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ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM: A LEGACY FOR GENERATIONS

“The Duterte administration envisions the anti-hunger, anti-poverty program as a lasting gift to the Filipino people, a legacy that should be enjoyed by generations to come.” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the remark during the virtual launching of the National Food Policy initiative held last November 4, 2020 led by the National Food Coalition (NFC) […]

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CUA TO DEPED: CONSULT LGUS ON FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Wednesday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to consult local government unit (LGU) executives and officials of the Department of Health (DOH) with regard to the possibility of resuming face-to-face classes in January amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and stressed […]

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‘ZERO HUNGER,’ NIA LAUNCH EPAHP IN CALABARZON

Malacañang’s Task Force on Zero Hunger and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) jointly launched the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) during a virtual event at the NIA Region IV-A Training Center in Laguna last November 4, 2020.Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who also chairs […]

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BUILD HOSPITALS IN STATE SCHOOLS — ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the establishment of hospitals in state universities and colleges (SUCs) to help boost the country’s health system. When the country experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, the entire nation was confronted with the reality that there were not enough hospital beds to cater to the patients […]

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COOP WORKERS TO RESTORE POWER IN TYPHOON-HIT AREAS

Help is on the way to Bicol provinces, Marinduque and Mindoro as hundreds of workers from different electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon and Visayas started their travel to these areas on Wednesday to aid in power restoration after typhoons Quinta and Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said a total […]

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DEPORT VIOLATORS OF IMMIGRATION LAWS – PANGILINAN

Government authorities should waste no time in implementing the law and arresting foreign nationals, including Chinese, who entered the country through illegal means, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. After legal deportation proceedings, Pangilinan stressed, undesirable aliens should be immediately deported to their country of origin. “Since it has been established by testimonial evidence that tens of […]

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NEA: TASK FORCE TO HELP RESTORE POWER AFTER ROLLY

Electric cooperatives (ECs) in different regions are now preparing to send crews to help their fellow power distribution utilities battered by Typhoon Rolly, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Monday (November 2). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) is closely coordinating with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives […]

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CREATE TASK FORCE FOR REHAB OF TYPHOON-HIT AREAS

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has proposed to President Duterte the creation of a special task force to take charge of rehabilitating Camarines Sur (CamSur), Catanduanes, Albay, and other areas in Bicol and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) that were ravaged by typhoons Quinta and Rolly. Villafuerte made this proposal as he welcomed […]

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GATCHALIAN TO ERC: MAKE NGCP OBEY IPO REQUIREMENT

Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue an ultimatum on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to comply with the requirement to list its shares of stock, a provision specifically stated in its franchise as the country’s transmission system operator. The NGCP filed anew for a motion for reconsideration in August […]

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76 MSMES MAKE ‘ENHANCED NUTRIBUN’ – NOGRALES

The “Enhanced Nutribun” is literally “in the oven” of 76 technology adoptors registered by the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST–FNRI) as a result of the agency’s aggressive information drive and technology transfer training, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles reported early this week. Nutribun is a bread product used in elementary […]