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PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA SIGN TOURISM COOPERATION AGREEMENT – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Philippines continues to secure strong tourism ties with South Korea, with the signing of the Implementation Program on Tourism Cooperation between the two countries held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan. “For nine years now, (South) Korea is undisputed in its position as the top source market of the Philippines. With this renewed […]

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NEA TO COOPS: PREPARE CONTINGENCY MEASURES FOR TYPHOON TISOY

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to make the necessary preparations for the effects of Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) which has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department issued an advisory on November 25 requiring all ECs to take appropriate contingency […]

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PALAWAN FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, POST-HARVEST FACILITIES — NOGRALES

“Our farmers in the towns of Narra and Aborlan in Palawan will benefit immensely from the newly-renovated Malatgao River Irrigation System and Post-Harvest Facilities. This project was made possible through the efforts of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) with funding from the Japan International Copperation Agency (JICA).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo […]

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RICE HOARDERS HINDER EFFECTS OF RICE TARIFFICATION LAW – NOGRALES

Unscrupulous traders may be one of the reasons why farmers cannot feel the full effects of the Rice Tariffication Law, a Palace official said. Amid farmer groups’ complaints that the law had led to falling farm gate prices of palay, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles maintained that the law serves a good purpose and that abusive […]

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YOLANDA HOUSING FOR REGION 6 TOWNS 100% COMPLETE — NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced on Tuesday that 10 days after remembering the devastating typhoon which struck large areas of the Visayas in 2013, the Duterte administration was again distributing a new batch of completed housing units to survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. “The houses for Yolanda beneficiaries in several towns in Iloilo, Antique, Aklan and […]

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PDEA, PNP TO DECIDE WHO GETS TO SEE LIST OF HIGH VALUE TARGETS IN ANTI–DRUG CAMPAIGN – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said he will leave it to the drug enforcement agencies to decide who will be given access to the list of high-value targets (HVTs) in the campaign against illegal drugs, including Vice President Leni Robredo, who now serves as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs (ICAD). Nograles said that […]

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CREATE THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE — NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called on Congress to fast track the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), noting that the recent series of earthquakes that struck Mindanao and other natural calamities that hit other parts of the country required full-time, Cabinet-level attention. “We cannot predict the occurrence of disasters. They are not conveniently timed […]

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COP TAGGED AS GUNMAN IN MURDER OF DUMAGUETE BROADCASTER NOW IN CUSTODY – SY EGCO

An active police officer who is accused of being the gunman in the killing of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster and blocktimer Mercedario “Dindo” Generoso has been places under custody. Roger Rubio, one of the four alleged suspects in Generoso’s murder, was presented to the media in a press conference held at Malacañang recently. Presidential Task […]

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OLIVO HEIGHTS IS THE MODEL OF ALL YOLANDA HOUSING PROJECTS – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles praised the “Yolanda” permanent resettlement site in Tabuelan town in northern Cebu as the first-ever housing project that is fully finished and occupied. “We can show to the whole country that Olivo Heights housing in Tabuelan is now the model of all ‘Yolanda’ housing projects in the country as it is […]

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‘BUILD ME A HOME’ PROGRAM TO HELP COTABATO QUAKE SURVIVORS – NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and electric cooperatives (ECs), through the One EC Network Foundation, are stepping up efforts to help earthquake survivors in Cotabato rise from the rubble and rebuild their lives.  NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong graced on Friday the official launch of the “Build Me A Home: Adopt A Home, Adopt a Future” program […]