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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The reopening of Baguio City to tourists from Luzon will spur a “swifter” recovery of the country’s tourism industry from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic since March, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Baguio is set to start accepting tourists from Luzon, particularly the National Capital Region (NCR) and Regions 2 and […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the electric cooperatives (ECs) to make the necessary preparations for Tropical Storm “Pepito.” which made landfall over the coast of Aurora-Isabela. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) issued an advisory on Monday, October 19, for the 121 ECs to ensure that appropriate contingency measures are in […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has entered into an agreement with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila to mobilize and capacitate its students for the protection and conservation of the environment and natural resources. As part of the partnership, DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu turned over 100 units of tablet […]
The Philippine government has formalized its commitment to end hunger and malnutrition as it launched the National Food Policy (NFP), during the closing program of the week-long 2020 World Food Day (WFD) celebration recently. “We strongly endorse and commit to action the newly-launched National Food Policy under the authorship and leadership of Cabinet Secretary Karlo […]