The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the fuel discount program for farmers and fishers in a bid to assist the agriculture sector amid the adverse impact of the coronavirus disease and the continuous rise of oil price. The program is a special provision under the General...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said he will focus the remaining months of his term on pushing top three priorities -- help improve the prospects for economic recovery, increase productivity in the country, and respond to climate change In his message during the 2022...
The government signaled a paradigm shift last year in the way the Philippines is tackling the worsening climate crisis sweeping the globe, President Duterte’s official representative to the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Screen Shot 2022-01-22 at 2.34.48 PM Finance Secretary Carlos G....
The availability of pork supply in the market should not be a problem since there is enough for this year. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar. (DA Photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar made this assurance following the country’s improvement on local production...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P3 billion worth of agricultural interventions to aid farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon "Odette" last year. (Courtesy of Department of Agriculture Facebook page) In a statement released Thursday, Jan. 20, DA Secretary William Dar vowed to...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III approved the donation by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of unmarked diesel fuel seized last September and forfeited in favor of the government. The BOC and PCG have already signed a memorandum of agreement on the turnover of...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has committed to complete the the road widening project of Lawton Avenue in Taguig City by second quarter of this year. “As the government increases mobility in Metro Manila amid the pandemic, this project is vital in addressing traffic woes...
As oil firms implemented on Tuesday, Jan. 18 a big time price hike, the chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts called on all mayors to show no mercy to gasoline stations that operate with defective fuel pumps to defraud motorists. Rep. Jose 'Bonito' Singson Jr. Probinsyano Ako Partylist...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has set up solar lighting systems and charging stations in areas of the Caraga Region that experienced power outages due to Typhoon Odette, the agency said on Tuesday, Jan. 18. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 59 solar...
Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said a full investigation on the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) incident is now under way and assured that those found responsible for it will be penalized. The New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa (Jonathan Hicap) "Yes. Of course (somebody will be held...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger G. Mercado has placed the overall supervision and control of the department's planning service under the control of his office as a cost-saving measures following a huge budget cut it suffered from the 2022 General Appropriations Act...
Even with the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday night, Jan. 17, that admissions remain to be lower in comparison to the surge experienced with the peak of cases involving the Delta variant. Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO)...
