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ROAD TO KAITULARI ECOPARK COMPLETED — VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the rehabilitation of an access road leading to Kaitulari Ecopark located in the mountainous part of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Citing a report by DPWH Negros Occidental 2nd OIC-District Engineer Rolando Valdez, Secretary Mark Villar explained that the completed project covers the repair along 1.28-kilometer […]

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CAPIZ GETS 1,543 YOLANDA HOUSES – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with IATF Yolanda, NHA and LGU officials, turned over 1,543 housing units in Panay, Capiz last Tuesday, March 16, 2021 as part of the government’s commitment to finish all Yolanda housing projects by 2022. Since assuming the chairmanship of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of […]

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POWER CO-OPS EYED FOR TESDA ELECTRICIAN TRAINING

To address the need for more skilled line workers and barangay electricians in the countryside, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is pushing for the accreditation of electric cooperatives (ECs) as training and assessment centers by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The NEA, through its NEA-EC Training Institute (NETI), identified seven ECs for […]

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DISPOSE OF MASKS, FACE SHIELDS PROPERLY – CIMATU

Following the recent discovery of single-use face masks entangled in the coral reefs of Anilao, Batangas, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said the increasing amount of improperly discarded household healthcare wastes during the pandemic has become a serious cause for concern. Cimatu said “the recent discovery of disposable face masks, plastic face shields, and other household […]

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DPWH BUILDS COVID-19 FACILITIES IN ILOILO – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed five COVID-19 facilities in Iloilo City and in the towns of Lambunao and Pototan, providing the Iloilo provincial government additional assistance in its fight against the ongoing pandemic. DPWH Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 6 Director Lea Delfinado, said that […]

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DA AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAM GETS 808 INTERNS – DAR

Of the more than 3,000 applicants nationwide, 808 have qualified as interns under the Mentoring and Attracting Youth in Agribusiness (MAYA) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). “You are the chosen few. You are taking a path forward, a journey, so to speak. The field of agriculture needs all the minds and power that every […]

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URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN OPENS IN RIZAL PARK – DAR

“The production of food is equally important as the fight against COVID-19. Kaya dapat lahat ng Pilipino ay may access sa ligtas, sapat at masustansyang pagkain.” In his short message at the opening of the urban garden recently at the Rizal Park in Manila, Agriculture Secretary William Dar underscored the importance of enabling Filipinos, especially the […]

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NEW ROADS PAVING WAY FOR MARAWI RECOVERY – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Build Back Better Plan to improve roads in Marawi City is paving the way for recovery of economic activity from the aftermath of the 2017 siege in the country’s only Islamic city. Villar said that the DPWH has already completed road paving […]

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UPDATE INFO ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES –CHED

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Health (DOH) will equip the country’s future health workforce with up-to-date information on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by integrating it in the curricula of Philippine colleges and universities. NTDs will be included in the curricula of Medicine, Nursing, Medical Technology, Midwifery, and Physical Therapy courses. […]

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REPLICATE DAGUPAN CITY’S COVID VAX FACILITY – DOH

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has commended the vaccination facility of the Dagupan City and urged other local government units (LGUs) to replicate its best practices. “This should be replicated in the whole of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This is the first in the whole of Luzon. In my visits, I haven’t seen anything like […]