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BALIWAG MAKES USE OF DIGITAL QUARANTINE PASS DURING MECQ – ESTRELLA

Instead of printing another quarantine pass, the municipal government of Baliwag, Bulacan is using a digital version linked to the IAMSAFE application while the town is under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). The move aims to prevent manual registration in public places and commercial establishments, promoting a faster and more accurate identification of individuals […]

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E-GOV BILL TO HELP TRANSITION INTO ‘NEW NORMAL’ – HONASAN

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is supporting the passage of Senate Bill 1738 or the “E-Governance Act of 2020” that aims to transform the delivery of public service into the digital space. DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan welcomed the development, saying the measure would complement the DICT’s plan to ramp up digitalization in […]

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EASTERN SAMAR HOSPITALS ACQUIRE P51M EQUIPMENT – EVARDONE

The provincial government of Eastern Samar has acquired new sets of modern equipment worth P51-million to the boost medical response capabilities of its hospitals amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Ben Evardone said these were procured in June and delivered to different hospitals on the last week of July, using their Bayanihan fund from […]

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EAMC TO HAVE MORE COVID-19 WARDS, ICU SOON – VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced that the ongoing construction of additional wards and ICU at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City is now being hastened for immediate completion. “In a meeting, together with our team and its counterpart at the Department of Health (DOH) and the building contractor, […]

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SAN CARLOS CITY BUILDS COVID-19 ISOLATION FACILITY – GUSTILO

The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental is constructing its own coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation facility in Barangay Rizal with a budget of P10 million. Mayor Renato Gustilo said the city government decided to build the structure as school buildings can no longer be used as quarantine facilities once classes start. “The Phase 1 […]

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DPWH TO COMPLETE 23 NCR QUARANTINE FACILITIES BY END OF AUGUST – VILLAR

A total of 23 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine facilities in Metro Manila are now under construction and is being fast-tracked for completion before the end of August 2020. This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar citing the urgency of the projects as the Department of Health recently announced […]

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100 IP FAMILIES IN NORTH COTABATO GET HOUSING UNITS – CATAMCO

Some 100 families belonging to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are beneficiaries of housing units provided by the government through the effort of North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and the National Housing Authority (NHA).Catamco said the beneficiaries of the housing project are members of the T’boli and Blaan tribes in Barangay Bacung, Tulunan, North Cotabato whose […]

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ABANDONED MAGUINDANAO CAPITOL BUILDING CONVERTED INTO COVID-19 FACILITY – GOV. MANGUDADATU

To make Maguindanao ready for the influx of returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), the provincial government of Maguindanao has converted its abandoned capitol building in Shariff Aguak into a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation center. “This is in anticipation of the coming home of about 7,000 of our ‘kababayans’ (provincemates) who have […]

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1,831 HOUSING UNITS IN CEBU INAUGURATED – NOGRALES

The National Housing Authority (NHA) in Region 7 led the inauguration of 1,831 housing units for victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Cebu. In an online ceremony attended by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who also serves as Chairman of Task Force Yolanda or the Inter-agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of Rehabilitation and […]

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P1.3B SAP ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO 113,000 BACOLOD CITY BENEFICIARIES – LEONARDIA

Beneficiaries of government cash assistance for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Bacolod City will expect to receive a total of P1.3 billion in Social Amelioration Program (SAP) grants. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he is optimistic that the infusion of public funds will pump-prime the city’s economy. “This is a tremendous help […]