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A dream come true. This was how Senator Robin Padilla described the signing of a memorandum of agreement for the rehabilitation of the Daet Airport in his home province of Camarines Norte. Padilla attended the signing of the MOA among Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines secretary general Manuel Antonio Tamayo, […]
Senator Nancy Binay believes that the country should prioritize the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s rehabilitation and that moves to change its name should be put on the back-burner. “Siguro bago natin pag-usapan ang pagpapalit ng pangalan ay tutukan muna natin ang pag-aayos ng NAIA. First step itong na-award na, and hopefully within a year ay […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the rehabilitation and strengthening of Rosario Bridge 2, which now ensures the safety of motorists traversing Bambang-Kasibu-Solano Road in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Eugenio Pipo, Jr., DPWH Nueva Vizcaya First District Engineer Marifel Andes reported the […]
What started as a thesis project for a group of Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) electronics engineering (ECE) graduates turned into a promising rehabilitation device that seeks to aid recovering stroke patients. T.I.P. Quezon City alumni Joanna Keith Ildefonso, Orwell Orit, Liezl Lalaine Patrimonio, and Keanu Readova developed their project called “HandMATE,” which recently won “Best […]
Senator Mark Villar joined the 10-year commemoration of the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban City. It was November 8, 2013 when one of the strongest typhoons hit the Philippines. “Sampung taon na po ang nakalipas but I know that the pain of losing your loved ones and your homes still brings great agony to […]
Three years after it launched its landmark river cleanup and flood mitigation initiative–which has led to the removal of over 3 million metric tons of silt and solid wastes from the Pasig, Tullahan, and San Juan Rivers–San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is setting its sights on a more ambitious goal: Cleaning up and rehabilitating three major […]
The House Committee on Ecology technical working group (TWG) chaired by Santa Rosa City Representative Dan Fernandez continued deliberations on House Resolution (HR) 376, urging the House to revisit the ₱18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP), and the untapped potential of Laguna Lake as a floodwater reservoir and as a source of drinking water. Fernandez briefed […]
The House Committee on Ecology chaired by Biñan City Representative Marlyn Alonte tackled House Resolution 376 proposing to revisit the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project in 2010, including its cancellation in 2011. Alonte emphasized that the committee is very interested in exploring ways to rehabilitate Laguna Lake and maximize its economic and environmental potentials as […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the inauguration of the Libertad Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Pasay City, intended to boost capability to mitigate water pollution that will further improve the water quality of Manila Bay. A result of a fruitful collaboration among MMDA, DENR, […]
The government’s ongoing rehabilitation efforts appeared to be paying off as the water quality within the Manila Bay region continued to improve this year. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) attributed this achievement to the faithful and efficient implementation of the Operational Plan for the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (OPMBCS) and the various […]