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MMDA ELDERLY EMPLOYEES GET FREE FLU VAX – ABALOS

Almost 700 permanent, casual, and job order senior citizen employees of the MMDA today get flu vaccines for free in a bid to help shield them from respiratory diseases and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The vaccines administered were provided by the Department of Health. According to MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, getting the flu vaccine […]

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NEW ACCESS ROAD FOR PANGASINAN’S SAN FABIAN BEACH

More tourists are expected to visit San Fabian Beach in Pangasinan once the lockdown eases with the completion of a new access road project. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar commended DPWH Pangasinan 2nd District Engineer Edita Manuel for the swift construction of a 1.3-lane kilometer access road project that now […]

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DPWH BUILDS NEW HANGAR IN FORT MAGSAYSAY – VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Mark Villar inaugurated the new hangar of the Army Aviation Regiment and Administration Building of the Light Reaction Regiment of the Philippine Army at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. Villar officially turned over the newly completed facilities expected to boost military defense operations to Army Aviation Regiment Commander Colonel Andre B. […]

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DUTERTE EXTENDS BORACAY REHAB TASK FORCE – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) welcomed the term extension of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) until June 30, 2022, through Executive Order (EO) 147 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We thank the President for his trust and confidence in the task force. We shall maximize this term extension to tie up all […]

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120 SCHOOLS TO PILOT TEST FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES

In line with the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in select low-risk areas in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) have identified mechanisms to ensure safety of participating learners, teaching and non-teaching staff, and their families. The pilot implementation will be done among a maximum of 120 […]

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DA OPENS SHRIMP HATCHERY IN ORIENTAL MINDORO

Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration of the country’s first Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Shrimp Hatchery and Broodstock Development Center in Barangay Labasan, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro recently. “It’s such a historic occasion to really emphasize that Oriental Mindoro is home to the first DA-BFAR Shrimp Hatchery in the country. Hindi […]

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MANILA AMONG TOP ASIAN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS – LOPEZ

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2021 featured anew the Philippine startup ecosystem. Ranking among the top 30 Asian ecosystems in terms of performance, the value of Manila’s startup ecosystem is at $584-M, with $101-M in total early-stage funding over the last 2.5 years. Globally, affordable talent (or the ability to hire tech talent) is […]

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P1.8B IN 2022 BUDGET FOR ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said P1.827 billion has been allocated to support the continued implementation of the rural electrification projects in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022. The bulk of the said amount, or P1.627 billion, is appropriated for the implementation of the Sitio Electrification Program. At least P200 million is earmarked for […]

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1,152 ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES DISTRIBUTED IN BILIRAN

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in coordination with the National Housing Authority and local government officials turned over a total of 1,152 permanent housing units to qualified beneficiaries in Naval, Biliran last September 24, 2021, as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda which Nograles heads. The free housing distribution was done through a […]

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CEBU TOURISM WORKERS 51% VAXXED – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism’s (DOT) push to vaccinate tourism frontliners in Cebu continue to gain traction, following the inoculation of 7,764 tourism workers, or 51.89% percent of the 15,257 target. Of its initial 1,062 target, Mandaue City already provided shots for 647 tourism workers, translating to 60.92 percent vaccination rate, while Lapu-Lapu City inoculated 82.70 […]