Abra official’s suspension final
BAGUIO CITY — Malacañang’s Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs (DESLA), Anna Liza G. Logan, declared the suspension of Abra Vice-Governor Joy Valera-Bernos as final and executory. Ms. Logan in an order released Sept. 23, said there was no Motion for
Feasibility study to take 2 years for ports servicing wind industry
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it is hoping to complete in two years the feasibility study, including the detailed engineering design, for two ports to be repurposed to service offshore wind farms. “Feasibility study and detailed engineering design take 18
13 power projects endorsed to ERC for operating permits
THE Department of Energy (DoE) endorsed 13 projects involving new and operational power plant projects to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in August, bringing them closer to obtaining operating permits.The power projects have a combined potential capacity of more than
PHL tourism businesses lagging in race to digitalize, Klook says
By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter BUSINESSES catering to tourists in the Philippines have not yet sufficiently embraced digitalization, according to the co-founder of travel platform Klook. “The merchants (in the Philippines) are very offline, not digital, but the advantage is that
P5-billion fund to address gaps in food supply deemed ‘too small’
THE P5-billion fund designed to plug gaps in the food supply could be inadequate for addressing shortages of key commodities and may be left begging for money with rice cornering the funding, analysts said. Fermin D. Adriano, a former Agriculture undersecretary,