A lawmaker on Thursday asked the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to hold free tour guide training nationwide that should be open to tricycle drivers, jeepney drivers, UV express drivers, market vendors, and barangay tanods (village officers). Quezon Rep.-elect Reynan Arrogancia said the training should be offered […]
Continue ReadingAn advocacy group on Wednesday assured wider access to clean and safe drinking water for students in Davao City. Liezel Salera-Manabat, the GiftingLife Philippines country manager, said her group is initially sourcing funds to set up water filtration and refilling centers in six schools in the city and one in Davao del Norte. […]
Continue ReadingA magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Ilocos Sur Province on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake struck 63 kilometers northwest of Candon City at 2:08 p.m. It was 14 kilometers deep. Intensity IV was felt in Candon, and San Esteban, Ilocos Sur. Intensity III was […]
Continue ReadingThe University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) has received funding approval for research on the use of durian rind as natural preservative. The Department of Science and Technology in Davao Region (DOST-11) said Thursday the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) has committed over PHP900,000 for the study. Prof. Judee Nogodula, head […]
Continue ReadingThe Office of Civil Defense in the Caraga Region (OCD-13) opened here Thursday its new office building and government and command center. The PHP77 million facility in Barangay Bancasi will also serve as one of the government control and command centers (GCCCs) in Mindanao. Three top officials of the Department of National Defense […]
Continue ReadingFour local government units (LGUs) and one provincial government office in Central Luzon have been cited for their significant efforts and contribution to the cleanup and rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Recipients of the Manila BAYani award in the region are the city governments of Balanga, Bataan and Palayan, Nueva Ecija; municipalities of Sasmuan, Pampanga […]
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