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Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez provides updates following his meeting with his counterparts from other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore on November 13, 2018.
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez provides updates following his meeting with his counterparts from other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore on November 13, 2018. TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

The National Economic and Development Authority Board or NEDA Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved on Thursday three high-impact projects during its eleventh meeting, involving the construction of major infrastructure projects and capability improvement for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

As the country observes the National Rice Awareness Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is encouraging consumers to avoid rice wastage and to buy locally produced rice to help the farmers boost their income.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Wednesday the launching of the “Handa Pilipinas” Visayas Leg in Yolanda-hit Tacloban City as part of the administration’s efforts to showcase the various disaster risk reduction and management initiatives of the government.

Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta arrived in the country on Wednesday for his official visit aimed at further strengthening the bilateral relations with the Philippines.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Wednesday government agencies to swiftly provide the necessary assistance to survivors of super typhoon Yolanda, exactly ten years after the disaster hit Eastern Visayas.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed on Tuesday the Department of Agriculture (DA) to intensify support to provinces less affected by the El Niño phenomenon to increase food production as the administration vowed continued assistance to the most vulnerable sectors even as inflation eased in October.

Sa naging press briefing ngayong araw, inihayag ni NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon ang pagbagal ng inflation rate sa bansa sa 4.9% noong Oktubre kumpara sa 6.1% noong Setyembre.
Ibinahagi din ni Usec. Edillon ang direktiba ng Pangulo na tiyakin ang sapat na suplay ng pagkain sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagsuporta sa mga lugar na posibleng hindi gaanong maaapektuhan ng El Niño. Ilan sa mga hakbang ay ang pagbibigay ng subsidies at long-term investments sa agrikultura.

The organization of the corporate structure of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is now underway after its proponents have finalized its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Monday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. exhorted the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday to conduct strategic review and to maximize forces deployment to ensure that strategies remain attuned to the current and future geopolitical challenges.