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DA LAUNCHES BINHI NG PAG-ASA PROGRAM – DAR

The Department of Agriculture through the Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), in partnership with the Office of Senator Grace Poe, expanded its program for young farmers and fishers through the launching of the “Binhi ng Pag-asa Program (BPP).” The BPP, which kicked off in 2017, aims to empower young people to become competent agripreneurs and agricultural […]

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DEPED LAUNCHES 2030 BASIC EDUCATION DEV’T ROADMAP

The Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Basic Education Development Plan 2030 (BEDP 2030) to provide a strategic roadmap to improve the delivery and quality of basic education. BEDP 2030 is the first long-term plan of the Department for basic education, covering formal education from 5 to 18 years old and non-formal education for youth […]

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DAR TO FARMERS: USE MICROBIAL-BASED FERTILIZER

With the increasing prices of chemical fertilizers, further worsened by the Russia-Ukraine war, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is massively promoting the use of “Bio N,” a microbial-based fertilizer. “Given the exigencies of the times, we have to massively promote the use of Filipino-developed technologies to enhance crop productivity and incomes of our farmers and […]

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DENR, DOST TURN OVER MALABON TRASH RAKE FACILITY

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), led the ceremonial turn-over of the P7.6-million Automatic Trash Rake (ATR) facility to Malabon City. DENR Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna said the facility serves as an “alternative measure to improve flood control operation through better trash collection rate […]

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DPWH PAVES COFFEE FARM ROAD IN SURIGAO DEL SUR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is paving a local road to support coffee, coconut, and palm growers in Tagbina, Surigao del Sur. In his report to DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, Regional Office 13 Director Pol delos Santos said that a total of 12.48 kilometers road will be concreted with provisions of drainage, […]

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JUNE IS PH ENVIRONMENT MONTH – SAMPULNA

In celebration of the 2022 Philippine Environment Month this June, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is highlighting efforts toward the protection and sustainable use of the country’s natural resources through activities that call for collective and transformative action for the protection and restoration of the planet. With the theme, “Aksyon Para sa […]

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DA ASKS CANADA: MAINTAIN WHEAT SUPPLY TO PH

Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Canadian Ambassador Peter MacArthur met to celebrate the growing bilateral relations between Canada and the Philippines in the food and agriculture sectors. In 2021, Canada became the Philippines’ 15th agri-fisheries trade partner, sharing 40% bilateral trade in agriculture and fisheries. Top agriculture exports to Canada include desiccated coconut, bread and […]

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DPWH BEGINS BUILDING BARMM OFFICE – MERCADO

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Acting Secretary Roger Mercado led the ceremonial groundbreaking for the construction of a three-story office building of the Regional Project Management Office for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (RPMO-BARMM) inside the DPWH Zamboanga City District Engineering Office compound at Divisoria, Zamboanga City. “When completed, the office […]

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DOT, MMC LAUNCH ‘HOSPITAL IN A BIKE’ PROJECT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Makati Medical Center (MMC) Foundation launched the Hospital-in-a-Bike project, which seeks to boost tourist safety in three tourism sites in Metro Manila. The Emergency Response (ER) bikes will be deployed in the areas of Intramuros, Luneta Park, and Paco Park—which was recently designated as a National Cultural Treasure […]

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DA TO AUGMENT PH FISH SUPPLY – DAR

Based on the report of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that the country would have a fish deficit of 90,000 metric tons (MT) for the rest of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) extended the validity of the 38,695 MT that represent the unused balance of the previous permit for 60,000 […]