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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto backed Toshiba’s planned expansion of its hard disk drive manufacturing operations in the Philippines, a move that could create 3,000 additional jobs and further strengthen the country’s role in the global data storage supply chain. Recto discussed the expansion with Toshiba Corporation Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya during a meeting […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a major expansion of the country’s palm oil industry to reduce heavy import dependence and eventually provide a local feedstock for cleaner fuels. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. told a House of Representatives budget hearing that the government needs to provide substantially more funding to develop […]
Senator Bong Go welcomed the continued expansion of regional specialty centers and medical scholarship programs mentioned during the State of the Nation Address, saying these initiatives could bring advanced healthcare closer to Filipinos and strengthen the country’s medical workforce. Go stressed that patients in the provinces should not have to travel to Metro Manila or […]
As the nation observes National Nutrition Month, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III stressed the importance of investing in child nutrition, highlighting the House-approved National Nutrition Program and calling for its swift enactment as part of the country’s broader fight against child hunger and malnutrition. The Speaker’s call comes as the latest survey by the […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones continued the expansion of the Provincial Government’s Laguna Pantry program by personally leading the distribution of free pork and fresh vegetables to residents of the municipalities of Luisiana and Liliw recently. The initiative forms part of the provincial government’s continuing food assistance program aimed at helping families while strengthening support for […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara welcomed the expansion of bridges in the national highway in Bangar, La Union. According to Angara, the project puts an end to the dangerous daily trip made by students and teachers in the area. The project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the Luzong Sur Bridge spent […]
Senator Chiz Escudero welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) designation of Sorsogon as pilot area for its expanded classroom construction initiative, saying the province’s selection is a recognition of the local government unit’s (LGU) long-standing commitment to better education. In commending the initiative, Escudero said the move affirms the principle he earlier advocated: capable LGUs, […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is calling for a three-year P6 billion plan to accelerate the long-overdue modernization of the Naga Airport to sustain—and even boost—the momentum of CamSur as one of the country’s economic, investment and tourism frontrunners. Backdropped by the latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data […]
Keeping palay prices fair, expanding P20-per-kilo rice and fast-tracking farm-to-market roads will be the toughest test of the Department of Agriculture heading into 2026, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. Tiu Laurel said the priorities are critical to sustaining rice production, keeping food affordable, and improving market access for farmers. “The most urgent challenge […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri welcomed the signing of Republic Act No. 12310 or the Expanded Philippine Science High School System Act, saying the new law will bring high-quality science education closer to Filipino students across the country. “The Philippine Science High School is one of our most prestigious institutions, producing world-class students in science, […]