More poor Filipino families and vulnerable communities having access to social protection programs is envisioned under a cooperation agreement that will be signed between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) on...
With a year left in office, President Duterte is ready to deliver his farewell address to the nation Monday, July 26, after rehearsing the speech four times. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the rehabilitation of an irrigation project in Pampanga that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, NIA said that it has already completed the newly rehabilitated Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System...
The Philippines has sounded the alarm on the significant gap in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the world as 80 percent of the global vaccine supply went to high- and upper-middle-income countries. DFA Deputy Assistant Secretary Marian Jocelyn T. Tirol-Ignacio delivers the Philippines’...
President Duterte said it was about time that the world thought of having internationally recognized vaccination certificates to restart economies that have reeled from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the Asia-Pacific...
President Duterte expressed concern about a great imbalance in access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the pandemic has become an "unforgiving race to immunity" due to the lack of bold, collaborative responses to the situation. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the...
If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalization and regional cooperation. Digital transformation Even before COVID-19, the digital revolution was transforming...
Boosting the Philippine agricultural sector can create a multiplier effect on the economy especially under this time of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said in a statement Wednesday. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) JICA...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are conducting an impact evaluation survey that seeks to determine the employability of the country’s Senior High School (SHS) graduates. (DepEd Facebook page) DepEd said the survey on “Impact Evaluation...
The Japanese government has welcomed the opening of the Arterial Road Bypass Project (ARBP) or Plaridel Bypass Project Phase III in Bulacan that is expected to alleviate traffic congestion and boost economic activities in the region amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Japanese...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), is drafting an Executive Order (EO) that will elevate to national strategy status its efforts to regulate, rehabilitate, and develop the country's watersheds. A statement showed that the EO will...
The government is unfazed by the move of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the views of victims of alleged crimes linked to the war on drugs. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, it would be difficult to build a...
