Month: September 2020
Smallest Pinoy jeepney a hit with people
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippines’ smallest jeepney, measuring 19 inches long, 42 inches wide and 55 inches tall, and powered by a 3-cylinder Suzuki multicab engine is a constant hit among […]
Innovation helps MSMEs stay relevant amidst crisis
MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) supports the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues to push for innovation that would help entrepreneurs survive amid the global health […]
DTI: PH can become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle components
MANILA – Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Philippines can be a regional hub for the manufacture of electric vehicle (EV) components like auto-electronics, charging stations, and battery. […]
86 N. Ecija ARBs get land titles, livelihood aid
CABANATUAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has recently distributed land titles to some 86 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from four towns of Nueva Ecija. Provincial agrarian reform […]
NPC: Suspending data privacy act amid pandemic counterproductive
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has stressed that suspending the Data Privacy Act (DPA) and publicly naming persons infected with the Covid-19 virus is counterproductive in fighting the pandemic. […]
PNP chief orders expansion of socmed engagement to boost public awareness
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Camilo Cascolan has ordered the expansion of PNP’s informative social media engagement efforts to help boost public awareness on relevant issues on public […]
Thailand donates to VMMC donates 2 negative pressure isolation rooms
MANILA – Senior Filipino military veterans who may be vulnerable to Covid-19 infection and other infectious ailments will vastly benefit from the two negative pressure isolation rooms donated by the Thai […]
Tagle thanks well-wishers for his Covid-19 recovery
MANILA – Former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has thanked all his well-wishers who prayed for his immediate recovery from his Covid-19 infection. Cardinal Tagle now serves as Prefect of […]
Heroes of the economy
Dispatcher (By EV Rieza) The pandemic economy has defied people’s perception of ‘business as usual’ and trounced well heeded principles of commerce overnight. Ominous as it may seem, government and […]
Poll watchdogs: No reason to postpone 2022 elections
Election watchdogs said there is valid reason to postpone the conduct of the May 2922, in reaction to the questions raised by Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo who cited the low number […]