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Acting on a directive from Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued an advisory against the requirements of certain agencies for migrant workers to wear full Personal Protective Equipment, or PPEs, while preparing to leave the country. She said the wearing of PPEs is not sanctioned by the department and […]
The Department of Agriculture is ready to distribute needed assistance to farmers affected by Typhoon Karding, which destroyed properties and livelihood in various parts of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and Bicol Region. Aside from rice seeds, corn seeds, and vegetable planting products, DA will distribute necessary drugs and medicines to […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to prioritizing risk reduction and climate action amidst economic and strategic challenges at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR). At the Ministerial Forum held recently, Loyzaga stated, “Compound and cascading hazards and fragile systems urgently require […]
The Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) celebrated its 10th anniversary recently with a virtual summit, where it bared its accomplishments as one of the Philippine government’s main feedback facilities. The event dubbed CCB: Isang Dekada ng Paglilingkod Virtual Summit, highlighted the facility’s decade-long service as the Filipino citizen’s direct line in […]
In celebration of the World Car-Free Day, the Department of Education (DepEd) backed the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) initiatives of providing more inclusive transportation options for students, teaching and non-teaching personnel. The activity highlighted the theme “Paving Safe Pathways to Schools,” which aims to promote road safety as well as sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has commenced construction works on three multi-purpose buildings that will complement the operation of Bacolod City General Hospital. According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno, the city health complex will be built on a 1.7-hectare lot in Barangay Vista, Bacolod City, and includes the construction of […]
Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople expressed her deepest thanks and gratitude to the House of Representatives for its approval yesterday of the department’s proposed P15.2Bn 2023 budget. Quezon Representative Jayjay Suarez defended the appropriation which proposes a budget of P3.5B for the Office of the Secretary and the various units and bureaus under its supervision. […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working really hard on drilling works for the substructure or foundation of the Ala-Uli Flyover Project along Roman Highway in Bataan. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said that excavation of boreholes for the flyover foundation is at 50 percent, with 20 out of 40 drilling […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to complete by the first quarter of 2023 the detailed engineering design (DED) works for the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge, a 32-kilometer-long inter-island bridge project between the provinces of Bataan in Central Luzon and Cavite in Southern Tagalog Regions. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, in […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco laid down the holistic and comprehensive plan, objectives, as well as strategies of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to revitalize the tourism sector that has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in New York, United States of America, Frasco joined the economic team of President Ferdinand […]