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The Island Barangay of Mindoro in Bangar, La Union is now safe from extreme damages brought by flooding with the completion of a 207-lineal meter concrete dike constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along Amburayan River. Citing a report submitted by DPWH La Union 1st District Engineering Office, Secretary Mark Villar […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) formally partnered with the Food Safety & Hygiene Academy of the Philippines (FoodSHAP) to level up its accreditation process in the area of food safety. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the two parties was signed by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and FoodSHAP Managing Director Elsie Gatpayat. Under the MOA, […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) virtually launched the “Building an Entrepreneurial Society of Tomorrow Bootcamp: Accept, Adapt, and Act” (BEST Bootcamp: 3A) Program, which will provide business mentoring and entrepreneurial training for displaced or retrenched workers because of the pandemic and those who want to start […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a new bridge leading to tourism destinations in Tagaytay City, Cavite. Secretary Mark Villar recently led the ceremonial opening of Kaykulot Bridge connecting Tagaytay-Calamba Road to Sta. Rosa-Ulat-Tagaytay Road, Cavite. Villar said that this 90-lineal meter bridge is a key component of the Kaykulot Road […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered an illegal small-scale mining operation in Magpet town, Cotabato province. “We cannot allow people to further destroy our forests especially when we know that flooding is among its direct consequences,” Cimatu pointed out. “Many Filipinos […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomes and fully supports the proposed legislation of both the Senate and House of Representatives (HOR), creating a coconut industry trust fund from the proceeds of the coconut levy. “Once the respective bills are reconciled and signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, this decades-long awaited legislative measure will […]
No room for complacency despite lower hunger figures. This stressed Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in response to the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showing only 16% of respondents have experienced involuntary hunger once in the past three months. “SWS’s numbers reflect the gains we’re increasingly having in our efforts to combat hunger and poverty.” […]
To usher in the Domestic Tourism Campaign in this holiday season, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines have launched “Pasko Na!”, an audio video presentation (AVP) promoting traditional Filipino Christmas practices through Ryan Cayabyab’s original composition that spreads positivity and holiday cheer while aptly reminding of health and safety […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have recently allowed more Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Qualifications training and assessments to be conducted in areas placed under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ), following the issuance of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 20-06 released recently. According to the […]
To ensure unhampered distribution of food supplies across the nation, the Departments of Agriculture (DA), and Trade and Industry (DTI) have set in motion a digital platform, which enables an efficient and transparent end-to-end market-based system. The Deliver-E, produced through a strong partnership of DA and DTI, is a modernized marketing process connecting food producers […]