The Philippines drew praises for being a model of open government at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 6. Partners in Open Government. Open Government Partnership (OGP) CEO Sanjay Pradhan meets with Philippine OGP (PH-OGP) Chairman Amenah...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has assured that the Marcos administration will carefully balance the interests of consumers and farmers on the proposed reduction in rice import tariffs. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said discussions are currently underway at the highest level within the...
The Philippines is set to start exporting avocados to South Korea following the completion of the necessary process required by Seoul. According to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, the commercial shipment of hass avocados—a large-sized variety of avocado—is expected before the...
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS DTI Usec. and Chief of Staff Carol Sanchez (left) and Alice Rawsthorn (right) speaking at the International Design Center The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), representatives from the Senate and Congress, and World Design Organization, along with...
SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERS From left Dan Mejia, H&M South Asia’s regional head of communications and PR, Swedish Ambassador Annika Thunborg, and Jonjon San Agustin, SM Supermalls senior vice president for marketing at the launch of Fashion Forever in SM Aura The global fashion industry is at a...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino led the groundbreaking of the Microgridterprises project, a biomass power plant that aims to provide electricity for Manobos in Sitio Mambago, Kapalong, Davao del Sur. Together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Tolentino launched the project...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has never tired of nurturing the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to reach their potential. While it is difficult to sustain the growth of MSMEs, there are those that stood out. Aside from their sheer passion and hard work,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public warning against the purchase and use of an "unregistered" food product that has not undergone the agency's strict evaluation process. Photo courtesy of DOH The FDA, on Sept. 15, specifically cautioned healthcare professionals and the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the payment for accommodations, meals, and other services amounting to P456,716.50 incurred by former Department of Tourism (DOT) officials during their stay at the Discovery Shores Boracay in 2018. It denied the claim of Discovery World Corporation (DWC),...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 182 new Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 4,112,293. Photo credit to Pixabay There were no new Covid-19-related deaths reported this week, as per the DOH. The DOH Covid-19 Tracker data...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted partly the money claim for plane tickets used by former Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary Wanda C Tulfo-Teo and thee other officials in their travels to Argentina and Turkey for the 18th Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in...
With successive cost spikes already running on its 11th week, the consumers’ drive to the gasoline stations will mimic another episode akin to squeezing blood from stone as petroleum prices will incur hefty increases next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the...
