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CSC ISSUES RULE ON NON-COMPLIANT COMPLAINTS

Complaints and appeals which are non-compliant with the technical requirements of the 2017 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS) may be dismissed by the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Assistant Commissioner for Legal. The CSC released Resolution No. 2300030, promulgated on 13 January 2023, which designates the Assistant Commissioner for Legal to issue […]

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DPWH FINISHES 2 ROAD PROJECTS IN NUEVA ECIJA

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed two road improvement projects costing P72.9 million in Guimba, Nueva Ecija that will enhance delivery of goods and services. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the DPWH Nueva Ecija First District Engineering Office (DEO) has completed […]

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931 FARMERS’ COOPS EARN P2.35B FROM KADIWA SALES

Since the Department of Agriculture started the Kadiwa in 2019, about 931 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and agri-based enterprises joined the program that has now generated a total sales of P2.38-billion. The Sta. Ana Agricultural Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC), a long-time partner of DA, reported that it makes an average annual sales of P500,000 from […]

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FRASCO WELCOMES 1,400 KOREANS IN CEBU AIRPORT

Seeing South Korea as an important tourism source market and driver for travel and tourism growth for the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) hosted welcome rites for the record 1400 delegation of incentive travelers from Korea upon their arrival at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City. Leading the initiative to greet […]

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PH, FRANCE STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION

The governments of the Philippines and France will continue to partner towards the development and strengthening of the agri-food sector, particularly involving the local livestock and dairy industry.  This was concluded during the 3rd Philippines-France Joint Steering Committee (JSC) on Agricultural Cooperation held at the Philippine Coconut Authority. The JSC was co-chaired Assistant Secretary for […]

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DPWH FINISHES CALBAYOG CITY BRIDGE PROJECT

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the upgrading of a bridge in Barangay Cabatuan, Oquendo District, Calbayog City, Samar. According to a report submitted by DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar Tabacon to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the ₱13.8-million Barral II Bridge project involves the construction of a 22.8-meter long, double-lane structure. “The ₱13.8-million […]

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P2M TOURISM PROJECT FOR OIL SPILL-HIT LGUS – DOT

During her visit to Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the distribution of Certificate of Training Grants to leaders of Community-based Sustainable Tourism Organizations (CBSTOs).  The certificate entitles the organization to tourism training interventions with starter kits for alternative livelihoods while they cannot engage in their present occupation […]

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PCSO CHAIRMAN CUA VISITS PARTNER WELFARE HOME

As part of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s efforts to get more familiarized with its beneficiaries, Chairman Junie E. Cua visited one of the grantees of the agency’s Institutional Partnership Program (IPP). Cua visited Gentle Hands, Inc., a welfare home for at-risk children in Quezon City. Cua said Gentle Hands is “truly deserving” of the […]

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DPWH FINISHES 2 CAMARINES SUR RIVER DIKE PROJECTS

Two river dike projects with a combined cost of P190 million were recently-constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to safeguard flood-prone barangays in Nabua, Camarines Sur. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 5 Director Virgilio Eduarte, said that new levees were completed along sections of Barit […]

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GOV’T REACTIVATES EL NIÑO TASK FORCE

With the foreseen onset of El Niño in the months of July-September, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will further strengthen measures that will address the effects of the expected drought, including the reactivation of an inter-agency El Niño Task Force to mitigate the potential effects of the phenomenon to the agriculture and fisheries sector. Under […]