The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said a missing police officer holds the key to solving the murder of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster Cornelio “Rex” Pepino. Citing reports from local investigators, the PTFoMS said Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) Ruel D. Pinero of Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) and another policeman are […]
Author: Belen Natividad
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday commended the government’s decision to push back the start of public school classes to October 5, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work with local government units (LGUs) to better prepare for the upcoming schoolyear. According […]
A total of 82 purok (zone) leaders of Barangay Poblacion in Kidapawan City have been deputized as agents in the implementation of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in the area.Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the purok leaders have been authorized to enforce an ordinance prohibiting certain acts to contain COVID-19 in the city. The new […]
Instead of printing another quarantine pass, the municipal government of Baliwag, Bulacan is using a digital version linked to the IAMSAFE application while the town is under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). The move aims to prevent manual registration in public places and commercial establishments, promoting a faster and more accurate identification of individuals […]
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is supporting the passage of Senate Bill 1738 or the “E-Governance Act of 2020” that aims to transform the delivery of public service into the digital space. DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan welcomed the development, saying the measure would complement the DICT’s plan to ramp up digitalization in […]
The provincial government of Eastern Samar has acquired new sets of modern equipment worth P51-million to the boost medical response capabilities of its hospitals amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Ben Evardone said these were procured in June and delivered to different hospitals on the last week of July, using their Bayanihan fund from […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced that the ongoing construction of additional wards and ICU at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City is now being hastened for immediate completion. “In a meeting, together with our team and its counterpart at the Department of Health (DOH) and the building contractor, […]
The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental is constructing its own coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation facility in Barangay Rizal with a budget of P10 million. Mayor Renato Gustilo said the city government decided to build the structure as school buildings can no longer be used as quarantine facilities once classes start. “The Phase 1 […]
A total of 23 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine facilities in Metro Manila are now under construction and is being fast-tracked for completion before the end of August 2020. This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar citing the urgency of the projects as the Department of Health recently announced […]
Some 100 families belonging to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are beneficiaries of housing units provided by the government through the effort of North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and the National Housing Authority (NHA).Catamco said the beneficiaries of the housing project are members of the T’boli and Blaan tribes in Barangay Bacung, Tulunan, North Cotabato whose […]