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NCR TOURISM WORKERS 95% VAXXED – ROMULO-PUYAT

The vaccination status of tourism workers – both under the A1 and A4 priority health group – in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reached 95 percent, a development foreseen to increase recovery prospects for the local tourism scene. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat reported that a total of 27,708 tourism frontliners out of 29,066 have […]

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I’M READY TO STEP DOWN AS NEA CHIEF – MASONGSONG

National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Monday said he is ready to step down from his post and handover the reins of his office to the officer-in-charge to be appointed by Malacañang. This as Masongsong has stressed that he has yet to receive formal communication from the Palace on his reported termination for […]

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DISPOSE FACE MASKS PROPERLY – CIMATU

As the whole country struggles to cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated its call for the proper disposal of household health care waste to protect garbage collectors and haulers from COVID-19 and other diseases. Since the start of the pandemic in March last year, […]

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DPWH PROJECT BOOSTS ISABELA’S MUNG BEAN INDUSTRY

A newly-paved road constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now benefitting rice and mung bean planters of Santiago, Isabela by reducing the transport cost of crops. “With paved roads, we are ensuring a more efficient transport of goods and local products in the area, which will uplift the economic condition of […]

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AÑO TO NCR MAYORS: AVAIL OF KADIWA STORES

National Capital Region (NCR) mayors are encouraged to avail of the Enhanced KADIWA ni Ani at Kita Financial Grant Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) to ensure availability, affordability, and accessibility of basic agricultural commodities during the community quarantine period. Through a memorandum, Department of the Interior and […]

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DOT TO PURSUE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AMID PANDEMIC

While it has greatly affected the local tourism industry, the ongoing pandemic should not be an excuse for not pursuing sustainability, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said during the virtual recognition of Women Champions of Sustainability hosted by The Conrad Manila. Romulo-Puyat added that sustainability, in fact, is critical in establishing the tourism industry of the […]

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FARMERS TO GET FERTILIZER SUBSIDY FOR WET SEASON

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is giving rice farmers assurance that its nationwide fertilizer program under its Rice Resiliency Project 2 (RRP2) will continue to sustain the country’s rice production during this wet planting season. “We will not stop this subsidy as long as we have the budget allotted for it,” Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations […]

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VAX BOOSTER VIOLATORS TO BE PENALIZED – ABALOS

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) urged local government units in the National Capital Region to issue executive orders and/or enact ordinances penalizing all persons who are found to be responsible for unauthorized inoculations utilizing government-procured COVID-19 vaccines as booster shots. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, who is also the concurrent chair of […]

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DENR TO PILOT TEST ONLINE LAND TITLING SYSTEM

The Land Management Bureau (LMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will pilot test an online data-sharing system with the municipality of Bay in Laguna province to fast track the process of land titling and address land titling conflicts. Under the said project, the tax declaration records of the local government unit […]

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DPWH TO FINISH BCG VIADUCT BY SEPTEMBER – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is on track to deliver the Lawton Avenue to Global City viaduct section of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link Project by end of the 3rd Quarter this year. Secretary Mark Villar said that construction of viaduct and approach 3 along BGC’s 8th Avenue is […]