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VILLAFUERTE: PROBE ANDAYA HIGHWAY CONDITION  

Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte is pressing for a full-blown investigation into the increasingly decrepit condition of the Andaya Highway, which is the Camarines Sur portion of the strategic Quirino Highway that connects Metro Manila to Bicol, the Visayas and Mindanao. Villafuerte said, “The seemingly benign neglect of the Andaya Highway in the past is […]

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ARAGONES INSPECTS SAN PABLO DISTRICT HOSPITAL

Laguna Governor Sol Aragones visited San Pablo District Hospital bringing medicines and free IV fluids to support patient care. Aragones was joined by Dr. Odilon Inoncillo, Officer in Charge of the Provincial Health Office. Stressing the importance of basic provisions, the lady governor said, “Importante talaga sakin ‘yung basic meron kayo,” referring to the medicines […]

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MMDA INSPECTS BUS TERMINALS AMID HOLIDAY RUSH

Officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office, and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted inspection and random drug testing among bus drivers in several terminals in Cubao, Quezon City.MMDA Chairman Don Artes said the multi-agency inspection is in line […]

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DPWH, MMDA INSPECT TARTAR CREEK IN LAS PIÑAS CITY

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Don Artes and Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar inspected the results of the cleanup drive under the Bayanihan sa Estero program at Tartar Creek, Barangay Pamplona Tres and Barangay Talon Dos in Las Piñas City. These joint […]

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MMDA, DBM JOINTLY INSPECT VITAS PUMPING STATION

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) conducted a joint inspection to assess the Agency’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF) at the Vitas Pumping Station following the marching orders of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on flood control projects.MMDA Chairman Don Artes said the inspection with DBM Secretary […]

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TULFO INSPECTS CONSTRUCTION SITES, FACTORIES

During the Senate’s recess, Senator Raffy Tulfo took the opportunity to conduct random inspection of construction sites, garments, canning and candy factories. Tulfo did this as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment. It can be recalled that the usual number of complaints being received by his office are from laborers regarding […]

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TULFO INSPECTS MOTORPOOLS OF BUS COMPANIES

After inspecting bus terminals recently as the Senate Chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted a random surprise inspection at the motorpool of various bus companies in Metro Manila. Tulfo was accompanied by personnel of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Technical Education […]

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TULFO CHECKS CEBU AIRPORT AFTER ‘TANIM BALA’ CASE

Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo conducted an ocular inspection of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) following an alleged “tanim bala” (malicious planting of a bullet inside a luggage) incident at the airport recently. Tulfo personally spoke with MCIA General Manager and CEO Julius Neri Jr. to clarify the said allegation […]

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VALERIANO TO DPWH: INSPECT BRIDGES, PUBLIC INFRA

Manila Second District Congressman Rolando Valeriano filed a House resolution (HR 2257) calling for a “comprehensive inspection and audit of bridges, flyovers, overpasses, viaducts, aqueducts,  and similar structures, to determine their  structural integrity, safety, and fitness for continued  public use, to prevent the collapse of such public infrastructures from recurring.” “This can be a daunting task for […]

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MARCOS INSPECTS CALAX GOVERNOR’S DRIVE INTERCHANGE

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) Chairman Manny Pangilinan, and Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) President and Chief Executive Officer Jose Ma. Lim, led the inspection of CALAX Governor’s Drive Interchange in Silang, […]