Recognizing that having a healthy state of mental well-being is instrumental in ensuring that families can cope with various challenges especially during these trying times, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to utilize technology to reach out to those who might need...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade, together with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago, is set to inaugurate the rehabilitated and upgraded Port of Talaga in Mabini, Batangas on Wednesday, June 30. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/...
Some P92 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes from China have been uncovered from a flagged shipment at the Port of Subic, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Tuesday, June 29. FAKE-- A shipment of fake cigarettes from China amounting to P92 million was intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said the agency would need at least a P2.5-billion budget to produce 18 million new motorcycle plates by next year. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) According to Galvante, the LTO has already manufactured at least...
The construction of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila is now 70 percent complete, meaning it is on the way to "substantial completion" within the fourth quarter of this year. COMING SOON -- The China-funded Binondo-Intramuros Bridge is nearing "substantial completion" after its construction...
The agricultural lands surrounding Lamut River in Ifugao--dubbed the country's cleanest river--is now protected by a P26.8-million flood control structure. PROTECTIVE WALL--A concrete flood control structure has been built along the stretch of Lamut River in Ifugao Province, dubbed the cleanest...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has instructed field officials to promptly submit value-added tax (VAT) claim reports to facilitate the processing and release of excess payments. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) A revenue official said refunds or the issuance of tax credit certificates could not...
A total of 14,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines will be allocated to the 7,000 tourism industry workers in Davao who will initially get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jab, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Tuesday, June 29. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stayed true to its "Build, Build, Build" mantra by cranking out 1,483 kilometers (km) worth of roads and 322 individual bridges in Cagayan Valley in just a five-year period. Pigalo Bridge (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) A total of 379 flood...
A green space in the metropolis that's named after the father of the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III recently hosted an "enrichment" tree-planting activity by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda's...
The Philippines has been named as one of the five winners of the 2021 Future Policy Award (FPA), which is known as the “Oscar on best policies.” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu (Screengrab from pre-recorded speech) The victory is in connection with a groundbreaking Chemical Control Order (CCO)...
