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VP SARA LAUDS MMDA TRANSPORT STRIKE RESPONSE

Vice President and Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte joined the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in its monitoring of the three-day transport strike staged by transport group PISTON.Duterte oversaw the agency’s monitoring of the strike at the MMDA Communications and Command Center which serves as the inter-agency monitoring and command center for the tigil-pasada. The […]

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PH TOURISM EARNS P404B FROM JAN TO OCT 2023

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco showcased the country’s tourism gains and recovery efforts post-pandemic, noting that the tourism industry has contributed an estimated $7 billion or about P404.02 billion in foreign visitor receipts in the first ten months of 2023. This amount is around 190 percent higher compared to the $2.47 billion, […]

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CUA ASSURES: PCSO AIMING FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua on Monday vowed that the agency would aim for continued improvement to better serve the Filipino people. This, as the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) recently commended the agency for the marked improvement in attaining their Performance Scorecard targets in 2022. Cua said the PCSO reported a […]

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CSC SALUTES 123RD PCSA PARTNER AGENCIES

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recognized its partner agencies who helped ensure the success of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) during the Appreciation Program for PCSA Key Partners on 15 November 2023 at the CSC Resource Center in Quezon City. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles expressed gratitude to the attendees, noting that the program […]

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JAPAN GIVES DA-SRA P300M-WORTH OF EQUIPMENT

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) received 800 million yen (P300-million) worth of farm equipment for Filipino small sugarcane farmers. The Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, Kazuhiko Koshikawa, turned over the grant to Agriculture Secretary Francisco “Sec Kiko” Tiu Laurel, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona, and representatives of beneficiaries from […]

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DENR, US EPA INK PACT ON HUMAN HEALTH PROTECTION

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aims to boost bilateral cooperation for environmental and human health protection. The forging of a formal agreement comes after the meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and US President Joseph Biden […]

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FRASCO PROMOTES PH TOURISM IN SAN FRANCISCO

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco joined the economic team of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in heralding the various investment opportunities in the Philippines to the international business community. The country’s government leaders made the pitch during the 2023 Philippine Economic Briefing at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, California. Titled “Think Growth, […]

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NAME-DROPPING DRIVERS TICKETED FOR USING BUS LANE

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued traffic violation tickets to the two drivers who dropped the name of Senator Bong Revilla, Jr. after they were stopped for illegally using the EDSA bus lane. The two drivers appeared before MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes at the MMDA Head Office in Pasig City recently.  Artes […]

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DPWH ERECTS SEAWALL IN PALAWAN TOWN

In a significant stride towards securing Palawan’s coastal communities, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Palawan 2nd District Engineering Office reported the completion of the Panacan Seawall Project to protect the coastal communities in Barangay Panacan, Narra, Palawan. The 138-meter-long seawall, constructed with concrete slope protection with pathways, hand-laid rock barrier, and PVC […]

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DOH, UN SIGN PACT TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION IN PH

The Department of Health (DOH), along with United Nations (UN) agency partners, UNICEF and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and World Bank inked a memorandum of understanding formalizing the partnership in addressing malnutrition in the Philippines. As part of the broader Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP), a four-year project spearheaded by the […]