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AGHAM ROAD, BIR ROAD RENAMED SENATOR MIRIAM P. DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO AVENUE THROUGH RA 11963
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. allowed Republic Act (RA) No. 11963 to lapse into law on Thursday, October 12, renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road as Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue. RA 11963 , which is titled, an “Act Renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road, Stretching from North Avenue, Traversing Through…
ASEAN COUNTRIES READY TO ASSIST PH IN ISRAEL REPATRIATION, SAYS DFA OFFICIAL
The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in repatriating Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict under an international approach in responding to the crisis, a foreign affairs official said on Friday. “The President also directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to contact other countries and also through the embassies in Manila to provide…
PBBM ORDERS GOV’T AGENCIES TO PROVIDE AID, LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO FILIPINOS ARRIVING FROM ISRAEL
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the relevant government agencies on Thursday to prepare for the reintegration of the Filipinos who will be repatriated from Israel for them to have source of livelihood when they arrive in the country, a foreign affairs official said. “The President also directed relevant agencies to prepare for, of course,…
DFA BARES 3RD FILIPINO CASUALTY IN ISRAEL-HAMAS TENSION; THREE OTHERS STILL MISSING
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega bared on Friday the third Filipino casualty in the ongoing tension between the Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas while three others remain missing. “There is a third Filipino casualty. A 49-year-old woman from Negros Occidental,” De Vega told reporters during a press briefing in Malacañang. De…
EIGHT OFWS SET TO LEAVE WAR-TORN ISRAEL ON OCT. 16 – DFA
At least eight overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to leave Israel on October 16 as part of the efforts of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to bring them to safety amid the ongoing conflict. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega…
ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT HAS NOT AFFECTED PH ECONOMY, SAYS NEDA CHIEF
The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict will not have any immediate impact on the Philippine economy and the country is not bracing for any effect at this time, the government’s socioeconomic planning secretary said on Friday. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan made the remark during a press briefing in Malacañang about the possible…
REPATRIATION OF FILIPINOS IN ISRAEL IS PBBM’S IMMEDIATE CONCERN – DFA
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now exhausting all remedies available to start the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community amid the ongoing conflict between the Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. In a Malacañang briefing on Friday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo De…
NEDA BOARD APPROVES PHP269.7-BILLION HIGH-IMPACT INFRA PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH, TRANSPORT, GREEN ECONOMY
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved during its 10th meeting high-impact programs and projects amounting to approximately Pph269.7 billion, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan announced on Friday. “With these approved projects, the Marcos administration reaffirms its commitment to aggressively advance infrastructure development to attain…
REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS FOR 2024 BARED
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has identified the regular holidays and special non-working days for the year 2024. In Proclamation No. 368 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on October 11, it stated that the Department of Labor and Employment shall implement the guidelines for the proclamation. The proclamation shall take effect immediately and…
A ‘MUST’ Scientific Permits underscore in a NAST-facilitated policy dialogue
The National Academy of Science and Technology of The Philippines (NAST-PHL)-Agricultural Sciences Division facilitated a policy talk on the issuance of scientific permits in the Philippines on 26 September 2023, at the Acacia Hotel Alabang, Muntinlupa City and via FB and Zoom meeting livestreams. With the theme “Kailangan ba ng Scientific Permit? Kailan? Paano? At…