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Residents of coastal Barangay Punta in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte are now protected against big waves, storm surge, soil erosion, and flooding after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the rehabilitation of a damaged seawall. Citing reports from DPWH Region 13 Director Pol Delos Santos, Secretary Mark Villar explained that repair was necessary […]
Philippine-grown pineapples and mangoes will soon find their way through additional ports of entry in the United States. This favorable development came after the Philippine Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) mutually agreed on and threshed out several pending issues, […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar led the ceremonial opening of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx) Sub-section 5 from Silang East Interchange to Sta Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange in Cavite. “While this pandemic may have slowed down and disrupted the implementation of projects, the Sub-section 5 or 5.14 kilometers Silang East Interchange to Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Interchange component […]
To provide consumers access to low-cost frozen meat products, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the “Presyong Risonable Dapat (PRD): Frozen Meat Edition” Program in Puregold. Under PRD, Puregold frozen pork products range from P199 to 229 per kilo depending on the part, while frozen chicken drumsticks […]
Members of the vaccination team of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) helped a woman in giving birth at the agency’s Vaccination Facility in its main headquarters in Makati City. A tricycle driver knocked at the facility at exactly 5:27 p.m. and sought help for a 26-year-old woman who was experiencing labor pains, indicating she […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reiterated its call for local government units (LGUs) to practice proper segregation at source in managing the disposal of solid wastes.DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu issued this call after reports of negligent disposal of solid wastes have reached the agency. “It has come to our attention that […]
After the successful distribution of sim cards to field offices, the Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the start of the cycle for regular monthly “load allowance” for teachers and personnel. For the 277,381 DepEd sim cards recipients who have started using connectivity loads in July 2021, the cycle of regular monthly load started on […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is undertaking the construction of an access road leading to Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate Special Economic Zone (NANIE-SEZ) in Barangay Camagong, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. With a total length of 39.81 kilometers, the project will traverse Sitio Hinandayan to Sitio Minbahandi in the municipality of […]
The Duterte administration’s twin hog repopulation and “Bantay ASF sa Barangay” (BABay ASF) program — led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the local government units (LGUs), hog raisers’ groups, and the private sector — is gradually boosting the local swine industry towards recovery. “The incidence of ASF is waning, as blood […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing for the swift completion of the road widening project on Fort Bonifacio-Nichols Field Road in Taguig City, most commonly known as Lawton Avenue. Secretary Mark Villar said that this widening project will increase Lawton Avenue’s capacity to accommodate additional volume of vehicles and facilitate faster […]