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Efforts to revive the heavily silted Mahiga River in Cebu province got a significant boost after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secured the commitment and support of 28 private companies and organizations through the agency’s Adopt-an-Estero/Waterbody Program. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu, together with Mayors Edgardo Labella of Cebu City and Jonas Cortes […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said a missing police officer holds the key to solving the murder of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster Cornelio “Rex” Pepino. Citing reports from local investigators, the PTFoMS said Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) Ruel D. Pinero of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) and another policeman are […]
Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the dry run for classes under the “new normal” will continue despite the school opening being moved to October 5. “While the simulations are going on, we will continue to upskill teachers and prepare our learners for the new way, or as I would say, for the brave normal, which […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that the Philippines will have enough rice for the rest of the year, despite the implementation of a protracted community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and other developments, that could disrupt the global rice market, such as the flooding in China. For August, Dar said that the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has expressed its support for the national government’s move to ban dine-in services in canteens and smoking in workplaces for areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), following the announcement made by Presidential Spokesman Secretary Harry Roque in an effort to further contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 […]
During the meeting of some Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) Cabinet officials with President Rodrigo Duterte recently in Davao City, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez presented the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s additional response in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. “We reported to the President that the Philippines now […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the partnering of cabinet secretaries with local government unit (LGU) chiefs in Metro Manila would result in improved coordination that would boost COVID-19 containment efforts in cities like Quezon City (QC).Nograles, together with Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque, was designated to assist the QC LGU in line with […]
Face shields are an additional requirement that provides additional protection for workers and commuters. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stressed this in a Facebook Live session on Saturday night where he took time to explain how and why the government decided to make face shields mandatory for individuals in the workplace and those who take public […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is earmarking P20 million from its 2020 internal income for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to protect its employees. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said the agency will appropriate funds to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines, once they become available, will be bought through the help of the […]
The country’s poor families and vulnerable sectors need not worry about complying with the health and safety protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government recently launched a community distribution of free washable face masks to contain the pandemic. Dubbed as “Bida Solusyon: MaskVIDA (Mask for Vulnerable and Indigent; Delivered and Available) laban kontra […]