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MMDA, DPWH TACKLE METRO MANILA FLOODING PROBLEMS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said flood mitigation programs and initiatives will be undertaken in identified flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, following a coordination meeting with representatives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and local government units in Metro Manila recently. In a press briefing, MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes […]

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NOGRALES: GIVE 100,000 REBEL RETURNEES JOBS

The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee and Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles emphasized the need for the government to help ex-rebels find a decent means of livelihood to discourage them from again taking up arms against the state. This, as the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) recently said it estimates […]

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LEE BATS FOR EXPANDED PH AGARWOOD INDUSTRY

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to liberalize and expand opportunities in Agarwood industry that will not only increase the income of farmers, but also has the potential to create up to 30,000 jobs and livelihood in the country. According to Lee, principal author of House Bill No. 10320 or the […]

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Government

SURIGAO MINE TAILINGS FACILITY FAILURE PROBED

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga called for an immediate and thorough investigation into the reported failure of the tailings storage facility (TSF) of Greenstone Resources mining operations in Barangay Siana, Tubod, Surigao del Norte. The DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) immediately dispatched a team of experts to […]

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NOGRALES HAILS DOLE FOR REINTEGRATION OF EX-REBELS

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles hailed the government for its efforts to provide employment opportunities to former rebels, as he underlined that doing so is crucial in their reintegration into society. “The livelihood and employment programs extended by the government to former rebels is important so that they could be productive members of the […]

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DENR, DOE, CONGLOMERATES TO PROTECT VERDE ISLAND

The government joined hands with the country’s three biggest business conglomerates to protect and conserve the massive marine ecosystem of Verde Island Passage, the “center of the center” of the world’s marine shore fish biodiversity. Spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the big three – Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), the Metro […]

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Sports & Entertainment

BAYLA TO SUIT UP FOR FIGHTING MAROONS

Gilas Pilipinas Youth stalwart Jacob Bayla will don another Pilipinas jersey. Only this time, it will be colored maroon, as he commits to the University of the Philippines. The 6’5 Fil-Am winger out of Norwalk, California was part of the Batang Gilas team who represented the Philippines in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship in 2022. […]

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RESTORE NFA POWER TO BUY RICE FROM FARMERS – LEE

In the House deliberations on amending Republic Act No. 11023 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated his call to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA) power to buy palay from local farmers which would be sold at a cheaper price in the market for as low as […]

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CUA HAILS DROP IN PH INDEX CRIME VOLUME

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua believes that the country can continue to make great strides in preventing crime in communities. This, after the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that the index crime volume in the Philippines decreased by 63.59 percent –from 196,519 between […]

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PH SHARES GREEN ENERGY MOVES IN SINGAPORE CONFAB

The Philippines, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), continues to make significant advances in building a favorable investment climate for the renewable energy industry and nature-based solutions initiatives as part of the Philippines’ contribution to global climate action. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga shared the Department’s initiatives in creating an enabling […]