Heeding the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to crackdown colorum vehicles, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, together with the Department of Transportation – Philippines (DoTr) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG Philippines), inked a memorandum of agreement that will create a Joint Task Force (JTF) to curb down illegal vehicles. The […]
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In anticipation of the impending El Niño phenomenon in the country, the Quezon City government is taking steps to alleviate its effects following the convening of the QC Task Force El Niño. Spearheading the task force, City Assistant Administrator for Operations Alberto Kimpo has instructed concerned city government departments to implement measures to mitigate the […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua called on the government to create a task force including local government units to address the country’s mounting waste problem. This, after the Commission on Audit found that only 29.25 percent or 478 of 1,634 LGUs in the country have access to sanitary landfills. […]
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez have issued a consolidated executive order creating a joint task force against African swine fever (ASF). The directive aims to harmonize the policies of both the province and the city in prohibiting the entry of the sources of infection caused by the dreaded […]
QC GOV’T FORMS TASK FORCE VS CHILD LABOR
The Quezon City government has convened “Task Force Sampaguita,” a local body that protects minors from forced labor and exploitation by providing them and their families with target-specific programs and interventions. Mayor Joy Belmonte created Task Force Sampaguita or the Quezon City Interagency Task Force for the Special Protection of Street Children and Child Laborers through […]
PHILRECA Party-List Representative Presley De Jesus proposes the passage of legislative measures that clamp down on vegetable smuggling activities. In his statement, he mentions how the government can address these unfair and illegal practices and protect our local farmers and consumers. Included in his proposal to protect the agricultural sector is (1) to intensify the […]
On the second year anniversary of the creation of the government’s Inter-agency Task Force on Zero Hunger, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles cited the successes of the body in concretely addressing hunger and malnutrition in the country, noting that “systems are now in place that ensure both the government and the private sector are able to […]
The city government of Dagupan will reactivate a task force to enforce minimum public health standards at the Tondaligan and Pugaro beaches for the upcoming long weekend that also mark’s the annual Bangus Festival. “People will surely flock to the beaches, so we are going to use the same exact task force who will man […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has taken steps to intervene into the management of an electric cooperative in Misamis Oriental through the creation of a task force aimed at improving the power distribution utility’s operational efficiency. The NEA Board of Administrators passed Resolution No. 2021-44, approving the deactivation of the Board of Directors of the […]
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) has proposed a one-year term extension pending the creation of a permanent regulatory body that will oversee the island’s sustainable development and balanced growth. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and BIATF chair Roy Cimatu said the term extension will allow the task force to complete all […]