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Agriculture Secretary William Dar, as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS), urged concerned government agencies to craft needed guidelines, including tasking and manning, to effectively implement the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program in the Cordillera. “We should all have a deeper appreciation and understanding of the implementing guidelines and mechanics of the […]
The newly-launched Travel Philippines web application will keep tourists updated on the status of destinations that recently reopened, providing them one digital stop when planning leisure trips under the “new normal.” The easy-to-use platform allows users to create itineraries, find up-to-date information on their favorite tourist attractions, and securely store digital copies of travel documents. […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) in different regions are now preparing to send crews to help their fellow power distribution utilities battered by Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday (November 2). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) is closely coordinating with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to improve and enhance economic activities in the countryside with the establishment of more farm-to-market roads (FMRs) under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or “Bayanihan 2.” This was stressed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar during the opening of the 11.91-kilometer FMR along Jose Mencio in Atok, Benguet. “The […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently turned over a 60-bed capacity isolation facility in Barangay Matapoli, Marantao, Lanao del Sur to help in slowing down the rate of infection in the province. According to DPWH Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar, the isolation facility was completed in less than two weeks by […]
The United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) has recognized the Department of Education (DepEd) for its outstanding service in continuously educating young people about the UN and supporting its various programs and projects.The UNAP presented the General Carlos P. Romulo (CPR) award to the DepEd on its 73rd-anniversary celebration recently and in line with […]
The “Enhanced Nutribun” is literally “in the oven” of 76 technology adoptors registered by the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST–FNRI) as a result of the agency’s aggressive information drive and technology transfer training, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles reported early this week. Nutribun is a bread product used in elementary […]
Power interruptions were reported in several provinces, mostly in the Bicol Region, due to the devastating effects of Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Sunday (November 1). This was based on the reports gathered by the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 3 p.m. Sunday from the electric cooperatives […]
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh launched the “Developing Global Filipino Teachers” program to equip, capacitate and enhance competencies of the 1,152 Filipinos teachers in Cambodia to qualify them teaching positions and ensure higher salaries. CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III and Chargé d’Affaires Myca Magnolia Fischer launched […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu is urging Filipino consumers to avoid using household products containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are considered the fastest growing greenhouse gases (GHG) that contribute significantly to climate change. HFCs are used as a propellant in hair sprays, deodorants, insecticides and one of the most in-demand products in the market amid the COVID-19 […]