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HYBRID RICE DOUBLES HARVEST, INCOME OF MINDORO FARMERS
A group of farmers in Oriental Mindoro is celebrating a significant increase in their harvests and income with the help of hybrid rice cultivation. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that farmers in Oriental Mindoro were able to double their harvest and income during the wet season this year. “Dahil sa pagtatanim ng hybrid rice,…
PBBM ADMIN TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING BETTER JOB QUALITY FOR THE COUNTRY’S LABOR FORCE AND FURTHER REDUCE UNDEREMPLOYMENT
The Marcos administration vowed on Wednesday to continue working for a better job quality for the country’s labor force and further reduce underemployment. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the administration remains focused on improving the investment climate to attract businesses that generate quality employment. Balisacan cited the Philippine Statistics…
PBBM: GOVT MAKING USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR BETTER DISASTER RESPONSE AND RESILIENCY; ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reiterated on Wednesday the administration’s call for making climate change a vital component of the national policies as called on the Filipino people to join the government in bolstering country’s disaster preparedness, recovery and resiliency. “We must make sure that we apply our knowledge on climate change to every…
40 FILIPINOS LEAVE GAZA THROUGH RAFAH CROSSING – PBBM
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday extended his gratitude to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the embassies of Israel, Jordan and Egypt for the safe passage of 40 more Filipinos from the Gaza strip through the Rafah b crossing in Egypt. In a video message, President Marcos said the Filipinos will be…
INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASES – NEDA
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. intends to provide better quality jobs to Filipinos in the midst of sliding unemployment rate and slowing inflation, a socioeconomic planning official said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Malacañang, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said that the Marcos administration’s whole-of-government approach…
DFA: PBBM TO MEET WITH FILIPINO COMMUNITY AT THE SIDELINES OF APEC LEADERS’ SUMMIT IN US
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to personally visit the Filipino community at the sidelines of his attendance at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ meeting next week in the United States. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Charles Jose told the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC)…
DFA: PBBM TO ATTEND APEC LEADERS’ SUMMIT IN US NEXT WEEK
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to attend the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in San Francisco, California from November 15-17, which is the culmination of the year-long chairmanship and hosting by the United States of the leaders’ meeting this year. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Charles Jose said that President…
PBBM TO PUSH FOR SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE ENERGY TRANSITION, HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION, DIGITALIZATION DURING APEC LEADERS’ MEETING IN US
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will push for a just, sustainable and affordable energy transition financing, deeper health cooperation, digitalization and innovation, and food security cooperation during his attendance next week to the 30th APEC Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, California, USA. During a pre-departure briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Charles Jose…
GOV’T LAYING MORE ROBUST SOLUTIONS TO ATTAIN PH DEVELOPMENT GOALS—NEDA
Groundwork is being laid for more substantial and long-term solutions to persistent economic challenges and ensure sustainable growth and development for the country, an official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) assured on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Malacañang, NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said that such efforts and accomplishment will be evaluated…
DPWH, DSWD POST IMPROVED BUDGET UTILIZATION RATE—NEDA EXEC
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are among the most improved agencies in terms capital spending, a socioeconomic planning official said on Tuesday. “Actually, the more competent agency to answer this is really DBM (Department of Budget and Management). So, ang natatandaan ko lang doon…