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The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) lauded the arrest of one of the accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. In his report to the PTFoMS, Lt. Col Ibrahim Jambiran, chief of the Parang Municipal Police Station (MPS), said Faisal Dimaukom, alias Kagi Faizal, was arrested by authorities early Monday morning. Police also seized […]
Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar has issued an administrative order (AO) which sets the policy framework for inclusive agri-industrialization and his “new thinking for agriculture” strategy. Dar said the first AO for 2020 will operationalize the department’s vision of a “food-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk.” “Our ultimate goal is to double the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to deploy a contingent of 1,000 personnel to help make the 2020 Traslacion of the Black Nazarene safe, peaceful and orderly. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the contingent is composed of personnel from the agency’s Metro Public Safety Office (MPSO), Traffic Discipline Office, Metro Parkways Clearing Group, […]
For those looking for businesses ideas in 2020, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez is suggesting a venture into the Halal market. Lopez is also the Chairperson of the Halal Export Development and Promotion Board, a policy-making body composed of public and private sector representatives. “There is big potential in Halal in […]
Properly, prudently, and efficiently.This is how the Executive intends to spend the record-setting P4.1 trillion 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte had signed on the first working Monday of the year, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. “This was a team effort, and we commend the leadership of both houses.” “We thank the members of […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI), the largest organization of foreign and Filipino electronics companies in the Philippines, will present the Philippine electronics capabilities during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2020) which runs from 7-10 January 2020 in Las […]
Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said they will prioritize the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in communist-held areas as part of the government’s initiative to fight insurgency. In a press conference, Dar described the move as a “double-purpose intervention” as it aims to encourage peace and development in the countryside. The agriculture chief said […]
Economic managers recently approved for endorsement to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board a total of 12 infrastructure projects worth P626.11 billion. These projects are: Unsolicited Operate-Add-Transfer (OAT) Proposal for the Davao International Airport; Unsolicited Operate-Add-Transfer (OAT) Proposal for the Laguindingan Airport; MRT-4 Project; EDSA Greenways Project; Maritime Safety Enhancement Program; Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge […]
Over 110,000 micro entrepreneurs have been assisted even as P5.1B has been released through the Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) Program, which is being rolled out to the countryside to provide affordable and easy access loans to micro entrepreneurs. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the P3 Program will continue […]
Rehabilitating a heavily polluted water body is proving to be an extremely difficult task, but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under the leadership of Secretary Roy Cimatu is more determined than ever to win the so-called “Battle for Manila Bay.” Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force (MBTF), said that much […]