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DA ADOPTS STEPS TO INCREASE PH CHICKEN SUPPLY

With the increasing price of poultry brought about by higher demand for chicken and seemingly low poultry production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has put in place interventions following regular consultations with the industry stakeholders. According to BAI OIC-Director Reildrin Morales, BAI has lined up interventions that include […]

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CUA: LGUS TO RESPOND TO BOOSTER DRIVE CALL

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dakila Cua vowed that all local government units under ULAP’s wing will respond to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s rallying call for LGUs to “build a wall of immunity” against COVID-19. “Of course, ULAP and all its LGU-members will respond to the President’s rallying call positively. We […]

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BICOLANO SOLONS BACK E-GOVERNMENT PRIORITY PLAN

Four legislators from Camarines Sur led by Rep. LRay Villafuerte have propped up a priority plan by incoming Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for the 19th Congress to accelerate the Marcos administration’s digital transformation by filing their own version of a measure to develop and interlink electronic government or e-government services so the Philippines can get […]

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APO REEF PARK BAGS INT’L CONSERVATION AWARD

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has commended Occidental Mindoro’s Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) for bagging the prestigious Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The ARNP, along with Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands Marine Conservation Area and Colombia’s Old Providence McBean Lagoon […]

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EXPANDED BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR SOLO PARENTS URGED

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along with 17 other government agencies to come up with a comprehensive package of social protection services for over 15 million solo parents, in keeping with a barely month-old law that gave additional financial benefits and more aid to these Filipinos […]

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DENR JOINS KOREA, GERMANY TO CONSERVE PEATLANDS

The Philippines, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), has signed partnerships with the Republic of Korea and Germany to pursue development projects on marine litter management and peatlands conservation, respectively. The Enhancement of Marine Litter Management in Manila Bay (EMLM) Project and the Ensuring Sustainable Benefits from Peatlands through Protection and Wise […]

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NOGRALES LEADS UNITY WALK FOR MONTALBAN RECOVERY

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday led a “unity walk” in the Municipality of Montalban to urge the town’s leaders to put on a united front for its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and amid an ongoing economic crisis. Nograles and Montalban Mayor Ronnie Evangelista also signed the “Bangon Bagong Montalban” economic partnership […]

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NOGRALES SWORN INTO OFFICE BY VP SARA DUTERTE

Incoming Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles took his oath of office on Wednesday, June 28, before Vice President Sara Duterte in Davao City.  Nograles won in the newly-formed district, which constitutes the Municipality of Montalban, by a landslide, winning by over 60,000 votes over his rivals.  In particular, Nograles voiced his support for the […]

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DENR HOLDS ‘HR @ UR SERVICE’ FOR EMPLOYEES

As part of its 35th founding anniversary celebration, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) kicked off the “HR @ Ur Service” project to provide employees with a convenient transaction processing system for several basic government and leisure services. “The DENR, through the Human Resource and Development Service (HRDS), has brought the services of […]

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MANILA BAY DOLOMITE BEACH PERMANENTLY OPEN – DENR

Despite the challenges and limitations brought about by the pandemic, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has finally reopened the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach on June 12, in conjunction with the 124th observance of the Philippine Independence Day. The reopening of the 500-meter beach along Roxas Boulevard in Manila City was led by […]