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BOI Approved Tourist Accommodation Facilities in Siquijor and Tagaytay – RODOLFO

  The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved the Php62.4 million Casa Coco Hotel project of Altipeak Land Development, Inc. and the Php29.1 million Eco Container Hotel of Ecohotels Inc. These projects qualified as tourist accommodation facilities under the current Investments Priorities Plan (IPP). The Department of Tourism (DOT) endorsed the projects for approval […]

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Eel Farming in Leyte to Help in Post-Typhoon Yolanda Recovery Initiatives – RODOLFO

  The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the application for registration of Oceans Ace Philippines Export Import Corporation for its Php18 million live eel farming facility project in Hindang, Leyte. Approved by BOI as an export producer of live eel under the Export Activities category of the current Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), the […]

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Continue Banking on the Country’s Competitive Industries and Sectors – LOPEZ

  Business managers should continue taking part in the Philippines’ growth story, as the country experiences industry resurgence, giving trade and investment a full swing, the country’s trade chief said. Speaking at the general membership meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez urged managers […]

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Time to Prepare as Another El Niño Threatens Asian Countries in 2018 – PIÑOL

  Amid a threat of another long dry spell called the El Niño, Secretary Manny Piñol said the Department of Agriculture “will lay down this early preparatory measures to protect the Filipino farmers and fishermen from its ill-effects.” He sounded the warning after the Australian Weather Bureau warned that the Pacific Ocean could warm up […]

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Rivers and Lakes Will Be Seeded With Millions of Fingerlings – PIÑOL

  The country’s major river basins and lakes will be seeded with fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species over the next five years in a program which the Department of Agriculture (DA) calls Project BASIL or Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa. The National Inland Fisheries Enhancement Program of the Bureau of Fisheries and […]

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84% of Public Support DENR’s Lopez – SNB

  More than eight out of ten Filipinos support the efforts of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez to protect the environment from the threats posed by irresponsible mining. According to Gil Ramos of Survey ng Bayan (SNB), a nationwide survey conducted from April 24 to 26 revealed that 83.6% of […]

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NEA Deepens Ties With Power Coops, Consumer Groups Nationwide, Vows Energy Sector Reforms – MASONGSONG

  Motivated by the common desire to pursue meaningful reforms in the rural energy sector, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) strengthened its partnership with the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) under its watch, the ECs’ respective members, and consumers and owners (MCOs) and vowed to spearhead programs aimed at addressing key issues affecting the power sector. […]

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Power Consumers Unite to Foster Changes in the Energy Industry – MASONGSONG

Thousands of energy users from all over the country gathered on Wednesday to make a collective pitch for genuine and lasting changes in the power industry during the first National Summit of Electric Consumers. Organized by the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO), the forum served as a launch pad for rural energy […]

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Zero Tolerance for Corruption in DENR Under My Watch – LOPEZ

  Like President Rodrigo Duterte, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez has zero tolerance for corruption and is ready to act on complaints regarding DENR official and employees brought to her attention by the public. “Ako sa DENR, one strike, out (for me, in the DENR, one strike, out),” emphasized Lopez […]

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NEA to Honor Top Power Coops and Partner Institutions – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be honoring on April 28, 2017 a number of electric cooperatives (ECs) that have shown exemplary performance in implementing their rural electrification projects. Commendations in different categories will be presented to a select crop of AAA-rated ECs, general managers, board presidents, and partner institutions at the 2017 Lumens […]