MANILA: Some 260,034 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the country received more than PHP957 million in cash assistance in 2023 through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay Cash-For-Wor…
Day: January 19, 2024
Antique coop adds value to agri-produce with gov’t support
Antique: A multipurpose cooperative in the municipality of Barbaza, Antique has embarked on value-adding of its agricultural produce with support coming from different government agencies and is now producing ‘Deliciously Healthy’, providing its membe…
PH, Canada sign MOU on defense cooperation
MANILA: The defense relations between the Philippines and Canada were further strengthened after ranking officials of the two nations signed on Friday the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation.
Department of National Defense (DND) …
Nearly 150 tons of cabbage sold through ‘Veggie Connect’
BAGUIO: A total of 149,689 metric tons of cabbage and Chinese cabbage from 88 farmers from the Cordillera were sold through government efforts to link farmers to buyers, arresting further wastage of vegetables in the region.
Department of Agriculture…
DHSUD, Bacolod City sign pact for second 4PH housing project
BACOLOD: Another housing project will be developed here under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, with a target of 3,627 units condominium-type housing units in Barangay Banago, the city government announced on Friday.
Department o…
2 vessels engaged in illegal fishing held in Samar
TACLOBAN: Two commercial fishing vessels employing destructive fishing methods in Samar Sea were apprehended in a joint seaborne operation on Thursday.
A team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) Fisheries Protection and Law Enf…
Davao City not exempted from PUVMP: DOTr
MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday clarified that Davao City is not exempted from the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) and is running a separate yet complementary program.
In a statement, the DO…
Feb. 9 declared special non-working day for Chinese New Year
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Feb. 9 a special non-working day in the country, in observance of Chinese New Year.
Marcos inked Proclamation 453 on Jan. 18, declaring the nationwide holiday to allow Filipinos to celebrate Chin…