Categories
Government

DPWH INSPECTS 1,350 QUAKE-HIT INFRA IN CAR, ILOCOS

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was able to conduct a rapid assessment of the initial 1,350 affected structures in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region, following an earthquake that jolted Luzon. Citing a report from the DPWH Bureau of Maintenance, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said that the inspected structures are composed […]

Categories
Government

QC, MANDALUYONG MARKETS FOLLOW PRICE CAP – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar personally inspected Metro Manila markets to see if the price ceiling imposed on meat and chicken products are being carried out. Dar was joined by trade secretary Ramon Lopez, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, and Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos in monitoring pork prices at […]

Categories
Politics

VIRUS INFECTION OF 327 TAGUIG CONSTRUCTION WORKERS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR DOLE – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva has expressed alarm over a report that at least 300 workers at a construction site in Taguig City have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he reiterated his call for the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to intensify its labor inspections at workplaces. “Having 327 workers testing positive at […]

Categories
Government

PASIG CITY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS FOLLOW HEALTH PROTOCOLS – ROMULO-PUYAT

Government officials visited recently two hotels and restaurants in a mall in Pasig City to check the implementation of health and safety protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Although contactless transactions may still be further improved, tourism chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she was encouraged by what she saw in the establishments inspected that included the […]