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As the Duterte administration intensifies efforts to encourage hog raisers badly-hit by the African Swine Fever (ASF) to get back to business and subsequently stabilize pork supply and prices, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC) is increasing its indemnity for hogs culled due to ASF. […]
Twenty-four higher education institutions (HEIs) all over the country can now hold limited face-to-face classes effective the 2nd Semester of AY 2020-2021. “These HEIs have fully complied with the CHED-DOH guidelines and have been inspected by CHED and their LGUs so they can now bring their 3rd and 4th year students for hands-on training and […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez pushed for further strengthening of the Philippines and India’s trade and investment relationship during the virtual courtesy call of India Ambassador to the Philippines Shambhu Kumaran recently. Both countries discussed the necessary steps to create more market opportunities and improve their bilateral trade relations. Lopez discussed […]
As the African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence is at its lowest level since August 2020, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the government’s P600-million swine repopulation program, focusing initially on previously affected areas that are no longer under quarantine and now classified as “pink” and “yellow” zones. “We are heartened that the […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently undertaking final finishing works for the 16.4-kilometer Koronadal-Lutayan-Columbio-Matanao Road in Sultan Kudarat which is already 99.06 percent completed. Secretary Mark Villar, based on a report by Regional Director Basir Ibrahim of the project’s implementing office DPWH Regional Office 12, said that the road network extends […]
Authorities are hot on the trail of the alleged killer of John Michael Decano, a massage therapist and beautician who was killed more than a year ago and who was erroneously referred to as a broadcaster. Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), through its Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Egco, recently released to the public […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has taken steps to intervene into the management of an electric cooperative in Misamis Oriental through the creation of a task force aimed at improving the power distribution utility’s operational efficiency. The NEA Board of Administrators passed Resolution No. 2021-44, approving the deactivation of the Board of Directors of the […]
With the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and adjoining four provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, up to April 11, the Department of Agriculture (DA) assures that farming and fishing operations will continue, including related activities throughout the food value chain, to ensure the continuous supply of adequate and affordable […]
Farmers and residents of Barangay Bulawan in Payao Town, Zamboanga Sibugay now have better mobility and access to basic social services with the completion of the farm-to-market road (FMR) project implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Citing a report from DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released a set of guidelines on the disposition of lands formed by accretion such as islets and sandbars which are adjacent to agricultural areas, as well as the management of river islets and dried creeks and river beds. Secretary Roy Cimatu signed the DENR Administrative Order (DAO) […]