International tourist arrivals in the country beached the three million mark while tourism receipts surged to P212.47 billion, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reported Wednesday, July 19. Latest data from the DOT recorded a total of 3,000,079 international visitor arrivals from January 1 to July...
In order to help address the nurse shortage in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is utilizing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to provide board exam review classes to nursing graduates. DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa and CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III officially signed...
BEYOND BUDGET *Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.* Time flies, indeed. For us, in the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., it has flown rather swiftly. In 2022, the President unveiled his eight-point socioeconomic agenda, the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, and...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Eric Tayag urged Filipino licensed nurses to work in the country to fill the nurse shortage in public and private hospitals. "Nasaan kayo? Kailangan kayo ng ating bansa. Pumunta na kayo sa amin sapagkat hinihintay namin kayo sa matagal na panahon at maaaring...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on entrepreneurs and industry players to keep reaching out to each other to improve the condition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in the country. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Ali Vicoy) In a message delivered by Executive...
The Department of Trade and Industry launched the country’s first Philippine ECommerce Platform (PEP) and presented the digitalized One Town, One Product, or OTOP Philippines to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) reached a nationwide market initially. The launch of the PEP and the...
The Board of Investments (BOI) reported that it approved 155 projects with combined investment pledges of P698 billion in the first half this year for a dramatic 203 percent increase versus the P230 billion in the same period in 2022 with renewable energy projects accounting for the bulk of the new...
Philippine exports registered a modest growth in May, its first positive growth since November last year, outpacing performances of neighboring ASEAN countries, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said. Pascual said that based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, July 14, reaffirmed the importance of all its regulations and policies implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed three petitions against these. *(MB file photo)* In a statement, Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said that...
The Regional offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are on "high alert" as it prepares for the onslaught of Tropical Depression "Dodong."Â In a statement released on July 14, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed all regional offices to be "extra ready" to...
Around $88 million worth of foreign investments are expected to materialize within the year, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual announced. (RTVM Screenshot) "The number that we expect to materialize in 2023 will total around $88 million – maliit pa ‘no (that's still small),"...
The Philippines has received P73-billion in investment leads during a three-week investment roadshow the country participated in across Europe. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said these investment leads were from the renewable energy and infrastructure development...
