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Palace directs gov’t agencies, LGUs to back activities for Elderly Filipino Week celebration
Malacañang has issued Memorandum Circular No. 34 directing and encouraging national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to support senior citizen activities during the annual celebration of the _Linggo ng Katandaang_ Filipino (Elderly Filipino Week). In a September 29-memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the Palace ordered the National Commission of Senior Citizens…
INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE REMAINS SOLID IN PH WITH HIGH REINVESTED EARNINGS, RISING FOREIGN INVESTMENT APPROVALS, SAYS DTI
Investors’ confidence remains solid in the country as evidenced by high reinvested earnings and rising foreign investment approvals despite the decline in the Philippines’ foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first semester of this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Monday. Pascual issued the statement in response to…
INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE REMAINS SOLID IN PH WITH HIGH REINVESTED EARNINGS, RISING FOREIGN INVESTMENT APPROVALS, SAYS DTI
Investors’ confidence remains solid in the country as evidenced by high reinvested earnings and rising foreign investment approvals despite the decline in the Philippines’ foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first semester of this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Monday. Pascual issued the statement in response to…
TEACHERS THANK PBBM AS THEY FIND HOPE IN ‘BAGONG PILIPINAS’ CAMPAIGN
Various teachers from different parts of the country expressed their gratitude over the weekend to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for giving them the platform to be heard and for empathizing with them through the administration’s “Bagong Pilipinas” campaign. Dr. Myra Borja Mangkabung, Schools Division Superintendent of Basilan, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),…
ACHIEVING BETTER LIFE QUALITY THROUGH STI
A BETTER quality of life can be achieved through science, technology and innovation (STI), according to Secretary Renato U. Solidum of the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST). The Science head was the keynote speaker in the yearly celebration of the Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Caraga Region which opened on Sept….
BDO enhances banking experience through digital innovations in branches
BDO Unibank continues to enhance the banking experience of its clients by integrating digital innovations in its branches. “BDO’s digital banking solutions are accessible on mobile phones and branches. Our bank branches have self-service stations and universal machines, among other digital banking technologies,” said BDO branch banking group head Cora A. Mallillin. BDO leverages efficient…
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY TO DEVELOP ‘MARIJUANA’ AS MEDICINE TO BE BUILT SOON
AS everybody’s anticipating the legalization by the Senate and House of Representatives, on the use of medical cannabis or marijuana as medicine, a manufacturing facility to develop this will be constructed soon and it’s said to be the biggest in Asia and at par with the United States’ in terms of standards. The Senate and…
“PARA SA MAHAL NATING MGA GURO” CONCERT AT THE PALACE GROUNDS TONIGHT
The “Konsyerto sa Palasyo Para sa Mahal Nating Guro” will be held tonight, Sunday, at the Malacañan Palace grounds. The concert, held upon the request of Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte, is dedicated to Filipino teachers in line with the administration’s efforts to remember and join them in this month’s celebration. …
PBBM congratulates EJ Obiena for winning PH’s first gold, other medalists in 19th Asian Games
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended his congratulations to pole vaulter EJ Obiena for bagging the first gold medal of the Philippines, and to all other athletes who made remarkable performances, in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. “Congratulations, EJ, on clinching our first gold medal in men’s pole vault at the 19th Asian…
BOC continues issuance of warrants of seizure, detention against suspected smugglers and hoarders; files economic sabotage cases before DOJ
In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to combat hoarding and illegal importation of rice, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has discovered over 200,000 sacks of rice in four different warehouses in Bulacan, prompting the issuance of warrants of seizure and detention. The BOC told the Office of the President that…