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The Department of Tourism (DOT) in partnership with the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Baguio City local government broke ground on the first ever Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Luzon recently. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the signing of the provisional Memorandum of Agreement (MO A) held at the Baguio Country […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) continues as one of the top-ranking Government- Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), according to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). Since 2020, the NEA has made it to the list of top-performing GOCCs in the country based on the Corporate Governance Scorecard (CGS) for GOCCs. The GCG is mandated to […]
Contractors with flood-control projects funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will now be required to plant more trees, in addition to the mandatory Tree Replacement Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan recently signed Department Order (DO) No. 238, series of 2022, mandating implementing […]
Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco bannered the Filipino brand of service excellence at the recent 22nd World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit: Travel for a Better Future. “Wherever you may find yourself in the world, whether it’s a hotel, a restaurant, a hospital, a home, and in many other […]
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) suspended the confiscation of imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in the wet markets. “We will go back to our original strategy that we are doing which is concentrating on the cold storages and other areas, but not in […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the local government of Malabon today opened the rehabilitated Malabon People’s Park in Barangay Catmon – the second site in the city under the agency’s Adopt-A-Park project. Covering more than 3,200 square meters, the new Malabon People’s Park has colorful water fountains, playground equipment, landscaping, solar ground lights, entrance […]
A newly-constructed 2-lane parallel bridge built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now facilitates better access between Negros Occidental towns. DPWH Regional Office 6 Director Nerie Bueno, in her report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, said that the 375-meter parallel bridge complements the existing 2-lane Ilog Bridge 1 along Bacolod South Road in […]
With the aim of stabilizing market prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) and establishing safeguards against unjustified price increases, Trade Secretary Fred Pascual, Chairperson of the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC), convened the Council recently. Republic Act No. 7581, or the Price Act, was formulated to protect consumers by stabilizing the prices of […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco affirmed the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) support for the development of parks during her keynote address at the opening of the 1st Philippine Parks Congress at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium recently. “The Department of Tourism extends its full support to the efforts of the national parks as well […]
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles underscored the crucial role of human resource management practitioners (HRMPs) in the public sector in driving change in government. In his message at the opening ceremony of the 25th Regional Continuing Professional Education for Human Resource Management Practitioners on 29 November 2022 at Ilocos Sur, Chairperson Nograles said: […]