The Department of Energy, this year’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Champion Department Award, expressed its commitment to raise the bar of transparency by providing the public with wide-ranging freedom to access information. In his speech during the 2021 FOI Awards on Thursday night at the Radisson Blu Hotel here, DOE Undersecretary Roberto Uy assured the Filipino people of the agency’s unwavering commitment to remain proactive in enhancing their system and processes in serving their clientele. “It is truly a pleasure and great pride for the Department of Energy to be awarded as this year’s Department FOI Champion. We firmly believe
Five women’s groups in Eastern Visayas on Thursday launched their aqua-based businesses, showcasing their newly-improved products to tap potential local and foreign markets. Among the products launched at Robinsons Place here are crab crackers, assorted dried fish, fresh tilapia, fish crackers, and seaweed crackers. “The activity serves as a platform for enterprise groups to link their new and improved products to potential markets. It is also an avenue to develop and agree on an action plan to further the development of the enterprise,” said Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Eastern Visayas regional director Juan Albaladejo. The product launch was
Many areas in the country will continue to experience rains caused by three weather systems, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said the shear line will cause scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Batanes, Cagayan, Apayao, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes. “At times they may experience heavy rains during thunderstorms. Take precautions against flooding or landslides,” weather forecaster Benison Estareja said. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over the Davao region, Palawan, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched the 33rd Negosyo Center in Cebu in the southern town of Argao to help more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid the lingering pandemic. After launching three Negosyo Centers (NCs) in the Province of Cebu last year, DTI-Cebu is set to launch five more NCs this year. NC-Argao is the second NC launched this year, enabling MSMEs to avail DTI’s business development programs and services amid the pandemic. This is the 33rd NC in the province aimed to promote ease of doing business and facilitate access to services for MSMEs
The province of Davao Oriental is getting closer to its goal of being declared insurgency-free, officials declared Friday following recent breakthroughs in peace and security. In a statement, Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said he was pleased to see that the provincial government is finally beginning to reap the rewards of its efforts and sacrifices in the fight against the communist insurgency. “It has been a long time that we had suffered from the horrors of the armed conflict, but today we are happy that we are now nearing our goal of achieving genuine peace in the province,” he said. Meanwhile, Col.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ensured exporters that government support to the industry even post-pandemic will continue the growth of the export sector. Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) director Christopher Lawrence Arnuco said the agency has provided some relief to exporters at the onset of the pandemic and has continued the capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help explore opportunities in overseas markets. “In the case of port handling, through the Export Development Council, we were able to lobby to the Department of Transportation and the Philippine Ports Authority to postpone rates on port
