The country's July-September banana production improved this year, as it rose 3.45 percent to almost 2.40 million metric tons in 2017 from 2.30 million metric tons last year, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
DOTr will now require its bidders to file electronically their procurement-related documents as part of efforts to use modern technology to promote efficiency and transparency in its bidding processes. | PNA
Former Tawi-Tawi Vice Governor Ruby Sahali Tan on Thursday pleaded guilty before the Sandiganbayan to six counts of violation of Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6713, or the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”.
President Rodrigo Duterte and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday signed the Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.