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Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the Department of Tourism (DOT) would support the construction on tourism sites of temporary hospitals and other medical facilities necessary to fight the COVID-19 crisis. Romulo-Puyat made the statement in the recent groundbreaking of Manila’s Mega Field Hospital, a temporary facility which will be built at the Burnham Green of […]
Seven Level 1 hospitals in Metro Manila charged with treating mild COVID-19 cases this week received supplies of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles continued distributing what he referred to as a “zero-risk, high reward” option to treat patients suffering from mild symptoms of the disease, which currently has over 100,000 active […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with National Housing Authority (NHA) and LGU officials, led the turnover of Yolanda housing units in Santa Fe, Cebu on April 20, 2021 as part of the Duterte administration’s commitment to complete and distribute all promised housing units to beneficiaries in affected areas. The virtual turnover of 1,000 houses was […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) assures consumers that fish supply and prices have stabilized, particularly in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, collectively known as “NCR plus”. “This favorable condition was due to the peak season in the country’s major fishing grounds, as well as from the […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]