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QC GOV’T ISSUES GUIDELINES ON CLASS SUSPENSIONS

To protect the well-being of its learners, teachers, and personnel during inclement weather, the Quezon City government has issued guidelines on the localized suspension of classes due to typhoons, flooding, and other weather disturbances. According to Memorandum Circular No. 10 issued by Mayor Joy Belmonte, classes are automatically suspended when typhoon signals are issued by the […]

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26 MORE MODERN JEEPNEYS TO SERVE BULACAN CITY

Twenty-six more modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will start plying routes in the City of San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan Province. Nasrudin Talipasan, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said the Sapang Palay-Grotto Transport Service Cooperative (SPGTSC) launched recently the brand new PUJs to ply the Grotto-Sapang Palay via […]

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QC GOV’T, ILO TO OPEN OFW ONE-STOP SHOP

The Quezon City government, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is set to open the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) at the compound of the Quezon City Hall. The MRC is the first-ever one-stop shop destination for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families in the National Capital Region. The establishment of the center […]

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BILIRAN PROVINCIAL GOV’T OPENS SATELLITE OFFICES

Biliran’s provincial government is setting up satellite offices in all its eight towns to bring local government services closer to residents and even virtually talk to the governor. Biliran Governor Gerard Espina said satellite offices have been opened in two towns. The target is to open offices in six other towns within the third quarter. […]

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DINAGAT ISLANDS EYES ‘GALLEON’ INSPIRED CAPITOL

Bidding is underway for the construction of a “Magellan galleon” inspired  Capitol building in the Province of Dinagat Islands.The provincial government said the planned construction forms part of the continuing efforts to restore the province’s devastated seat of office following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021. The P50 million building will replace the former […]

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LEYTE OLD CAPITOL BUILDING TO BECOME A MUSEUM

The Leyte provincial government will pursue its plan to turn the historic old capitol building in Tacloban City into a museum. Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla said an assessment is ongoing to come up with the required budget to put up the museum. “The target is to start the project this year.” “The old capitol […]

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QC GOV’T TO AID COLEGIO DE SAN LORENZO STUDENTS

The Quezon City government has taken the initiative to help students, parents, teachers, and employees of Colegio de San Lorenzo after the school announced its permanent closure on August 15.  The school management cited “financial instability and lack of financial viability brought about by the ongoing pandemic and exacerbated by consistent low enrollment turnout” as […]

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TUGUEGARAO HOLDS BATIL-PATONG PANCIT FESTIVAL

The popular noodle dish, pancit batil-patong, got a boost anew in Tuguegarao City as the pancit eating and cooking competition took center stage in a festival held in front of the city government-owned Mall of the Valley as part of the Pavvurulun Afi Festival recently. The local dish of noodles topped with poached eggs, sautéd […]

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VILLAFUERTE WANTS P500-M ABACA DEV’T ANNUAL FUND

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte and three more of his fellow lawmakers from the Bicol region have asked Congress to institutionalize the Philippine Abaca Industry Development Program as a companion measure to the recently enacted law declaring Catanduanes as the country’s abaca capital. Through House Bill (HB) No. 1804, Villafuerte and Representatives Miguel Luis Villafuerte and […]

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N. SAMAR’S LAOANG BRIDGES PROJECT GETS GOV’T OK

The national government has approved the P6.6 billion multi-year Laoang bridges project in Northern Samar, the provincial government announced. “The provincial government thanked the central government for its commitment to fund the project to connect the town of Laoang to Samar mainland,” Governor Edwin Ongchuan said. “Its approval will mean its inclusion on the priority […]