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The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Sunday, February 27, 2022, approved placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 effective March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022. Other areas in Luzon placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are: • Abra, Apayao, Baguio City and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative […]
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Sunday, February 27, 2022, approved the amendments to the Guidelines on the Nationwide Implementation of Alert Level System for COVID-19 Response. Below are some of the protocols to be observed under Alert Level 1: Well-fitted face masks shall be worn properly at all times, whether outdoors or in indoor […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) has increased the ceilings on the Provident Fund (PF) loans to further assist teachers and non-teaching personnel with their financial needs. “Even as we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of this public health situation, we are determined to implement financial policies that can help our […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) — in tandem with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and other member-agencies of the Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence (STG EI) and Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement for Security and Trade Office (CREST-O) — has confiscated more than P650-million (M) worth of imported farm and […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-CALABARZON (DENR-Region 4A) has partnered with various non-government organizations for the implementation of a new program aimed at rehabilitating Marikina Watershed through the use of bamboo planting materials. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed that will provide program partners with bamboo production technology training and good agro-forest practices […]
Malacañang is urging the public to get booster shots as added protection in light of the low uptake of booster doses. “Iniisip siguro ng karamihan: Bakit kailangan nito? Bumababa naman na ang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa,” Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said in a press briefing adding that such notion is […]
Two newly-completed parallel bridges built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now facilitate better mobility and connectivity in the province of Agusan del Sur. Constructed along Daang Maharlika (Agusan-Davao Section), the 189-lineal meter Andanan Bridge in Bayugan City and the 125-lineal meter Gibong Bridge located in the municipality of Prosperidad provide wider […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the recent decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to expand its list of accepted and recognized national COVID-19 vaccination certificates, approving twelve more from countries whose travelers are allowed visa-free travel to the Philippines. Based on Resolution No. 162 of the […]
The strategic goods export authorizations issued by the Department of Trade and Industry – Strategic Trade Management Office (DTI-STMO) last year was able to generate $4.5-B in revenue, a significant increase as compared to the previous year’s export value of $3.6-M which was based on reports submitted by exporters to the DTI-STMO. Exports of information […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed increased tourist arrivals in the first ten days following the move to reopen the country’s borders. Data from One Health Pass (OHP) showed a total of 21,974 inbound tourist arrivals in different airports across the country. These are composed of 10,074 Balikbayans and 11,900 foreign tourists who arrived from […]