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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished paving a 3.5-kilometer coastal road to facilitate better access to various white sand beaches and other potential tourist destinations in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. According to DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie Bueno, the project involves upgrading of the coastal road from gravel to concrete with […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) officially kicked off the nationwide Brigada Eskwela 2022 to promote collaboration and resiliency in basic education. “The collaboration between the parents, the teachers, local governments, and the entire community on Brigada Eskwela opens a deeper and meaningful collaboration even until after the school year closes,” Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said as […]
The Department of Trade and Industry encourages Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to utilize their 5% special discount for Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities (BNPC) following the release of the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 01, series of 2022, entitled “Guidelines on the Provision of the Mandatory Statutory Benefits and Privileges of the […]
In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will extend financial and technical assistance to farmers in the next planting season, to ensure an increase in the production of local agricultural commodities. Undersecretary-designate for Consumer and Political Affairs and spokesperson Kristine Evangelista said […]
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has expressed optimism the education sector will continue to overcome various challenges. The education chief made this remark as she led the opening of the Brigada Eskwela at Imus Pilot Elementary School in Cavite on Monday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. In her speech, Duterte […]
Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations Engr. Arnel de Mesa met with members of the Technology Advice and Solutions from Korea (TASK) Expert Mission led by Dong Ho (Eric) Song of the Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) to discuss the implementation of the TASK Program for the Agricultural Machinery Industry in the Philippines at the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deployed a 39-man contingent team in Abra following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the province. MMDA Officer-in-Charge Baltazar Melgar said the contingent, composed of personnel from the agency’s Road Emergency Group (REG), Metro Parkways Clearing Group (MPCG), and Public Safety Division, would assist in road clearing in affected […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was able to conduct a rapid assessment of the initial 1,350 affected structures in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region, following an earthquake that jolted Luzon. Citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the inspected structures are composed […]
The 3rd CES Public Leaders’ Summit (PLS) held at the Philippine International Convention Center from 26-27 July 2022 ended on a high note, as Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called on the career executive service (CES) community to use the present political transition to emerge “not just to a new, but to […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. vetoed House Bill No. 10554 or an Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. In a letter addressed to the Senate, President Marcos said he is constrained to veto the bill due to the susceptibility of the proposed expansion of the franchise area of Davao […]