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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu urged the private sector to follow the lead of telecommunications giant PLDT-Smart in contributing to the conservation of peatlands in the country. Cimatu issued the statement after the DENR, through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), received additional equipment from PLDT-Smart for the protection and conservation of the Agusan […]
Vice presidential aspirant and Senator Kiko Pangilinan has unveiled a plan on how to eradicate hunger in the country that has worsened due to the pandemic.“The plan aims to address the challenges of hunger that we are facing because of the joblessness and lockdowns,” Pangilinan said during his speech before officials and members of the […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in coordination with the National Housing Authority and local government officials, turned over a total of 283 permanent housing units to families in Mayorga, Leyte last November 5, 2021, as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda to qualified beneficiaries.“These new units are part of the housing commitment of […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to do a far better job of implementing or scaling up its programs designed to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in migrating to digitalization amid the emerging new economy touched off by the COVID-19 pandemic. Villafuerte said digitalization will […]
Aksyon Demokratiko presidential bet Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said he will build bridges to connect the country’s major economic and tourism centers. During a visit to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway on Saturday, Domagoso said he will support the construction of similar infrastructure in other parts of the country. “We have to create more public […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has expressed his strong support for a bill seeking to conserve the critically endangered Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis). Cimatu issued the statement following calls for the passage of House Bill (HB) 8299 or the proposed Tamaraw Conservation Management Act in response to the pressing need to […]
Six months after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has completed the closure of all operating open dumpsites in the country, Secretary Roy Cimatu prodded local government units (LGUs) to implement their plan of action for the safe closure and rehabilitation of these garbage dumps. “After our successful feat to close dumpsites all […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) food unit San Miguel Foods is expanding its program to disinfect public spaces nationwide, as part of a continuing effort to help reduce the risk and spread of COVID-19 amid the further easing of pandemic restrictions. The program, to date, has benefited 100 barangays. For several months now, teams from SMC […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) chair Roy Cimatu is hoping to complete the dredging of a “mega” island sandbar along the Cagayan River by early next year. Cimatu said that so far 81,807 cubic meters or 8.43 percent of the targeted 970,962 cubic meters […]
Governor Jose Riano of Romblon has expressed his gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go for the Malasakit Center initiative as it continues to serve Filipinos through its 146 locations nationwide including in his home province. “Salamat sa Malasakit, President Rodrigo Duterte at Senator Bong Go,” Riano stated in a Facebook post. […]