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DTI TO HOLD BUSINESS WEBINAR SERIES FOR OFWS

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTIC) in Bangkok, Dubai, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, Singapore, and Sydney will hold the first episode of the Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar series on 30 April 2021 to provide overseas Filipinos (OFIs) with opportunities to invest in the Philippines and […]

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DPWH COMPLETES ILOILO’S PALO BRIDGE REHAB – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the rehabilitation of 122.56-lineal meter Pajo Bridge along Lambunao-Inca Road in Lambunao, Iloilo. Secretary Mark Villar said the P21.6-million project strengthened the bridge, addressing road safety concerns and seamless transportation needs by providing engineering solutions. Villar commended the DPWH Iloilo 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) […]

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‘LIBRENG FACE MASK PROJECT’ MAKES 30M MASKS – DTI

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that the Free Mask project has produced and delivered 30,808,518 pieces of free cloth washable face masks for the benefit of the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino” Program (4Ps) beneficiaries and other marginalized sectors in COVID-19 high-risk areas. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the consistent efforts of all […]

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PALAY HARVEST TO INCREASE THIS DRY SEASON – DAR

More than two years since the implementation of the rice tariffication law (RTL), the country’s rice sector is gradually realizing its potentials, as both palay (paddy rice) production and farmgate prices are increasing this dry season, and more affordable rice for consumers amid the pandemic. “To top it all, with sustained initiatives and strong cooperation […]

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DPWH TO BUILD MORE MODULAR HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the agency largely involved in the construction of temporary treatment and monitoring facilities nationwide will put up more off-site hospitals to cater the increasing number of people suffering from virus infection. DPWH Secretary and Chief Isolation Czar Mark Villar said that capacity expansion of major hospitals are ongoing […]

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14 MILLIONTH HOUSEHOLD ENERGIZED – NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently led the ceremonial switch-on of the 14-millionth consumer connection in the country under the rural electrification program. The 14 millionth household connection is located in Sitio Kamias-Badjao Annex, Barangay Bus-Bus, Municipality of Jolo, Sulu province under the coverage area of the Sulu Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SULECO). Since the inception […]

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NEA RELEASES P102M ELECTRIC COOP LOANS IN Q1 2021

Loans extended by state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) to electric cooperatives (ECs) reached P102 million in the first quarter of 2021. Latest data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed that from January to March this year, P102.4 million in loans, including calamity loans, were released to five ECs. These ECs availed […]

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DOWNWARD TREND IN NCR COVID-19 CASES – ABALOS

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos expressed his gratitude to the collaborative initiatives of the national government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and local chief executives in Metro Manila, as the OCTA Research recently cited “downward trends” in coronavirus disease cases in all local government […]

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DA SENDS ‘SENTINEL’ PIGS TO ASF-FREE AREAS – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is distributing “sentinel” piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of the African swine fever (ASF) for at least 90 days, initially in eight regions, benefitting 8,000 small hog raisers. “The sentinelling is a prelude to the Duterte administration’s swine repopulation program to increase hog production, and subsequently […]

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MORE COVID-19 FACILITIES IN BATANGAS CITY – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has built additional COVID-19 treatment facilities at Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City. Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar said that off-site hospital buildings completed by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local/National Health Facilities together with Batangas 2nd District Engineering Office are being readied […]