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ILAGAN THANKS FRASCO FOR PUERTO GALERA VISIT

Puerto Galera Mayor Rocky Ilagan expressed gratitude to the Department of Tourism for paying a special visit to the town. Ilagan joined DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and other officials in a dive activity. According to the mayor, Frasco is the first tourism chief to set foot in Puerto Galera since 2003.  “For us dito […]

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DAVAO ORIENTAL’S MATI CITY BAGS 2 DSWD AWARDS

The Department of Social Welfare and Development XI has recognized the local government of the City of Mati in Davao Oriental for its social services programs.  During its 72nd-year celebration in Davao City, DSWD XI awarded the City of Mati LGU the Gawad Paglilingkod sa Sambayanan for its outstanding implementation of sustainable livelihood program-microenterprise development […]

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ILOILO CITY MAYOR TREÑAS TOPS PERFORMANCE SURVEY

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas topped the performance survey “Boses ng Bayan” conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD).  Treñas achieved an 82.9% score in a recent survey of top-performing city mayors in Western Visayas which shed light on their job performance and their impact on their constituents. “I could not have done […]

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ANGELES TO HAVE HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VAXXING FOR KIDS

The city government of Angeles under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is encouraging parents of children 0-59 months old to have them vaccinated against Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) such as measles, rubella and polio during the house-to-house vaccination campaign in May 2-31, 2023. Lazatin seeks to curb the transmission of the said […]

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QUEZON CITY, SAKAY.PH PARTNER FOR BETTER COMMUTING

In order to give QCity Bus commuters a better commuting experience, the city government partnered with Sakay.ph to provide an online guide for city bus users. Sakay.ph is a free online application that helps commuters in Metro Manila by coming up with various alternate routes and it also collects data to give its users a […]

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BACOLOD CITY KADIWA SELLS SUGAR AT P70 PER KILO

Mayor Albee Benitez brought the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)-BBM Sugar Program to Bacolod City. Through the SRA-DA (Department of Agriculture) Kadiwa, sugar is old at P70/kilo only. “The intervention of the national government, by the President (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.), is to ensure that we have cheap food products,” Benitez said. “Eventually, it will include […]

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DAVAO, MATI INK CITY SISTERHOOD AGREEMENT

Davao City and Mati City have signed a sisterhood agreement intending to promote cooperation and understanding between the two cities. The agreement was signed by Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and Mati City Mayor Michelle Rabat. “Mati has something invaluable and intangible to offer, which is not present in Davao City.” During the signing […]

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QC GOVERNMENT ENHANCES QCITIZEN HELPLINE 122

To efficiently address the needs and concerns of QCitizens, the Quezon City government has further enhanced its QCitizen Helpline 122. From an emergency hotline in 2016, Helpline 122 now caters to complaints and feedback from residents and visitors to further improve city services. It also has a non-voice counterpart, helpdesk@quezoncity.gov.ph. “We hope that through our reinforced Helpline […]

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QUEZON CITY, DMW PARTNER UP TO PROTECT OFWS

The Quezon City Government has partnered with the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), to protect the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families.  Mayor Joy Belmonte and DMW Secretary Susan Ople led the ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement during the event Babaeng Kyusi: Ikaw ay Bayani,” “Babaeng tagapagtaguyod, ang […]

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FERNANDO TO FIREWORKS MAKERS: SAFETY FIRST

To refresh fireworks stakeholders about safety practices in manufacturing, sales, distribution and proper use of fireworks products, the Philippine Pyrotechnics Manufacturer Dealers Association Inc. together with the Philippine National Police Civil Security Group-Firearms and Explosive Office conducted a seminar at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in the City of Malolos.  The safety seminar is a requirement […]