The tourism industry increased its contribution to the country’s economy to almost 13 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) last year, according to government statistics. This, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, confirms the industry’s vital role in the...
Mayor Edgar Labella stressed the crucial role of barangay officials in containing the spread of the pandemic in Cebu City during a coordination meeting with the COVID-19 task force, Thursday, June 25, 2020. “Ingon sila badlungon kuno ta diri sa dakbayan sa Sugbo. Dili man siguro,” he...
Deputy Chief Implementer for the Visayas Melquiades Feliciano said Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año directed the cancellation of the quarantine passes issued by the Cebu City Government, noting that the situation in Manila when it was under ECQ was...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged online businesses to register with the government, citing it as key to consumer protection. This comes after the recent directive of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for online sellers to register their businesses on or before 31 July...
National and regional members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), local government officials, and representatives of the business sector gathered here today to discuss a more focused and intensified strategy in addressing the COVID-19 situation in...
