By Stephanie Sevillano | August 2, 2024 MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said total damage to agriculture due to the El Niño phenomenon reached PHP15.30 billion, affecting 333,195 farmers and fishers in 15 regions nationwide. According to the final bulletin of the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Operations Center, damage to… Read More DA records P15.3-B agri damage due to El Niño phenomenon
SENATOR Joel Villanueva has filed a measure which seeks to repeal the law taxing the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs). “Bilang pagsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Marcos, kailangan na rin po nating siguraduhin na wala nang bakas ng POGO sa Pilipinas,” Villanueva said. In his State of the Nation Address last July 22, 2024, President… Read More Sen. Villanueva files bill to cancel POGO licenses
SENATOR Mark A. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, has cited Clark’s potential to become a major engine of growth for Central Luzon and the whole country on the back of several high-impact projects in the special economic zone. In a forum held on July 17, Senator Villar expressed… Read More Villar cites Clark as ‘major growth engine’
AURORA | July 12, 2024 — The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has prepared PhP183.41 million worth of pre-positioned relief supplies as part of the government’s efforts to brace for the effects of the La Niña phenomenon in Central Luzon. Of the figure, PhP5 million serves as the standby fund; PhP155.2M for 204,577… Read More PBBM readies PhP183.4-million relief supplies for La Niña in Central Luzon
By Darryl John Esguerra | July 7, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated parcels of land in Barangay Baculong in Victoria, Tarlac as a special economic zone. In his Proclamation No. 623 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on July 4, Marcos identified a total of 297,719 square meters of… Read More Marcos creates special economic zone in Victoria, Tarlac
By Anna Leah Gonzales (PNA) | June 21, 2024 MANILA – Finance Secretary Ralph Recto urged Japanese investors to invest in the Philippines and assured them that ongoing amendments to the country’s fiscal incentives system will address their key concerns. “To begin with, the Philippines is booming and has all the makings of a tiger economy.… Read More Recto urges Japanese firms to invest in PH
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) vows to continue its efforts to develop New Clark City in Tarlac into a premier industrial hub that can attract local and foreign investors, in line with the Marcos administration’s socioeconomic agenda. BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua M. Bingcang made this pronouncement following President Ferdinand R.… Read More BCDA: New Clark City to be developed as industrial hub
THE Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Council (SCADC) is proposing to declare Clark Freeport Zone, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, and Freeport Area of Bataan as transshipment hubs to accelerate their development as a mega-logistics hub. SCADC Resolution No. 1 approved on April 22 the endorsement of an executive order (EO) to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to… Read More Subic-Clark council wants 3 freeport zones declared transshipment hubs
By Filane Mikee Cervantes | May 4, 2024 MANILA – Several countries are investing in the Luzon Economic Corridor project, which can elevate the global status of the Philippines, according to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In an interview with Chang Dae-hwan, chair of South Korea’s Maekyung Media Group, in Malacañang, Manila on Thursday, Marcos said… Read More Luzon Economic Corridor project draws foreign investments – Marcos
IN the recently concluded job fair hosted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through Public Employment Service Office (PESO), together with SM malls, a high number of applicants were hired on the spot (HOT), validating its efficacy. Job fairs in SM North Luzon Malls, specifically SM City Olongapo Central, SM City Rosales, SM… Read More 764 hired on the spot at SM North Luzon Malls Job Fair 2024
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