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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu emphasized the importance of moving forward in protecting the country’s forest ecosystem and biodiversity, during the virtual celebration of the World Wildlife Day recently. “In order to achieve our goals, we do not need to go back to an era of primitivity, where we abandon […]
The price ceiling on pork and chicken stays, as it has undeniably contributed to taming the price surge of said two main food items, benefiting millions of Filipino consumers, particularly in Metro Manila, said Agriculture Secretary William Dar. “We will maintain it in the remaining days until April 8, as prescribed under EO 124,” Dar […]
The roll-out of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines among medical frontliners appears to help improve vaccine confidence as hospitals report that more health workers are signing up to be vaccinated. This was revealed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who in an interview said that “we’re seeing an uptick of Filipinos who are now confident […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles thanked the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) operating nationwide for providing and completing 14 million electricity connections to consumers all over the country, calling their effort “a tangible success in the government’s rural electrification program.” In a message delivered during the online NEA-EC Communicators’ Conference held on […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) surpassed its electricity consumer connections goal for 2020 by 62,905 or 14 percent despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency’s Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) reported that the electric cooperatives (ECs) have connected over 522,905 new electricity consumers last year, 14 percent higher than the […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to help the country towards economic recovery, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Google launched “MSME Caravan Mondays”, a series of free digital upskilling training sessions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Initially presented in February 2020 in partnership with the DTI, MSME Caravan is a […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed support for Coron’s sustainable tourism development to draw more visitors and hasten tourism recovery. “Giving our recovery plans for Coron a major boost is the Sustainable Tourism Development Project or STDP, which will be launched this year and will run throughout 2026,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat remarked during a […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that the construction of a 4.6-kilometer bypass road connecting Major Mane Road to Kennon Road, popularly known as the Great Wall of Baguio City, is in full swing. “We are now implementing the Phase 4 of the Great Wall of Baguio City which will provide direct connection […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles commended electric cooperatives (ECs) under the guidance of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for volunteering to help the administration’s nationwide COVID-19 campaign, saying “we’re grateful to our ECs for thinking of national interest first and for being active in their engagement with government.” Nograles, co-chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force on […]
Zero Hunger Task Force chief and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on National Women’s Day led the launch of a diet supplementation program for nutritionally at-risk pregnant women, a project by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) that will use short message service (SMS) or text messaging to remind the program beneficiaries to avail of the program’s […]