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As the Philippines joined the observance of World Environment Day with the theme ‘#beatplasticpollution,’ Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda expressed hope for realizing the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of 2024. “With the negotiations rolling, we are hopefully months away from a global plastics treaty that will address the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation-National Capital Region (PhilHealth-NCR) sealed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (KonSulta Program). The MOU was signed by MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes, MMDA General Manager Usec. Procopio Lipana, and PhilHealth NCR Vice President Dr. Bernadette Lico. “The […]
With the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Kyungpook National University (KNU) of the Republic of Korea signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Agriculture and Fishery Development Cooperation recently. The MOU, signed by DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) Director Joel Lales, and […]
Emphasizing their countries’ agricultural expertise and goals towards food security, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and South African Ambassador to the Philippines Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe discussed potential areas for agricultural cooperation that can help boost the two countries’ food production and economic success. Among those tackled during the recent courtesy call […]
Presiding over the resumption of the Senate deliberations on its concurrence on the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda shared the frustration of farmers, who are among the direct stakeholders of currently the world’s biggest free trade pact. During the public hearing conducted by a special […]
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and its counterpart Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China have signed an Implementation Program on Tourism Cooperation to push for bilateral tourism cooperation between the Philippines and China. Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco signed the Implementation Program (IP) on Tourism Cooperation together with […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative to the Philippines Sakamoto Takema recently signed the Minutes of the Meeting to Amend the Records of Discussion for the technical cooperation project of DA and JICA on Market Driven Enhancement of Vegetable Value Chain in the Philippines (MVC2). […]
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has fostered greater collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for tunnel engineering and road infrastructure development. A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was formally signed recently in Manila by DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain, and MLIT Vice Minister […]
The Philippines’ creative community will soon have an additional potential audience of about 280 million Indonesians as the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Cooperation in the Development and Promotion of the Creative Economy between the Philippines and Indonesia. Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual and Indonesian Minister […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) inked a Memorandum of Agreement interconnecting their data systems for quicker sharing of information on motorists and vehicles involved in traffic violations and apprehensions. The MOA signed by MMDA Chairman Atty. Romando Artes and LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante establishing the LTO-MMDA […]