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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has completed its fact-finding report on the alleged violations on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and CHED advisories by the National University (NU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) and has submitted the same to the IATF, particularly to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that business name registration of online businesses boomed from 1,753 in January-March 15 this year–or before the declaration of the community quarantine–to 75,876 as of September 2. Meanwhile, based on the latest data released by the Business Name Registration Division (BNRD) of the DTI, the total number […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar for the development of a healthcare facility for patients with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The MOA for the construction of the 96-bed isolation facility was signed during the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Pandemic […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), in partnership with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), will undertake cloud seeding operations in Central Luzon to stem the declining water level in Pantabangan Dam. Agriculture Secretary William Dar has given the go-signal for the DA’s Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) to commence cloud seeding operations to induce […]
Instead of creating task forces that are temporary in nature, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be more effective in protecting the environment if it has its own permanent bureau dedicated to enforcing environmental laws and regulations. This was pointed out by Nilo Tamoria, executive director of the DENR’s Environmental Protection and […]
The landscape of child rights and child protection will be quite different in the learning environment of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. As part of the Department of Education’s efforts to deliver relevant quality education and uphold child rights and child protection in the COVID-19 environment, DepEd, through the Office of the Undersecretary for Legal […]
The Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) is launching its 2nd edition through an online platform from October 9 to 11, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the PHIDEX aims to bring more dive enthusiasts, industry professionals, and renowned experts in a single online platform. “All components of […]
Harnessing the full potentials of family farms and promoting digital or precision agriculture are among the priorities of the Department of Agriculture under the “new normal” to attain its twin objectives of reducing poverty and achieving food security amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “It is important that we continuously empower vulnerable groups — smallholder […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has successfully completed and turned over to the local government a 151-bed capacity healthcare facility in Carmona, Cavite. Secretary Mark Villar said the repurposed evacuation center at Brgy. Lantic, Carmona, Cavite which was converted into a mega isolation facility will facilitate the treatment and care of coronavirus […]
The Philippines continues to prove that it is among the world’s most innovative economies after ranking 50th out of 131 countries in 2020, up from its 54th place last year, as reported in the annual Global Innovation Index (GII). This is the first time that the Philippines has breached the top 50 of the GII, which […]