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Mayor Michael Angelo Sestoso of the municipality of Alcoy in Cebu said dolomite has been quarried from his town for the past 39 years. As such, he said it is incorrect to say that dolomite was taken from the town just for the beautification of Manila Bay. Sestoso added he cannot recall any single environmental […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday enumerated several ongoing government anti-hunger initiatives in the run-up to the unveiling of the National Food Policy (NFP) in October. According to Nograles, while the government remains focused on addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, it continues to pursue several programs aimed at addressing hunger. Nograles pointed out: “While […]
Despite criticisms on the proposed conversion of Catbalogan City lawn tennis court into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility, the Samar provincial government said the project will push through. Samar Governor Reynolds Michael Tan said as an elected official, he is bound to fulfill his duty to save the lives and well-being of the many. […]
For the fourth consecutive week, the number of daily new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Quezon City has significantly dropped, according to latest data from an independent research group. Latest report from OCTA Research indicated that the number of daily new cases based on onset, per data from the Department of Health (DOH), dropped […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) collected P773.91 million in loan amortization payments from the electric cooperatives (ECs) in the first six months of 2020. This translates to 95.90-percent collection efficiency, the NEA Finance Services Department said in a report submitted to Administrator Edgardo Masongsong. NEA offers various loan windows to qualified ECs, such as regular, […]
The municipal government of Naval, Biliran led by Mayor Gerard Espina Jr. distributed free face shields to residents as additional protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Espina said they have started the distribution in the villages of Villa Caneja and Cabungaan and assured that all families from its 26 villages will receive face shields. “Since […]
The Bataan Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has passed a resolution requiring the use of a quick response (QR) code for those who will be entering the province starting October 1. Governor Albert Garcia, who is also the provincial IATF chair, said the QR code system will be implemented in all entry points in Bataan to […]
The province of Aurora is promoting the “LGUs in One Direction” program for the implementation of different learning modalities for the class opening of the school year 2020-2021. The move is in support of the localization of the Department of Education’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP). In a “Handang Isip, Handa Bukas” press briefing […]
More than 1,000 migrant farm workers, locally known as “sacadas,” and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) started their 10-day work under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Antique provincial director Melisa Navarra said the beneficiaries of the program are those who have returned to Antique […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it has completed providing life insurance coverage to about 5,000 medical frontliners from 18 hospitals across Cebu, who are now insured for P2 million each. “We started this initiative several months ago, at the height of COVID-19 cases in Cebu, when our medical front liners there were really having a […]