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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 […]
A new 154.8-meter bridge on the Minuhang Cabarasan Road is now providing residents ease of travel to other parts of Barangay Minuhang, in Barugo town, Leyte. Citing a report from Region 8 Director Nerie Bueno, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said the DPWH Leyte 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has recently completed the new permanent P142.3-million […]
Around 32 provinces that have high hunger incidence will be given “special attention” in a bid to fulfill the current administration’s promise to reduce hunger by 25 percent when President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends in 2022, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Nograles, who concurrently serves as chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Zero […]
The city government of San Juan and officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) closed a slaughterhouse for violating environmental laws and for lack of environmental permits. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu served the closure order on the slaughterhouse of Megga Foods and Stock Farm Inc. […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended calamity loans to electric cooperatives (ECs) that have sustained significant damage during the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy last December. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the state-run agency released P31.246 million worth of financial assistance to four ECs in the Bicol region and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has warned contractors with delayed projects anew as it ordered the blacklisting of a contractor for its failure to finish on time the construction of a school building project in Cavite. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar is hoping that the banning of St. Gerrard Construction, General Contractor and […]
Soccsksargen and the area’s hog industry is still considered safe and free from the disease. Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that necessary prevention and control measures are in place to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) in other areas in Mindanao, especially in Region 12 (Soccsksargen). Soccsksargen comprises the provinces of […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was able to get the partial supply of N-88 face masks from Medtecs, the lone local manufacturer from Bataan. With the assistance of the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC), the DTI bought 125,000 pieces of N-88 masks. Of these, 70,000 pieces were delivered and immediately donated to the […]
Tourism in Boracay in Malay, Aklan, which has been affected by the COVID-19 threat (formerly known as the 2019-novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) is expected to get a much-needed boost with the scheduled visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the island resort. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat bared that the President is set to prove that tourist […]
Government and private sector stakeholders converged to support the bamboo industry during the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBDIC) meeting. As Chair of the Bamboo industry council, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that various agencies like the Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Local Government, and Trade are aligning their various programs […]