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#flexPHridays is a new call to action campaign by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to encourage Filipinos to support local businesses through the power of social media. For the past six years, the Philippines has been at the top of global charts as to the number of social media users and internet usage. […]
A total of 59,125 rice farmers in Nueva Ecija will each receive P5,000 direct cash assistance through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) Program launched in Cabanatuan City recently. The cash aid comes from the P7.6 billion excess tariff collection from rice imports in 2019 and 2020. Through the Rice Tariffication Law […]
The Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) of the Department of Trade and Industry held its 2022 virtual planning conference recently as part of the group’s preparations of its work programs and activities as the Philippines prepares itself for increased economic activity post COVID-19 pandemic. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that despite the pandemic, Philippines exports […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that while propagation of agarwood-producing species like Aquilaria malaccensis is allowed, it is however highly regulated and collecting its seeds directly in the wild is prohibited. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu issued the statement following the granting of Wildlife Culture Permit through the regional offices to certain […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that the detailed engineering design (DED) for the proposed Laguna Lakeshore Road Network Project (LLRN) will start in December 2021. This after DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado with Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain, UPMO Roads Management Cluster 2 Project Director Sharif […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) shared that the Reading Progress Tool has reached more than 23 million learners and 950,000 teachers during the virtual launching of the 2021 National Reading Month recently. “Through the Reading Progress Tool, learners can record their own reading progress and gain a sense of independence in reading. Teachers can track the reading […]
The increasing per capita food consumption due to population growth — exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — has caused the demand for basic food items to continuously rise. Another challenge faced by food producers is the decreasing hectarage and limited water resources devoted to agriculture. To resolve this quandary, people are now looking at incorporating […]
Mindanao’s longest flyover in Tagum, Davao del Norte was officially opened recently by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado led the ceremonial unveiling of marker and drive-thru at the 1.035-kilometer Tagum City Flyover in the most strategic intersection of Daang Maharlika (Agusan – Davao National Highway) and Surigao […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Regional Field Offices (RFOs) is set to pay in full all farmers whose hogs were culled due to the African Swine Fever (ASF). Since the ASF outbreak in 2019, the DA-RFOs and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), in partnership with local government units (LGUs), have been paying […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo- Puyat announced that on the DOT’s request, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) “has approved in principle the entry of fully vaccinated tourists from Green List countries/territories/jurisdictions,” following the guidelines as may be finalized and approved by the IATF-EID. The Special Technical […]