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The provincial government of Basilan is pushing to convert the Sampinit Complex in Sumisip town – a former stronghold of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) – into a military reservation and to be declared as a “peace zone.”Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman made this pronouncement after Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) […]
The Kidapawan City government has set up bed-holding tents in response to the rising number of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) arriving in the city.Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the facility can accommodate 42 LSIs mounted inside the city gymnasium. “The facility can accommodate 42 LSIs.” “This will serve as the holding area of the arriving LSIs before disembarking […]
“The KUMAIN webinar series is one of the interventions of the Task Force on Zero Hunger and is meant to ensure coordination among stakeholders and partner agencies for the proper implementation of our various feeding programs.” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a radio interview this week, where he detailed the […]
All cemeteries in Cebu City are closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to prevent the public from gathering during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or “Undas” that may led to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella signed Executive Order 092 recently, temporarily closing the city’s private and public cemeteries, […]
Farmers and traders have donated millions of pesos worth of unsold assorted vegetables to the local government of La Trinidad, Benguet and given away to the public for free. Mayor Romeo Salda said farmers and traders donated the highly perishable goods because there were no buyers coming over to the trading post for transport to […]
The Taguig City government has deployed “robonurses” to tend to patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as part of its efforts to safeguard its medical personnel. In a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) – Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) at the Lakeshore Hotel Mega-Quarantine Facility […]
The city government of Catbalogan in Samar province is boosting its e-market program as one of the measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Catbalogan City Mayor Dexter Uy is asking residents to support the program by staying at home and sending a request via Facebook for their shopping needs. The […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has recognized Davao City as the cacao capital of the Philippines. After years of promoting the cacao industry, the city has now become the pride of Davao region following the declaration by Agriculture Secretary William Dar in a ceremony held recently. The city has been a consistent major producer of cacao […]
The first drive-thru swab testing facility for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Bulacan was opened recently in Guiguinto town in line with the continuing effort to curb the respiratory disease. Guiguinto Mayor Ambrosio Cruz said motorists can avail of the drive-thru swab test for P3,500. “Interested motorists can avail of the drive-thru swab test […]
The local government of Saint Bernard in Southern Leyte province has started the construction of a municipal quarantine facility which is partly made of eco-bricks and recycled plastic bottles. The P10 million building was funded by the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) of the Department of Social Welfare and […]