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The government is considering developing some facilities in Visayas and Mindanao as potential quarantine sites for the next batches of Filipino repatriates from countries hit by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Nograles said the plan was pitched, as the government readies itself for the possible “worst-case scenario,” considering that COVID-19 […]
The highly-anticipated nationwide sale has been moved to a later date due to the “alarming rise” in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases worldwide, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. The event, billed as the Philippines’ version of Singapore’s Great Sale and Hong Kong’s Summer Sale, was supposed to take place for the entire month of […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu expressed hope that more private companies will join the government in its environmental initiatives following the launch of the P1-billion Tullahan-Tinajeros dredging project recently. The dredging of a 5.25-km portion of the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System from Barangay Catmon in Malabon City to Barangay Bagumbayan South in Navotas City, is a joint […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order creating a national task force to prevent the entry, contain, and control animal-borne diseases such as African swine fever (ASF) following the sharp rise in the number of cases nationwide. Duterte signed Executive Order No. 105 on February 21 creating a national task force to “oversee and […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez sees uncertainties in the global market as the main reason that pushed multinational companies to shut down, or slow down their operations in the country. Lopez cited that among the uncertainties globally that drive these companies to rationalize their operations include the U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus disease 2019. “It […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has surpassed its electrification target for 2019 with over 500,000 new consumer connections, bringing its overall energization level under the franchise areas of different electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide at 95 percent. Data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) showed that from January to December last year, […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong has refuted claims by a supposed consumer group that he had abused his authority when he issued memoranda increasing the salaries and retirement benefits of general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs), stressing the issuances were all aboveboard and that the accusations were part of a “malicious scheme” […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated warehouses with dryers in eight places in Nueva Ecija, including Talavera, in a bid to help reduce post-harvest losses among rice farmers. This was disclosed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar after gracing the inauguration of the first of 80 Rice and Corn Education Farms (EduFarm) to be built […]
The Philippine government is still hoping for record-high cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as it remains uncertain when the outbreak can be contained. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said OFWs are still expected to remit a record-high $34.2 billion (P1.74 trillion) to the country this year. In 2019, […]
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), chaired by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has approved a resolution imposing a ban on single-use plastics in all government offices all over the country. NSWMC Resolution No. 1363, Series of 2020, which was recently signed by Cimatu, directs the DENR to “prepare […]