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Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez emphasized the need for provisional safeguard measures on the auto industry following news that Nissan Philippines will be shutting its operations. Nissan recently informed the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that Nissan will cease assembling its Almera model in the country in line with the group’s global plan to optimize […]
A few days before the deadline set by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the local government units in Metro Manila to clear roads of obstructions, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte personally oversaw the clearing operations in Balintawak Market. Garbage and motorcycles encroaching the […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 123 that retains the 5% tariff rate on imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) instead of increasing it to 40%. The retention of the 5% MDM tariff prevents any huge price increase in the processed and canned meat products, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has strengthened its laboratory network to boost its continuing fight against infectious diseases that affect agriculture such as the African swine fever virus, avian influenza, foot and mouth disease, Panama disease, and fall armyworm. “We are adopting an integrated ‘OneDA’ laboratory master plan that incorporates international bio-risk management standards and […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar recently led the ceremonial inauguration of the Urdaneta Bypass Road Project. Villar said that the completion of the Urdaneta Bypass Road is seen to address traffic bottlenecks during peak hours along Manila North Road in Urdaneta City and establish an improved national road system in the Province of Pangasinan. […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Land Management Bureau (DENR LMB) was awarded for the second consecutive year as one of the “Top Requested and Performing Agencies” in the eFOI (Freedom of Information) portal for 2020 in a virtual ceremony organized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). Recognized for championing freedom of […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), has filed charges against 60 traders who violated the Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said the two agencies have been partnering with each other to bust profiteering groups taking advantage of the many restrictions […]
The Philippines is now free of the Avian Influenza (AI) A(H5N6) virus. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), announced that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared that as of January 8, 2021, the country is now free of the last remaining A(H5N6) strain of the Avian Influenza […]
In the fight against hunger, Education Secretary Leonor Briones acknowledged the major role of the Department of Education (DepEd) in keeping Filipino learners healthy. In her message during the first anniversary of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger and the launching of the NFP document, Briones stressed the importance of healthy learners and how […]
A total of 54,761 private school students who have unpaid tuition and miscellaneous fees have received a grant of P5,000 under the Bayanihan 2 for Higher Education Tulong Program (B2HELP) implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The P300M fund for the B2HELP is part of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan […]