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1ST SOLAR-POWERED BIKE PIT STOP OPENS IN SAN JUAN

The country’s first solar-powered bike pit stop and repair station in San Juan City is now officially open to the public. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said the biking facility, though located within the premises of the city hall is open to all bikers. “We will station people here, every day in the morning until […]

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KAUSWAGAN’S ‘BALIK PROBINSYA’ GETS P15M – ARNADO

The national government released recently the first tranche of the P25-million funding for the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” program (BP2) to the Lanao del Norte town of Kauswagan. Kauswagan Mayor Rommel Arnado, who received the initial P15 million funding, said the money would be used to construct the “Bagong Pag-asa Green Village” that would house […]

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SURIGAO DEL NORTE AIRPORTS TO OPEN STARTING DEC. 1

All major airports in Surigao del Norte will be opened for commercial flights starting December 1 this year.This after Governor Francisco Matugas issued an executive order that aims to balance the province’s economic recovery and preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “The move is also in line with the National Action Plan […]

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NOGRALES LEADS E-NUTRIBUN DISTRIBUTION IN CALOOCAN

With the Department of Education kicking off its Nationwide School-Based Feeding Program, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday led the distribution of Enhanced Nutribuns (E-Nutribuns) at the Bagong Silang Elementary School in Caloocan, and stressed that the initiative is consistent with the theme adopted by the Department of Education (DepEd) for the launching of this […]

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FARM VILLAGE SOON TO RISE IN NUEVA ECIJA – UMALI

A farm village will soon be put up in the province of Nueva Ecija to boost its agricultural and tourism sectors. Governor Aurelio Umali said the concept of the project is to promote the various agricultural programs of the provincial government while at the same time become a tourism destination. “Ang aking hangarin ay makapagpatayo […]

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1st OFW HOSPITAL STARTS CONSTRUCTION IN PAMPANGA

The construction of the first-ever overseas Filipino workers (OFW) hospital has recently started after being delayed by quarantine measures imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. During the kick-off ceremony, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the provincial government of Pampanga signed the deed of usufruct for the […]

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ILOILO BACKS DEPED SPORTS PROGRAM – DEFENSOR

The provincial government and the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Iloilo have teamed up to establish an integrated and comprehensive sports development program. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr, in a press conference after the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA), said the agreement is a continuation of the provincial government’s varsity program […]

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DAGUPAN MAYOR DONATES SALARY AS CASH GIFTS

Dagupan Mayor Marc Brian Lim has donated four months’ worth of his salary and year-end bonus, to be divided as a cash gift to the city government’s job order (JO) employees. “Pasensya na kayo, medyo maliit lang ‘yon. Pero at least mayroon kayong matatanggap (I apologize as the amount is meager but at least you […]

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QUIRINO SENDS HELP TO CAGAYAN, ISABELA – CUA

Quirino province is getting back on its feet following the onslaught of typhoons, Governor Dakila Carlo Cua said. In a virtual briefing, Cua said telecommunications lines are now back to normal while 50 percent of cut electric power was already restored. “Ang nawalan lang naman po ay dalawang bayan (there were only two towns that experienced […]

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SARANGANI TO HAVE COVID DRIVE-THRU TESTING – SOLON

The provincial government of Sarangani plans to put up a drive-through swabbing facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapid antigen screening to expand its testing capacity further.Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon said the planned offsite swabbing center will cater to residents who want to be screened or tested for COVID-19 without queuing in hospitals and […]