionalization of the highly anticipated tourism expo in a […]

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PH, DENMARK TO EXPLORE AGRI-FISHERY COOPERATION

Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed Franz-Michael Mellbin, Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines and Palau, to discuss areas of cooperation towards increasing productivity and sustainability of the agri-fishery sector, most especially the fisheries and swine industries. Mellbin offered insights on the potential of semen importation from Denmark, which […]

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DPWH BUILDS ROAD FOR MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL FISHERFOLK

Fishermen are now reaping the benefits of an access road constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) leading to the Community Fish Landing Center in the Municipality of Baliangao, Misamis Occidental. Implemented by DPWH Misamis Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, the project covers the construction of 1,491.8 square meters of portland concrete […]

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643 EXAMINEES TO TAKE CSE-FSO ON FEB 5

A total of 643 individuals will take the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) on 5 February 2023. The bulk of examinees will come from the National Capital Region with 406 takers, while the rest are from Regions 1 to 11 and the Cordillera Administrative Region. As an eligibility examination, passers of the […]