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Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, speaking at a gathering of government-led vegetable and planting advocates, said that urban gardening can help achieve food security and provide solutions to the increase in prices of food items. Nograles attended the Buhay sa Gulay Project Harvest Festival last February 18, 2021 as part of the national government’s coordination efforts […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with private sector partners from Pilipinas Kontra Gutom, visited Camarines Sur on Friday, February 18, 2021, to distribute free food packs as part of the Duterte administration’s nationwide effort to fight hunger, poverty, and child malnutrition. Camarines Sur is among 32 priority provinces included in the list of the Zero […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has announced the formal reopening of the historic walled city of Intramuros for tourists visiting in the “new normal.” “Intramuros is ready and prepared for its reopening following the easing of quarantine restrictions and the minimum health and safety standards set for parks, plazas, open spaces, heritage sites, […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that a total of 82 projects under feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed engineering design, economic analysis, technical studies, and traffic impact assessment have received an allocation of P1.23 Billion under 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA). According to Villar, in Luzon alone, 33 proposed projects have received study […]
A Filipino company based in Davao City has promoted the conversion of biodegradable waste to natural fertilizer by giving incentives to interested Dabawenyos. The Davao Thermo Biotech Corporation (DTBC) launched its Yellow Drum Project (YDP) in the last quarter of 2020. The project aims to adopt biodegradable waste management by diverting biodegradable wastes to the […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with private sector partners from Pilipinas Kontra Gutom, visited Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 to distribute free food packs in an effort he described as “an important measure to fight poverty and child malnutrition.” Zamboanga del Norte is among 32 priority provinces included in the Zero Hunger […]
The Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (C.O.D.E.) Team and Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) met with Davao City officials last Tuesday, February 16, 2021, to discuss the city’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout readiness. Among the matters tackled were the Local Situation Report on COVID-19, National Action Plan (NAP) Against Covid-19 […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has enjoined all electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country to implement a “no disconnection” policy for low-income households or lifeline consumers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a memorandum dated February 10, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong advised the 121 ECs to fully observe the directives issued by the Department of […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Metro Manila mayors support a “gradual” reopening of the economy amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “There should be a calibration of both the health and the economic teams with the local government units and all affected sectors,” said MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, in a press briefing […]
In the wake of the devastating floods that affected Marikina City and several other cities in Metro Manila in November last year, the Task Force Build Back Better (TF BBB) has started dredging the Marikina River. Environment Secretary and TF BBB chair Roy Cimatu made the announcement following reports that portions of the river have been […]