CSC bloodletting drive boosts Bicol reserves

LEGAZPI CITY – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) in Bicol was able to collect 60 blood bags during a one-day bloodletting drive at the Pacific Mall here on Thursday.

In an interview, Lilia A. Jadie, CSC-Bicol chief human resource specialist and pro…

US donates P11-M disaster response equipment to Cagayan

MANILA – The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated PHP11.6 million worth of mobile storage units and mobile energy systems to help strengthen Cagayan province’s disaster risk reduction capacity…

Guillen: NIA’s transfer to OP crucial to food security target

MANILA – National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Eduardo Guillen on Thursday said the agency’s transfer to the Office of the President (OP) is crucial in realizing the administration’s target to achieve food security.

President Ferdin…

10K residents benefit from new road network in N. Cotabato

COTABATO CITY – Around 10,000 residents in three remote communities are now benefiting from the newly completed PHP89.9 million road network in Matalam, North Cotabato, constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Soccsksargen Re…

PTFoMS expects speedy resolution of Gerry Ortega murder case

MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Thursday expressed optimism that the 2011 killing of Puerto Princesa City broadcaster Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega will soon be resolved following the surrender of former Palawan govern…

DPWH-Bicol implements ‘Lakbay Alalay’ for Peñafrancia events

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol on Thursday activated 12 motorist assistance centers (MACs) along the region’s national road to assist those participating in the Traslacion procession, one of the highlights …

Metro Manila LGUs urged to step up info drive vs. leptospirosis

MANILA – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has approved a resolution that urges local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila to conduct an information and education campaign to raise awareness about leptospirosis among the populace on the nature, sympt…