NEDA hopeful on PH’s economic growth expansion in 2024
April 24, 2024
Experts from Israel shared best practices on smart and sustainable agriculture to Filipino stakeholders Thursday, reflecting Israel’s interest to further boost technical cooperation with Manila. In a learning exchange at the Bureau of Plant Industry, Ambassador Ilan Fluss said Israel is keen to assist the Philippines move from traditional farming to modern smart agriculture that is based on science, technology, and sustainability, among others. “We can bring best practices, technical assistance and work together in partnership,” he said in his speech. “As the Ambassador of Israel to the Philippines, I look forward to materializing the visions for the
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said there is an urgent need for the creation of math and science high schools in every province, citing a report from the UNESCO Institute of Statistics that the Philippines has one of the lowest number of researchers among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “A robust research and development sector is essential to achieving high-income status. This specialized academic preparation opens doors to critical thinking, financial literacy, and evidence-based decision-making and these skills are highly critical to the improvement of the nation’s economy as it relies on a workforce
Talks are ongoing between the city government and local transport groups here to pave the way for the compliance of traditional jeepney owners with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) after they were given a two-week reprieve from apprehension for lack of franchise. “Bacolod City aspires for a peaceful transition to fully modernized jeeps thus, a series of separate meetings have started between the local government unit, modernized and traditional jeepney drivers and operators,” the city government headed by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a statement on Thursday. The reprieve was granted following a dialogue on
Four foreigners wanted by authorities for crimes in their countries are set to be deported following their arrests in operations, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said two South Koreans, an American, and a Dutch national, are now detained at the bureau’s detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation proceedings. They were apprehended from Oct. 10 to 18 in separate operations by operatives from the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) in Pampanga, Catanduanes, and Metro Manila. “They are undesirable aliens whose continued presence here poses
The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Luzon (DOLE-3), together with other government agencies, has brought programs and services closer to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region to boost their competitiveness. Through a three-day MSME caravan from Nov. 8-10 at the Bulwagan ng Kanlahi, Diwa ng Tarlac, San Vicente, Tarlac City, the DOLE-3, in collaboration with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) – Tarlac Chapter and other partner agencies, extended capability-building support to entrepreneurs for business growth. “This hopefully opens the door to many unknown or unrecognized opportunities that can help them thrive in
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing PHP2 million in sales from a week-long pre-Christmas trade fair of local products at Robinsons North here. During the opening of the marketing event here on Thursday, DTI Leyte provincial director Araceli Larraga said the trade fair is timely as people have been looking for gifts ahead of Christmas Day. At least 48 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) assisted by DTI will join the market from Nov. 10 to 17. “We are confident to meet the sales target since our government employees will receive their year-end bonus
