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The ’25 + 5-meter easement rule’ enforced by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) on structures in the island has so far a compliance rate of 73 percent, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.
During the BIATF virtual presser in Boracay on …
Read MoreMayor Julier Resuello has called the attention of barangay officials and funeral parlors to strictly implement and follow the protocol pertaining to funeral services amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a Facebook live on Thursday, Resuello said based on the guidelines issued by …
Read MoreHog-raisers from this province are seeking the Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) Office to intervene amid the low buying price pegged by traders on live animals.
Engineer Vicente Lagunday, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED) Council chair in Antique province, himself a hog-raiser, said in an interview …
Read MoreThe Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is reviving the nutribun project first introduced in the 1970s as part of the supplementary program of the government for public elementary school learners to address malnutrition.
“DOST is reviving that project but this time it is not …
Read MoreLocal tennis stars expressed their disappointment after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) slapped a two-year suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) over unresolved issues.
For Treat Huey, it would mean losing their main source of income especially that everyone is still reeling from the …
Read MoreDomestic travel amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic may help lower the country’s unemployment rate, Malacañang said Thursday.
In a press briefing from Palawan, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement after data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that around 3.8 …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged law enforcement forces to stay vigilant as the war on drugs continues despite the coronavirus disease pandemic.
Duterte made this call as he led the destruction of PHP7.51 billion worth of illegal drugs in Trece Martires City, Cavite.
In …
Read MoreThe Philippines on Wednesday stressed the need for indigenous peoples (IPs) to be meaningfully engaged in discussions and decisions on all matters affecting them.
“IP representations in decision making bodies such as the Regional Development, Peace and Order and Health Councils ensured that Covid-19 responses …
Read MoreThe Magat Dam in Northern Luzon may continue spilling excess water for the whole of December.
In an interview Thursday, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hydrologist Richard Orendain said this is to prevent the dam from reaching a dangerous water level that …
Read MoreThe provincial government of South Cotabato has allotted some PHP10 million for the upgrading and rehabilitation of tourist facilities within the famed seven waterfalls of Lake Sebu town.
Lloyd Esparagosa, planning, designing, and programming division chief of the Provincial Engineering Office, said Thursday they are …
Read MoreThe skeletal remains of a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebel, killed by his comrades two years ago, were found in a shallow grave in Isabela, Negros Occidental on Monday.
The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade on Thursday released photos of the …
Read MoreThe Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is reviving the nutribun project first introduced in the 1970s as part of the supplementary program of the government for public elementary school learners to address malnutrition.
“DOST is reviving that project but this time it is not …
Read MoreMicro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province of Zambales whose businesses were affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have received livelihood assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The move was part of the DTI’s Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at …
Read MoreThe provincial government-run Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology (NOLITC) Tech4ED Center has been recognized by the Philippine Community eCenter Network Inc. (PhilCecNet) for implementing best practices amid the global health crisis.
The NOLITC Tech4ED Center bagged the PhilCecNet Pandemic Resilience Award under the Support …
Read MoreThe North Cotabato provincial government formed on Thursday a technical working group (TWG) to legislate the very first Moro People’s Welfare and Development Code (MPWDC) of the province.
North Cotabato 1st District Board Member Dulia Sultan was appointed as the focal person of the TWG …
Read MoreAuthorities have stepped up monitoring on international cargo vessels docking at the Makar port here in the wake of the interception of a brick of “high grade” cocaine from a foreign-registered container van early this week.
Lawyer Regner Peneza, head of the National Bureau of …
Read MoreThe Dumaguete city government on Thursday started distributing a rice subsidy of 25 kilos per qualified household as promised by Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo.
This the second round of rice subsidy to be given by the local government during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic …
Read MoreThe San Remigio municipality is requesting the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to include three more remote barangays in next year’s infrastructure project under the End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).
“We would like to request the DILG to include the barangays …
Read MoreThe city has initiated mental health and psycho-social support sessions for department and office heads as well as selected employees to ensure mental wellness among its personnel amid the global health crisis.
On Wednesday, a group of 17 office heads and employees coming from offices …
Read MoreThe Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) on Thursday urged unconditional cash transfer (UCT) beneficiaries to cooperate with the agency’s ongoing validation for the issuance of their ID and cash cards.
In a statement, the DSWD said that there is an …
Read MoreThe city government here has banned caroling and prohibited Christmas parties or social gatherings through an executive order implementing the general community quarantine.
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez issued on Tuesday Executive Order No. 2020-11-044 or “An Executive Order Extending the Implementation of Community …
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upheld a government anti-insurgency body’s petition seeking cancellation of the Gabriela Women’s Party’s registration in the party-list system for violations of the election law and the Constitution.
In an order dated November 27 and signed by presiding Commissioner Socorro …
Read More– Amid the national government’s decision to retain the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status here and the rest of Central Visayas until yearend, the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 7 monitors increase in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) recoveries.
The DOH-7 bulletin released on Wednesday night said …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday encouraged displaced tourism workers in the formal and informal sectors to avail of the financial assistance and the emergency employment program of the government.
Through Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2020-001 signed by DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello …
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday reported the interception of 28 kilos of agarwood worth PHP2.4 million in Pasay City.
In a statement, the BOC said officials of the Port of NAIA, in coordination with its Environment Protection Compliance Division (EPCD), intercepted the three …
Read MoreHog-raisers from this province are seeking the Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) Office to intervene amid the low buying price pegged by traders on live animals.
Engineer Vicente Lagunday, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED) Council chair in Antique province, himself a hog-raiser, said in an interview …
Read MoreThe Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Davao is now backtracking the movements of the reefer van where the concealed 400 grams of cocaine found at the Dadiangas Sub-port in General Santos City last November 30.
In a statement from the agency Thursday, BOC-Davao district …
Read MoreMalacañang on Thursday vowed to hold predators accountable for their crimes following a spike in online child sex abuse across the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported a 260-percent …
Read MoreAt least two coasters from the provincial government of Ilocos Norte are on standby in major borders of this city on Thursday to ferry essential workers who commute daily to work at the downtown area here.
The Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC), which is under …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday encouraged displaced tourism workers in the formal and informal sectors to avail of the financial assistance and the emergency employment program of the government.
Through Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2020-001 signed by DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) is targeting to complete before Christmas Day the release of the second wave of financial assistance for workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Raymundo Agravante, DOLE-Region 12 director, said Thursday they …
Read MoreMalacañang on Thursday assured Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman, Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon that the government will settle its remaining PHP623-million debt with the humanitarian organization.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government, particularly the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), has proven its commitment to …
Read MoreThe City Health Office (CHO) has strongly discouraged the holding of holiday parties and gatherings amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, CHO chief, reiterated on Thursday the risk of transmissions and infections, especially for the more vulnerable members of the …
Read MoreMalacañang on Thursday welcomed plans made by some local government units (LGUs) to purchase doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines but reminded them that the national government has allocated funds for 60 to 70 percent of the country’s population.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this …
Read MoreThe Pangasinan provincial government and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a better information and communication network in the province.
“Ang order galing sa ating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay connectivity (The order is from our …
Read MoreThe city’s tourism office hopes to reach the 6,000-mark for arriving tourists this December, the same number when outsiders were allowed entry in October.
Engr. Aloysius Mapalo, supervising Tourism Operations officer on Wednesday said that as of Dec. 1, they have already received around 4,000 …
Read MoreThe Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on Thursday turned over to the city government here around 15,000 cash cards to be distributed to senior citizens this month.
Mayor Edgardo Labella announced these cash cards will be given by the second week of December, in …
Read MoreUnited Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Wednesday called for joint efforts to fight misinformation and disinformation about coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“Aside from the virus and its impacts, another adversary has been plaguing our response: misinformation and disinformation. Covid-19 is a communications crisis. …
Read MoreThe National Housing Authority in Region 11 (NHA-11) formally turned over Transfer Certificates of Titles on Wednesday to 1,485 family-beneficiaries and representatives of Tropical Storm Pablo Resettlement Housing Projects in Monkayo, Davao de Oro.
In an interview Thursday, NHA-11 information officer Rosemarie Ann Diabordo said …
Read MoreThe Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Thursday said it would go after the individuals behind the hacking and defacing of its website.
“The OSG will see to it that the individuals and institutions behind this act will be prosecuted and punished to the …
Read MoreDue to the still low turnout of online applications in the government’s cash assistance programs, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) provincial offices in Bicol have decided to set up desks to help walk-in applicants to sign up online.
DOLE Bicol director Joel Gonzales …
Read MoreMalacañang is urging the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure the protection of the one-year-old child of Amanda Echanis, a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) leader who was arrested in Baggao, Cagayan last Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque expressed hope that Echanis’ …
Read MoreFormer French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing died Wednesday at the age of 94 after contracting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
His family said in a statement that he passed away at his home in the Loir-et-Cher region.
He was hospitalized in the city of Tours on …
Read MoreA measure seeking to recognize the indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples (ICCs/IPs) community conserved territories and areas (ICCA) hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples approved a substitute bill which aims …
Read MoreThe Department of Labor-9 (DOLE-9) announced that it has released some PHP19 million financial assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
Lawyer Roy Buenafe, DOLE-9 director, said Thursday the financial assistance was released through the Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) …
Read MoreThe cost of goods in the Philippines would be lower should companies incorporate digital technology in the supply chain, a business group said Thursday.
At the virtual National Export Congress 2020, Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines president-elect Pierre Carlo Curay said 80 percent …
Read MoreThe country’s total number of recovered cases from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) rose to 399,325 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 328 new recoveries on Thursday.
In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said the figures represent 91.7-percent recovery rate from Covid-19 among Filipinos.…
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