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Amid the continuing increase in the prices of petroleum products, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to assist farmers and fisherfolk in registering in the Registry System for the Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) in order to avail of the agency’s fuel subsidy. “Matagal na po nating panawagan […]
As more areas in the country experience extreme heat, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua renewed his call to local leaders to prioritize the regreening of towns to combat global warming. “Even as we scramble for immediate solutions to our continually warming climate, we must put in […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the low power supply to meet the demands of consumers in Luzon and Visayas areas. Tulfo, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the statement after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon and Visayas Grids under red and yellow alerts on April […]
Senator Bong Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Cooperatives, continued his support for cooperatives as he joined the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba event hosted by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) recently. Held at the Royce Hotel in Clark, Pampanga, Go collaborated with the CDA in providing a boost to 22 cooperatives from Central Luzon, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar renewed her commitment to preserve the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) and prevent its defacement, exploitation and destruction and any encroachment on it. “This wetland park is very dear to me. Not only did I help build the facilities you find here, but I also vigorously pushed for the declaration of this […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. supports the proposed extension of the Rice Tariffication Law subject to modifications that will ensure optimum impact on modernizing agriculture, enhancing farm productivity and improving rice farmers’ competitiveness and income. “Definitely, I think it should be extended. But there should be adjustments so we can adapt to the times,” Tiu Laurel […]
The Department of Health (DOH) unveiled the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) Command Center, the first among its hospitals in Visayas to be fully equipped to respond to health emergencies and manage disasters, in Cebu City recently. DOH Undersecretary for Universal Health Care – Health Services Cluster Area III (Visayas) Gloria Balboa, DOH Central […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) constructed a seawall structure serving both as a shoreline protection and venue for recreational and fitness activities in the town proper of Medellin, Cebu Province. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Cebu 1st District Engineer Elvis Calunod said that the project which was completed […]
In addition to its wide-scale measles vaccination efforts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon directed the intensification of community-wide vaccination education in Mindanao. “Parents’ hesitancy towards childhood immunization is a health threat to our communities and one of the factors that prevent Filipino […]
435 scholar graduates of the Bulig Para Studyante (BPE) program thanked Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone for providing them opportunities and assistance to earn a college degree. Evardone expressed his appreciation for the college graduates who participated in the Alumni Homecoming for BPE Scholars event stressing that the alumni homecoming is aimed to network job […]