QC Mayor Joy Belmonte along with the City Health Department – Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division has declared a Pertussis outbreak as cases continue to rise in the city. Belmonte also assured the public that the city government is already mobilizing its assets and resources to stop the spread of the disease. “There is no […]
Author: Andrea Benitez
Four decades since its construction under former Mayor Rafael “Apung Feleng” Lazatin, the newly-renovated, first class Angeles City Library and Information Center in Barangay Sto. Rosario was inaugurated by a third-generation Lazatin mayorship. Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly-renovated P8 million City Library and Information Center. “It […]
As part of preparations for the implementation of the Health Care Provider Network (HCPN) Program in Sarangani, the provincial government participated in the Stakeholders’ Forum recently held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. The HCPN is a key aspect of the Department of Health’s (DOH) drive towards the full realization of Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise […]
In line with the celebration of Women’s Month, the Quezon City Government (QC) led the mass pledge of commitment of more than 11,000 male QCitizens in support of the Men Opposed to Violence Everywhere (MOVE) movement. Spearheaded by the Office of the City Mayor with Gender and Development (GAD) Council Office, at least 4,000 Quezon […]
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis Castro, with the help of the Provincial Youth and Sports Development Office (PYSDO), took a big step towards boosting the well-being of Bulakenyo student athletes by spearheading the Grand Launch of the Bulacan University and Collegiate Athletic Association (BUCAA) at the Garden Ballroom, EDSA Shangri-la, Manila recently. […]
To properly end the month-long celebrations for the city’s 62nd Anniversary, the city government held the Grand Coronation Night for the annual Miss Caloocan at the Caloocan City Sports Complex recently. 21 young women from different areas of the city hurdled the preliminary stages of the said pageant, with Kim Velasco ultimately crowned as this […]
Iloilo City will embark on the country’s first waste-to-energy project through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) set to commence construction in October 2024. Led by Mayor Jerry Treñas, the city government held a ceremonial contract exchange ceremony recently with Metro Pacific Water (MPW), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Metro Pacific Water Investments Corporation (MPWIC), for the construction of […]
Malungon Mayor Tessa Constantino and Sarangani Congressman Steve Chiongbian Solon led the official groundbreaking and capsule-laying ceremony for the construction of a P72 million-worth Department of Public Works and Highways-funded bridge project in Sitio Buntalan, Poblacion, Malungon, Sarangani Province. Constantino said because of the heavy flash flood that took place two years ago leaving in […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the high utilization rate of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund’s (RCEF) Mechanization Program. “Nakakatuwa na sa wakas ay nama-maximize na ang paggamit sa pondong para naman talaga sa ating mga magsasaka,” Lee said. The RCEF is a six-year allocation of ₱10 billion anually starting 2019, granted under Republic […]
In anticipation of the impending El Niño phenomenon in the country, the Quezon City government is taking steps to alleviate its effects following the convening of the QC Task Force El Niño. Spearheading the task force, City Assistant Administrator for Operations Alberto Kimpo has instructed concerned city government departments to implement measures to mitigate the […]