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ILOILO CITY BAGS AWARD FOR HIV/AIDS INTERVENTION

Iloilo City has been cited for its Outstanding Achievement in Community-led Interventions during the Community Operationalizing People-Centered HIV Response (COPE HIV) Culminating Activity at Quezon City recently. The award, which was received by City Councilor Alan Zaldivar on behalf of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, was given by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV […]

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BATAAN GOV. GARCIA BAGS WHO TOBACCO CONTROL AWARD

Bataan Governor Jose Enrique “Joet” Garcia, Jr. received an outstanding recognition from the World Health Organization (WHO) for being one of the three awardees from the Western Pacific Region “for his vital contributions to tobacco control” which focused this year on protecting children from tobacco industry interference. The other two awardees were Hangzhou Municipal People’s […]

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BONG GO RECEIVES JINSEO ARIGATO AWARD IN JAPAN

For pledging his life in service and bringing true and lasting meaning to his “Malasakit” advocacies, Senator Bong Go was honored with the Jinseo Arigato “Champion of Life Hero of the Year” award in Nagoya, Japan recently. The honor recognizes the impact of Go’s dedication to lift the quality of lives of Filipinos by initiating […]

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DTI RECOGNIZES CEBU SMALL BUSINESSES AWARD WINNERS

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual led the awarding ceremony of Negosyo assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Visayas during the Bagong Pilipinas Town Hall Meeting, held recently at the University of the Philippines Cebu. “The DTI is at the forefront of supporting businesses and MSMEs in the Visayas […]

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LAZATIN BAGS OUTSTANDING MAYOR FOR LUZON AWARD

For his unwavering dedication to improving social welfare and development of Angeles City residents, Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. was named “Outstanding Local Chief Executive of the Philippines, Highly Urbanized City Category for Luzon.” The Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ALSWDOPI) has recognized the “strong political will” of […]

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DOT’S FRASCO IS AWARDEE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco was conferred the Gawad Pilipino Babae Ka Award for Public Service along with other distinguished awardees in rites held recently at the Tejeros Hall, AFP Commissioned Officers Club at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. “It is a great honor to be a recipient of the Gawad Pilipino […]

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BONG GO RECEIVES OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT AWARD

Senator Bong Go has been recognized by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) as one of the Outstanding Public Servant Awardees for the Year 2023. The recognition is a testament to Go’s significant impact and contributions to public service in the Philippines. Known as Mr. Malasakit for his compassionate service to communities in need, […]

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BULACAN’S SINGKABAN IS DOT’S MOST OUTSTANDING FEST

Staying true to its title as the “Mother of All Fiestas in Bulacan”, Singkaban Festival 2023 won the Most Outstanding Festival (Province) award during the Tourism Recognition for Enterprises and Stakeholders (TRES) Awards by the Department of Tourism Region III that was held in Hilltop, Quest Plus Conference Center, Clark, Pampanga recently. The annual anticipated […]

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DAVAO SCIENTISTS AMONG CSC PAGASA AWARD WINNERS

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the Food Processing and Innovation Center (FPIC) of Davao leads the roster of recipients of the 2023 CSC Pagasa Award, one of the categories of the 2023 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. FPIC-Davao generated numerous product concepts and prototypes, registered utility models, and served diverse customers including students, […]

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Science & Technology

T.I.P. WINS AWARD FOR ‘EDIBLE CUTLERIES’ PROPOSAL

Six aspiring engineers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) Quezon City recently won third place in the 2023 Swiss Innovation Prize “Sustainability” category for pitching “edible cutleries” as a viable solution against plastic pollution. Inspired by eco-friendly materials already being produced in other countries, the students collectively known as “Edgetec” submitted a research […]