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Duterte gives DBM chief power to approve Bayanihan 2 fund release
October 27, 2020, 4:54 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has given Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado the power to approve the release of the funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One or Bayanihan 2 following reports of backlogs. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the fund releases… Read More
BP2 resettlement to rise in Zambo Norte town
October 11, 2020, 5:06 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) announced over the weekend that a model of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) resettlement area in Mindanao will soon rise in the middle of a forested area in the town of Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte. Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said… Read More
E. Visayas Covid-19 recoveries reach 4K
October 1, 2020, 2:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 4,030 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in Eastern Visayas have recovered from the illness, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday. The number represents 86.04 percent of the region's total confirmed cases since March at 4,684, DOH Eastern… Read More
Go lauds holistic approach of BP2 program
October 1, 2020, 1:51 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go commended the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” (BP2) Council member-agencies for their continued commitment to providing economic opportunities and a ‘renewed hope’ of a better life for Filipinos who choose to return to the provinces. During a… Read More
Leyte's ‘Balik Probinsya’ recipients get livelihood aid
September 30, 2020, 12:42 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 33 beneficiaries of the "Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa” (BP2) program in Leyte have received livelihood assistance from the national government. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Eastern Visayas regional director Yahya Centi said each of the 33 recipients… Read More
MinDA not Mindanao’s version of NEDA: Piñol
September 24, 2020, 6:59 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson Emmanuel Piñol clarified Thursday that the agency is not Mindanao’s version of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), noting that it does not only act as a planning entity but oversees development programs as… Read More
Region 8 to complete ‘Balik Probinsya’ action plan by November
September 23, 2020, 10:00 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – As thousands displaced by the pandemic in Metro Manila have expressed their intention to return to Region 8, the Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) is eyeing to complete the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) regional action plan by November. National Economic… Read More
Mayor Isko Moreno buys organic rice from MinDA Tienda
September 22, 2020, 9:40 pm
DAVAO CITY – A month before the actual staging of the “MinDA Tienda sa Manila”, Mindanao's farmers have already scored big sales after Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso ordered 500 metric tons of black, red, and brown organic rice for the city's estimated 150,000 senior… Read More
Workers displaced by Covid-19 urged to get free skills retooling
September 13, 2020, 1:47 pm
MANILA – Workers displaced by the lingering coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis are being encouraged to avail of the government’s free skills retooling programs so they can transition to new jobs, or put up micro-enterprises. Aniceto Bertiz III, deputy director-general for partnerships… Read More
Solons want P5-B additional funding for DAR’s ‘mega farms’
September 8, 2020, 1:10 pm
MANILA – Members of the House committee on appropriations support the increase in the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) proposed PHP8.8-billion budget for 2021 with PHP5 billion additional budget to fund the agency’s ‘mega farms’ project. The House committee found the allocation for… Read More
E. Visayas cancels deployment of health workers to NCR
August 26, 2020, 5:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has canceled the deployment of health workers for hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the steady surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here in Eastern Visayas for the past days. In a virtual presser on Wednesday, DOH-8… Read More
DTI gives P790K livelihood aid to Cebu micro entrepreneurs
August 24, 2020, 3:42 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has provided at least 79 qualified micro-entrepreneurs in Barangays Mambaling and Buhisan in this city with “negosyo kits” worth PHP10,000 each. The 78 micro-entrepreneurs from Mambaling, who were victims of fire incidents that… Read More
Zambo Norte town readies 'Balik Probinsya' plantation area
August 20, 2020, 2:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – The municipality of Kalawit in Zamboanga del Norte has earmarked a 200-hectare plantation area for the first 200 families coming home from Metro Manila under the government's Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BP2).In a statement on Thursday, Mindanao Development Authority… Read More
Hatid Tulong sends off LSIs to ZamBaSulTa
August 20, 2020, 12:29 pm
MANILA – Hatid Tulong Initiative (HTI) resumes its pocket send-off after Metro Manila was placed under general community quarantine (GCQ). Travel documents complying with Inter-Agency Task Force guidelines were processed on Aug. 19, 2020, a day before the send-off of locally stranded individuals… Read More
E. Visayas council forms body to oversee BP2 program
August 11, 2020, 9:23 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council has created a committee tasked to coordinate efforts in the implementation of Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program. The committee, mainly tasked to formulate BP2 action plan and engage stakeholders to ensure coordinated… Read More
PEZA online job fair now open
July 29, 2020, 7:55 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has officially launched Wednesday its online job fair under the Development Outreach for Labor, Livelihood, and Advancement of Resources, or the DOLLAR program. One of the objectives of the DOLLAR program is linking Filipinos, especially… Read More
Early LSI registration eyed for proper accounting in W. Visayas
July 29, 2020, 6:01 pm
ILOILO CITY – Proper screening through early registration can facilitate the smooth return and proper accounting of locally stranded individuals (LSIs), the chair of the Regional Task Force Covid 19 in Western Visayas (Region 8) said on Wednesday. Jose Roberto Nuñez, who is also the Civil… Read More
5th SONA to bring hope for Filipinos amid pandemic: Go
July 25, 2020, 12:39 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go is optimistic that President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, will bring the hope of a better future for Filipinos amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19 pandemic. Go said he is expecting the… Read More
Hatid Tulong brings back 28K LSIs to W. Visayas
July 24, 2020, 6:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – The government’s “Hatid Tulong” program has facilitated the return of 28,086 locally stranded individuals to their respective provinces and cities in Western Visayas as of Friday. Filipino workers, students, local or foreign tourists, individuals stranded in various… Read More
Zambo Sur issues additional entry rules amid Covid-19
July 23, 2020, 6:58 pm
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur -- The Provincial Task Force coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has issued a new executive order providing additional requirements for locally stranded individuals (LSIs), returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), and Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR).Lawyer… Read More
