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Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople has ordered the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and other concerned offices to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the cancellation of all local and international flights at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Ople also directed all its overseas posts to immediately check all cancelled flights to Cebu and provide […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will establish exclusive lanes for bicycles, public utility vehicles, and motorcycles along Commonwealth Avenue in a bid to ensure safety among road users and likewise promote the decongestion of traffic flow in the area. This was after the Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of Metro Manila mayors, agreed in […]
Bonuan Boquig National High School (BBNHS) in Dagupan City, Pangasinan won $50,000 for being hailed as the World’s Best School in the Environmental Action category of T4 Education. From 10 shortlisted schools across the world, BBNHS bagged the first prize through their their Ilog Ko, Aroen Ko (Ilog ko, Pangangalagaan Ko): mangrove tree planting project […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the national government’s introduction of the eARRIVAL CARD as a means to provide a more convenient and stress-free experience for Filipino and foreign travelers arriving in the Philippines. According to Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, the inception of the eARRIVAL CARD as a replacement of the existing One Health […]
The biggest, most popular, and widely supported and anticipated 48th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) completes its eight official entries with the selection of the four finished films from a record high of 22 film submissions. The members of the Selection Committee headed by the multi-awarded and respected leader of the film industry Boots Anson-Rodrigo […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed maintenance work along the national road connecting the cities of Pagadian and Zamboanga City thereby enhancing transport connectivity in the Zamboanga Peninsula. According to DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia, the preventive maintenance of the 600-meter portion of Pagadian City-Zamboanga City Road was done to […]
In celebration of World Food Day (WFD) 2022, the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., reaffirmed its commitment in addressing hunger and malnutrition. During the WFD 2022 opening ceremony, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban echoed the DA’s commitment to implement programs that combat global hunger and malnutrition and promote […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) highlighted the need to improve food safety regulations to protect Filipinos from fraudulent market practices, and harmful and unhealthy food. Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, together with other DA officials, led the opening ceremony of the 50th National Meat Inspection Service (DA-NMIS) Anniversary and observance of the 29th Meat Consciousness Week. […]
As the rainy season peaked in September, the Department of Trade and Industry – Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) launched “Sweeptember” in the National Capital Region (NCR) to ensure stable prices and supply of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs). FTEB Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Director Atty. Marimel Dancel Porciuncula and FTEB OIC Assistant Director Atty. Joseph […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the riverbank protection structures along the banks of the Binalbagan River in the municipality of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno said that the construction of slope protection on steel sheet piles, embankments, and reinforced concrete walls with parapets with a total […]