The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Board has greenlighted 20 new and expansion projects in May worth P14.933 billion, keeping it on track with its conservative 10 percent growth target for the year. PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga reported that the investment pledges in May brought...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has approved the application of the Guimaras mangoes, becoming the first Philippine produce to be registered as a geographical indication (GI). “This marks the country’s first registered GI and brings the ‘sweetest’ success to...
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed the special investigation task group (SITG) handling the case of a slain radio broadcaster in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro to immediately arrest the remaining at-large gunman, noting that his order is a...
In an aim to provide a sustainable livelihood program and capacity-building interventions to its beneficiaries, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Thursday, June 1, that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has acquired two floors of the Savya Financial Center in Arca South, Taguig, for P1.6 billion, estimated to save the government agency P4.7 billion if it leases the property for 25 years. In a statement, IPOPHL said the purchase agreement...
CAVITE – A total of 15 families lost their homes in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Maderan in the municipality of General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) on Monday, May 29. Photo from Mayor Mayor Maricel Echevarria Torres' Facebook Page (MANILA BULLETIN) The GMA Bureau of Fire...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has renewed its partnership with Samsung Electronics Corporation (SEPCO) to help the agency strengthen its training programs on electronics and information and communications technology (ICT). In a statement, TESDA said that this is...
Catanduanes State University (CatSU) is establishing two economic zones -- Knowledge, Innovation, Science and Technology (KIST) Park and Agro-Industrial Processing Zone – the first of its kind in the Bicol region with investments of P1.55 billion, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)...
CAVITE – Two minors died in separate lightning strikes in General Trias City on Thursday, May 25. A report from General Trias City Police Station (CPS) Chief Lt. Col. Jose Naparato Jr. indicated that the first incident took place in Barangay San Francisco, where two male victims were struck...
CAVITE – Authorities nabbed a high-level individual (HVI) in an anti-illegal drug operation in General Trias City on Wednesday, May 24. An SMS report from the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as Joel C. Surita. The HVI was caught selling a plastic sachet containing a...
Japanese firms urged the Philippine government to speed up the process of approving ecozone proclamation to be able to provide ready to occupy factory sites in light of the increasing number of Japanese firms expanding in the country. Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Tereso O. Panga, who...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will not charge first-time jobseekers when acquiring National Certificates (NCs), Certification, Authentication and Verification (CAV), and Certificates of Competencies (CoCs). "First-time job seekers...
