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Comelec to sign 2025 AES contract with Sokor’s Miru Systems

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MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the South Korean firm Miru Systems will sign Monday the joint venture contact for the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) project or the 2025 automated election system (AES) worth P18 billion. The AES service contract signing will be held at the Palacio del Gobernador headquarters of the poll body in Intramuros, Manila. The Comelec has expressed gratitude to Miru Systems Co Ltd, Integrated…

Uplifting teachers, strengthening communities through the power of clothing

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UNIQLO, BDO Network Bank, BDO Foundation, and the Department of Education join forces to provide LifeWear for public school teachers nationwide Education is one of the strongest pillars of nation-building. Guided by this belief, UNIQLO collaborated with BDO Network Bank (BDONB) and BDO Foundation for the global Heart of LifeWear Project, which aims to provide LifeWear clothing…

NEDA SET TO RECOMMEND ALTERNATIVE MEASURES TO RICE PRICE CEILING

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The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is set to recommend measures that will address the increasing prices of rice in the market amid the ongoing implementation of the mandated rice price ceiling. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Thursday, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said they are set to convene a meeting to discuss…

Salceda seeks P3.71B national assistance for his Albay District

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LEGAZPI CITY – Albay 3rd district Rep. Raymond Adrian E. Salceda seeks national assistance and support to help restore the long-weakened flood defenses in his district following the onslaught of Super-Typhoon Uwan which inflicted an estimated P3.71 billion damage in infrastructure, agriculture and local livelihoods in his district alone. The neophyte lawmaker, the nephew of…

DOST, partners agencies sign MOA promoting waste reduction in Cagayan Valley

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Taguig City – AS a smart solution for waste reduction management, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with the City Government of Cauayan, Isabela State University (ISU) and iTECHCONNECTPH.INC, signed a memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and contract on the establishment of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Cauayan on July 17, 2023. The…

ASEAN COUNTRIES READY TO ASSIST PH IN ISRAEL REPATRIATION, SAYS DFA OFFICIAL

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The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in repatriating Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict under an international approach in responding to the crisis, a foreign affairs official said on Friday. “The President also directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to contact other countries and also through the embassies in Manila to provide…

PBBM SUSPENDS LGU COLLECTION OF ‘PASS-THROUGH FEES’ ON NATIONAL ROADS

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the local government units (LGUs) to suspend the collection of the “pass-through fees” to ensure the efficient movement of goods across regions aligned with the government’s strategies to revitalize local industries under the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. A three-page Executive Order No. 41 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas…

𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐎. 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚

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The meeting centered on updates regarding ongoing projects under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program. Provincial S&T Director Ritchie Mae L. Guno also introduced innovative DOST technologies that align with the municipality’s development goals — including the 21st Century Learning Environment Model, VISSER, and DOST Courseware. Mayor Gamboa expressed strong support for…

DSWD: F1KD grant covers pregnant women, kids up to 2 y/o only

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has clarified that the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grant under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) benefits not only pregnant women but also children up to two years old. “The program covers either a pregnant woman or a child aged 0 to 2 years old,…

DOST upskills 15 Paglaum women in calamansi juice concentrate processing

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MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL – The Department of Science and Technology in Misamis Occidental organized a Skills Training on Calamansi Juice Concentrate Processing for 15 women members of the Paglaum Livelihood Association, May 30, 2023 at the Paglaum Learning Site, Plaridel. The activity included hands-on training in producing calamansi juice concentrate and orientation on Basic Food Safety…