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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez discussed the potential of the Philippines as a production hub and exporter of vehicles in the ASEAN region with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) Chief Executive Officer Osamu Masuko. DTI has requested MMC to start producing car models for export as the agency is promoting an export […]
Two island villages of Lipata and Tulay-Buhangin in the laidback and 4th class town of Padre Burgos, Quezon province are now energized, after electricity was brought by way of submarine cables. Padre Burgos Mayor Roger Panganiban said local officials, townsfolk and villagers were happy with the completion of the local electrification project after being stuck […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is targeting to raise, as soon as possible, the survival rate of tree seedlings planted under its National Greening Program (NGP), which is the biggest reforestation bid by the government so far. Such target aims to help fast-track the expansion of the country’s forest cover, which DENR […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has already achieved its target of 460,000 new electricity consumer connections for this year. Latest figures released by the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) show new consumer connections reached 460,954 as of October 2018. This means that the 460,000 corporate target for the whole year has already […]
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has welcomed the move by the Senate to approve the spending plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for 2019. Cimatu said the approval of the DENR’s 2019 budget amounting to P24.17 billion would allow the agency to deliver on the priority programs and projects geared towards the […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to develop at least 85 airports across the country to promote tourism growth. “We are talking about developing our airports so that we have more capacity to receive flights from other destinations and accommodate more tourists to the country,” Tourism Undersecretary Arturo […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Wednesday welcomed the passage of the “Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop” bill at the bicameral conference committee level. In a statement, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the approval of the measure was very timely, citing the ever increasing energy demand in the country. “This measure comes at a time when […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez expects prices of goods to continue to decline in the first quarter of 2019 due to the decreasing oil prices and strengthening of the Philippine peso. Lopez said although prices have decreased following the easing of inflation rate at 6 percent last month, consumers may start to feel the decline in […]
Philippine fishery products can now enter the Russian market after the conclusion of talks between agriculture officials from the Philippines and Russia in Moscow. Agriculture Undersecretary Waldo Carpio said that three Philippine fisheries exporters have been granted accreditation to export fisheries products to Russia. The announcement was made following the first-ever Philippines-Russia Joint Working Group […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called on graduates of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to help fuel the nation’s development, noting that they are longer scholars but graduates of the nation. “…You are not just Iskolar ng Bayan, you are now Graduates ng Bayan. Your success is the success of the people who helped […]