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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) […]
The Philippines and the Department of Tourism (DOT) secure positions as nominees to the 2021 World Travel Awards (WTA), one of the most prestigious and comprehensive global recognition bodies that aim to “acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries”. “I am very excited to share with […]
As part of its continuing efforts to promote urban agriculture amid the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) encourages residents and building owners to transform their rooftops and verandas into vegetable gardens. “When applicable, let’s transform rooftops and verandas, in addition to vacant lots, into vegetable gardens that could provide our families with a steady […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched the National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF) Artisanal Shop to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and Indigenous People (IPs) market their artisanal products online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The NACF Artisanal Shop is being launched through the DTI’s Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI-BDTP) […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with officers of Task Force Yolanda and the National Housing Authority (NHA), led an online groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 314 free housing units to beneficiaries in Sogod, Cebu, further committing to deliver the units soonest to this area in in Central Visayas. The Malacañang official, chairperson of the […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-BMB) has conducted an economic valuation study of threatened species to bring greater appreciation and attention to the economic benefit of wildlife conservation. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu is optimistic that the result of the study will allow “more people to be inspired in conserving and protecting our wildlife.” “We […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) hailed the signing of the landmark Republic Act. No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act by President Rodrigo Duterte after it passed both Houses of Congress recently. “We thank President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the Congress […]
Residents, especially farmers, no longer have to endure unpaved and muddy roads especially during the rainy season with the completion of a concrete road project in Concepcion, Tarlac. Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Tarlac Second District Engineering Office has completed the 1.2-kilometer road that now connects Barangays San Isidro and Sitio Kabayung Sarul. […]