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The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be focusing on three major priorities – technology, financing and marketing. Piñol stressed this during the farmers and fishers forum held in Mariveles, Bataan. The Agriculture Secretary, who assumed his post less than a year ago, has been going around the country campaigning for the advancement of Philippine […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is now gearing up for the conduct of the 3rd Metro Manila Shakedrill this coming July in preparation for the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that might hit the metropolis. MMDA will be doing the mock exercise for four days, from July 14 to July 17, at around 4 p.m. […]
As part of a national campaign to rehabilitate fish sources across the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched on June 19, 2017 the Balik Sigla sa Lawa at Ilog (BASIL) project. The project is the DA’s counter-strategy, which comes after the directive of President Rodrigo […]
Some 5,300 member-consumers of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) on took their oaths as new members of the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO). No less than National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong administered the mass oathtaking during BENECO’s 37th Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA). Established last January, NCECCO is […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) chief Edgardo Masongsong rallied all electric cooperatives (ECs) under its supervision to support the agency’s legislative agenda, including the possibility of expanding its authority over all power distribution utilities (DUs). Masongsong asked the general managers of the electric cooperatives to help him lobby Congress to increase or expand its mandate […]
The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched phone and mobile-centered support services to help Filipino smokers quit tobacco. Harnessing the power and potentials of communication technologies, the DOH now offers Filipinos who want to kick their smoking habits real-time counseling and support through a quitline. Quitline is […]
Filipino sari-sari store owners can count on the government to finance their dream expansion through the Pondo para sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3), the country’s Trade Secretary said. “Sari-sari stores form part the economic backbone of the country. Providing them more opportunities can only mean greater economic development,” said Lopez during the appreciation and […]
Tourism Ministers of Costa Rica and Cameroon join the growing list of top level officials to come together at the 6th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) International Conference on Tourism Statistics slated from June 21 to 23. Costa Rica’s Minister Mauricio Ventura Aragon and Cameroon’s Minister Bello Bouba Maigari will be joining the […]
The Philippines remains a preferred global investment destination as evident in the investment projects registered with the Board of Investments (BOI). Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez announced a 25% increase in the value of registered investments for the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2016, growing […]
Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s instruction to revive and to strengthen the country’s footwear industry, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and the members of the Philippine Footwear Federation Inc. (PFFI) identified possible solutions to existing obstacles that hamper the shoe industry’s growth. “Technological improvement remains an industry concern. While there are […]