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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has facilitated improved mobility in Aurora Province by constructing a new bridge linking the communities of Barangay Dibut and Barangay Dibalo via Barangay Real in the Municipality of San Luis. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could have up to an additional P2 billion to help more indigent Filipinos through higher contributions to the Universal Health Care (UHC) if the agency’s documentary stamp (DST) tax rate will be lowered to 10 percent. This was stressed by PCSO chairman Junie E. Cua during a recent hearing […]
In line with the standing order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to enhance government support packages that will improve the lives of Filipino farmers and fishers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying market linkages through contract farming with hotels, restaurants, and other institutional buyers on the procurement of surplus harvests. The program will be […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed a flood control structure along the Digmala River in the Municipality of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija to protect residential areas and farmlands from threats of inundation. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, based on submitted reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the flood […]
In line with his vision of increasing farmers’ and fishers’ income, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to directly link food producers to consumers and institutional buyers, thereby removing the middle men. In compliance with the President’s directive, the DA enhanced its market linkage initiative to assist farmers’ cooperatives and […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco affirmed the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) commitment to take an active role in the realization of socioeconomic policies, strategies, and programs enclosed in the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 of the Marcos Administration. “While the tourism industry is just coming out of the pandemic that ravaged through all of the sectors […]
The incoming President of the University of the Philippines returned to his hometown in Mindanao to make a “Pledge to the People,” an act he said is intended to remind the state university of its fundamental mission. In a social media post on Thursday, incoming UP President Atty. Angelo “Jijil” Jimenez said that he took […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to provide financial relief to Filipinos in light of socio-economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as it proposed to implement steady incremental increases in its premium contribution schedule to give time for Filipinos to adjust. PhilHealth had already previously affirmed compliance with […]
In line with its mandate to protect lives and properties from natural disasters, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a 216-meter flood control project in Sitio Namnama, Barangay Alsem, Vintar, Ilocos Norte. DPWH Region 1 Director Ronnel Tan commended Ilocos Norte First District Engineering Office for the on-time construction of the […]
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is committed to implementing strategies to ensure high-quality fruits for export, including durian, which is subject of an export deal with China amounting to $2-billion. The Department of Agriculture (DA), which the President currently directly heads, is taking the lead in strengthening the production of Grade-A durian through […]