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TES STIPENDS NOW SENT ON LANDBANK CARDS — CHED

Student beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) can now easily and safely receive their stipends amid the COVID-19 pandemic with the launching of the LANDBANK Mastercard Prepaid Card (LMPC) by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) and LANDBANK of the Philippines. The partnership of the […]

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REPORT HURT, ABANDONED WILDLIFE TO DENR – CIMATU

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has lauded concerned citizens who continue to rescue and turn over wildlife species to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) despite the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Let not this pandemic hinder us from helping and rescuing wildlife because this will help maintain the balance in our ecosystems,” Cimatu […]

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DAR WARNS TRADERS WHO JACK UP PRICES OF FOOD ITEMS

Agriculture Secretary William Dar warns unscrupulous traders and wholesalers who unreasonably jack up prices of basic food items particularly pork, saying that a government task force is now monitoring their activities and if found guilty would face stiff penalties under the law. “We recently activated a sub-task group on economic intelligence under the IATF task […]

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NOGRALES, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS BRING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO BACOLOD

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with partners and representatives from Rise Against Hunger (RAH) and Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG) distributed vegetables and hot meal packs to residents of Bacolod City last Monday, January 25, 2021, as part of the Duterte administration’s continuing effort to combat hunger nationwide. Nograles, head of the government’s Zero Hunger Task […]

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DENR, LANDFILL OPERATORS PUSH FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking forward to a greater collaboration with sanitary landfill (SLF) operators to improve the management of solid waste in the country. “We always extend a welcoming hand to those sectors willing to work with us to solve our country’s problems particularly those that concern our environment […]

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NLEX CONNECTOR TO REACH ESPAÑA BLVD BY END 2021

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the NLEX Corporation are accelerating the construction of the first five-kilometer section of NLEX Connector from Caloocan Interchange, C3 to España Boulevard in Manila as they aim to complete the project by year’s end. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar led the project inspection along 4th Avenue in […]

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DA, DTI, MMDA TO CURB RISING FOOD PRICES – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), mayors of Metro Manila, and officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have forged an agreement to impose stricter price control measures on basic food commodities, particularly pork and vegetables being sold in Metro Manila public markets. “We agreed on several strategies to […]

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NOGRALES, MCDONALD’S GIVE 2K FREE MEALS IN CAVITE

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles joined officials of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in giving 2,000 free meals in Imus, Cavite last Thursday, January 21, 2020 in what the official described as “a continuing partnership with key private sector partners that addresses the need to provide nutrition and hope to people.” Nograles heads the government’s Zero […]

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NEA: POWER RESTORATION IN ALBAY ALMOST COMPLETE

Electricity has been restored to 98 percent of consumers affected by the recent typhoons in Albay, while restoration work continues to the remaining households still without power in the province, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. Based on the monitoring of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department as of Thursday (January 21), the […]

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MMDA CAN BE COVID VACCINATION CENTER – ABALOS

As the country gets closer to purchasing vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos plans to open the agency’s quarantine facility to a national vaccination center that will help the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on its plan to rollout the vaccination program. According to Abalos, […]