The economy has returned into growth mode, posting a dramatic performance in the second-quarter as expected, but the country’s recovery is losing steam as the rapidly spreading Delta variant has forced the government to put the breaks on further reopening plans. 25245 The gross domestic product...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that efforts to help the livestock sector, which heavily dragged the performance of the country’s agriculture sector during the first half of the year, recover from the African Swine Fever (ASF) are in full force. Hog raiser Val Ruiz is in disbelief that...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will request the extradition of the 61-year-old American diplomat who was indicted in the United States for having sex with a Filipino minor while posted in Manila if Philippine authorities could determine that the offense committed is “extraditable.”...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said the Philippine government will clarify with Hong Kong authorities certain rules concerning the lifting of the travel ban for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to return to work in the former Crown Colony. Department of Foreign Affairs...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua raised his initial estimated losses from the two-week lockdown from P210 billion to P300 billion after other areas outside the National Capital Region (NCR) were also placed under varying levels of strict quarantine controls. Enhanced Community...
A double whammy of adverse audit observations received by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has elicited for the agency strong criticisms coming from a youth partylist organization in the House of Representatives. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The Kabataan...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government is ensuring stable and affordable food prices amid the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and stricter quarantines throughout the country. Screen Shot 2021-08-06 at 1.42.20 PM In a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now working on the foundation of the Panguil Bay Bridge that will serve as a key link to islands in Northern Mindanao. KEY PROJECT DOWN SOUTH-- Works on the three-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge, an inter-island bridge in Northern Mindanao, is now...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has withdrawn the show cause order it issued against Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso for the city's alleged failure to meet the Anti-Drug Abuse Council's standards in 2018. Department of the Interior and Local Government...
A four-kilometer road leading to Mount Cagua--also known as "Fire Mountain"--in Gonzaga, Cagayan has been completely paved, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. ROAD TO FIRE MOUNTAIN-- A four-kilometer access road leading to Mount Cagua in Gonzaga, Cagayan was recently...
Food passes issued in 2020 can still be used by suppliers in transporting their agri-fishery products to Metro Manila during the enforcement of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Aug. 6. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar clarified...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the coco levy trust fund is a “powerful instrument” that will reinvent the coconut industry and ensure support for farmers amid the continuing decline of copra prices in the global market. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, August...
