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In a show of support to the local tourism industry of Oriental Mindoro, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco joined divers in the town of Puerto Galera for a scuba diving activity at La Laguna Point, a popular dive spot at the local travel destination. Frasco, who sits as the chairman of the […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the Department of Tourism (DOT) in awarding two of its outstanding employees with the Career and Self-Development Incentive recently. Last November 2022, Frasco signed the Department Order 2022-146 or the Implementing Guidelines and Criteria for the Grant of Career and Self-Development Incentive under the DOT-Program on Awards and Incentives […]
With the goal of disseminating accurate and relevant information on the African Swine Fever (ASF) and encouraging the general public to take precautions against the spread of ASF in the country, the Bureau of Animal Industry – National African Swine Fever Prevention and Control Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BAI-NASFPCP) formally kicked off the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a multi-purpose building project that supports small independent businesses in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Province. DPWH Region 2 Director Reynaldo Alconcel reported to Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary for Regional Operations Eugenio Pipo, Jr. that the ₱15-million public market building is now catering the needs of […]
To help the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) efficiently coordinate Information Technology (IT)-related transactions with its stakeholders, South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr. has pledged to support the state health insurer during a recent meeting with PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel R Ledesma, Jr. in Tupi, South Cotabato.“I appreciate the programs of […]
As the country marks Vacation Hazard Prevention Month this April––and with millions of Filipinos trooping to the provinces and tourist destinations to celebrate the summer months––the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) urged local government units, health facilities, and the private sector to be conscious of safety and medical emergency protocols that need to be in […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished the construction of a new flood protection structure that will benefit motorists traversing the Sindangan-Bayog-Lakewood Road in Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur. DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia reported that scope of works on the project involves construction of a 960-lineal meter lakewall with grouted riprap […]
The bilateral agreement sealed during the state visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Beijing early January this year is now being fully implemented with the first batch of Philippine durian shipped to the People’s Republic of China on April 6 thru the Davao International Airport. The 28-ton durian cargo, which approximately weighs 28,000 kilograms, […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco encouraged local government units (LGUs) across the country to join the Tourism Champions Challenge—a nationwide tourism infrastructure campaign to incentivize tourism development among cities and municipalities. A former three-term mayor of Liloan town in Cebu, among Frasco’s first directives as tourism chief is to strengthen the Department’s relationship […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Inc. (PhilHealth) reminded the public that with the lifting of the state of calamity throughout the country due to COVID-19 at the end of the previous year, special privileges under fortuitous events were no longer in effect as of January 1, 2023. Among the special privileges during fortuitous events granted […]