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In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will extend financial and technical assistance to farmers in the next planting season, to ensure an increase in the production of local agricultural commodities. Undersecretary-designate for Consumer and Political Affairs and spokesperson Kristine Evangelista said […]
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has expressed optimism the education sector will continue to overcome various challenges. The education chief made this remark as she led the opening of the Brigada Eskwela at Imus Pilot Elementary School in Cavite on Monday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. In her speech, Duterte […]
Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations Engr. Arnel de Mesa met with members of the Technology Advice and Solutions from Korea (TASK) Expert Mission led by Dong Ho (Eric) Song of the Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) to discuss the implementation of the TASK Program for the Agricultural Machinery Industry in the Philippines at the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed a 39-man contingent team in Abra following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the province. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the contingent, composed of personnel from the agency’s Road Emergency Group (REG), Metro Parkways Clearing Group (MPCG), and Public Safety Division, would assist in road clearing in affected […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was able to conduct a rapid assessment of the initial 1,350 affected structures in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region, following an earthquake that jolted Luzon. Citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the inspected structures are composed […]
The 3rd CES Public Leaders’ Summit (PLS) held at the Philippine International Convention Center from 26-27 July 2022 ended on a high note, as Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called on the career executive service (CES) community to use the present political transition to emerge “not just to a new, but to […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. vetoed House Bill No. 10554 or an Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. In a letter addressed to the Senate, President Marcos said he is constrained to veto the bill due to the susceptibility of the proposed expansion of the franchise area of Davao […]
From President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s directive to lend assistance to the areas affected by the earthquake, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has directed the DOT regional offices to coordinate with their respective local government units (LGUs) to determine the extent of damage and extend assistance to tourism-related establishments (TREs) affected. Frasco also […]
The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) has mobilized two units of KADIWA trucks loaded with 3 metric tons (MT) of assorted highland vegetables, dried fish, and other basic food items to the municipalities of San Quintin, Pidigan, Bangued, Tayum, Dolores, Lagangilang, and Bucay in the province of Abra, that was shaken […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople said the DMW is allocating P20 million to support and assist families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Luzon. “This is just an initial allotment to help OFW families affected by the earthquake. I have directed the […]