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The Korea Eximbank (KEXIM) Manila Representative Office, implementing agency of the Korean Government’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) Official Development Assistance (ODA) program in the Philippines, is keen on leveling up funding support for infrastructure development priorities of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In his meeting with DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) has met with other Cabinet members to iron out the country’s regulatory framework in the energy sector, DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla said. Lotilla said he had a virtual meeting with Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday as […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Toots Ople announced the appointment of key DMW officials, describing them as “a mix of seasoned government officials and new faces who share a commitment to serve our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)”. “Together, we will make the DMW a secure home for our OFWs and their families,” Ople said. […]
Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DOF), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mission group held a fact-finding meeting for the planned Parañaque Spillway Project in a bid to protect low-lying communities in Metro Manila from massive flooding. Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is building a flood control structure inside the Dingalan Feeder Port in Barangay Paltic in Dingalan, Aurora. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the DPWH Aurora District Engineering Office (DEO) is overseeing the construction of the P47.53-million project for optimal protection against coastal flooding. The 355-linear meter […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently turned over to the provincial government of Davao del Sur, the newly-completed Mt. Apo Agri-Eco Tourism Park which is expected to bring more tourists to the province. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Davao del Sur District Engineering Office reported the completion […]
The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) announced that the increase in the monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens could be enforced starting January 2023. NCSC chairperson Franklin Quijano said Congress would first have to approve the budgetary requirement for the new law, which raises the monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens from […]
A total of 148,312 individuals are expected to take the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) and the Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination (ICLTE) on Sunday, 7 August 2022, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced. The CSE-Professional test will be taken by 125,640 examinees or 84.96% of the total number of examinees, while […]
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) welcomed home and extended assistance to 289 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait, including those who have been stranded for several months, Secretary Susan Ople said. The OFWs arrived in Manila at around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. The OFWs were repatriated with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished paving a 3.5-kilometer coastal road to facilitate better access to various white sand beaches and other potential tourist destinations in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno, the project involves upgrading of the coastal road from gravel to concrete with […]