The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday, Jan. 4 that there is no ongoing shortage of paracetamol and other drugs for flu-like symptoms. A sign has been posted at a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila notifying people of out-of-stock medicines due to a shortage in supply amid another...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez As much as 200,000 workers would be out of work and P200 million in economic losses as the National Capital Region returns to stricter health restrictions on rising COVID-cases in the capital. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Trade and Industry...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) denied allegations that it has been the cause of the delay in the shipment of generator sets bound for Cebu. (FILE PHOTO) This, after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the agency withheld the vessel at the Batangas Port that was supposed to transport the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has apprehended and issued 50 letters of inquiry to business establishments and profiteers that took advantaged of the crisis in Typhoon Odette-affected areas in Visayas and Mindanao. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez reported during President Duterte’s...
The Philippines should maximize the tax incentives being offered under the Republic Act 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act to attract more foreign direct investments, according to a foreign business leader said. Chris Nelson, executive director, British...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking at helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by Super Typhoon Odette. DTI Assistant Secretary Ann Claire C. Cabochan said this as Typhoon Odette caused massive destruction not just on agriculture but also business...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has ordered DTI regional offices to run after business owners who are profiteering and unduly hiking prices of consumer goods in typhoon- hit areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez “I have instructed our Consumer...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Dec. 16, said she intends to expand her seafarer cadetship program in Bulan, Sorsogon to capacitate and provide better opportunities for some one million Filipino seafarers around the world. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the site...
The Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOST-CAR) and DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), together with local partners, vowed to strengthen the country’s sericulture industry. New Philippine silkworm hybrids (Photo from DOST-PTRI) The DOST-CAR,...
The local government unit (LGU) of Tagaytay City assured that strict safety protocols are still in place in its popular destinations, especially as the number of visitors is expected to increase this Holiday season. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Tagaytay City Tourism Officer Jarryd Bello said...
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), composed of some of the biggest mining companies in the country, has adopted a major climate change protocol to align with the global sustainability initiative among many mining companies around the world. 51395 In a statement, COMP said it has...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Dec. 6 encouraged the public to remain positive despite the restrictions and limitations brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Ligtas Christmas sa Healthy Pilipinas. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The statement was made as the agency led...