PBBM extends aid to farmers and fisherfolk in ZamPen amid El Niño crisis

ZAMBOANGA CITY (PIA) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expected to visit in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 9 to personally extend and turnover the assistance to farmers and fisherfolk of Zamboanga Peninsula who were severely affected by El Niño crisis. Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary and Task Force El Niño spokesperson Joey Villarama discussed the Socio-Civic…

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PH local governance gets review after three decades

(Photo credits Val Zabala, NRCP: Dr. Alex Brillantes, Jr., Associate Member of National
Research Council of the Philippines Division of Social Sciences and Secretary-General
of Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) Inc., presented the
results of his study on the state of local governance In the Philippines after 3 decades of
decentralization from 1991-2021 during the 4th NRCP-Congress policy research forum
for public policy development on February 5, 2024 at the Nograles Hall, House of
Representatives, Batasan Hills, Quezon City.)

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DOT to host 1st UN Forum on Gastronomy Tourism in June

GASTRONOMY TOURISM. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco tries Filipino cuisine during the launch of the Philippine Eatsperience in Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila last April. Frasco on Monday (May 6, 2024) said gastronomy plays an important role in the Filipino culture, encouraging everyone to support local food products. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism) MANILA –…

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DOSTv wins major awards in the 18th Gandingan Awards

(DOSTv Team from left to right: Mr. Ralph Ernest R. Samson, Science Research Analyst, Mr. Rodolfo P. De
Guzman, Chief – Communication Resources and Production Division, Mr. Richard P. Burgos, Director – DOST-
Science and Technology Information Institute, Ms. Lotuslei P. Dimagiba, Supervising Science Research Specialist,
Mr. AJ A. Castro, ExperTalk Host, Ms. Dessa D. Maderal, Information Officer II, and Mr. Resty R. Balila, Information
Officer III).

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Gov’t project turns former warzone in Cotabato into an economic zone

PIKIT, Cotabato Province (PIA) — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of an infrastructure project in Barangay Bagoinged, Pikit, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Special Geographic Area (BARMM-SGA). The Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project (MMIP) Stage II, is expected to play a pivotal role in transforming a warzone into an economic zone…

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DMW calls for Filipino caregivers to be deployed to South Korea

MANILA, (PIA) — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has unveiled plans for a Pilot Project aimed at recruiting 100 Filipino caregivers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) between the Philippines and the Republic of South Korea. This initiative seeks to strengthen bilateral labor ties between the two countries while assessing the feasibility of a larger…

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PBBM: GOCC’s remitted dividends to be utilized to improve Filipinos’ lives

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) that the dividends they remitted to the national government will be utilized to improve the lives of the people. The President attended the 2024 GOCCs’ Day at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Monday where he also led the…

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