CEBU CITY – Local officials in Cebu signed a manifesto expressing their support for embattled Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco amid the controversies surrounding the country’s new tourism slogan. SECRETARY Frasco (DOT FB) “We, Congressmen, City Mayors, Municipal Mayors, and Councilors...
Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has urged that Netherlands partner with the Philippines for the aviation industry by encouraging Dutch firms to expand their operations in the country. Pascual led the Roundtable Meeting (RTM) on the Aerospace Sector between the Philippines...
Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Z. Duterte emphasized the "critical role" of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in refining education reforms during the 1st DepEd National M&E Conference. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has sought cooperation with Netherlands on semiconductor and high-technology, agri-food processing, and infrastructure to enhance bilateral trade relations between the two countries. Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and...
The Department of Health (DOH) gave an advisory on Monday, July 3, about its plan to reduce tuberculosis treatment duration from six months to four months by the third quarter of the year. "The World Health Organization recommended adopting a four-month treatment regimen, which is two months of...
Photos by ALI VICOY and the author LOVE THE PHILIPPINES Unveiled during the event, the latest ad campaign of DOT with the slogan, LOVE the Philippines After a decade of hearing about how it’s more fun in the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has recently unveiled the next step of its...
BUTUAN CITY – The Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13), led by Regional Director Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II, took part in the grand launching of the “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan” or BIDA program on Saturday, July 1, here, with Interior and Local Government...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. led the country at the recently-concluded 12th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in Brunei. Held last June 22, DOST said that the country expressed support for the development...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is eyeing support from Japan to develop the country’s Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program. (L-R) *Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) * DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr....
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a cumulative impact assessment on the reclamation projects in Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Yummie Dingding) Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said in a...
A top ranking official of the EU Parliament has recognized the good progress in the Philippines’ good governance, labor, human rights, and environment – areas that are crucial in the country’s continued privileges under the EU Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), which allows the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will launch its “Oplan Pag-Abot” project on Friday, June 30, with a simulation activity of the reach out operation at the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with the Oplan Pag-Abot team...
