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QC GOV’T TO RENOVATE QUEZON MEMORIAL CIRCLE

In a bid to restore green spaces in the city and create opportunities for economic exchange, relaxation and recreation, the Quezon City Government plans to redevelop the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC). The Quezon Memorial Circle is a 27-hectare national park located at the heart of Quezon City and is dedicated to the memory of President […]

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NEW EXPRESSWAY TO SPUR TOURISM IN CORDOVA, CEBU

The municipal government of Cordova has committed to lay a strong ground in promoting responsible development, particularly in tourism as the town expects to attract more investments with the opening of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). Town officials prepared for the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte for the opening ceremony of the iconic expressway that […]

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ESCUDERO REMAINS DZRH SURVEY’S TOP 2 SENATE CHOICE

Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero maintained his tight grip on the second spot in the latest nationwide pre-election survey of preferred senators conducted by radio station DZRH less than three weeks before the May 9 Elections. He was picked by 44.16% of 7,560 respondents polled in the MB-DZRH Pre-election Survey. The result […]

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MORE STREETLIGHTS, FOOTBRIDGES FOR QC – BELMONTE

To provide safer and more walkable footbridges and roads in Quezon City, the city government has firmed up plans to add more lamp posts, and repair and improve footbridges, including having more accessible and bike-friendly ramps. This is after an assessment conducted by city engineers showed that some footbridges need rehabilitation such as additional street […]

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ISKO VOWS TO BUILD DISASTER-RESILIENT HOUSING

Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has vowed to build disaster-resilient mass housing and expressed support for the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) once he gets elected. During his campaign in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Moreno said evacuation centers that will ensure the safety of displaced residents affected […]

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DANCING FOUNTAIN OPENS IN NARVACAN, ILOCOS SUR

The quaint town of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur is attracting more tourists than usual with its latest addition of a musical dancing fountain built beside the new solar-powered Farmers Market. Set to draw more livelihood and investment opportunities in the area, the dancing fountain in Narvacan officially opens to the public on April 25 after its […]

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FREE MONTHLY MAINTENANCE MEDS FOR QC SENIORS

Quezon City senior residents who need maintenance medicine for hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol can get them free through the city’s Senior Citizen Maintenance Medicine Program. Under the relaunched program, each indigent senior citizen with the said medical conditions can receive medicines including Losartan (50mg/tab), Amlodipine (5mg/tab), Metformin (500mg/tab), and Simvastatin (20mg/tab). The free medicine […]

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LOWERED ALERT STATUS BOOSTS ANTIQUE TOWN ECONOMY

The economy of Antique’s capital town San Jose de Buenavista is starting to pick up since its de-escalation to Alert Level 1 on April 1.  San Jose de Buenavista Mayor Elmer Untaran said the downgrading by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF MEIDS) of their municipality has enabled the […]

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ESCUDERO LANDS IN ‘MAGIC 12’ OF OCTA SURVEY

Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is once again among the top preferred senatorial candidates in the latest opinion polls released by research group OCTA three weeks before the May 9 National Elections. If elections were held during the survey period from April 2 to 6, 50 percent of the respondents said they would vote for Escudero, […]

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20 MORE MODERN PUJS TO SERVE SAN JOSE DEL MONTE

Twenty more modern jeepneys will start serving passengers in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. Nasrudin Talipasan, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said the Sapang Palay Grotto Transport Service Cooperative (SPGTSC) launched the brand new and modern YouYi ZGT 6540 public utility jeepneys (PUJs) to ply the […]