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The Department of Public Works and Highways in Caraga Region (DPWH-13) said the ongoing construction of the San Roque, Bislig, Surigao del Sur–Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Road is already 64 percent complete, as the construction works continue despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.DPWH-13 Director Pol delos Santos said the construction works, which began last […]
The Department of Agriculture ramps up efforts to secure adequate food supply as the country continues to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. During a Laging Handa public briefing aired over state-run PTV, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the department’s thrust is currently on increasing food sufficiency, having additional budget support, and using modern […]
“We are very pleased to bring our anti-hunger, anti-poverty programs to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Food security and livelihood assistance are urgent needs during this challenging health crisis we are facing. COVID-19 has not slowed down our efforts.” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles expressed this sentiment at the MOU and Marketing Agreement signing last July […]
The National Housing Authority (NHA) in Region 7 led the inauguration of 1,831 housing units for victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Cebu. In an online ceremony attended by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who also serves as Chairman of Task Force Yolanda or the Inter-agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of Rehabilitation and […]
To continuously ensure that residents of Metro Manila are supplied with safe vegetables, the Department of Agriculture and the San Juan City government have forged a partnership for the implementation of the Urban Agriculture Program (UAP). The intensified UAP, which is one of the key strategies of the Department during the time of pandemic, aims to […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 150 facilities that were built and repurposed are now being used as facilities for quarantine, isolation and as off-site dormitories of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and frontline workers. Citing the latest “We Heal as One” Report, Villar said that of the 150 facilities, […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that tourists from the Western Visayas who are aged below 21 and above 60, have been allowed to visit Boracay after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has lifted the age-specific ban on the island. Since the reopening of Boracay to tourists from […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is pushing for capacity building in manufacturing, agriculture, and services as the country rebuilds its economy from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at the National MSME Week e-forum recently, Lopez said the country should further strengthen its capacity building to be able to supply local demands […]
With unified interventions put in place, the head of the government’s response against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has expressed optimism that Cebu City will graduate to general community quarantine (GCQ) by the end of July. Environment Secretary and Cebu COVID-19 response overseer Roy Cimatu revealed his upbeat assessment as he and other officials of […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the electric cooperatives (ECs) to support the “Kadiwa Ni Ani at Kita” marketing program designed to help farmers and fishers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued a memorandum enjoining the 121 ECs to extend the necessary assistance to the Department […]