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CONSTRUCTION OF DAVAO-SAMAL BRIDGE STARTS NEXT YEAR – VILLAR

Construction of the long-awaited Davao-Samal Bridge starts next year, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said. In a virtual press conference at Malacañang, Villar said they intend to finish the bidding of the project in October and November this year. “Our format of this project is the design and build.” “Our […]

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DA AIMS TO DOUBLE FARM, FISHERY PRODUCTS EXPORT TO CANADA – DAR

As the Philippines expands its economic and trade relations with Canada, the Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to export more farm and fishery products to that country, by at least doubling the value in the medium term. “We wish to improve our balance of trade with Canada in succeeding years by selling more Filipino products […]

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DEPED LAUNCHES ‘HANDANG ISIP, HANDANG BUKAS’ PROGRAM – BRIONES

The Department of Education (DepEd) recently held a dry run of the alternative delivery modalities under the blended or distance learning to be used for the school year 2020 to 2021. During the virtual launch of the “Handang Isip, Handang Bukas” school readiness program, about 10 schools showcased their back-to-school preparations in various settings. Five […]

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GOV’T PUSHES ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM IN EASTERN VISAYAS – NOGRALES

“Thirteen Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations and 17 Institutional Markets will be our partners in implementing the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in various provinces of Region 8 (Eastern Visayas).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who was the main guest speaker in the 6th Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

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TASK FORCE YOLANDA DISTRIBUTES HOUSING UNITS IN BILIRAN – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the formal distribution of finished housing units to beneficiaries in Cabucgayan, Biliran on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 as part of the administration’s efforts to address the needs of victims of Typhoon Yolanda. In a virtual turnover of 258 housing units of the Yolanda Permanent Housing […]

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BIGGEST NCR COVID-19 QUARANTINE FACILITY TO OPEN ON AUG. 25 – DIZON

A 525-bed mega quarantine facility — the biggest so far in Metro Manila — will open on August 25 to accommodate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who have no symptoms or with mild symptoms.This was announced by National Action Plan (NAP) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Sec. Vince Dizon during an inspection of the facility’s ongoing […]

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SAFE, GRADUAL REOPENING OF BUSINESSES WILL HELP ECONOMY RECOVER – LOPEZ

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that it is only through the resumption of business activities that the country’s economy will be able to recover after plunging 16.5 percent in the second quarter of the year. But with the risk posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Lopez underscored that strict health protocols should remain in place […]

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E-GOV BILL TO HELP TRANSITION INTO ‘NEW NORMAL’ – HONASAN

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is supporting the passage of Senate Bill 1738 or the “E-Governance Act of 2020” that aims to transform the delivery of public service into the digital space. DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan welcomed the development, saying the measure would complement the DICT’s plan to ramp up digitalization in […]

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TESDA TO PRODUCE UP TO 50M REUSABLE FACE MASKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC – BERTIZ

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has been commissioned to mass-produce up to 50 million reusable cloth face masks within the next four months to help protect the public against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Cabinet cluster gave TESDA the job of churning out the washable face masks that will […]

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GOV’T #GOODBYEGUTOM PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN REGION 8 – NOGRALES

The Duterte administration’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program had a successful launch in Region 8 last August 7, 2020 at the National Irrigation Administration’s Region VIII Training Center in  Marasbas, Tacloban City, highlighted by a consultation and MOU signing ceremony between NIA, DepEd, DAR, BJMP, Irrigators ‘Associations (IAs), and Irrigators’ Service Cooperatives […]