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Following the issuance by President Rodrigo Duterte of Executive Order No. 169 “Strengthening the Franchising Industry for the Protection of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)”, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez ensured that in promoting entrepreneurship and franchising as tried and tested business models for aspiring MSMEs. “We have to protect […]
House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. welcomed news that President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a halt to “e-sabong” or online cockfighting operations, and on Tuesday lauded the directive, which he said would save Filipinos from the evils of gambling. According to Abante: “There is incontrovertible evidence that e-sabong, like […]
President Rodrigo Duterte led the inauguration of the 6.405-kilometer Tacloban City Bypass Road Project completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Province of Leyte. The President was joined in the project inauguration by Senator Bong Go, DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, House […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said the milestones and achievements made by the agency will be a significant part of the legacy of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte on the conservation and protection of the environment. In the DENR’s Expanded Executive Committee Conference recently, Cimatu praised the employees for […]
This, according to administration senatorial candidate Robin Padilla, sums up the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, which has resulted in the whole country now minimal to low risk for COVID-19 according to the Department of Health. “Nakikita na natin na sa ilalim ng liderato ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay nauupakan na natin ang COVID,” said […]
The House of Representatives launched a dedicated website that provides verified information about President Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the new website contains not only the latest news and updates about the President’s sixth and final SONA, but also the legislative accomplishments of the Duterte administration. “President […]
More local government executives have expressed support for the proposed anti-terror bill, Quirino Governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dakila Cua said. “Informally, napag-uusapan sa mga chat groups, nag-uusap-usap na para bang ano ba ‘yung tingin nyo diyan (this is being discussed informally, on what they think about the bill). I think […]
The Senate is ready to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for Congress to convene a special session amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said. “If ever the President will request for a special session for the need to pass a supplemental budget to help repatriate our kababayans (countrymen) from […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the signing of the P4.1-trillion General Appropriations Act of 2020 by President Rodrigo Duterte signals the start of the implementation of more flagship projects that are meant to improve the lives of the Filipino people. “The 2020 GAA could be described as the first legacy budget of the Duterte administration. In […]
Properly, prudently, and efficiently.This is how the Executive intends to spend the record-setting P4.1 trillion 2020 national budget that President Rodrigo Duterte had signed on the first working Monday of the year, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. “This was a team effort, and we commend the leadership of both houses.” “We thank the members of […]