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GOV’T PUSHES ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM IN EASTERN VISAYAS – NOGRALES

“Thirteen Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations and 17 Institutional Markets will be our partners in implementing the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in various provinces of Region 8 (Eastern Visayas).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who was the main guest speaker in the 6th Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

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TASK FORCE YOLANDA DISTRIBUTES HOUSING UNITS IN BILIRAN – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the formal distribution of finished housing units to beneficiaries in Cabucgayan, Biliran on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 as part of the administration’s efforts to address the needs of victims of Typhoon Yolanda. In a virtual turnover of 258 housing units of the Yolanda Permanent Housing […]

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BIGGEST NCR COVID-19 QUARANTINE FACILITY TO OPEN ON AUG. 25 – DIZON

A 525-bed mega quarantine facility — the biggest so far in Metro Manila — will open on August 25 to accommodate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who have no symptoms or with mild symptoms.This was announced by National Action Plan (NAP) Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Sec. Vince Dizon during an inspection of the facility’s ongoing […]

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SAFE, GRADUAL REOPENING OF BUSINESSES WILL HELP ECONOMY RECOVER – LOPEZ

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that it is only through the resumption of business activities that the country’s economy will be able to recover after plunging 16.5 percent in the second quarter of the year. But with the risk posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Lopez underscored that strict health protocols should remain in place […]

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E-GOV BILL TO HELP TRANSITION INTO ‘NEW NORMAL’ – HONASAN

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is supporting the passage of Senate Bill 1738 or the “E-Governance Act of 2020” that aims to transform the delivery of public service into the digital space. DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan welcomed the development, saying the measure would complement the DICT’s plan to ramp up digitalization in […]

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TESDA TO PRODUCE UP TO 50M REUSABLE FACE MASKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC – BERTIZ

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has been commissioned to mass-produce up to 50 million reusable cloth face masks within the next four months to help protect the public against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Cabinet cluster gave TESDA the job of churning out the washable face masks that will […]

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GOV’T #GOODBYEGUTOM PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN REGION 8 – NOGRALES

The Duterte administration’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program had a successful launch in Region 8 last August 7, 2020 at the National Irrigation Administration’s Region VIII Training Center in  Marasbas, Tacloban City, highlighted by a consultation and MOU signing ceremony between NIA, DepEd, DAR, BJMP, Irrigators ‘Associations (IAs), and Irrigators’ Service Cooperatives […]

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NEA ASSIGNS PROJECT SUPERVISOR TO OVERSEE ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE POWER COOP

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assigned a project supervisor to the Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZANECO) pending the resolution of governance issues in the power utility.   NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Office Order dated July 24, designating Sherwin Mañada as project supervisor, effective immediately, to oversee the management and operations of ZANECO. […]

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DA, DOE SIGN MOA FOR AGRI-FISHERY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi forged a 10-year partnership starting August 6, 2020 for the formulation and implementation of a Renewable Energy Program for the Agriculture and Fishery Sector (REP-AFS). The program will promote the use of cost-efficient renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, small-scale geothermal, and biomass for […]

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HOTELS SHOULD FOLLOW HEALTH, SAFETY PROTOCOLS – ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has reminded hotels operating under all levels of community quarantine to strictly follow the health and safety protocols set by the government. “It has come to the attention of the Department of Tourism (DOT) that a number of hotels and accommodation establishments that have been issued Certificates of Authority to Operate […]