San Juanico Bridge impairment sparks call for inter-island terminals
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is urging the government to fast-track investments in inter-island container logistics to relieve the growing supply chain bottlenecks made worse by the ongoing rehabilitation of the San Juanico Bridge.
APECO wins support from former IP critics under new leadership
Long-time critics of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) from Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities now express support for the agency’s renewed direction under president and CEO Gil G. Taway IV, a lawyer, who assumed leadership in October 2023.
Updated Typhoon Bising, habagat damage remain minimal
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has raised its estimate of agricultural damage from Typhoon Bising and the southwest monsoon (habagat) to ₱350,000, up from the initial ₱300,000, according to the agency's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
Driver’s license renewal now online via e-Gov PH
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in coordination with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO), launched the online driver’s license renewal through the e-Gov PH app today, Thursday.
Three million trees to revive Marikina River Basin
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday announced plans to plant three million trees in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) over the next three years. The goal is to raise forest cover from 25 percent at present to 43 percent, restoring degraded areas and bolstering biodiversity.
