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With timely weather advisories, farmers were able to harvest early and thus “saved” their crops several days before typhoons Quinta and Rolly wrought damage to major rice-producing provinces in Luzon. As a result, combined palay production loss amounted to roughly 165,000 metric tons (MT), representing two percent of the projected fourth-quarter harvest of 8.4 million […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has so far recorded the highest numbers of blacklisted non-performing or scheming contractors. “Let this be a warning to our contractors that this administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is serious in its anti-corruption drive and will not tolerate those who bagged a big amount of […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said the initial cost of damage to power distribution infrastructure from Typhoon Rolly rose to P327.909 million, a bulk of the amount sustained by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the Bicol region. It was based on the reports submitted to the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as […]
In the aftermath of Typhoon Rolly, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles headed the distribution of hot meals to families in Brgy. Alima and Brgy. Sineguelasan in Bacoor, Cavite with the help of partners from the private sector. The meals were prepared and provided by McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen (MKK) and San Miguel Food Corporation. Distribution was held […]
“We want to do more than rebuild their homes––we want to help the victims of Typhoon Yolanda rebuild their lives.” This, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, sums up the government’s philosophy in the resettlement sites that have been established as part of the government’s Yolanda Permanent Housing Program (YPHP). The Task Force has already […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the 12th virtual turn over ceremony of Typhoon Yolanda housing units, this time in Iloilo last November 6, 2020, under the auspices of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project in Region 6. Nograles thanked LGU and agency partners for their cooperation and sense of urgency in […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed the DOT-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2020-001, which contains specific guidelines for the provision of cash assistance and cash-for-work program for tourism workers that were displaced due to the ongoing pandemic.“Our tourism workers make up […]
The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), has allotted P592,432,000 as indemnification fund for 32,761 Bicol farmers, whose insured crops were damaged by Super Typhoon Rolly. Agriculture Secretary William Dar made the announcement during a simple program in Polangui, Albay, where he led the distribution of P90-million worth of various assistance […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the decline in the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) from 50.1 in September to 48.5 in October is a “marginal drop.” “The slight decline in the Philippine manufacturing PMI merely reflects a pause in our economy’s recovery momentum. It just shows that we are still […]
“The Duterte administration envisions the anti-hunger, anti-poverty program as a lasting gift to the Filipino people, a legacy that should be enjoyed by generations to come.” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the remark during the virtual launching of the National Food Policy initiative held last November 4, 2020 led by the National Food Coalition (NFC) […]