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MEGA QUARANTINE FACILITY OPENS IN CALAMBA – VILLAR

The biggest “We Heal As One” quarantine facility in the Southern Tagalog Region for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients recently opened in Calamba City, Laguna. Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar led the ceremonial blessing and turnover of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) Regional Government Center, considered as […]

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DPWH TURNS OVER CARMONA MEGA ISOLATION FACILITY TO LGU – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has successfully completed and turned over to the local government a 151-bed capacity healthcare facility in Carmona, Cavite. Secretary Mark Villar said the repurposed evacuation center at Brgy. Lantic, Carmona, Cavite which was converted into a mega isolation facility will facilitate the treatment and care of coronavirus […]

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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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WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS IN CALABARZON INCREASE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is asking the public to leave wild animals alone as reports of their sightings have increased, especially in Region 4A or CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “With the increased sightings of wild animals occurring in the CALABARZON region, it […]

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DAR TO BATANGAS, CAVITE FARMERS: DON’T LOSE HOPE!

Agriculture Secretary William Dar led officials and staff of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) 4A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) in their relief and recovery efforts in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite, where thousands of farmers, fishers, ruralfolk and residents were hit by the eruption of Taal Volcano. Dar first […]

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TURN ELECTION CAMPAIGN MATERIAL TRASH INTO CASH – DENR

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 4-A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) is encouraging candidates in the recent elections and their supporters, as well as local communities, to upcycle their election campaign materials. DENR 4-A Executive Director Maria Paz Luna said they fully support the call made by the Department of the […]

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Politics

TAP WATER SOURCES FROM CALABARZON – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go pushed for vital legislations to address water shortage and scarcity of water sources in Metro Manila as well as communal impounding water supply facilities in far-flung areas of the country. Go said he and local political stalwarts barnstormed Calamba City and rural areas in Laguna, especially […]

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DOT LAUNCHES CULINARY TOURISM PROJECT IN CALABARZON – ESTEVEZ

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon (Calabarzon) leg of the country’s culinary tourism project, “Kain Na!” (Let’s Eat!). Poised to introduce the specialties, as well as new dishes that mostly highlight the region’s rich coconut produce, Chef Kenneth Degracia of the Costales Nature Farm in Laguna, is confident […]