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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has withdrawn the show cause order it issued against Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso for the city's alleged failure to meet the Anti-Drug Abuse Council's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...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government has sufficient funds to provide cash assistance, especially for poor families, during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, August 4, that the needed P12 billion for...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that the "poorest of the poor" among farmers and fishermen will receive financial support from the national government during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. In a briefing on Wednesday, Dar said farmers and fishermen living in areas that...
Three modular hospitals intended to accommodate severe and critical cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Lung Center of the Philippines will soon be completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. OPENING SOON--Three modular hospitals meant to accommodate severe...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has downgraded his year-end growth target for the Philippines’ farm sector, from 2.5 percent to 2 percent, amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the continuous spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). “We always would like to be optimistic but our...
