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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has surpassed its electrification target for 2019 with over 500,000 new consumer connections, bringing its overall energization level under the franchise areas of different electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide at 95 percent. Data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) showed that from January to December last year, […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong has refuted claims by a supposed consumer group that he had abused his authority when he issued memoranda increasing the salaries and retirement benefits of general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs), stressing the issuances were all aboveboard and that the accusations were part of a “malicious scheme” […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated warehouses with dryers in eight places in Nueva Ecija, including Talavera, in a bid to help reduce post-harvest losses among rice farmers. This was disclosed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar after gracing the inauguration of the first of 80 Rice and Corn Education Farms (EduFarm) to be built […]
The Philippine government is still hoping for record-high cash remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as it remains uncertain when the outbreak can be contained. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said OFWs are still expected to remit a record-high $34.2 billion (P1.74 trillion) to the country this year. In 2019, […]
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), chaired by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has approved a resolution imposing a ban on single-use plastics in all government offices all over the country. NSWMC Resolution No. 1363, Series of 2020, which was recently signed by Cimatu, directs the DENR to “prepare […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has installed a new booster pump at the Estero de Calubcob in Manila’s Sampaloc district that aims to minimize flooding. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH NCR Director Ador Canlas said the flood management project has been done ahead of its set completion date […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bent on helping mango farmers beat the kurikong (cecid fly) infestation and enable them to increase the yield of quality fruits for the domestic and export markets. “Together, let us harness the power of science and technology to pro-actively get rid of kurikong and other major concerns confronting our mango industry,” said […]
The much-anticipated dredging project in the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System has begun, said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “It’s all systems go for the Tullahan-Tinajeros dredging project, which is an important part of the Manila Bay rehabilitation program,” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said. The 36.4-kilometer river system, which starts at the La Mesa […]
Motorists, commuters, and truckers bound for the cities of Malabon, Caloocan and Navotas —who currently face the daily traffic gridlock of Metro Manila—are set to enjoy some relief with the opening of the NLEX Harbor Link Malabon Exit. This was cited by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar during the inaugural […]
Introducing other measures to support local vehicle manufacturers is being eyed after Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) announced the closure of its car manufacturing operation in the country next month. “We really have to study the need to impose safeguard duty and other measures to provide at least a level of support to the local […]