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The government is ramping up efforts for a simultaneous rollout of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program on June 11, this time for the second batch of qualified beneficiaries who want to return to their provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao, BP2 Council Executive Director Marcelino Escalada Jr. said. Escalada, who is also the […]
The rollout of the national government’s ambitious “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pagasa” (BP2) program is scheduled to commence in 13 provinces nationwide in the next few weeks, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said. During the Laging Handa network briefing, PCOO Assistant Secretary Ramon Cualoping III said the BP2 program will be implemented in Misamis Occidental, […]
Deck slab concreting works at the (North Luzon Expressway) NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 is now at 100 percent, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said at his recent inspection of the flagship project. “We are glad to announce that another flagship project, the R-10 Exit Ramp of NLEX Harbor Link, is now back […]
The municipal government of Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro is now laying down its plans to guarantee that the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” program or BP2 will be effective and give returning locals a good livelihood. Mayor Elgin Malaluan said he is fully supporting the program, which could help end the insurgency problem by encouraging rebels to […]
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will offer skills training to beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa” program of the government. TESDA-Leyte Director Loreta Banario said the “returnees” would be given priority in their scholarship programs to provide them employment opportunities in the province amid the health crisis. “We will offer a […]
Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Dimaporo supports the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pagasa (BPBPP) Program and has even offered more resettlement areas for her province’s returning informal urban settlers, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.In a Facebook post, Piñol said the BPBPP team has already met with Dimaporo and several town mayors in the […]
“We will follow where the evidence leads us. Charge those who will hamper your investigation.” This was the order given by Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) Executive Director Joel Sy Egco’s to Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents who are investigating the murder of Dumaguete City radioman Rex […]
Shipping containers rebuilt by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Villar Group of Companies into mobile rooms have already been deployed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Pasay City. Secretary Mark Villar said the high cube container vans converted into mobile rooms can be used as additional COVID-19 isolation […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) hailed Filipino journalists and media professionals as “heroes” in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. In a press statement, the PTFoMS recognized the importance of media workers’ role amid the country’s fight against COVID-19. The PTFoMs also acknowledged the Philippine media’s […]
The island town of Zumarraga, Samar province has passed ordinances that will protect its residents from the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The town council recently approved two ordinances to fight the spread of the virus — Municipal Ordinance No. 47-2020 or the ‘No Mask, No Entry’ policy and Municipal Ordinance No. 46-2020, which […]