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Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Nograles joined the National Nutrition Council (NNC) in awarding outstanding local government units (LGUs) and local nutrition focal points (LNFP) at the 2022 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony held 20 March 2023 at the Centennial Hall of Manila Hotel in Manila City. In his keynote address, Chairperson Nograles congratulated the awardees […]
The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA IE) confiscated smuggled agri-fishery products amounting to P120 million during a series of raids on seven storage facilities in San Rafael Village, Navotas City. The initiative is in accordance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen the Department’s fight against agricultural […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is accelerating civil works of the 4.80-kilometer road improvement project that will not only decongest traffic but will also protect a coastal area in Virac, Catanduanes. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 5 Director Virgilio Eduarte said that the ongoing project involves the […]
The Department of Health (DOH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with #MentalHealthPH (MHPH), to promote mental health care through behavioral and mindset change. MHPH, in collaboration with DOH’s Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (DPCB), developed the self-care kits and integrated the self-care kits in health promotion tools provided to LGUs through the Centers for […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a two-story school building in Gatol High School, Barangay San Roque, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro to accommodate the needs for classrooms of students. Based on a report submitted by DPWH Region 4-B Director Gerald Pacanan, the P24-million school building project involves the construction of 8 classrooms […]
Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco expressed her support to the launching of the “People Planet Profit: Principles and Practices of Sustainable Tourism,” a book on sustainable tourism published by the Asian Institute of Management, Dr. Andrew L. Tan Center for Tourism. “I am very honored to join you today at the launch of […]
The number of examinees for the 26 March 2023 Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) more than doubled to 403,567 compared to 147,877 registrants of the 7 August 2022 exams, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced. A total of 350,645 individuals or 86.89% of the total number of examinees will take the […]
With the country marking Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday reminded the public to have pets vaccinated and to seek immediate medical attention for animal bites to prevent rabies infections and rabies-related injuries and deaths. According to PhilHealth acting president and chief executive officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., […]
Local government units across the country have received close to a billion pesos in 2022 from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to augment their funds for health and medical services. “Umaabot sa halos isang bilyong piso ang nai-remit natin sa mga LGU upang matustusan ang kanilang serbisyong pangkalusugan at medikal para sa mamamayan. Umaasa […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received a rockstar welcome from members of the Filipino Community, and tourism stakeholders present during the launch of the Bisita, Be My Guest (BBMG) Program in Berlin, Germany recently. “Mga kababayan alam po natin kung gaano kalaki ang inyong kontribusyon at sakripisyo para sa ating ekonomiya sa […]