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DOH ASSURES: HOSPITALS TO OPERATE AMID EL NIÑO

The Department of Health (DOH) assured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that hospitals across the country will remain up and running despite the El Niño phenomenon. In a report to the President’s task force on El Niño response, DOH officials said they are working closely with national government agencies to ensure that healthcare services will not […]

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CSC: 335,356 TAKERS IN MARCH CAREER SERVICE EXAM

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) administered the Career Service Exam – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) Professional and Subprofessional levels in 16 regions nationwide recently. Of the 361,674 individuals who registered for the exam, 335,356 individuals or 92.72% showed up in 95 testing centers, with 297,955 individuals taking the CSE Professional Level and 37,401 for […]

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NO E-BIKES ON MAJOR NCR ROADS STARTING APRIL 15

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will start implementing its MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 or the prohibition of e-bikes, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs from traversing national roads, circumferential roads, and radial roads in Metro Manila on April 15.In a press conference after a stakeholder’s consultation meeting on the formulation of implementing rules and regulation […]

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DPWH STARTS SARANGANI BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Malungon Mayor Tessa Constantino and Sarangani Congressman Steve Chiongbian Solon led the official groundbreaking and capsule-laying ceremony for the construction of a P72 million-worth Department of Public Works and Highways-funded bridge project in Sitio Buntalan, Poblacion, Malungon, Sarangani Province. Constantino said because of the heavy flash flood that took place two years ago leaving in […]

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DOT: 1.2M FOREIGNERS ARRIVE IN PH JAN TO FEB 2024

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed confidence in sustaining the country’s tourism gains under the Marcos administration, with international visitor arrivals to the Philippines breaching the 1.2-million mark in just a little over the first two months of 2024. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement at the Philippine Pavilion at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse […]

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MMDA RESUMES HEAT STROKE BREAKS FOR FIELD WORKERS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reinstated the 30-minute “heat stroke break” policy for its field personnel, particularly traffic enforcers and street sweepers, to protect them from heat-related illness amid the impact of the El Niño phenomenon. MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes signed a memorandum circular reinstating the “heat stroke break” policy, which […]

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TIU LAUREL LAUNCHES KADIWA, DA PROJECTS IN BATAAN

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. turned over P5-Million under the Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant for the establishment of a permanent KADIWA in Limay, Bataan as part of the government’s push for food security and higher income for farmers.   The P5-million KADIWA project will benefit 28 farmers’ cooperatives and associations with a total 3,826 members. The project […]

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DA, LIMAY LGU SIGN ‘ZERO KILOMETER’ PROJECT PACT

The Department of Agriculture (DA) established a partnership with the local government unit of Limay, the Bataan Peninsula State University and Limay Polytechnic College to extend the zero-kilometer food project, or ‘0KM,’ to the residents of the coastal town of Bataan. The “0KM” project is a research initiative designed to develop an efficient data collection […]

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DPWH FINISHES 3 MARINDUQUE BUILDING PROJECTS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) MIMAROPA has completed the construction and improvement of three building projects that are seen to improve the quality of public services in the town of Torrijos, Marinduque. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH MIMAROPA Regional Office Director Gerald Pacanan said that a new Commercial […]

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FIRST LADY BRINGS ‘LAB FOR ALL’ TO TUGUEGARAO CITY

The Department of Health (DOH) continues to support the Lab For All Caravan headed by First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos which aims to provide free medical, consultation, and pharmaceutical services, through the recent launch in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Province.  Health Secretary Ted Herbosa joined the opening ceremony where the DOH offered Family and Internal Medicine, […]