The local government of Matuguinao in Samar province is giving more attention to 12 villages recently rid of the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA-cleared villages are Del Rosario, Ligaya, Carolina, San Roque, Inubod, Rizal, Mahayag, Libertad, Diit, Nagpapacao, Sta Cruz, and San Isidro. Matuguinao Mayor Aran Boller said they have to […]
Author: Cassandra Ching
The Filipino-Chinese business community in Bacolod City has sponsored a five-day coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout to inoculate more than 1,000 workers and their family members. Dubbed “Operation Bakuna Center”, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII)-led initiative marked its Day 3 at the St. John’s Institute Activity Center vaccination […]
The city government of San Juan announced that it has vaccinated more than 100 percent of its target population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drawing it nearer toward the goal of population protection by August. Mayor Francis Zamora said 96,610 residents and city-based workers have received at least the first dose, or about 80 […]
The city government of General Santos has opened a week-long trade fair to promote various products of homegrown micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said the activity, which will run until July 19 at the Robinsons mall atrium, is mainly aimed to encourage consumers to patronize local produce and […]
The municipality of San Francisco in Agusan del Sur welcomed the completion of two infrastructure projects worth over P7.9 million in one of its villages. In a statement, the town said the two projects were funded by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) through the Local Government Support Fund Assistance to Municipalities 2020 program. […]
Zumba by the beach is the fun way the municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo is boosting the immunity of its residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined in a beach resort turned off-site Isolation Facility (IF) in Malangabang Island. The municipality located in the northern part of Iloilo has 211 active cases: […]
Around 31 doctors are undergoing the Sorsogon Family Medicine Residency Training Program in an effort to strengthen the services of medical practitioners and capabilities of hospitals in the province.The Sorsogon Provincial Hospital has tapped the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PFAP) led by one of its consultants, Dr. Aileen Espina, together with the Bicol Regional […]
A total of 44 families in Legazpi City have received the titles of the land they have been occupying for more than 50 years, under the government’s “Handog Titulo” program. The distribution was led by officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol and the city government. Mayor Noel Rosal said the […]
A public transport terminal will soon rise in Alangalang, Leyte for nearly 700 public utility vehicles, the local government announced. The terminal will rise in Milagrosa village, 100 meters away from the national highway within an 800-square meter lot acquired by the local government from a private owner, Alangalang Mayor Lovell Anne Yu said. The […]
Beach resorts and other tourism establishments in the town of Glan in Sarangani province have reopened to tourists after being shuttered due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the area. Glan Mayor Vivien Yap said resorts and hotels in the area are now allowed to resume operations, subject to strict compliance with the general […]