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KIDAPAWAN CITY CONVERTS GYM TO LSI HOLDING FACILITY – EVANGELISTA

The Kidapawan City government has set up bed-holding tents in response to the rising number of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) arriving in the city.Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the facility can accommodate 42 LSIs mounted inside the city gymnasium. “The facility can accommodate 42 LSIs.” “This will serve as the holding area of the arriving LSIs before disembarking […]

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DREX ZAMBOANGA LOOKING TO RETURN HOME TO THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS

Fresh off a resounding victory and a successful ONE Championship debut at ONE: A NEW BREED a couple of weeks ago, 31-year-old veteran Drex “T-Rex” Zamboanga is with younger sister Denice, and together, they remain in Bangkok, Thailand to ride out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation. The Zamboanga siblings traveled to Thailand earlier this year […]

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DPWH COMPLETES 17 MORE QUARANTINE FACILITIES IN EASTERN VISAYAS – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the conversion and construction of 17 additional quarantine facilities that augmented Eastern Visayas’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bed capacity by 800. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 8 Director Nerie Bueno, announced that two facilities were completed on September, 10 in August, five in July, […]

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CEBU CITY CEMETERIES CLOSED ON ‘UNDAS’– LABELLA

All cemeteries in Cebu City are closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to prevent the public from gathering during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or “Undas” that may led to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella signed Executive Order 092 recently, temporarily closing the city’s private and public cemeteries, […]

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DPWH TO BUILD 34 HEALTH FACILITIES IN REGION 6 – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the department’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response is underway in Negros Occidental with the construction of various healthcare facilities in Bacolod City and other areas of the province. Villar said the Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of National and Local Health Facilities with Regional […]

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DECLARE JUNE AS NATIONAL FRONTLINERS MONTH – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to declare June as the “National Frontliners Month.” Senate Bill No. 1775 or “The National Frontliners Month Act” seeks to recognize the significant contributions and heroism of frontline workers in providing essential needs, protecting the public welfare, and keeping the country safe in times of calamities, […]

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NATIONAL FOOD POLICY OUT BY OCT. DESPITE PANDEMIC – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles over the weekend revealed that the government will be rolling out its National Food Policy (NFP) by October even while the government continues to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. In a Facebook live session, Nograles––Chair of the government’s Zero Hunger Task Force and Co-Chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force for […]

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CUA TO LGU EXECS: TAP LOAN PROGRAMS SUBSIDIZED BY BAYANIHAN 2 LAW

With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) now signed into law, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Saturday urged local government unit (LGU) executives to make full use of loans and loan subsidies now available to LGUs in order to help them […]

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VILLAFUERTE ENDORSES P5-B DAR BUDGET FOR MEGA FARMS

Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has endorsed a much bigger outlay for the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in 2021 for the establishment of “mega-farms” nationwide, in step with his envisioned government strategy to energize Philippine agriculture and achieve food security, especially at this time of the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. During a recent hearing of the […]

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RAISE AWARENESS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION AMONG LEARNERS – GATCHALIAN

Amid the observance of the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, Senator Win Gatchalian urged schools to raise awareness on suicide prevention as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic makes learners more vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. According to Gatchalian, it is important that mental health and psychosocial support programs train […]