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The Department of Agriculture (DA) National Rice Program reported that this year’s local palay production is expected to reach 19.50 million metric tons (MMT) or 12.754MMT of rice despite global challenges that include the increase in prices of fuel and fertilizer, among other inputs. The DA’s 2022 rice supply and demand outlook showed that the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Consumer Protection Group (CPG), has planned activities for the month-long celebration of Consumer Welfare Month (CWM). The DTI will carry the theme, Sustainable Consumerism in the Digital Age with the goal of increasing advocacy for sustainability and encouraging a mindful shift in consumption, particularly when it […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spearheaded the cleanup of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach recently in celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day 2022. Over 4,000 volunteers took part in the cleanup activity that yielded at least 4,500 sacks of garbage. Anchored on the theme “Fighting for Trash Free Seas-Pilipinas: Ending […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways has recently paved three local roads that now benefit agricultural communities in the Municipalities of Bongabon, Gabaldon, and Llanera in Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, based on reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the improvement of a total of six-lane kilometers of […]
After swift proceedings lasting less than two hours, the Department of Tourism (DOT) gets the nod of the lower chamber for its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023. “On behalf of the Department of Tourism, I express my profound gratitude to the esteemed members of the House of Representatives for their invaluable support as […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has paved two local roads that now boost mobility in communities located in the mountainous areas of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, identified that local roads recently upgraded into concrete include the 910-lane meter road […]
As the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Regional Field Offices, conducts assessments of damages and losses brought by Typhoon Karding in the agri-fisheries sector, it announced that over P709 million worth of assistance and interventions are available for affected farmers and fisherfolk. The Department has a Quick Response Fund amounting to P500 million that […]
The 1.83-kilometer road rehabilitation project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Nagtipunan, Quirino will provide safer and more convenient travel to and from the town proper. In her report to DPWH Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 2 Director Loreta Malaluan said that the preservation works along Junction Abbag-Nagtipunan-Nueva Vizcaya Road via Dupax […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) reported it awarded a total of 998 renewable energy (RE) contracts as of June 2022, with investments amounting to P270.8 billion. DOE said the RE contracts have a total installed capacity of 5,460.59 megawatts and a potential capacity of 61,613.81 MW. The biggest investments were in solar energy, which amounted […]
The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the ad interim appointment of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, following the endorsement made by the CA Committee on Tourism and Economic Development. “At this time when our country’s tourism is trying to get back up from the devastating effects of the pandemic, we need […]