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The Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized the prime movers of seven Manila-based agribusinesses as regional winners of the 2022 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) during the awarding ceremony at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Convention Hall. The Young Farmer Challenge, a program started by the DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) and […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded its teaching and non-teaching personnel to uphold professionalism and maintain boundaries with learners. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said teachers and non-teaching personnel should not have “friendly relations” with learners outside the classroom setup. “Dapat hindi sila magkaroon ng friendly relations with their learners outside of the […]
The Philippines will continue to assert its entitlement to support and assistance as a country vulnerable to climate change impacts during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit in Egypt. This was according to Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, who is the head of the Philippine delegation to the 27th session […]
A total of 26,307 examinees, representing 18.97 percent of the 138,703 total number of actual examinees, passed the Career Service Examination or the Civil Service Examination conducted nationwide on 7 August this year, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) disclosed. Almost 85 percent or 22,241 of the total passers passed the Professional level, and the rest, […]
The Department of Education (DepEd), spearheaded by the Child Protection Unit (CPU), will launch the Bullying Prevention Advocacy Campaign during the observance of the 30th National Children’s Month (NCM) this November. With the theme #KasamaKa: BaLiK-Aral (Boses, Lakas ng Kabataan at Komunidad sa Balik-Aral), the said campaign will focus on three core aspects: KasamaAko (Adbokasiya Para sa Sarili), […]
In hopes of enhancing food production in the country and protecting the country’s natural resources, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recognizes organic agriculture as a key element in moving forward as it formally opened the 8th Organic Agriculture Month. With the theme, “Maunlad na Pagsasaka, Garantisado sa Organikong Agrikulturang Sinaliksik,” the Organic Agriculture Month aims […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco engaged in a productive dialogue with some 60 representatives of the Filipino community during the Kapihan sa Pasuguan in the United Kingdom. Jointly organized by the Philippine Embassy in London and the Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT)-London, the Filcom members’ dialogue with Frasco comes along the sidelines of the World Travel […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, appointed three (3) new members of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB), namely: Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Undersecretary Luis Meinrado C. Pañgulayan, Office of the President Undersecretary Lolibeth R. Medrano, and Office of the President Director Andrea Maila A. Ordañez. The new appointees were sworn into office on November 3, […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Philippine Bar Association, held the 1st eCommerce Congress recently at the Philippine International Convention Center. The event brought together government officials, members of the business sector, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to pursue the overarching goal of strengthening the eCommerce industry in the […]
Officials and project proponents from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Department of Public Works and Highways, as well as representatives from the World Bank (WB) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), conducted meetings and site inspections to assess the status and updates of the MMDA’s activities under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP). […]