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DOH, PHILHEALTH, INK UHC REFORMS PACT

Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, together with Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Acting President & Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) President Aniceto Orbeta Jr. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to steward conceptualization and implementation of policy reforms in line with Universal Health […]

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PANGUIL BAY BRIDGE NOW 69% FINISHED, SAYS DPWH

The construction of the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Northern Mindanao is 69 per cent done. The ₱7.37 Billion bridge project was inspected recently by Undersecretary Emil Sadain, in-charge of DPWH infrastructure flagship projects under “Build, Better, More” program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. […]

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FRASCO LEADS ANTIPOLO TREE PLANTING

In a meaningful celebration of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) 50th Founding Anniversary, close to 200 employees joined the officials led by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco for a tree planting activity at Mount Purro Nature Reserve in Antipolo City recently.  The nature reserve is a product of a 35-year environmental quest of Toto Malvar and […]

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DENR, SHIPPING LINES PARTNER VS FUTURE OIL SPILLS

Environment Secretary Antonia Loyzaga recently met with local shipowners and agreed to work with them in addressing the gaps towards preventing oil spills in Philippine waters. “The first thing we need to do is change the way people think about disasters because right now people think about response,” Loyzaga stressed. “We need to prevent the […]

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DPWH FINISHES SURIGAO DEL SUR SEAWALL PROJECT

A flood control structure was built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the coastal Barangay of Cortes, Surigao del Sur to ensure the safety of residents and their properties from flooding brought by dangerous tides and turbulent waves. The 181.6 lineal meter concrete seawall constructed with concrete slope protection, grouted riprap […]

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DOT: BORACAY-CHINA CHARTERED FLIGHTS RESUME

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expresses its optimism on the continual recovery of the country’s tourism industry, with the return of group travel and chartered flights from its top source markets including China. Boracay Island on April 18 welcomed a total of 180 Chinese tourists aboard a chartered OK Airlines flight from Changsha, China to […]

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NEW SBMA CHIEF BARES NEW DIRECTION FOR FREEPORT

Newly appointed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Jonathan D. Tan has bared his leadership’s new directions and development plans, emphasizing the role of employees to attain them. The new chief disclosed this as he addressed all SBMA employees for the first time during the flag ceremony on May 8. Tan, who was […]

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CSC STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY WORKPLACES

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) stressed on the need for government agencies to put in place measures that promote a healthy workplace, saying that a healthy public sector workforce is a productive workforce. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said, “We count on our civil servants to run the day-to-day operations of government. Amid the multitude of […]

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DOT, AGORA GROUP INK MEDICAL TOURISM PACT

The Philippines is positioning the country as an emerging medical and wellness tourism destination in Asia with the Department of Tourism’s recent partnership with a global leader in the medical and wellness industry.Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco made the announcement as the DOT formally inked an agreement with Dubai-based Agora Group, the “pioneer and leader […]

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DOH CELEBRATES NATIONAL HEALTH WORKERS’ DAY

The Department of Health (DOH) and all its attached agencies joined the celebration of National Health Workers’ Day. As the primary agency of the health sector in the country, the DOH honored all our healthcare workers serving the people in the name of Universal Health Care. Toward the fulfillment of the National Human Resources for […]