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MSMES CAN GET DTI LOAN FOR 13TH MONTH PAY – LOPEZ

Same terms will be applied for small-scale business owners that would like to borrow from the COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) fund for the 13th month pay of their employees, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. This is after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III bared that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) committed some […]

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DEPED, DOH, UNICEF MARK GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY

The Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and UNICEF joined together for the first time recently to celebrate Global Handwashing Day and to campaign for Clean Hands for All amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a Learning and Partnership Symposium conducted virtually, the three institutions jointly pointed out that from the policy-level […]

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YOLANDA HOUSING UNITS IN BAYBAY, LEYTE COMPLETED

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the formal turn-over of completed housing units in Baybay, Leyte last Monday, October 19, 2020, as part of the Duterte administration’s push to fully complete the promised aid to victims of Typhoon Yolanda. In the online ceremony, Nograles thanked partner agencies for the “fast action […]

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‘YOLANDA’ HOUSING IN MACARTHUR, LEYTE FINISHED

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the formal turnover of housing units for Typhoon Yolanda victims in a virtual ceremony on Thursday, October 22, 2020, as part of the government’s effort to complete all its housing commitments despite the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.It was the 10th such virtual turnover of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project, […]

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NEA, DPWH MOVE TO RELOCATE ELECTRIC POLES

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is working with the electric cooperatives (ECs) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to immediately address concerns raised regarding electric poles that were not moved following road-widening projects.   This was stressed on Wednesday (October 21) by NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, who said that the agency would […]

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FARMERS, FISHERS TO RECEIVE CASH, FOOD AID – DAR

In succeeding months, small rice farmers will receive cash assistance from “excess rice tariff,” while fisherfolk, and corn, coconut and sugar farmers, and indigenous peoples (IPs) will receive cash and food assistance from the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or “Bayanihan 2”. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is finalizing the mechanics of the two […]

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CIMATU TO CONGRESS: ACT SWIFTLY ON EPEB BILL

A bill seeking to create an enforcement bureau within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) now has a version in the Senate, raising hopes that the legislation could become law soon. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu became more optimistic about the chances of the measure being approved by Congress after Senator Nancy Binay filed […]

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DTI, IPOPHL INK MOBILIZ DEAL TO AID MSMES – LOPEZ

Aiming to reach out to more creators and innovators and provide them with an easier way to secure their intellectual property (IP) assets, the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently launched its own mobile application dubbed “IPOPHL Mobiliz.”  Available on Google Play and the App Store, IPOPHL Mobiliz facilitates all IPOPHL services, from filing […]

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2 MORE VISAYAS ISOLATION FACILITIES READY – VILLAR

Two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facilities were recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and were handed-over to the local government units (LGUs) of Dagami, Leyte and Nueva Valencia, Guimaras Province. Public Works and Highways Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar announced the completion of the facilities, which are part of […]

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FISHERFOLK HIT BY TAAL ERUPTION GET AID – DAR

Four municipalities in the third district of Batangas received P54.4 million-worth of interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently for the recovery of the farmers and fisherfolk affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, DA Calabarzon Regional Field Office (RFO) Director Arnel De Mesa, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources […]