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The province of Camiguin is supporting the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social services to be institutionalized. Camiguin Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo said he is backing the enactment of the Community-Driven Development (CDD) Institutionalization Bill with the help of his father, Representative Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, one of the measure’s lead authors. “On the […]
The Biliran provincial government has opened a lodging facility near the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Tacloban City to accommodate Biliran residents who have family members admitted to the region’s largest hospital. Called “Balay Biliranon,” the facility is a three-bedroom house, with each room that can accommodate at least six persons. The lodging […]
Davao de Oro Governor Dorothy Gonzaga is eyeing the establishment of additional disaster management hubs to further enhance the province’s disaster response and readiness.“There is a need to build more hubs, especially in remote areas that need much attention, especially when calamities arise,” Gonzaga said. The lady governor’s declaration came after the blessing and opening […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has vowed to apply learnings from her stint in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), an international leadership program sponsored by the US State Department, to better serve her constituents. Belmonte joins seven other top LGU officials from around the world in the US Department of State’s premier professional exchange […]
Twenty-five rice farmers in the town of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte have started a four-month organic rice production training course under the locality’s Farming Field School program. Las Nieves Mayor Karen Rosales said the first batch of rice farmers to undergo the training are from Sitio Bokbokon, Barangay Lawan-Lawan. The training aims to […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has implemented various initiatives to promote the use of bamboo technology in building houses for Negrenses. The province’s efforts support the Negros Occidental Impact 2025 (NOI25), a shelter program of the Habitat for Humanity Philippines and Hilti Foundation, which aims to build 10,000 houses in the province using the disaster-resilient […]
The local chief executive of Kidapawan barred all local elected and appointed public officials from putting up tarpaulins with their faces in all government-funded projects in the city.Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said Executive Order 5, which became effective on July 1, is based on Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct […]
Newly-elected Misamis Oriental Governor Pedro Unabia vowed to reintroduce “back to basics” agricultural practices to improve the province’s food security and sustainability.Agriculture development, Unabia said, is an essential component of the government’s poverty eradication program, which means that every family can afford food on the table on a regular basis. “Consultations with municipal agriculturists are […]
More than six months after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the town of Dapa in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte kicked off a major tourism and sports activity. The “First Dapa Siargao National Dragon Boat Regatta 2022” started its first wave of competitions. “The is the first big event in Siargao Island after we were […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has presented the Quezon City government with five awards it garnered at the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMC) Summit, including 1st Place in the Most Competitive LGU in a Highly Urbanized City category. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte also received four other awards — 2nd Place […]