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The government should take the lead in restoring business confidence and create jobs by increasing spending on infrastructure such as public health facilities and healthcare services, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, issued the call in the wake of the unemployment report from the Philippine Statistics Authority saying joblessness […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) exhorted the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) to increase efforts towards the completion of the government’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the statement Tuesday, December 1, at the 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) and Year-end Strategic Conference of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA). “Rural Electrification […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recognized the role played by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) in the restoration of electricity in provinces hit by the recent typhoons. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued the statement on Tuesday, December 1, as he congratulated PHILRECA on the occasion of its 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) achieved twice the target for the supplemental vaccinations for measles-rubella and oral polio, offering protection for the children from these life-threatening diseases. PRC continued its mass immunization program; and from October 26 to November 25, it achieved 110,354 vaccinations in Luzon and Mindanao which is 129% over its target of 50,000 […]
More than just distributing relief goods at the soonest time possible to thousands of families displaced by the recent typhoons that ravaged the country such as Rolly and Ulysses, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) uplifts their dignity and brings hope of rebuilding their lives faster. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chair and CEO, said this was […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the online turnover of free housing units to beneficiaries in Pilar, Capiz last December 1, 2020 in coordination with Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and local government leaders under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project for Region 6. Nograles heads the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and […]
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chair and CEO Senator Dick Gordon announced that the country’s foremost organization is lowering its price for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to help more Filipinos get tested for the virus. “Natawaran natin ang China na makuha natin nang mas mura ang test kits. Ngayon, ang bayad na lang sa Red Cross […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday cautioned against the premature resumption of face-to-face classes, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to first draw up a viable plan that will show that it is possible for students to safely return to their classrooms. “None of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the government to ensure interventions that would prevent a possible spike in teenage pregnancies in storm-hit areas, a phenomenon observed in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. Gatchalian cited a study by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) in 2017, which revealed that […]
“Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, let’s not forget to contain the most contagious disease in the world: Tuberculosis (TB).” This was the message of Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Friday stressed that the government should continue to focus on other dangerous diseases […]