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SORSOGON CITY COASTAL ROAD NOW OPEN – VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has announced the opening of a new coastal road from the Rompeolas or Sorsogon City’s baywalk up to Barangay Balogo, providing road travelers a pleasant view of Sorsogon’s coastline. Villar said that the four-lane Sorsogon City Coastal Road with a total length of 5.52 kilometer may be considered […]

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DA OFFERS START-UP LOANS TO YOUNG AGRIPRENEURS – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging the youth and budding agriculture entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) to actively take part in agriculture and fisheries by availing of several financial and technical assistance being offered by the Duterte administration through the Department of Agriculture (DA). One of these is the “Kapital Access for Young Agripreneurs” or the KAYA loan […]

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DENR, ARMY RESERVE GROUP RENEW PACT TO PROTECT CALABARZON FORESTS – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has partnered anew with a Laguna-based Army reserve group to boost its reforestation and forest protection efforts in the CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) region amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The 4th Regional Community Defense Group-Army Reserve Command (RCDG-ARESCOM) has renewed its partnership with […]

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DOST: PH RISES TO 50TH MOST INNOVATIVE NATION IN THE 2020 GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX

The Philippines has moved four places up in the 2020 Global Innovation Index (GII), among the 131 economies in the world.  The country improved from its 54th place last year. Among the 29 economies that belong to the lower middle-income countries, the Philippines managed to reach the 4th place and ranks 11th among the 17 economies in South […]

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DPWH FAST-TRACKS VILLAMOR QUARANTINE FACILITY IN PASAY – VILLAR

A 72-bed capacity COVID-19 quarantine facility at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City is being fast-tracked for completion by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the conversion of 18 container vans into a 72-unit room isolation facility is ongoing as part of the 23 additional […]

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SAN JOSE, BATANGAS IS THE COUNTRY’S EGG CAPITAL – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed satisfaction as he witnessed an actual model of an agribusiness innovation and farm consolidation in San Jose, Batangas. Dar recently toured the egg processing facility, managed by the Batangas Egg Producers Cooperative (BEPCO), which showcases the benefits of farm consolidation and industrialization by value-adding, processing, manufacturing, and developing markets for […]

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ADB-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT IN MINDANAO TO BE FAST TRACKED — VILLAR

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that works will be expedited in the ongoing 230-kilometer Improving Growth Corridors for Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP) funded by a loan with the Asian Development Bank. Villar said to fast-track the project that supports the improvement of the Philippines road network and the development of Mindanao, he […]

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731 UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES START CLASSES IN AUGUST – DE VERA

At least 731 higher education institutions (HEIs) have their academic year 2020 to 2021 through flexible learning last August amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Prospero de Vera III said. “Ito ang pinakamaraming bilang na magbubukas at mayroon ding 186 na magbubukas hanggang Setyembre at Oktubre depende sa kakayanan ng […]

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PALACE LAUDS HOUSE PANEL FOR SWIFT PASSAGE OF MEDIA WORKERS’ WELFARE BILL – SY EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) praised the swift approval of the Media Workers’ Welfare bill by the Lower House Sub-committee on Labor Standards. House Bill No. 2476, principally authored by ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Niña Taduran, seeks to grant journalists and media workers hazard pay, living wage, employment security plus additional insurance and […]

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DEPED COMMENDS ‘YORME’ FOR DISTRIBUTING DISTANCE LEARNING GADGETS WORTH P1.2B

The Department of Education (DepEd) lauded the initiatives of the Manila City government to provide public city schools teachers and students with learning continuity equipment worth P1.2 billion. “Maraming salamat Yorme (Mayor Isko Moreno) sa iyong pagka-aggressive, at saka persistence and also for informing the public about what local governments and national departments do together and […]