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DEPED HOLDS COMMUNITY PANTRY FOR EMPLOYEES

As part of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) 123rd Founding Anniversary, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS), together with Bureau of Human Resources and Organizational Development – Employee Welfare Division (BHROD-EWD) organized a community pantry for the employees of the DepEd’s Central Office. “As we celebrate our anniversary, we want to relive the spirit […]

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NEA TO LUZON COOPS: PREPARE AMID TAAL UNREST

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) directed the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Luzon, especially those in Region IV-A, to make the necessary preparations following the phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano. The NEA through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) issued an advisory on Thursday, July 1, calling on all Luzon ECs to take the […]

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DOT BACKS DAVAO’S ‘BAKUNA BY THE SEA’ FOR A4 GROUP

The Department of Tourism (DOT) lauded the tourism stakeholders of Davao for spearheading an “innovative” vaccination program for travel and hospitality employees, including A4 Priority Group members. Dubbed as “Bakuna by the Sea,” the vaccination program was held at the seaside tropical garden of the Waterfront Insular Hotel Pavilion from June 30 to July 2, […]

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INTERNS WITH BEST AGRIBUSINESS PLANS GET DA AWARDS

For crafting the best agribusiness plan, turning in an exemplary performance, and posting on social media the most-liked and shared photos of their training, dozens out of about 800 young Filipino agriculture graduates who underwent a six-month internship were recognized and received cash incentives from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The interns belong to the […]

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NEW CLARK CITY TO HAVE 2 ACCESS ROADS – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is committed to address the potential demand for better roads within the Clark Special Economic Zone with the construction of two access roads leading to the New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, based on a report by Tarlac Second District Engineer Neil […]

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607 CEBU FAMILIES RECEIVE FREE HOUSING – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and LGU beneficiaries, turned over 607 free housing units in Cebu province last June 30, 2021, in what he described as “a product of the sustained efforts of the Duterte administration to provide assistance for Cebuano families affected by Typhoon Yolanda.” The […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS EO ADOPTING NAT’L JOBS PROGRAM – DTI

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 140 officially adopting the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) as the Philippine Government’s master plan for the restoration of the country’s labor market. The EO institutionalizes the 20-agency strong NERS Task Force (TF), charging it to implement the strategy from 2021 to 2022, in response to […]

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MINING SECTOR CONTRIBUTES P102-B TO GDP – CIMATU

The Philippine mining industry contributed ₱102.3 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released by Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).In the report, the DENR-MGB estimated the metallic mineral production value of gold, […]

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DPWH COMPLETES LAMUT RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT

A new flood control structure has been constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along the Lamut River in Ifugao Province in an effort to prevent damage to agricultural lands. According to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, the new Lamut Flood Control involved construction of a 386-meter concrete wall along the body of […]

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NOGRALES VOWS TO SUSTAIN FIGHT VS MALNUTRITION

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led officials including PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, CORDS for BARMM, and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana as well as PIA Director General and PCOO Undersecretary Ramon Cualoping III at the Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series held at Cotobato City last June 29, 2021. The Region XII event was hosted by the […]