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More lamp posts are being installed along the 2.8-kilometer seawall boulevard and fisherman’s wharf in the coastal municipality of Currimao in Ilocos Norte province to entice visitors to experience the area’s enchanting beauty from dusk to dawn. “This is the next big thing in Currimao,” said Mayor Edward Quilala as he shared the latest tourism […]
The Quezon City government has convened “Task Force Sampaguita,” a local body that protects minors from forced labor and exploitation by providing them and their families with target-specific programs and interventions. Mayor Joy Belmonte created Task Force Sampaguita or the Quezon City Interagency Task Force for the Special Protection of Street Children and Child Laborers through […]
The cities of Bago and Sagay in Negros Occidental have made it to the world’s Top 100 “Green Destinations” list for 2022, a recognition given by the Green Destinations Foundation based in The Netherlands. The two cities, being featured for their sustainability stories, are among the only three places in the Philippines listed this year […]
The local government of Balangiga, Eastern Samar is pushing for more effective promotion of the Balangiga Bells, which were returned to the town in 2018 after it was taken as war booty more than a century ago. Mayor Dana Flynch De Lira is hopeful that since travel restriction has been eased, tourist arrival will increase […]
Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves announced the provincial government is set to build 143 socialized housing units for surrendered members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) on a government property in Basay town. Teves said they allocated P20 million this year for these facilities to be built by Kawayan Collective, […]
To encourage more people to get vaccine boosters during the weeklong “national vaccination days,” Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe announced that each booster vaccinee will receive five kilos of rice as an incentive. Dalipe announced this during the launching of the Sept. 26 – 30 “Bakunahang Bayan: PinasLakas Special Vaccination Days here at the Southern […]
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando said Monday the families of the five rescuers who died in the line of duty in San Miguel town will receive all the benefits due them. Fernando expressed grief over the deaths and lauded the heroic efforts of the five victims who were swept away by raging floodwater while conducting rescue […]
With super typhoon Karding the latest storm to batter the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee underscored the crucial role those post-harvest facilities such as storage for grain and seeds play in making farming communities more resilient to disasters. “We must stop this vicious cycle where our farmers always register losses because of the […]
Provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays whose natural resources such as mineral deposits and energy supplies are being harnessed commercially stand to receive a combined P10.1 billion in additional development funding from the national government next year, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday. “The P10.1 billion covers the 40 percent share of local […]
The provincial government of Pangasinan will soon establish a salt center in the province to boost research and eventually the production of salt from which the province’s name was taken after. Governor Ramon Guico III said he is eyeing the establishment of the salt or “asin” center that will be attached to the existing Center […]