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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has expressed its readiness for the Oplan Balik Eskwela 2022 to ensure the safe resumption of 100% in-person classes nationwide in August. Atty. Victor Nuñez, Head of MMDA Traffic Discipline Office (TDO) – Enforcement, said the agency is committed to protecting children traveling to school in preparation for the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry – Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) held the 6th Inclusive Innovation Conference (ICC) at the Batangas State University recently with the theme, “Leadership in Innovation: Key to Sustained Competitiveness and Economic Growth”. With the rapid adoption of technology and the rise of tech-centric programs, the IIC 2022 aimed to define the […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has started its search for an outstanding public school teacher to receive the prestigious Princess Maha Chakri Award (PMCA) for 2023. The PMCA aims to honor and recognize the 11 Southeast Asian (ASEAN + Timor Leste) public teachers whose outstanding achievements benefit education and human development. Qualified candidates for the […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration of the country’s first Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (CenTrAD) at Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in Munoz, Nueva Ecija. CenTrAD, a joint project between the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and CLSU, will break new ground in the emergency management of […]
In celebration of this year’s Philippine Environment Month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led recently a simultaneous nationwide tree-planting activity to help restore the country’s forest cover. The DENR mobilized 15,636 participants to plant 154,406 seedlings of several tree species at planting sites all over the country. DENR Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna […]
Residents of Cabanatuan City and the towns of Gabaldon and General Tinio in Nueva Ecija reap the benefits of road concreting projects in the areas completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that the newly-concreted local and farm-to-market roads (FMR), all implemented by the DPWH Nueva Ecija 2nd […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), led by Secretary William Dar, has prepared a list of priorities in agriculture for the first 100 days of the incoming administration as part of the agency’s transition document. Dar presented the list of priorities as he discussed updates on the major DA programs and projects amid the challenges confronting […]
As the country celebrates the Philippine Eagle Week, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jim Sampulna said Filipinos should be reminded of their responsibility as caretakers of the wildlife and the importance of the Philippine eagle in sustaining life. With this year’s theme, “Kapayapaan at Kalayaan: Ang Agila at Mamamayan, May Kaugnayan,” the […]
The French government has conferred to outgoing Tourism secretary and now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) deputy governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat an agricultural merit award in recognition of her decades-long support to the sector and commitment to promoting food culture in the Philippines. The Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit) with the rank of […]
Better facilities and smoother travel await tourists visiting local destinations in Northern Luzon with two infrastructure projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Citing a report from DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado said that tourists visiting the 85-foot Pinsal Falls in Barangay Baballasioan in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur […]