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To make Maguindanao ready for the influx of returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), the provincial government of Maguindanao has converted its abandoned capitol building in Shariff Aguak into a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation center. “This is in anticipation of the coming home of about 7,000 of our ‘kababayans’ (provincemates) who have […]
The National Housing Authority (NHA) in Region 7 led the inauguration of 1,831 housing units for victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Cebu. In an online ceremony attended by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who also serves as Chairman of Task Force Yolanda or the Inter-agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of Rehabilitation and […]
Beneficiaries of government cash assistance for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Bacolod City will expect to receive a total of P1.3 billion in Social Amelioration Program (SAP) grants. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he is optimistic that the infusion of public funds will pump-prime the city’s economy. “This is a tremendous help […]
At least 6,733 village volunteer workers in Eastern Samar have received their yearly allowance from the provincial government. Governor Ben Evardone said they disbursed P6.44 million during its series of distribution in June. These include 3,404 watchmen and 2,697 health workers who got P1,500 each, and 632 daycare workers who received P2,000 each. “The amount […]
For better and tighter coordination between law enforcement agencies, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has announced that it has taken over the probe into the gruesome murder of broadcaster Cornelio “Rex” Pepino. PTFoMS chairman and Justice Secretary Mernardo Guevarra has designated Prosecutor Leonardo Mandajoyan to lead the Special Investigation Team for New […]
Three kittens were rescued by the Misamis Occidental government after a locally stranded individual (LSI) sought its help after they were left in the border of Liloan, Cebu for not having veterinary clearances. Misamis Occidental Governor Philip Tan, through his official Facebook page, said the kittens were found caged in the border control, waiting to […]
The national government is still weighing calls to lift the provincial bus ban to help drivers and operators recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. In an interview over DZBB, Nograles said part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “calibrated approach” on the resumption of public transportation […]
Nearly 26,000 waitlisted or left out beneficiaries in the first tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP) in Pandi, Bulacan started to receive cash assistance amounting to P6,500 each. Mayor Enrico Roque, together with personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 3 (Central Luzon), led the distribution of the total P4.9 million […]
Rolly Mahilum, the prime suspect in the 2017 brutal murder of Surigao del Sur DXBF Prime Broadcasting Network manager and anchor Christopher Iban “Chris Rapido” Lozada, was finally brought to trial. This welcome development was announced by the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), the lead government agency tasked to investigate violence committed against […]
The national government has discouraged home-based quarantine for those who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to minimize the risk of transmission within households, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Nograles, also co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said the government will instead be shifting its […]