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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has requested the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to temporarily lift the tagging and alarm on vehicles apprehended under the agency’s No Contact Apprehension Policy following the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by the Supreme Court late last month. In his letter to LTO’s service provider Stradcom Corporation, […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) and Global Learning Solutions (GLS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation on digital transformation at the Inauguration of the Union Bank Innovation Campus (UBIC) during the 2022 UnionBank Innovation Festival recently. “DTI puts science, technology, […]
The $14.36 billion (P804.78 billion) in investments secured from the state visits to Indonesia and Singapore is estimated to generate more than 22,000 jobs in the Philippines, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual. Pascual so presided over two roundtable meetings with select business associations and chambers of the two countries. In these […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco welcomes the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the optional wearing of face masks in open spaces, or non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation. As announced by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, the IATF-EID has recommended […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed road improvement works along Iloilo-Capiz Road (New Route) in Leganes, Iloilo to facilitate smoother and safer travel between provinces in Western Visayas. Costing P72 million, the project involved asphalt overlaying of a 4-lane, 3-kilometer concrete road section with provision of reflectorized thermoplastic pavement markings. “Pavement […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed her elation as The Philippines is recognized as Asia’s Leading Dive Destination and Asia’s Leading Beach Destination, while Intramuros reclaimed its title as Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the 29th World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “The Philippines is a […]
The Philippines and Singapore have agreed to hold exploratory talks on the hiring and deployment of nurses, medical professionals, and other Filipino health care workers under a government-to-government arrangement. The agreement is contained in a Joint Communique signed Wednesday by Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople and Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. “We acknowledge the […]
The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved the retention of both Commission on Elections (Comelec) ad interim chairperson George Garcia and Civil Service Commission (CSC) ad interim chairperson Karlo Nograles in their present positions. During his deliberation, Garcia recalled the successful conduct of the recent 2022 national and local elections saying it had the highest voter […]
The country remains sardine-sufficient for the year. Based on current data from both the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), the sufficiency level for sardine or tamban is pegged at 222.58% for the first quarter of 2022, and 409.06% for the 2nd quarter. For this year, DA-BFAR forecasts annual production […]
The Philippines’ creative community will soon have an additional potential audience of about 280 million Indonesians as the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperation in the Development and Promotion of the Creative Economy between the Philippines and Indonesia. Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual and Indonesian Minister […]