The Muntinlupa City government was recognized during the recent 2022 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Audit Awards held by the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR). Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac presented to Mayor Ruffy Biazon the certificate of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has committed to streamlining processes and requirements and harmonizing the overlapping mandates on importation and exportation in the processed food sector. Processed food / PIXABAY The ARTA said this after the Export Development Council's-Networking Committee...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has expressed its support for the Department of Education (DepEd) 's MATATAG agenda that Vice President Sara Duterte launched during the agency's Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 early this week. RTVM Screenshot The "MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to implement the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists by 2024 to boost tourist arrivals in the country. TOURISTS enjoy the sunset at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Tara Yap)...
Malacañang said that the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) was working on a mobile application called "e-Travel," which would integrate all of the information on immigration, customs, health, and quarantine of travelers entering the Philippines. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged local government units (LGUs) to pursue zero illiteracy among their constituents. Gatchalian has been pushing for the National Literacy Council Act or Senate Bill No. 473 which seeks to assign Literacy School Boards (LSBs) as de facto local literacy councils....
As the country pushes its agenda of digital transformation to better serve Filipinos, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has committed to certifying the proposed E-Governance Act of 2022 as urgent, the Private Sector Advisory Commission (PSAC) said. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Who knew that music through guitar lessons can help restore lost functions in a stroke patient? (Photo courtesy of DOST-PCHRD) This is now being developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) together with the University...
Metro Manila mayors and traffic management officials in the metropolis have approved the the final draft of the Metro Manila Traffic Code for the proposed single ticketing system in the National Capital Region (NCR) in a meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 19. The proposed single ticketing system is...
To assist farmers in recovering from the devastation caused by Typhoon "Odette" and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Crops Research Division (CRD) of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD)...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will convene the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) upon the arrival of Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual from the World Economic Forum in Davos to craft recommendations to tackle the “onion crisis” in the country. DTI Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he wanted significant reforms in the bureaucracy to curb smuggling, saying government agencies must do something to address the issue. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said this in a meeting with the...
