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“Our workers are among the most important sectors of the economy. They produce our food, goods, and essential products. They also provide the crucial and necessary services we need on a daily basis.” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles last Friday, February 5, 2021, at the ceremonial signing of the Joint Memorandum […]
“The poor should not be powerless.” This, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday, is the rationale behind the President’s approval of Department of Energy (DOE) recommendations that seek to ease the financial burden of power consumers with little or no income. Nograles had earlier announced that the President had ordered the extension of the […]
The creation of a government task force on economic intelligence (Econ Intel) to go after profiteers, price manipulators, hoarders, and smugglers was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet during a recent meeting in Malacañang. Initially, the task force will go after unscrupulous traders, viajeros, and wholesalers — who have unreasonably jacked up the prices […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has pledged to continuously promote Laguna as a fun, safe, and sustainable tourist destination with the help of the province’s local government units (LGUs) and private sector. “I like to say that tourism is everybody’s business, as all sectors of society reap benefits when tourism thrives in a responsible and […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently turned over an evacuation center for emergency purposes built in the amount of P37.4 million to the local government of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from DPWH Region 13 Director Pol Delos Santos, said that the facility consists of a 2-storey accommodation […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) presented several “whole-of-nation” measures to increase hog production and revive the industry, and reduce prices of pork in retail markets. These include the provision of transport support to help raisers and traders bring their hogs and pork products from Visayas and Mindanao to key markets in Metro Manila (MM). Agriculture […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave recognition to the agency’s environmental partners for their valuable contributions to help carry out the closure of open dumpsites and to prevent the dumping of waste in Manila Bay. Secretary Roy Cimatu handed over the awards and certificates of recognition to the government agencies, a non-government […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is on track for the 2021 opening of Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge connecting Estrella Street in Makati City and Barangka Drive in Mandaluyong City. Secretary Mark Villar said the expansion of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, also known as the Rockwell Bridge, into a two-way four-lane bridge is expected to greatly […]
Following the success of a pioneering rice-vegetable production and marketing project in Lupao, Nueva Ecija, Agriculture Secretary William Dar has directed all DA regional field offices (RFOs), bureaus, and attached agencies, and corporations to “adopt a town or city” within their respective area as part of the Duterte administration’s Plant, Plant, Plant program to increase […]
The Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased from 49.2 in December 2020 to 52.5 in January 2021, posting above the 50.0 neutral mark separating expansion from contraction. January PMI data is the highest in 25 months, even prior to the pandemic, signaling improving manufacturing conditions and indicating the start of recovery of the sector. […]