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BGC-ORTIGAS BRIDGE PARTIALLY OPENS IN MAY – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) targets to partially open this May 2021 the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link Project. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that the superstructure of the Sta Monica-Lawton Bridge connecting Lawton Avenue in Makati City and Sta. Monica Street in Pasig […]

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DENR BACKS PASSAGE OF BILL TO HASTEN LAND TITLING

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu expressed optimism that a bill seeking to discard the deadline for agricultural free patent applications will soon become law. Senate Bill (SB) 1931 was approved by the Senate on second and third reading on Dec. 15, 2020, and will now go through bicameral proceedings to reconcile some uncommon […]

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NOGRALES LEADS TURNOVER OF ILOILO ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as Task Force Yolanda Chair, the National Housing Authority, and beneficiary local governments, led the back to back distribution of free housing units in Iloilo on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, as part of the Duterte administration’s commitment to finish all Yolanda housing construction by 2022.  The two successive distribution ceremonies were […]

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LEYTE GETS 500 ADDITIONAL ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSING UNITS

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with officers of Task Force Yolanda and the National Housing Authority led the distribution of free housing units to beneficiaries in Sta. Fe, Leyte on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 and made a firm commitment that the Duterte administration will finish all Yolanda housing commitments by 2022. The turnover of the 500 […]

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PCA BOARD DRAFTS PLAN FOR P75B TRUST FUND – DAR

Two weeks after the signing of the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act” or Republic Act No. 11524, the six government representatives of the reconstituted Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Board convened virtually to discuss the major provisions of the law that need to be undertaken by respective committees and government agencies that will oversee […]

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CIMATU BACKS 1 YEAR EXTENSION OF BORACAY REHAB TF

The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) has proposed a one-year term extension pending the creation of a permanent regulatory body that will oversee the island’s sustainable development and balanced growth. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and BIATF chair Roy Cimatu said the term extension will allow the task force to complete all […]

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WESTERN VISAYAS NOW HAS 20 FARM SCHOOLS – BRIONES

To equip learners with agricultural skills and develop sustainable farming, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region VI (Western Visayas) formally inaugurated 20 farm schools recently. Farm schools were established in the region as part of the provisions of Republic Act 10618 or the Rural Farm Schools Act, which mandates the DepEd to encourage the establishment […]

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ROXAS CITY GETS 1,533 ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led officials from Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and local government in distributing 1,533 free housing units in Roxas City, Capiz on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 as part of the government’s commitment to finish all Yolanda housing projects by 2022. Since assuming the chairmanship of the Inter-agency Task Force […]

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BICOL RIVER DREDGING BEGINS – CIMATU

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) Chairman Roy Cimatu has announced the dredging of sandbars along a narrow section of the 94-kilometer Bicol River starting March 23. “TF BBB’s rehabilitation efforts on the Bicol River completes the triumvirate targets to which we have committed ourselves to […]

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DREDGING OF KALAKLAN RIVER IN ZAMBALES STARTS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started dredging activities in Kalaklan River in Olongapo City, Zambales to address heavy siltation and prevent flooding in the city. Based on a report from DPWH Region 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said that a cutter suction dredger was deployed in the river […]