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To continuously ensure that residents of Metro Manila are supplied with safe vegetables, the Department of Agriculture and the San Juan City government have forged a partnership for the implementation of the Urban Agriculture Program (UAP). The intensified UAP, which is one of the key strategies of the Department during the time of pandemic, aims to […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 150 facilities that were built and repurposed are now being used as facilities for quarantine, isolation and as off-site dormitories of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and frontline workers. Citing the latest “We Heal as One” Report, Villar said that of the 150 facilities, […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that tourists from the Western Visayas who are aged below 21 and above 60, have been allowed to visit Boracay after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has lifted the age-specific ban on the island. Since the reopening of Boracay to tourists from […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is pushing for capacity building in manufacturing, agriculture, and services as the country rebuilds its economy from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the National MSME Week e-forum recently, Lopez said the country should further strengthen its capacity building to be able to supply local demands […]
With unified interventions put in place, the head of the government’s response against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has expressed optimism that Cebu City will graduate to general community quarantine (GCQ) by the end of July. Environment Secretary and Cebu COVID-19 response overseer Roy Cimatu revealed his upbeat assessment as he and other officials of […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the electric cooperatives (ECs) to support the “Kadiwa Ni Ani at Kita” marketing program designed to help farmers and fishers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued a memorandum enjoining the 121 ECs to extend the necessary assistance to the Department […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu said the Duterte administration prioritizes climate change issues amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. During a pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) forum aired over state-run PTV4, Cimatu, also chairman of the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCAM-DRR), said addressing […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) — in tandem with the provincial and municipal government officials and veterinarians — has successfully managed, controlled, and contained the incidence of avian influenza (bird flu) in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, four months ago. In its official report to the OIE or the World Organization for Animal Health recently, the DA-Bureau […]
A more stringent law is needed to curb illegal wildlife trade as culprits are not deterred by the punishments provided under Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. “RA 9147 should be amended to include a mandatory minimum jail term of six years for […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) can be held in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) but only at 50-percent capacity. According to the guidelines for MICE operations dated July 14, physical events in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), modified ECQ, and general community quarantine (GCQ) remain […]