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10TH MALASAKIT CENTER NOW OPEN IN PAMPANGA – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go has fulfilled his promise to establish a Malasakit Center in Pampanga to give Kapampangans easier access to financial assistance, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to provide quality health services to all Filipinos. Together with officials from different government agencies and local government officials of Pampanga, Go […]

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NEA COMMITTED TO DRAFTING OF IRR FOR EC EMERGENCY FUND LAW – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has committed to fast-track the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the recently passed electric cooperatives (EC) emergency fund law. Republic Act 11039, also known as the “Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act,” was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 29. The law provides the […]

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PACC, OSAP FORM TRUTH AND JUSTICE COALITION TO FIGHT CORRUPTION – GO

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP) have formed a coalition composed of private individuals who will assist authorities probe suspected corrupt government officials. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the coalition will help authorities conduct fact-finding inquiries, lifestyle checks, and other investigations. The […]

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GO TO DUTERTE’S LEX TALIONIS BRODS: HELP THE PRESIDENT FIGHT CORRUPTION

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go urged members of the Lex Talionis Fraternitas, the fraternity of President Rodrigo Duterte, to help in the administration’s fight against corruption. “I ask the members of Lex Talionis Fraternitas to help the President as he addresses the problem of corruption in our society. There are people in the […]

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ELECTRIC COOPS BOOST POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS IN ‘OMPONG’-HIT AREAS – NAGMEC

With Typhoon “Ompong” battering Luzon and causing power outages in the region, the power restoration efforts of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) had received a huge boost with 14 Central Luzon electric cooperatives (ECs) extending assistance to NEA Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRRD) Task Force teams deployed to heavily-hit Cagayan province. Reynaldo Villanueva, President of […]

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ELECTRICTY FULLY RESTORED TO 87 PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ‘OMPONG’-HIT PROVINCES – NEA

The work to get electricity back in several provinces hit by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) is progressing well with power having been completely restored to 87 percent of households, based on the latest data gathered by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]

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MALASAKIT CENTER IN SOUTHERN LEYTE NOW OPEN – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go recently led the opening of a Malasakit Center to extend medical assistance to the underprivileged, at the Southern Provincial Hospital in Maasin City, Southern Leyte Go urged local officials to raise public awareness on the benefits of Malasakit Center, the second facility of its kind in the region […]

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PTFOMS COMMITTED TO EXHAUST ALL MEANS TO PROTECT LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF MEDIA WORKERS – EGCO

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has strongly condemned the online attacks against Inquirer Mindanao Bureau reporter Julie Alipala. “We strongly condemn this malicious meme, which was posted and shared multiple times by several Facebook users,” PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said in a statement. Alipala became the subject of hate […]

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POWER RESTORATION IN ‘OMPONG’ – HIT AREAS CONTINUES; INITIAL DAMAGE COST TO EC DISTRIBUTION LINES AT P208M – NEA

More than 76 percent of the 2.3 million households in areas affected by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name : Mangkhut) had their electricity service restored as of Friday, said state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA). Typhoon “Ompong,” considered the strongest typhoon to hit the country so far this year, had caused power outages in 19 provinces in […]

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CENTRAL LUZON ECs TO HELP RESTORE ELECTRICITY SERVICE IN AREAS HIT BY ‘OMPONG’ – MASONGSONG

A task force composed of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Central Luzon is preparing to head north to help restore power in areas left in the dark due to Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut.”) Dubbed “Power Restoration Rapid Deployment Task Force Ompong,” the team will augment the manpower of the typhoon-affected ECs and provide the necessary […]