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The Pateros city government’s free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab testing venue has been transferred to the newly renovated MR Flores Health Center. The free RT-PCR tests for residents are available Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., announced Mayor Miguel Ponce III. The health center also provides free antigen COVID-19 tests […]
The Makati City government started the distribution of apparel to public school students on Monday in preparation for in-person classes hampered by almost two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Makati Mayor Abby Binay led the ceremonial distribution of bags, personalized jackets, raincoats, and Air Binay 4.0 sneakers to pupils of Pio del […]
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Mayor Renato Gustilo has welcomed the 300-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined cycle power plant (CCPP) project being proposed by Reliance Energy Development Inc. (REDI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation. “The city welcomes such development since it will provide job opportunities to local residents and […]
The municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo province held a groundbreaking ceremony for a P150-million fish port project which when completed will benefit its fishing communities and neighboring towns. “With the new facility, trading and economic activity of the fish port will be enhanced. Our income in fishery is a significant percentage of our total local […]
The local government of Cagayan de Oro expressed interest in helping non-residents get vaccinated for COVID-19 as they arrive in the city via public terminals. Mayor Oscar Moreno said the scheme would help neighboring local government units (LGUs) increase their vaccination rate. “This means that we can help other LGUs to achieve the threshold–the 70 […]
The town government of Sison in Surigao del Norte, in partnership with ACTED-Philippines, a French non-government organization (NGO), is set to rebuild 100 houses damaged by Typhoon Odette in December last year, an official said. Mayor Karissa Fetalvero-Paronia said ACTED-Philippines Country Director Fabien Courteille visited them recently and finalized the startup of the rebuilding of […]
The newly constructed development projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) in two upland villages of Maragusan, Davao de Oro, has provided residents more opportunities for growth, an official said. Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy said the P20-million worth of projects allotted each […]
Former affiliate members of communist terrorist groups (CTGs) will start their new lives with a housing project provided by the national government. Sixteen single-detached core shelters were given to the beneficiaries of Rebolusyonaryong Partido Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade-Tabara Paduano Group (RPM-P/RPA/ABB-TPG), now recognized as Kapatiran, in a ceremonial turnover in Ibajay, Aklan recently. On […]
The Manila city government recently received its order of Bexovid drug for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 patients aged 12 years and above. A total of 2,500 boxes of the oral antiviral drugs were delivered to the Manila City Hall. “Ang nasabing gamot po ay may (The said medicine has a) 90 percent […]
Good financial management resulted in Iloilo City’s gaining over P400 million surplus amid the health pandemic. Iloilo’s Public Information Office (PIO) said the city has an excess collection of P149.31 million, P237.11 million savings from Personnel Services (PS) and Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), and P14.27 million adjustment as per the report of the […]