The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), chaired by the Department of Finance, has approved the tax incentive application of TDK Philippines Corp. (TPC). In a statement Tuesday, Dec. 6, Finance Assistant Secretary Juvy Danofrata said the FIRB approved the fiscal incentives for TPC’s P2.5...
Students as well as their coach from the Philippine Science High School - South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos (SOCCSKSARGEN) Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) in Koronadal City bagged six awards in the Robotics Innovation Challenge (RIC) 2022 in Singapore. (Photo courtesy...
Backed by its goal to open more opportunities in the field of ICT, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) opened access to free Google Career certificates. “Right-skilling and right-tooling are more accessible now with the Google Career Certificates Program. We...
Seeking to address the Philippine Army's (PA) dependence on imported military equipment and armaments, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed an agreement together with the agency for Project COBRA which stands for Controller Operated Battle Ready Armament. (Photo courtesy of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 5, a total of 7,731 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH stated that daily average cases are now at 1,104 which is four percent lower than cases from Nov. 21 to Nov. 27. The agency also...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued show-cause orders to over 200 owners of structures built inside the government-designated "protected areas" along the Marikina-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon (Marilaque) Highway. (DENR PHOTO) In a press statement released on Monday, Dec. 5,...
Highlighting Filipino hospitality and sustainable Philippine tourism during a recent global summit in Saudi Arabia, Tourism Chief Christina Garcia Frasco revealed that the agency is eyeing to train at least 100,000 Filipino tourism workers next year to strengthen the "Filipino Brand of Service...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 5 said she expects the Commission on Audit (COA) to finish its special audit on the government’s COVID-19 spending by June next year. Hontiveros said she sees no reason for the state auditing agency to further delay auditing the Department of Health...
Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) of Cebu City was recently recognized by the Department of Health (DOH) as one of the country’s top hospitals in the 2022 Hospital Star Awards. At the award ceremony held at JPark Island Resort and Waterpark in Lapu-Lapu City, CHH received the DOH’s Exemplary COVID-19...
Lamentillo releases second edition of Night Owl book Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, has released the second edition of her book, Night Owl , which includes a new chapter on the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged eligible Filipinos to get vaccinated and boosted during the "Bakunahang Bayan" vaccination drive that will start on Monday, Dec. 5, until Wednesday, Dec. 7. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that one of the ways to protect yourself against...
DOH The Department of Health logged 1,234 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Dec. 3. Active infections nationwide were at 18,430, the DOH's Covid-19 tracker showed. The National Capital Region recorded the most cases in the recent 14 days with 4,616 infections, followed by Calabarzon with 1,989,...
