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The government’s Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP), which rolled out on March 2022, is nearing the realization of its goal to provide support to 158,730 beneficiaries. As of August 4, 2022, a total of 126,388 fuel discount accounts have been generated. Once loaded with a P3000 subsidy, corn farmers or fishers may […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the supply of basic commodities is now stable in Abra as about 95 percent of business establishments in the province have resumed operation more than a week after the July 27 earthquake. Engr. Francis Pacio, DTI-Abra OIC provincial director said “on the first two days, even the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is building a flood control structure inside the Dingalan Feeder Port in Barangay Paltic in Dingalan, Aurora. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the DPWH Aurora District Engineering Office (DEO) is overseeing the construction of the P47.53-million project for optimal protection against coastal flooding. The 355-linear meter […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) commended the historic feat of the Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragon Boat Team as the inaugural champions of the recently concluded International Dragon Boat Federation’s (IDBF) 13th Club Crew World Championships para dragon boat category in Sarasota, Florida. The PADS dragon boat team, comprised of differently-abled persons and […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently turned over to the provincial government of Davao del Sur, the newly-completed Mt. Apo Agri-Eco Tourism Park which is expected to bring more tourists to the province. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Davao del Sur District Engineering Office reported the completion […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) gathered insights from education stakeholders, specifically learners, teachers, and communities, to reimagine basic education in the Philippines from now until 2030 through Stakeholders’ Convergence: UN Transforming Education Summit (TES) 2022. “The core of our mission is to ensure that we can provide accessible, equitable, and quality basic education to Filipino […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco bared the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s immediate plans to facilitate an interagency technical working group (TWG) that seeks to strengthen the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs such as food vendors to provide quality tourism services. The Department, Frasco said, has reached out to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of […]
The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) announced that the increase in the monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens could be enforced starting January 2023. NCSC chairperson Franklin Quijano said Congress would first have to approve the budgetary requirement for the new law, which raises the monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens from […]
As Filipino rice farmers continue to suffer from the high cost of farm inputs, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its National Rice Program (NRP) continues to provide support to increase farm productivity and boost income. For this year’s wet and dry cropping season, NRP targets to distribute quality inbred and hybrid seeds in 15 […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) welcomed the appointment of Engineer Carlo Dimayuga III as the new acting chairman. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. signed Dimayuga’s appointment last August 1. He took his oath of office before Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez on August 3. “The MMDA welcomes Engr. Dimayuga as its new Acting Chairman. The agency believes […]