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NOGRALES TO GOV’T HR: EMBRACE DIGITALIZATION

Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles encouraged human resource management practitioners (HRMPs) to fully embrace digitalization to ensure a dynamic civil service. In his message during the 21st Regional Conference of HRMPs in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) held on 22-23 November 2023 at the Newtown Plaza Convention Center, Baguio City, Chairperson Nograles urged […]

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DENR, UPLB SIGN FORESTRY PROGRAM AGREEMENT

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to advance science-based policies and decision-making, and develop and implement high-impact forestry, natural resources, and environment programs for a sustainable and resilient development of the country’s natural resources. The MoU […]

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PH BREACHES 4.8M INT’L VISITOR ARRIVALS – FRASCO

The Philippines has breached its target of 4.8 million international visitor arrivals before yearend, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced. Frasco shared the good news during the DOT’s 1st Philippine Golf Tourism Summit held at Grand Hyatt Manila that gathered tourism and golf industry leaders and stakeholders to engage in convergence with […]

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MMDA CREATES EDSA BUSWAY SPECIAL OPS GROUP

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority launched a restructured operations group that will go against violators of the exclusive EDSA busway policy, as one of its main tasks. Now named Special Operations Group, they will be under the direct supervision of Assistant General Manager for Operations Assistant Secretary David Angelo Vargas and its deputy officer-in-charge Gabriel […]

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MANILA’S TONDO SPORTS COMPLEX 38% COMPLETE

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is on track to complete the second phase of Bagong Tondo Sports Complex Project in Manila by the first quarter of 2024. DPWH National Capital Region Director Loreta Malaluan, in her report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, said that Phase 2 of the project is 38 percent […]

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DA TO IRRIGATORS: JOIN FOOD SECURITY CAMPAIGN

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with groups operating national and communal irrigation systems in south-central Mindanao to drum up support for a national drive to increase agricultural production for food security. “Kami po sa Kagawaran ng Agrikultura ay kasama ng ating Pangulo Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. sa pagsusulong ng food security, ang kanyang […]

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CUA HAILS PCSO ‘BANNER YEAR’

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua hailed what is turning out to be a banner year for the agency, after it was once again recognized by the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) in the inaugural GOCC Governance Awards Ceremony held last week.  The PCSO was among three government-owned and controlled corporations that the […]

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DOT HOSTS HALAL CUISINE CELEBRATION IN MANILA

The Department of Tourism (DOT) hosted a celebration of cultural unity and gastronomic richness in the event “Bismillah: An Evening of Faith, Love, and the Flavors of Mindanao” held recently at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati. The occasion led by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, who emphasized the importance of cultural appreciation and culinary […]

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SUPPLY OF RICE, SUGAR, ONIONS SUFFICIENT — DA

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. assured lawmakers that his agency is closely watching the market and is taking steps to assure sufficient supply of food items at affordable prices, particularly rice, sugar, and onions. Appearing before the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the House of Representatives, Tiu Laurel said he gave importers less than […]

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DPWH FINISHES FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT IN NUEVA ECIJA

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a flood control structure along the section of Pampanga River in Barangay Ligaya, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, in his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary for Central Luzon Operations Roberto Bernardo, said that the completed protective structure […]