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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is taking a toll on everyone’s lives but nature has its own way of lifting one’s spirit. In a quaint village of Maruaya in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, thousands of sunflowers are again in full bloom, ready to mesmerize visitors. Adding more vibrant colors of exotic flowers this year, the local […]
The city government of Koronadal is pushing for the development of available public lands into resettlement housing sites for informal settler families. Mayor Eliordo Ogena said he has tasked the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) to assess the potential areas and process their titling for the local government. Ogena said among the initial […]
In a bid to further expand its vaccination program, the Quezon City local government has partnered with SM City Malls to open its first drive-thru vaccination site. The city government opened a drive-thru inoculation set-up in SM Fairview located in District 5. “This site will be convenient for those who register in groups like a […]
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has welcomed the selection of Bacolod City as the lone site in the Visayas for a study on the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “In the midst of this health crisis, we are somehow placated that our city was chosen among the only four in the country for a case […]
Around 6,000 farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte will be receiving additional farm inputs courtesy of the local government. From May 18 to 31, officials and employees of the city government make rounds in the different barangays to distribute free organic and inorganic fertilizers with micronutrients to boost farmers’ productivity amid the pandemic. Batac City […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has allocated a total of P1.797 million worth of quick turn-around or early planting incentives to rice farmers in three southern towns. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over P296,720 worth of checks to 177 beneficiaries of Hinigaran town, covering 148.36 hectares of rice farms. Each rice farmer received cash assistance […]
More poor informal settler families in Tampakan, South Cotabato province are expected to benefit from the planned expansion of a flagship resettlement housing project in the area. Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said they are working on forging another financing agreement with the National Housing Authority (NHA) for the second phase of the Goldenville housing project […]
The municipal government of Vintar in Ilocos Norte has warned residents to wear a face mask or other protective covering if they do not want to pay a fine of up to P5,000 or render 120 hours of community service. In a six-page executive order signed by Vintar Mayor Larisa Foronda, the municipal government reminded […]
The Koronadal City government has opened a 105-bed isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, the biggest for the area since the onset of the pandemic last year.Mayor Eliordo Ogena said the isolation center at the Marbel-1 Central Elementary School in Barangay Gen. Paulino Santos began accepting patients May 15. Ogena explained three initial […]
A total of 159 land titles, covering 98.78 hectares of rice farms, were distributed to 150 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in five municipalities of Nueva Ecija recently. Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said the municipal government led by Talavera Mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez also received a separate 1.2-hectare land for an advanced cold storage facility for […]