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The departments of Agriculture (DA), Transportation (DOTr), and Energy (DOE) have joined forces to provide farming and fishing communities access to refrigerated container vans or reefer vans that will benefit both producers and consumers. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently signed a tripartite agreement to strengthen and […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar recently inspected another bypass road that now connects the Bulacan towns of Pulilan and Baliuag. In his briefing to Villar, DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said the four-lane Pulilan–Baliuag Diversion Road has made daily travel between the two towns of Bulacan a bit easier. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoTr), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will work on the installation of bollards, lightings on bicycle paths, and painting of lanes, as part of the government’s bicycle lane project to ensure the safety of the cyclists. These improvements to be instituted have […]
Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) met through a video conference recently to discuss the implementation of initiatives that will further the region’s post-pandemic economic recovery efforts. As this year’s ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam led the setting of their priority economic deliverables (PEDs). These focus on three strategic thrusts—Recovery, Digitalization, and Sustainability. […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been recognized again as one of the “Top Requested and Performing Agencies” in the 2020 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards. The recognition was conferred by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) to the DENR for consistently supporting the FOI program by providing timely and active responses […]
Eager to promote financial literacy among young learners, parents, and teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) for its digital savings campaign. DepEd’s will work with RCBC for its Ipon Galing initiative, a massive digital financial education awareness campaign that will be done nationwide to further encourage learners, […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is urging the public to remain vigilant and to continue strictly following COVID-19 health and safety protocols amid the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines that are now being administered to the country’s health workers. The Davao native stressed that while the arrival of the vaccines is a welcome development in government efforts […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) endeavors to ensure the tourism resiliency of the country’s prime destination, El Nido, Palawan, through the full implementation of the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) this year. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat made the statement as she visited El Nido for the Awarding of Certificates to beneficiaries of the Cash-For-Work and […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the important role of women entrepreneurs especially as the country pushes for post-coronavirus economic recovery. In celebration of International Women’s Day, the DTI paid tribute to women-led micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) during the virtual graduation ceremony for the 3A program which stands for […]
To enhance the integration of climate change in the basic education curriculum, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched a Climate Change Education microsite containing curated reference and supplementary learning materials. The Climate Change education microsite (https://www.deped.gov.ph/climate-change-education/) is a repository of learning resources and references on climate change from partner organizations and institutions, including the Climate […]