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Cebu and the Visayas islands have been named Top Island in Asia, leading three other Philippine islands in the Top 10 of the Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. Palawan, Siargao, and Boracay also made it to the Top 10 in Asia list, ranking fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, to give the Philippines […]
Six months since the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, learners and teachers returned to schools virtually as the country’s academic year 2020 to 2021 officially opened. “More than 61,000 schools offering K to 12 Basic Education Program reopened to serve about 24,753,906 learners – 22,525,282 enrollees in […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar was chosen as the “Lifetime Contributor” awardee for the public sector by the board of judges of Asia CEO Awards 2020, which recognizes leaders for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the country as a whole. Richard Mills, chair of the award-giving body, said Dar is cited for his leadership and […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the recent completion of various road improvements along Roman Expressway will further boost the economic potential of Bataan Province. Citing DPWH Bataan 2nd District Engineering Office’s report, Villar said that Roman Expressway – a national arterial road traversing 10 Bataan towns – was the recent recipient of […]
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the 91 percent approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey reflects the people’s trust and confidence in his ability to chart the right course for the country as Filipinos come to terms with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic […]
Even the government is riding on the food home delivery bandwagon as part of its efforts to provide adequate nourishment for the country’s most vulnerable sectors. This was revealed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Tuesday provided updates on the government’s food assistance initiatives for undernourished Filipino school-aged children, who will continue to receive […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of a 128-bed capacity quarantine/isolation healthcare facility in Barangay Dagatan, Lipa City, Batangas. “Our DPWH Batangas 4th District Engineering Office has finished the conversion of Lipa Academy of Sports, Culture, and Arts (LASCA) into a temporary medical facility for individuals who will be identified as […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomes the adoption of antigen testing as a way of determining if visitors to Baguio City are free of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health (DOH), and Baguio City, we support the piloting of the antigen testing so that […]
The Department of Trade and Industry, through its Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG), continues its annual celebration of Consumer Welfare Month (CWM) this October with most of the activities done virtually because of the community quarantine. “This year’s theme is ‘Sustainable Consumer in the New Normal,’ which calls for a change in consumer behavior and […]
Tourism-related establishments can now apply online for accreditation with the Department of Tourism (DOT) with the launch of its Online Accreditation System. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the system, accessible through https://accreditation.tourism.gov.ph, promises to ease and speed up the accreditation requests of local tourism establishments. Romulo-Puyat said the new system will facilitate the accreditation requests, contactless transactions, […]