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Agriculture Secretary William Dar is encouraging local government units (LGUs) and concerned agencies to include chicken in subsidized food packs for distribution to their constituents and clienteles to ease supply glut and stabilize prices of said poultry product. “The inclusion of fresh chicken in the relief goods would hike the demand and increase the farmgate […]
During the 52nd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez stressed that the ASEAN’s 2020 theme of “cohesive and responsive” is the formula on how the region can overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. “Let us continue to strengthen effective cross-pillar and cross-sectoral coordination given that the socio-economic impact of the pandemic cuts across sectors,” […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of new quarantine facilities in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte that will help free up hospital beds for moderate, critical or severe COVID-19 cases. Villar, government’s isolation czar for the coronavirus pandemic, said that three multi-purpose buildings in Iligan City were converted into isolation facilities […]
As the Department of Agriculture (DA) embarks on implementing various initiatives under the Plant, Plant, Plant program — particularly short-gestating projects that will provide immediate food and incomes to Filipino households — Agriculture Secretary William Dar led all DA officials and staff to pledge good governance and zero corruption, during its weekly national management committee […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led a series of Virtual Orientation and Consultation Workshops meant to finalize the Joint Memorandum Circular of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) last August 25, 2020. Nograles, chair of the Task Force on Zero Hunger, thanked the EPAHP National Program Management Office (NPMO) led by Director Resty Macuto […]
More than 1.3 million sari-sari stores and market vendors, and an estimated 7 million informal and unregistered home-based microbusinesses stand to boost its additional income through digital transactions and sachet virtual banking services as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) rolled out their partnership for inclusive livelihood and […]
A consumer group called on the Duterte government to maximize the use of local construction materials for its flagship “Build Build Build” program to help sustain jobs for Filipinos amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “This should be a priority as long as these local companies are compliant with product standards and labeling plus markings […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has rolled out its enhanced online monitoring system to efficiently track compliance of local government units (LGUs) to the country’s solid waste management law. EMB Director William Cuñado said the agency is tapping 307 environmental monitoring and enforcement officers (ENMOs) assigned all over the […]
Recognizing the major role of women in Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) bats for a stronger, gender-inclusive seed system to further boost food production and farmers’ incomes. “Under the Duterte administration, the DA will continue to empower women farmers, being indispensable partners of their farmer-husbands, brothers, or sons. Together, they form our formidable food […]
Female entrepreneurs are on the spotlight in the “Gawang Pinay”, an online trade fair that aims to provide market opportunities for products made by women-owned and/or managed enterprises, or those that have predominantly women employees. The Gawang Pinay Online Trade Fair, the first digital market for women-led enterprises in partnership with an e-commerce platform, features […]