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Gov’t agencies streamline building of telco common towers
July 23, 2020, 6:43 pm
MANILA – Nine national government agencies on Thursday signed a joint memorandum circular (JMC) to streamline the processing of requirements and reduce delays in the construction of common towers in the country. In a statement, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)… Read More
Solon bats for nat’l policy on Balik Probinsya program
July 23, 2020, 6:14 pm
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Thursday called for the swift passage of a measure instituting a Balik Probinsya Program to promote regional development and resilient communities during crisis situations. AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin, chair of the House Committee on Economic Affairs, said… Read More
CDC, gov't to start food security project in Pampanga
July 21, 2020, 9:03 pm
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has initiated a project to ensure food security in communities of the province amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. To be implemented in partnership with the provincial government of Pampanga, Provincial Environment… Read More
73 new ecozones rise during Duterte administration
July 21, 2020, 7:30 pm
MANILA – Seventy-three new economic zones were added from October 2016 to June 2020, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said Tuesday. In a statement, PEZA bared these 73 new ecozones proclaimed by President Rodrigo Duterte in the first four years of his term invested a total of… Read More
PCOO, PIA, DICT launch unified website for COVID-19 info
July 19, 2020, 1:59 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), will launch Monday the Laging Handa Unified Website in its beta version, harmonizing all information from different sources and giving the… Read More
3 more E. Visayas residents test positive for Covid-19
July 16, 2020, 6:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Three more residents of Eastern Visayas have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the region’s total to 656, the Department of Health (DOH) reported late Wednesday. Two were from Calbiga town in Samar, both locally stranded individuals (LSI)… Read More
E. Visayas exempts essential service providers from quarantine
July 16, 2020, 2:17 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the exemption of authorized persons outside residence (APORs) from the mandatory 14-day quarantine. IATF-EID co-chairman and Department of Health regional chief Minerva… Read More
DOST- 8 develops portal to document returnees
July 14, 2020, 2:00 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has created an online portal to facilitate contact tracing for all returning residents in the Eastern Visayas (Region 8). The system will register vehicles used by returning residents, seat number, permanent address, and the… Read More
SoCot sitio on lockdown after Covid-19 patient breaches protocol
July 14, 2020, 10:06 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A sitio (sub-village) in Banga town, South Cotabato province was placed under total lockdown for five days starting Tuesday after a returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) was found to have breached the… Read More
Covid-19 recoveries in Eastern Visayas now 607
July 13, 2020, 8:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A least 607 out of 646 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients in Eastern Visayas have already recovered, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday. DOH Eastern Visayas Regional director Minerva Molon said these patients will now be discharged from isolation or… Read More
CSC exec favors lowering age of optional retirement in gov’t
July 11, 2020, 9:11 am
MANILA – Civil Service Commissioner Aileen Lizada is in favor of lowering the optional age of retirement for government workers. During the Laging Handa public briefing aired over state-run PTV-4 on Friday, Lizada said part of her advocacy is for government employees to have a better… Read More
Eastern Visayas logs 3 new Covid-19 cases, 5 more recoveries
July 10, 2020, 7:31 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Three more residents of Eastern Visayas have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the region’s total to 614. In a report issued Thursday night, Department of Health (DOH) 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Minerva Molon said all three were locally… Read More
More stranded SoCot folks to return home through Hatid Tulong
July 10, 2020, 4:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The provincial government of South Cotabato has stepped up preparations for the arrival of more stranded residents from Metro Manila and other regions in the coming weeks through the national government’s Hatid Tulong program. Analiz Cabrido, team leader of the local… Read More
2 Leyte villages under 48-hr heightened watch
July 10, 2020, 4:35 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Two villages in Mahaplag town in Leyte were placed under heightened surveillance starting Thursday night to prevent the local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Daisy Lleve issued an executive order imposing the 48-hour strict movement restriction in… Read More
42 ‘Balik Probinsya’ recipients in Leyte listed as TESDA scholars
July 10, 2020, 1:46 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 42 beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa” (BP2) program have signified their interest to avail of the scholarship programs of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The move is part of the national government’s commitment… Read More
Leyte keeps virus spread in check amid return of 5K residents
July 9, 2020, 1:48 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Leyte province managed to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) despite the arrival of about 5,000 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in the past five weeks. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said local government units in the province have been… Read More
11 more Region 8 residents test positive for Covid-19
July 9, 2020, 12:26 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas has 11 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, bringing its total to 611, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday night. In a press statement, DOH Eastern Visayas director Minerva Molon said these are part of the 447 swab results from the region’s… Read More
Eastern Samar sets short-term travel rules for residents
July 9, 2020, 11:05 am
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Eastern Samar will allow essential travel of residents in and out of the province within 24 hours except to areas in the region considered as hot spots for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). These are the towns of Alangalang, La Paz, Hilongos and… Read More
Region 8 breaches 600 mark in Covid-19 cases
July 8, 2020, 7:48 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Eastern Visayas, bringing the region’s total to 600, doubling the number in just three weeks. DOH Regional Director Minerva Molon reported in a press briefing on Wednesday that of… Read More
Contact-tracing on for 2 new Covid-19 cases in SoCot
July 7, 2020, 1:02 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Contact-tracing activities are ongoing for two more returning residents of South Cotabato province who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The latest patients, which brought the positive cases for Covid-19 in the province to 20, were confirmed… Read More
