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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has reiterated that the 30-day grace period in the payments for residential and commercial rents remains, and still applies to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that are not permitted to operate during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This was followed by the issuance of DTI […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has welcomed the latest recognition as being one of the “Rising Stars in Travel” by Forbes, the influential American business and financial news publication. In a recently published article by travel writer Jared Ranahan, the Philippines was named among seven countries that “have the potential to become a major tourist […]
Cabinet Secretary and Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-IED) Co-Chair Karlo Nograles said on Friday that job and employment prospects remain positive even during the COVID-19 pandemic “because some businesses are resilient, remain extremely relevant and are in fact booming despite the prevailing global health crisis.”“We all need to be persistent and creative. […]
The We Heal As One Center-Philippine Arena sent home on Friday 78 recovered patients, mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), after testing negative from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a ceremony led by National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon, Maligaya Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Atty. Glicerio “Ka GP” Santos IV, and […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) released P238-million worth of loans, including calamity loans, to various electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first five months of 2020. Data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) as of May 31, 2020 showed that P238.606-million was borrowed by 16 ECs across the country. The calamity loan extended […]
The Department of Agriculture is enhancing its preparations for wet cropping season this June. During a Laging Handa public briefing, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the department will cover an estimated total area of 2.5 million hectares for wet season planting. “We will cover almost 2.5 million hectares.” “We will cover almost 2.5 million hectares […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the construction of temporary dormitories for healthcare workers at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. Secretary Mark Villar said that the proposed “We Heal as One Offsite Dormitory” by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local/National Health Facility located at Quezon Memorial […]
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is encouraging businessmen to support the government’s “Balik Probinsya” program by putting up technology-related businesses in the provinces.DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the agency plans to launch soon the Expanded Opportunities for Development through the Use of Science and Technology (EXODUS) program. Through the program, dela Peña […]
The government is ramping up efforts for a simultaneous rollout of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program on June 11, this time for the second batch of qualified beneficiaries who want to return to their provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao, BP2 Council Executive Director Marcelino Escalada Jr. said. Escalada, who is also the […]
With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic now forcing people to observe physical distancing and isolation, most work and leisure activities are now being done online. As the health crisis continues to evolve and in anticipation of other challenges, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agencies are making sure that Philippine tourism remains […]