December, 2023

• 11 December

  CA confirms DA Sec. Laurel

  

  Newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel went through the wringer of the Commission on Appointments without much difficulty because of the complete trust reposed on him by his best friend whom he supported in the national race, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.. He vowed to make the entire agriculture sector profitable and attractive enough for the youth to engage in its …

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• 11 December

  First R&D facility for agri machinery to operate in Nueva Ecija

  

  The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched on Thursday the country’s first Agricultural Machinery Design and Prototyping Center (AMDPC). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the inauguration of the 2,000-square meter facility located at PhilMech in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija. “This …

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• 11 December

  DA to honor 2023 Young Farmers Challenge National Awardees

  

  The Department of Agriculture through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) and the DA-RFO CALABARZON will host the Young Farmers Challenge Program (YFC) 2023 National Awarding Ceremony on December 14, 2023, at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City. The event is the culmination of a ladderized competition from the provincial to the national level. A total of …

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• 11 December

  Subic eyed as PCG fleet base

  

  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced recently that it considers building a fleet base at Subic in Zambales. According to PCG Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, they are now identifying possible locations of port facilities that can accommodate bigger ships. “On the issue of a port facility for these bigger ships, we are working toward the establishment of our fleet base …

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• 11 December

  Government to provide shelter to displaced quake victims in Surigao del Sur

  

  The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has activated its shelter cluster teams to attend to the housing needs of families and individuals displaced by the recent Magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Surigao del Sur DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said he ordered the agency’s shelter clusters teams in Caraga and Davao region to assist quake-hit communities in the …

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• 11 December

  Marcos inks PPP Code, Internet Act; House backs decongestion of prison facilities

  

  President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. recently signed both the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines and the Internet Transactions Act of 2023. Republic Act No. 11966 or the PPP law would “establish a stable and predictable environment for collaboration between the public and private sectors to address the gaps in the infrastructure systems and also free up much-needed resources to …

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• 11 December

  PN opens new facility in KIG, PAL unveils Super Mabuhay Lounge in NAIA T1

  

  A typhoon-resilient structure symbolizing progress and will serve as shelter for personnel and equipment on the Kalayan Island Group (KIG) was inaugurated by the Philippine Navy recently. The formal opening of a new administrative and research facility was done during the visit of PN Chief Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr in a remote island detachment. Adaci also visited the far-north …

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• 11 December

  Antique provincial government asks DPWH to construct new road in Hamtic town

  

  Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to build a new road and close the accident-prone road stretch at Barangay Igbucagay in Hamtic town. The said road stretch is tagged by locals as a “killer curve” due to a series of fatal crashes in the area, the latest of which killed at least 18 …

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• 11 December

  Can 2023 MMFF surpass last year’s P500M target at the tills?

  

  Last year’s target of the Metro Manila Film Festival’s box-office returns was P500M. Did the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the festival main organizer in conduit with other agencies, achieve it? If we believed Romando Artes, Concurrent Head then and now Chairman of MMDA, the 48th MMFF had raked in the amount in the last few days of the fest. …

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• 11 December

  Fashion designer Albert Figueras, Max Eigenmann’s lucky charm

  

  How do you call an inanimate object or a person who brings in a lot if good news not only to himself but to other people as well? Or people who mutually and beneficially inspire each other. Lucky charm, right? That is where the rapport between  award-winning actress and iconic fashion designer Albert Figueras exists. Max is one of Albert’s …

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