Total foreign investments approved by the Philippine government saw a double-digit decline in the first quarter of 2021 amid a challenging global economic climate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday showed.
Foreign investment commitments approved by the Philippine government dropped by 32.9% in the first three months of 2021 as the global market continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Thursday.
The country’s approved foreign investments went down amid prolonged uncertainty due to coronavirus pandemic, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Thursday, June 3. Based on the submissions from six investment promotion agencies, total commitments reached P19.55 billion i
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DA needs local partnerships to succeed Secretary Dar
Philippine Information Agency
03 Jun 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur, Jun. 3 (PIA) - Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that his Department needs partnerships at the local level in order to succeed. The agriculture sector will not thrive with just the Department of Agriculture (DA) alone. In order to succeed, you have to work with various partners, said Secretary Dar.
Dar led the turnover of various agricultural inputs and machineries here last Saturday.
In a message, he highlighted his plans to strengthen the goat, coconut, and egg production in the Ilocos region, including the revitalization of the sea urchin industry as well as the tilapia and bangus hatchery in partnership with the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, and other stakeholders.