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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a multi-purpose building project that supports small independent businesses in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Province. DPWH Region 2 Director Reynaldo Alconcel reported to Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary for Regional Operations Eugenio Pipo, Jr. that the ₱15-million public market building is now catering the needs of […]
To help the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) efficiently coordinate Information Technology (IT)-related transactions with its stakeholders, South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr. has pledged to support the state health insurer during a recent meeting with PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel R Ledesma, Jr. in Tupi, South Cotabato.“I appreciate the programs of […]
As the country marks Vacation Hazard Prevention Month this April––and with millions of Filipinos trooping to the provinces and tourist destinations to celebrate the summer months––the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) urged local government units, health facilities, and the private sector to be conscious of safety and medical emergency protocols that need to be in […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished the construction of a new flood protection structure that will benefit motorists traversing the Sindangan-Bayog-Lakewood Road in Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur. DPWH Region 9 Director Cayamombao Dia reported that scope of works on the project involves construction of a 960-lineal meter lakewall with grouted riprap […]
The bilateral agreement sealed during the state visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Beijing early January this year is now being fully implemented with the first batch of Philippine durian shipped to the People’s Republic of China on April 6 thru the Davao International Airport. The 28-ton durian cargo, which approximately weighs 28,000 kilograms, […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco encouraged local government units (LGUs) across the country to join the Tourism Champions Challenge—a nationwide tourism infrastructure campaign to incentivize tourism development among cities and municipalities. A former three-term mayor of Liloan town in Cebu, among Frasco’s first directives as tourism chief is to strengthen the Department’s relationship […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Inc. (PhilHealth) reminded the public that with the lifting of the state of calamity throughout the country due to COVID-19 at the end of the previous year, special privileges under fortuitous events were no longer in effect as of January 1, 2023. Among the special privileges during fortuitous events granted […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) urged civil servants to draw inspiration from Filipino wartime heroes’ stories of patriotism and nationalism as the nation celebrates the 81st “Araw ng Kagitingan” or Day of Valor. In his video greeting posted 9 April 2023, CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles enjoined the 1.8 million lingkod bayan nationwide to draw inspiration […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) joined the Philippine Food Festival at the Centre Communautaire de Joli Bois in Brussels, Belgium recently. In its third year, the Philippine Food Festival serves as a venue to introduce and promote Philippine cuisine and delicacies to the international community. It included home-cooked dishes that are popular in different regions […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) together with the Department of Transportation – Philippines (DOTr) conducted an inspection of the NAIA Terminal 2, ahead of the approaching long weekend holiday in line with the observance of Holy Week 2023. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista made rounds at the NAIA T2 domestic […]