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A farm-to-market road in Nueva Ecija was recently completed to provide better transport of various agricultural produce in the province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Tuesday.

President Duterte's order to relieve several district engineers who are allegedly involved in corruption at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be "immediately implemented," according to Secrtaryt Mark Villar.

Despite the global health crisis that hampered most public operations in the country, various smuggling cases and the fight against corruption in the Bureau of Customs carried on throughout the year.

Another illegal exportation of Agarwood worth P62-million was prevented at the Port of Davao, the Bureau of Customs said Monday.

Two modular hospitals intended for moderate to severe COVID-19 cases and two dormitories for healthcare workers were turned over to the Quezon City Institute in Quezon City Tuesday.

Passengers and motorbanca operators were reminded Monday to strictly follow sea travel suspension and safety advisories to prevent any maritime mishap during weather disturbances.

Four-hundred thirty-two boxes of smuggled cigarettes valued at P13,188.411 were intercepted while in transit onboard a motorized banca in Cotabato City last Dec. 7, the Bureau of Customs (BoC) said Saturday.

The chief of counter-terrorism division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was found dead with a bullet wound inside his office Tuesday, the bureau’s spokesperson confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

Cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines grew to 442,785 after the Department of Health recorded 1,400 new cases Tuesday.

Despite experiencing internet service downtime last December 3, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it was still able to collect about P1.6 billion in revenues.

The Department of Health registered 1,574 new COVID-19 cases Monday, pushing the country’s total to 441,399.

The Department of Health reiterated Monday that there is no immunity passport for the coronavirus disease, reminding the public to avoid being complacent.

More than 21,000 overseas and local job opportunities are up for grabs in a two-day online job fair next week, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Saturday, Dec. 5.

A shipment of live ornamental fish from Taiwan was recently intercepted at the Subport of Mactan for absence of import permit, the Bureau of Customs said Saturday, Dec. 5.

Almost half of the 21.64-kilometer Boracay Circumferential Road is now open to traffic as two phases of the road project were recently completed.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has linked TradeNet portal to its website to provide importers easier access to automated processes with regulatory agencies.

Deferred holiday pay for employees from April to November must be paid by employer until yearend, the Department of Labor and Employment said.

The Nagkaisa labor coalition slammed on Friday the “measly” allocation for livelihood and emergency employment in the 2021 budget.