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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has earned the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Quality Management System, reaffirming the agency’s compliance to international standards of service. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate was issued by certification body TÜV Rheinland Philippines, Inc. on January 27, after successfully passing the recertification audit. The certificate has a validity of three years, from […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the new protocols for arriving passengers contained in the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) Resolution No. 97, following the body’s decision to lift the travel ban on passengers coming from countries with reported cases of the new COVID variant.Effective February 1, with the […]
The country’s provincial governors, and city and municipal mayors have expressed strong support to the Department of Agriculture (DA), under the leadership of Secretary William Dar, in the implementation of the Duterte administration’s national programs to further develop and modernize the country’s agri-fishery sector amid the challenging times. In a manifesto of support, the local […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed additional healthcare facilities in Iloilo City as part of its contribution towards fighting COVID-19 pandemic. DPWH Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 6 (DPWH-RO6) Director Lea Delfinado’s report, said that the newly-completed facilities at Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district in Iloilo City include […]
Promoting a sense of belonging and empowerment for children with special needs, the Department of Education (DepEd) collaborated with NORFIL Foundation, Inc., and Autism Society Philippines in the conduct of the 2021 National Autism Conference in line with the celebration of the 25th National Autism Consciousness Week. The Department recognizes the important role of all […]
Residents of the adjacent Barangays of Berang and San Pedro in the Municipality of Sta. Rosa in Nueva Ecija lauded the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the completion of a hanging bridge that now connects the two villages separated by a creek. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH Nueva […]
The removal of sandbars to clear the constricted section of Cagayan River, known as the Magapit Narrows, and the massive planting of bamboo along its bank will begin on February 2, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better chair Roy Cimatu announced. “This is the culmination of weeks of […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, head of the government’s Task Force on Zero Hunger, led partners from Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG) and Rise Against Hunger in distributing food packs in Calauan, San Pedro and Biñan in Laguna last Friday, January 29, 2021. 2,000 individuals in San Pedro and 2,000 individuals in Biñan received the free packs […]
Despite the “perfect storm” that ravaged the country in 2020, the agriculture and fishery sector showed its resilience as it contracted by only 1.2 percent. “We believe that despite the Taal Volcano eruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued incidence of the African swine fever (ASF), and the series of strong typhoons, the country’s agriculture and fishery […]
The 1st Virtual National Trade Fair was officially opened recently through an online ceremony. Attendees from remote locations witnessed the event on the website virtualnationaltradefair.dti.gov.ph and on social media channels. From January 27 to February 2, 2021, the Virtual National Trade Fair will be accessible online 24/7. In his keynote address, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary […]