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DA TO PURSUE CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRI TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will strongly pursue climate-resilient agricultural technologies and systems to sustain productivity, ensure more incomes of farmers and fisherfolk, and ensure national food security. “Extreme weather, widely considered as the ‘new normal,’ has already and will continue to impact on the country’s agriculture and fishery sector, and national food security,” said […]

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NLEX HARBOR LINK MALABON EXIT TO OPEN FEB 21 – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said the Malabon Exit of the NLEX Harbor Link C3-R10 Section on Dagat-Dagatan Avenue will officially open on February 21. This as Villar ordered NLEX Corp. to finish the Malabon Exit of the NLEX Harbor Link in seven days. The public works head and NLEX […]

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DTI-USAID BOOTCAMP TO HELP WOMEN ENTREPS GO DIGITAL – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is partnering with USAID, Lead-More, and Havas Ortega to train women entrepreneurs on using digital tools to grow their business. The three-month program will be piloted in Region 4A in April, Iloilo in July, and Cagayan de Oro in October. “In DTI we always say that for every […]

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NATIONAL FOOD POLICY OUT BY OCTOBER — NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the government will be coming out with its National Food Policy by October this year as part of its efforts to eradicate hunger in the country, encouraging members of the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) to help governmnent in one of its key anti-poverty programs. Speaking to NMYL […]

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ALLEGED KILLER OF CATANDUANES JOURNALIST FOUND GUILTY IN SEPARATE MURDER CASE – SY EGCO

Former Catanduanes police officer Vincent Tacorda, who initially confessed, but later denied his statement of killing 54-year-old Catanduanes-based newspaper publisher Larry Sy Que, was found guilty in a separate frustrated murder case. In an 11-page decision released on February 14, Virac Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 42 Presiding Judge Genie G. Gapas-Agbada convicted Tacorda in […]

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SAFE TO CONDUCT FESTIVALS DESPITE COVID-19 THREAT – ROMULO-PUYAT

It is safe to conduct festivals and public gatherings in the country, despite the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has assured. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat gave the assurance after the Department of Health (DOH) earlier recommended the cancellation of big events and other mass gatherings amid the threat posed by the new […]

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DUTERTE GOV’T CONFIDENT CHINA WILL RECOVER FROM COVID-19 OUTBREAK – NOGRALES

The Philippines expressed hope that China will be able to recover from the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “We obviously recognize China as one of the leading trade partners of the Philippines. And we hope that China will be able to get back to its usual business, even given the challenges that your country […]

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MODERNIZE GENSAN FISH PORT – DAR

Similar to the Navotas Fish Complex in Metro Manila, the General Santos Fish Port Complex in SOCCSKSARGEN is set to undergo an overhaul. During a visit of the Fish Port recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed his support to rehabilitate and modernize the GenSan Fish Port. “With seventy-five percent of the tuna supply in the […]

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PREPARATIONS FOR 1ST METRO MANILA SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL IN FULL SWING – LIM

Preparations for the first-ever Metro Manila Summer Film Festival have begun with an ocular inspection of the proposed route for the Parade of Stars. The Parade of Stars for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Summer edition will take place at Quezon City on April 5, Palm Sunday, as announced during a meeting presided by […]

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DUTERTE ORDERS ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL ZONING PLAN VS ASF – DAR

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has directed all local government units (LGUs) and concerned national government agencies (NGAs) to strictly enforce the national zoning and movement plan crafted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to effectively manage, control and contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). The President met with more than 1,500 local chief […]