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The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) praised the swift approval of the Media Workers’ Welfare bill by the Lower House Sub-committee on Labor Standards. House Bill No. 2476, principally authored by ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Niña Taduran, seeks to grant journalists and media workers hazard pay, living wage, employment security plus additional insurance and […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of new quarantine facilities in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte that will help free up hospital beds for moderate, critical or severe COVID-19 cases. Villar, government’s isolation czar for the coronavirus pandemic, said that three multi-purpose buildings in Iligan City were converted into isolation facilities […]
An evacuation center at Brgy. Lantic, Carmona, Cavite built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the local government unit of Carmona is now being readied as temporary facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Secretary Mark Villar said that the transformation of Carmona Evacuation Center into a makeshift hospital with 151 […]
The first “e-Eskwela” hub was opened recently at the public library in Burnham Park led by the city government, the Ang Probinsiyano Party-list (APPL), and Frontrow Enterprises. APPL Representative Ronnie Ong said the hub, which was made possible thru the public-private partnership (PPP), is the first of several that will be established in Manila, Pasig, […]
The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar donated five photocopying machines to the Department of Education (DepEd) for the printing of distance learning materials for students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health crisis. Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda said the city government is also providing 500 reams of bond paper, of which […]
All 19 barangays of the municipality of Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte have been equipped with patient care centers for suspected and probable coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, Mayor Ernesto Evangelista said.“Sto. Tomas town is a topnotcher when it comes to receiving locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and we saw the need to put them in a facility […]
PayMaya Philippines, Inc. is now an official partner in automating the transactions of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), particularly its pilot on online contractor’s license renewal portal (pcabgovph.com) that serves around 15,000 contractors all over the country. The service of PayMaya is an additional digital payment option for contractors aside from the existing Land Bank LinkBiz Portal. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by the Department of Trade and Industry, PayMaya, Land […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said a missing police officer holds the key to solving the murder of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster Cornelio “Rex” Pepino. Citing reports from local investigators, the PTFoMS said Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) Ruel D. Pinero of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) and another policeman are […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday commended the government’s decision to push back the start of public school classes to October 5, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work with local government units (LGUs) to better prepare for the upcoming schoolyear. According […]
A total of 82 purok (zone) leaders of Barangay Poblacion in Kidapawan City have been deputized as agents in the implementation of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in the area.Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the purok leaders have been authorized to enforce an ordinance prohibiting certain acts to contain COVID-19 in the city. The new […]