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In compliance with Republic Act 8749 or the Philippine Clean Air Act, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is currently working on the guidelines for the National Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (NMVIMP). A Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of representatives from relevant government agencies, environment groups, and the automotive industry has […]
A traffic enforcer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was axed from the service after falsifying the signature of a driver on the traffic violation receipt (TVR) he was supposed to cancel for wrongly apprehending the motorist. The agency’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Staff has recently ordered the dismissal from the service of […]
The PNR North or Manila-Clark Railway Project, a 106-kilometer line connecting Manila to Central Luzon, will tremendously cut down travel time by as much as 70 percent. With this railway project, you can travel from Tutuban, Manila to Clark, Pampanga in under an hour or 55 minutes, a significant reduction from the current 2-3 […]
Following the 2017 Doing Business (DB) Report indicating that the Philippines moved up four spots from 103rd last year to 99th out of 190 economies, Department of Trade Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez expressed hope for the Philippines to reach top 20 by 2020 in the global competitiveness and ease of doing business (EODB) […]
On the sidelines of the 2017 Philippine Business Mission (PBM) to Japan, the Philippines scored positive in engaging Japan Cruise Lines (JCL) to include the country as a regular port of call in 2018. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Teo first thanked JCL for bringing Pacific Venus to Puerto Princesa and Manila in […]
With its pursuit to advance the betterment of micro, small and medium enterprises, the Philippines celebrated the International MSME day in support of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution recognizing the crucial role MSMEs play in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly in promoting innovation, creativity, and decent work. “MSMEs represent […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol together with its top ranking officials and heads of agencies launched the Production Loan Easy Access or PLEA program in the town of Malimono, Surigao del Norte. PLEA, a credit program conceptualized by the agriculture chief, aims to empower farmers and fisherfolks by providing them easy access […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is keen on collaborating with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the electric cooperatives (ECs) under its charge to develop additional micro grid facilities and distributed energy resources (DER) in the country. NEA Head Executive Assistant lawyer Vicar Loureen Lofranco issued this statement following a three-day workshop on the […]
Secretary General Taleb Rifai of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said all the world’s people must go visit the Philippines at one time or another. “You haven’t lived if you have not experienced the Philippines,” Rifai told the delegates at the opening ceremony of the 6th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Edgardo Masongsong has expressed his desire to establish a “comprehensive” emergency fund for electric cooperatives and its member-consumers to assist them in their disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. Masongsong visited Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, to lead the turnover of relief goods and financial assistance to the employees […]