Various non-government organizations (NGOs), with the support of the town government, have vowed to initiate a periodic cleanup drive in the coastal areas here following the collection of some five tons of garbage at its shorelines on Sunday. “We have yet to finalize the upcoming cleanup schedules with the town government that has initially approved…
The Calapugan Agrarian Reform Cooperative (CARC) in this town has been processing cassava crops into chips with the assistance of the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) Village Level Farm-focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) project and other national government agencies. In an interview on Monday, CARC chairman Rogelio Pagal said the DAR has allotted PHP300,000 for…
A total of 10,000 jobs will be created by the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Clark Phase 1 project once fully operational, according to Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade. In a Facebook post, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said around 7,500 jobs have so far been created during the construction of the project, with 2,500…
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Sunday ordered police personnel to keep tight border control to prevent further Covid-19 transmission. This, after the OCTA Research Group underscored the importance of maintaining border controls in provinces or regions across the country amid possible easing of quarantine restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR)…
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday hailed all Filipino workers who continue to provide “selfless service and gentle nurture” abroad as the country celebrated its 123rd Independence Day. From medical professionals to seafarers, Locsin said overseas Filipino workers have contributed a lot to the world as it continues to reel from…
The spacecraft company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos announced Saturday that an unnamed person won an auction to join the Amazon founder on the company’s maiden flight into space. The company, Blue Origin, said the winner ponied up USD28 million (PHP1.34 billion) in a successful bid, but the person’s identity will not be announced for…
