DENR-Ilocos Sur calls for collective action vs. climate change
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (PIA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Ilocos Sur encouraged the public to help in environmental conservation as the nation observes Environment Month.…
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Antique PDRRMC: El Niño now manageable
Member offices and agencies of the PDRRMC are briefed on the current situation in the province. (Photo: PIA Antique) SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) — Drought in this province has now…
DSWD targets over 31k beneficiaries for food stamp program
DSWD7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero (left) and PIA7 regional dead Fayette C. Riñen (right) during the 3rd episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas program on July 11, 2024,…
Kalayaan job fair serves more than 200 job seekers, 19 hired-on-the-spot in Abra
BANGUED, Abra (PIA) – More than 200 job seekers in the province of Abra participated in the Kalayaan 2024 Job Fair where at least 19 applicants were hired on the…
Luzon LGUs enjoined to support electronic local gov’t system
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government, in partnership with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), encourage…
DSWD-CAR assures efficient delivery of social services
BAGUIO CITY(PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Cordillera assured that its programs and services will be delivered efficiently to the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged. “We…
DOLE XI launches emergency farm program to fight child malnutrition in Samal
DAVAO CITY (PIA) – A total of 700 people from Samal were trained on vegetable farming by the Department of Labor and Employment to help fight child malnutrition there. The…
Zambo City launches disaster preparedness training for youth
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PIA) – The local government here, in collaboration with the Zamboanga Youth Development Office (ZYDO) and the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, began training about 50 youths on disaster preparedness.…
NIA Kalinga launches contract farming program for irrigators
RIZAL, Kalinga (PIA) — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Kalinga has started implementing a contract farming program for farmers or irrigator-groups to help bring down production costs and, at…
DOLE Region 9: Child labor prevalent in agri-fishery sector
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 9 has identified the agri-fishery sector as the primary contributor to child labor in the Zamboanga Peninsula. This…
DENR-CAR marks Environment Month with various activities
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — Various activities to promote environmental awareness and protection are lined up this month to celebrate environment month. A simultaneous tree planting and clean up drive…
Pag-IBIG offers lower housing loan interest rates for Pambansang Pabahay units
QUEZON CITY, (PIA) – Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar announced that Filipinos can own homes at a much lower cost. This is…
PHLPost launches longest postage stamp in celebration of PH Independence
MANILA, (PIA) — In celebration of the 126th Philippine Independence, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has launched the longest postage stamp to commemorate important historical events that marked the start…
DOH launches Universal Health Care Integration Site in Navotas
QUEZON CITY, (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH), through the Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD), launched a Universal Health Care (UHC) Integration Site in Navotas to ensure…
Dumaguete turns over Cittadini school facilities to DepEd
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) — The Dumaguete City local government has turned over the facilities of the former Cittadini School to the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 7, which…
Waste treatment plant soon to rise in Siquijor
SIQUIJOR, Siquijor (PIA) — The provincial government recently broke ground for the construction of a waste treatment plant here. Gov. Jake Vincent S. Villa, together with Vice Gov. Mei Ling…
Senators lead cash payout of over P16M under AICS in Dumaguete City
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) — Raymunda Visagas, a retired teacher who became the vice-president of a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), thanked the government after she received her financial assistance under…
OWWA holds first ‘OFW Trans Icon’ pageant
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (PIA)—Six transgender women from the Ilocos Region–all with relatives working abroad–competed for the title of “2024 OFW Trans Icon” in a groundbreaking pageant held recently…
DSWD facility opens opportunities for PWD in Cebu
Mac Gerard Lawan, 33, is a blind masseur who is earning a decent income out of providing home service massage therapy. His livelihood serves as his family’s current main source…
DENR-BMB will hire more workers for protected areas
File photo courtesy of Department of Environment and Natural Resources CALAMBA CITY (PIA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) will soon recruit more…
Tapaz gets ‘Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay’
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) –The Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) held a send-off ceremony for the 59 Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) at the Tapaz town Civic Center. Tapaz information…