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The Department of Agriculture, through its High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has set aside P84.15 million to fund projects that aim to increase and improve the production of Philippine coffee. The HVCDP’s 2022 budget for coffee aims to improve the productivity, product quality, and profitability of Filipino coffee growers for the long term. As one […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a new two-story Department of Justice (DOJ) Building in the Municipality of Ballesteros, Cagayan. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 2 Director Nomer Abel Canlas said that the facility will serve as the Satellite Office of the Cagayan Provincial Prosecution Office. […]
More employment opportunities abroad, programs for children of migrant workers, and a quicker response time in the repatriation of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) round up the Department of Migrant Workers’ First 100 Days report, Secretary Susan Ople said. Based on data generated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), around 255,429 Filipino workers were […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) hosted the Department of Health’s (DOH) “Sa Boosters: PINASLAKAS” event, which aims to further improve the COVID-19 booster coverage rates in the country. The event, held at the CSC Central Office in Quezon City, featured a ceremonial vaccination of CSC employees as well as Department of the Interior and Local […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) begins the land survey and geotechnical investigation using a boring machine with the government finally proceeding with the detailed engineering design activities for the civil works construction of the long-awaited Samal Island – Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain together with Assistant Secretary […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the groundbreaking ceremony and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing of the first of a series of Tourist Rest Areas (TRA) nationwide in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and Samal Island in Davao del Norte recently. “The tourist rest area was conceptualized in fulfillment of one of our objectives […]
Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met with the Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, and First Secretary Eugeniu Rotaru recently. During the meeting, Panganiban highlighted the 40% increase in agriculture trade between the Philippines and Italy in 2021. With trade balance in favor of Italy at $19.42 million, Clemente guaranteed strong support from the Embassy […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople cited the equivalent of a P750 wage hike in Hong Kong as a boon for Filipino domestic workers, making it one of the most attractive places to work as a “kasambahay” (foreign domestic worker). Compared to today’s minimum wage for local domestic workers which ranges from a low of P3,500 […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gathered over 200 industry and sector leaders for a multi-stakeholder forum with the aim of producing inclusive long-term policies that address multi-sectoral challenges in environmental resilience. This will ensure evidence-informed actions for the protection, conservation, enhancement, and regeneration of the Philippines’ ecosystems. Over the course of three […]
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fostered greater collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for tunnel engineering and road infrastructure development. A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was formally signed recently in Manila by DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain, and MLIT Vice Minister […]