Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Valenzuela Chapter held its 8th Biennial Chapter Assembly at the PRC Valenzuela City Chapter Building, ALERT Center Compound, Malinta, Valenzuela City, with the theme “Embracing the new normal towards a resilient community.” PRC Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon, in his address to the Assembly participants, […]
Author: Belen Natividad
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), through its Manila Chapter, conducted a feeding program for the most vulnerable senior citizens. Donated meals from Novotel Araneta such as rice, longanisa, hamonado, beef steak, scrambled egg, fish filet, roasted chicken, pansit guisado, and tinapay were served to 38 senior citizens at Barangay 658 Intramuros, Manila recently. “Ang Philippine […]
A 15-story office building is underway for the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in Agham Road, Quezon City. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently commenced the construction of the building, through a groundbreaking event coinciding on the 48th founding anniversary of NLRC. “The new NLRC office building will be equipped with office […]
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and CEO Dick Gordon directed staff and volunteers of the premier humanitarian organization in the country to provide the immediate needs of the families affected by the Low Pressure Area (LPA) and Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in Mindanao. PRC volunteers and staff served hot meals to 1,691 internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that construction of a 2.4 lane kilometer road leading to the ongoing Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) in Bagac, Bataan is currently in the works. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the ongoing P55-million road […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) administered 15,249 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters in Marawi City through the PRC Mobile Bakuna Team, fully inoculating 7,657 persons from 2021 to 2022. The PRC Bakuna Team supported the city government’s vaccination efforts at the City Hall Gym in Barangay Bangon, Marawi City. PRC Chairman and CEO Dick […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed a flood control project along Porac River to protect the nearby low-lying areas in Floridablanca, Pampanga against flooding during heavy rains. The newly-built 171.3-lineal meter revetment wall along the Paguiruan Section of Porac River in Floridablanca town was constructed by the DPWH Pampanga Second District Engineering […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the construction of a road that facilitates better access to Barangay Homestead in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino, said that the DPWH Nueva Ecija First District Engineering Office (DEO) paved 2.55-kilometer road […]
DPWH FINISHES NEW ILOILO GYM
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the new and modern Tamasak Arena Gym in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, the football capital of the Philippines. Built at the entrance of Barotac Nuevo’s football field, the gym has a total floor area of about 10,000 square meters and can accommodate a maximum of 4,200 […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently met with the country’s building officials in a seminar-workshop aimed at refreshing and updating professionals’ knowledge on the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP). Experts in NBCP administration and implementation attended the event organized by the DPWH – National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO) in […]