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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officially lifted the total deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait. This after DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed the department order lifting the ban on the sending of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) both skilled and household service workers (HSWs) to the Gulf State. Bello noted […]
Ninety-three-year-old Emerenciana Bustamante from Burgos, Pangasinan was teary-eyed after receiving her long-awaited certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones. “My long wait is finally over! The land is now legally mine,” cried Bustamante who, together with her husband farmed the land for more than 40 years. “I […]
Latest data on Philippine travel and tourism performance showed a 96.66 percent jump on visitor receipts for January and February 2018 compared to the same period last year. Based on the data released by the Department of Tourism (DOT), combined receipts for the first two months of the year grew to PHP78.82 billion from PHP40.08 […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez met with his Danish counterpart, Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Brian Mikkelsen, to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the Philippines and Denmark, especially concerning the PH government’s massive infrastructure program. “The current economic growth momentum, rating upgrades, and aggressive infrastructure programs offer a […]
To ensure electric service reliability in the coming elections, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered the creation of a task force that will monitor the power situation in areas covered by electric cooperatives across the country. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Office Order No. 2018-099 dated April 30, establishing “NEA Power Task Force Election (NPTFE) […]
President Rodrigo Duterte distributed certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to 386 agrarian reform beneficiaries, effectively transferring to them the ownership of the remaining 654.4082 hectares of the Hacienda Matias in Mulanay, Quezon Province. The farmer-beneficiaries were also assured of government support and assistance, a promise made by President Duterte to all farmer-beneficiaries, to ensure […]
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), the country’s lead investments promotion agency, recorded a PhP 195.7 billion worth of investment approvals for the January to April 2018 period, an increase of 28 percent compared to the same period last year where it posted PhP 153.1 billion. “The strong macroeconomic fundamentals and the continuous policy reforms […]
The number of Filipino households connected to electricity has increased significantly in the first two months of 2018, despite the many factors hindering the implementation of the rural electrification program, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported. The NEA through its Information Technology and Communications Services Department (ITCSD) has monitored 93,324 new consumer connections or […]
Residents of the six unenergized sitios in the three municipalities of Tablas Island in the province of Romblon will no longer have to wait for years as electricity may come to them sooner than later. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong of the state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has recently asked the Tablas Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TIELCO) […]
Future national bridges in the Philippines will not just be structurally sound but also aesthetically pleasing with the release of Bridge Aesthetic Guidelines of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, through Department Order No. 49, ordered the adoption of aesthetic consideration in all bridge plans and designs and stated […]