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DPWH BUILDS COVID-19 FACILITIES IN ILOILO – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed five COVID-19 facilities in Iloilo City and in the towns of Lambunao and Pototan, providing the Iloilo provincial government additional assistance in its fight against the ongoing pandemic. DPWH Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 6 Director Lea Delfinado, said that […]

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DA AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM GETS 808 INTERNS – DAR

Of the more than 3,000 applicants nationwide, 808 have qualified as interns under the Mentoring and Attracting Youth in Agribusiness (MAYA) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). “You are the chosen few. You are taking a path forward, a journey, so to speak. The field of agriculture needs all the minds and power that every […]

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URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN OPENS IN RIZAL PARK – DAR

“The production of food is equally important as the fight against COVID-19. Kaya dapat lahat ng Pilipino ay may access sa ligtas, sapat at masustansyang pagkain.” In his short message at the opening of the urban garden recently at the Rizal Park in Manila, Agriculture Secretary William Dar underscored the importance of enabling Filipinos, especially the […]

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NEW ROADS PAVING WAY FOR MARAWI RECOVERY – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Build Back Better Plan to improve roads in Marawi City is paving the way for recovery of economic activity from the aftermath of the 2017 siege in the country’s only Islamic city. Villar said that the DPWH has already completed road paving […]

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UPDATE INFO ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES –CHED

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Health (DOH) will equip the country’s future health workforce with up-to-date information on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by integrating it in the curricula of Philippine colleges and universities. NTDs will be included in the curricula of Medicine, Nursing, Medical Technology, Midwifery, and Physical Therapy courses. […]

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REPLICATE DAGUPAN CITY’S COVID VAX FACILITY – DOH

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has commended the vaccination facility of the Dagupan City and urged other local government units (LGUs) to replicate its best practices. “This should be replicated in the whole of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This is the first in the whole of Luzon. In my visits, I haven’t seen anything like […]

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DA, DOTR, DOE RELAUNCH ‘PALAMIGAN NG BAYAN’ – DAR

The departments of Agriculture (DA), Transportation (DOTr), and Energy (DOE) have joined forces to provide farming and fishing communities access to refrigerated container vans or reefer vans that will benefit both producers and consumers. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently signed a tripartite agreement to strengthen and […]

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FASTER TRAVEL IN BULACAN WITH NEW BYPASS ROAD

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar recently inspected another bypass road that now connects the Bulacan towns of Pulilan and Baliuag. In his briefing to Villar, DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said the four-lane Pulilan–Baliuag Diversion Road has made daily travel between the two towns of Bulacan a bit easier. […]

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DOTR, DPWH JOIN MMDA TO MAKE NCR BIKE LANES SAFE

The Department of Transportation (DoTr), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will work on the installation of bollards, lightings on bicycle paths, and painting of lanes, as part of the government’s bicycle lane project to ensure the safety of the cyclists. These improvements to be instituted have […]

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ASEAN PUSHES FOR POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) met through a video conference recently to discuss the implementation of initiatives that will further the region’s post-pandemic economic recovery efforts. As this year’s ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam led the setting of their priority economic deliverables (PEDs). These focus on three strategic thrusts—Recovery, Digitalization, and Sustainability. […]