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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is throwing its full support behind the “Aling Tindera” program, which incentivizes the collection of used plastic sachets that are ending up in Manila Bay. “This residual waste recovery program is very timely as it augments government efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay amid the pandemic where the […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the full opening of the reconstructed Sevilla Bridge. The Sevilla Bridge is a 4-lane bridge crossing the San Juan River connecting Shaw Boulevard in Burol, Mandaluyong City and P. Sanchez Street in Sta. Mesa, Manila Sevilla Bridge was initially opened to motorists in […]
The National Task Force COVID-19 has allowed motorcycle riders in areas under a general community quarantine (GCQ) not to use a motorcycle barrier anymore for as long as the driver and the pillion rider live in the same address and the pillion rider is an APOR (Authorized Person Outside of Residence), the Department of the […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the electric cooperatives (ECs) managed to reach 209,700 new consumer connections in the first half of 2020, down 15-percent compared to the same period last year as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. Based on the figures submitted to the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department […]
The National Housing Authority (NHA) Region 8 formally turned over completed housing units for Typhoon Yolanda victims in a “virtual” ceremony led by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles last August 18, 2020.A total of 405 units under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Projects at Villa Abrea in Brgy. Jamorawon, Almeria, Biliran were distributed to beneficiaries. “On the […]
PayMaya Philippines, Inc. is now an official partner in automating the transactions of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), particularly its pilot on online contractor’s license renewal portal (pcabgovph.com) that serves around 15,000 contractors all over the country. The service of PayMaya is an additional digital payment option for contractors aside from the existing Land Bank LinkBiz Portal. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by the Department of Trade and Industry, PayMaya, Land […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which is a major component of the BGC-Ortigas Road Link Project, is nearing its completion stage. “We are now at the stage of final pouring activities at the mid span to complete the 210-meter main superstructure that will connect […]
“On behalf of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Filipino farmers, and the Department of Agriculture, we profoundly appreciate the continuing support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), particularly its recent approval of the $400-million loan to aid policy reforms of the Philippine government aimed at raising the productivity and competitiveness of the country’s agriculture sector, and […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2020-04 or the “DTI and DOLE Supplemental Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19” in further efforts to minimize the transmission of the virus in the workplace. “This JMC is a crucial part […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to expand healthcare infrastructure by extending technical guidance to expedite the construction of additional hospital facilities in Metro Manila for COVID-19 patients. Secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Healthcare Facilities has strengthened its partnership with the […]