Government agencies must reject greenwashing attempts of tobacco companies and other health-harming industries, public health advocacy group HealthJustice Philippines said on Saturday, Sept. 20, during the observance of the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Based on several studies, at least 4.5...
DAVAO CITY - The Davao Travel Agencies Association is looking at Thailand’s successful tourism model for insights on how to make Davao a more attractive and sustainable tourist destination in Southeast Asia. During the two-day familiarization tour in Pattaya on Aug. 19 and 20, DTAA officials and...
President Marcos encouraged local government units (LGUs) and agencies to set their goals according to the country's national priorities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM) "I encourage everyone to align your organizational goals with our national priorities so that we can push...
Officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DWM) met with owners and managers of recruitment agencies and discussed safety measures in deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patricia Yvonne Caunan, DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International...
The Marcos administration secured its first credit rating upgrade from Japan-based Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the DOF announced that the Japanese debt watcher raised the country’s credit...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, December 29 defended the Marcos administration’s spending for foreign and local trips next year and urged government agencies to follow through on investment pledges that would be made during these official visits. “The President is the most potent...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is engaging into a new business niche by positioning as retail electricity supplier (RES), primarily to satiate the power supply requirements of the government agencies nationwide. In an interview, PNOC President and CEO Oliver B. Butalid indicated...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies and Philippine embassies to work closely with each other to secure all affected Filipinos in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook) Malacañang said Marcos told the departments...
President Marcos directed government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to support senior citizen activities during the annual celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week. Through Memorandum Circular No. 34 dated Sept. 29 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Marcos ordered the...
The dream of P20-per-kilo rice may have moved a step closer to becoming a reality on Monday, July 17, after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will establish Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) centers across the Philippines. President...
"Alone we can do little, together we can do a lot," this is the rallying call of the newly-installed Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) president Patria "Patty" T. Chiong, as the largest and most prestigious travel agency association in the country gears up to the 30 th Travel Tour Expo...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to amend the law governing the rights and liabilities of household workers and their employers to put more accountability on private employment agencies (PEAs). In filing Senate Bill No. 456, Estrada said it is imperative that PEAs ensure that the...
