Day: November 27, 2024

Camarines Sur: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 5 (Bicol) has disbursed more than PHP14.5 million for the wages and personal protective equipment of Camarines Sur residents through its Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program. In a media release on Wednesday, DOLE-5 Regional Director Imelda Gatinao stated that the payout benefited 3,463 typhoon-affected workers across various municipalities in a series of payouts within this month. According to Philippines News Agency, the beneficiaries were from the towns of Lupi (603 beneficiaries); Milaor (719); Pasacao (271); San Fernando (204); Bombon (107); Canaman (662); Sangay (271), and San Jose

Cebu City: Patients in two public hospitals here can still avail of the zero-balance billing through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and Malasakit program amid significant increases in hospital fees. Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said Wednesday that hospital fees would rather increase the reimbursable fees to be shouldered by PhilHealth while the patients would pay nothing upon discharge from the Cebu City Medical Center and Guba Community Hospital. According to Philippines News Agency, Garcia’s reaction came after the Cebu City Council imposed an increase in medical and laboratory fees, even as the councilor who authored the ordinance explained that

Baguio City: The Social Security System – Luzon North 1 has enrolled 103,000 new members in the first ten months of the year, achieving a 78 percent increase over its annual target of 58,400. According to Philippines News Agency, Ceasar Saludo, the SSS vice president for Luzon North 1, announced in a press release that nine branches in the area, including Agoo (La Union), Baguio City, Bangued (Abra), Bontoc (Mountain Province), Candon (Ilocos Sur), San Fernando City (La Union), La Trinidad (Benguet), Laoag (Ilocos Norte), and Vigan (Ilocos Sur), have exerted significant effort to reach potential new members. Their efforts

Nueva Viscaya: A five-man team from the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) was dispatched to Nueva Viscaya on Wednesday to assist in power restoration efforts following the directive from the National Electrification Administration (NEA). The team, consisting of four linemen and an engineer, is equipped with the necessary tools and is expected to remain in the province until December 6. According to Philippines News Agency, Laarni Ilagan, from BENECO’s Community Relations Office, confirmed that this deployment is part of a coordinated effort by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) and NEA. This marks the second team BENECO has sent to

Davao City: The PHP19.3 billion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) project is projected to be completed by September 2028, as confirmed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 11. According to Philippines News Agency, Dean Ortiz, spokesperson for DPWH-11, announced during a press briefing that as of November 25, the project has reached an overall completion rate of 6.45 percent. The civil works component is 3.51 percent completed, while the detailed engineering design (DED) is nearing full completion at 97.97 percent. Ortiz highlighted that all remaining DED plans received approval as of November 5, 2024. Bored piling