In a move to encourage more Filipino youth into farming, a two-day agriculture summit will be hosted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) from May 11 to 12. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) "The first-ever 'Youth in Agriculture Summit' is slated as the DA recognizes the power of...
After weeks of disagreement on pork imports, the Senate and the President’s economic team, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, decided to lower the import tariff cut proposed under Executive Order (EO) 128 and adjust the volume of pork imports allowed to enter the Philippines under...
Believing that “it will do more harm than good,” Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has rejected the request of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to make the n ational p olice c learance (NPC) a requirement in the agency’s various transactions . DOLE...
The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City has been completed. HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY-- The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will soon be operational following...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar has ordered stricter first border inspection and control procedures on all imported food items and agri-fishery products to guarantee that only items considered as safe would get distributed to local markets. (Photo courtesy of the Department of...
The country is faring well in combating the coronavirus pandemic compared to other nations, President Duterte declared Monday even though cases of infections have exceeded one million. President Duterte meets with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other officials on pandemic response at the...
The head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has apologized over the failed pilot launch of the online registration for the national identification (ID) system. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua on Monday, May 3, took full responsibility for the...
More than 2,000 land titles in Cebu remain undistributed since 1987 after they were kept from farmers, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) bared on Monday, May 3. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) A total of 2,007 certificates of land...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured that it will implement next year the Supreme Court ruling transferring more funds to local government units (LGUs), which the Asian Development (ADB) warned could disrupt public spending. Budget Secretary Wendel E. Avisado said they already...
The government is planning to include the new nutribun made with carrots in its national feeding program for young school children. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the enhanced variety of nutribun, now made more nutritious, could...
Department of A grarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones believes that the country’s agrarian reform program is key to the improvement of local farmers' livelihood as well as the smooth return of rebels to society. LANDLESS NO MORE--Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary...
The United States (US) is funding two separate agriculture projects in the Philippines with combined investment of P1.6 billion. In a letter to Philippine Agriculture Secretary William Dar, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack said his agency is committed to making...
