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The walled city continues to draw visitors amid the pandemic registering 38,154 same-day guests in February 2022, or a whopping 132 percent increase from January’s 28,855 visitors. “The increase in visitors in Intramuros’ various sites reflects the optimism and confidence in travel,” Tourism Secretary and Intramuros Administration (IA)Chairperson Berna Romulo-Puyat said. “Intramuros is an ideal […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger Mercado conducted an inspection of the ongoing bypass road construction that aims to offer an alternate connectivity to Manila North Road between the towns of Bauang, San Fernando City, and San Juan in the Province of La Union. Mercado was joined in the inspection by Undersecretaries […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar lauded the immediate and resolute approval by President Rodrigo Duterte of various measures proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to cushion the impact of global economic challenges and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis on the country’s food security. Dar said, quoting the President: “We should help our farmers and fishers to […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez attributed the growth in the country’s manufacturing output to the continued easing of economic restrictions amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report published by global provider IHS Markit noted that the country’s purchasing manager’s index (PMI) jumped to a high of 52.8 in […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the lowering of the COVID-19 alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR) and various areas across the country to Level 1, noting that this will further boost travel and tourism activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has reaffirmed the Philippine government’s commitment to increasing aggregate public investments in agricultural innovation for climate-smart agriculture and food systems in the next three years. “The Department of Agriculture (DA) invests modestly in mainstreaming climate resiliency as the core of all its programs and activities, attributing over $480 million (roughly P24 […]
To promote an active lifestyle among Filipinos, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the Galaw Pilipinas, the Department’s National Calisthenics Exercise Program that will be part of the daily exercise routine in schools and community learning centers. Galaw Pilipinas is a four-minute calisthenics routine that shall contribute to the 60 minutes of moderate to […]
A multi-purpose building project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with an iconic architectural design distinct for the Province of La Union continues to shape as another landmark in the City of San Fernando. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado personally checked on the progress of work for the ₱280 Million La Union Convention […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with SM Malls kicked off recently their mobile vaccination drive at SM City Bicutan in Paranaque City aimed to bring inoculation drives closer to communities. Dubbed as “Resbakuna Caravan at SM,” the MMDA-initiated mobile vaccination intends to provide COVID-19 primary and booster […]
To address issues and challenges that continue to affect the local onion industry, key officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) led by Secretary William Dar and the onion farmer-leaders from Nueva Ecija and Occidental Mindoro met for a dialogue to come up with strategies to make local farmers more competitive. “We have used properly […]