ASSISTANCE. Governor Daniel Fernando distributes family food packs and non-food items to typhoon victims in Obando town, Bulacan on Monday (Sept. 26, 2022). A total of 1,517 families in the province were displaced by Super Typhoon Karding. (Photo courtesy of Bulacan Public Affairs Office) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan - Governor Daniel R. Fernando said Monday the families of the five rescuers who died in the line of duty in San Miguel town will receive all the benefits due them. He expressed grief over the deaths and lauded the heroic efforts of the five victims who were swept away by raging floodwater while conducting rescue operations during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding. "Kulang ang mga salita upang ipahayag ang aking kalungkutan sa naganap na trahedya sa ating mga kasamang rescuers ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. Sa ngalan ng lalawigan ng Bulacan, ako ay taos-pusong nagpapasalamat at ikinararangal ang kanilang ipinamalas na kabayanihan at matap
PAYOUT. Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development cash-for-work scheme receive their compensation during payout at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga on Monday (July 11, 2022). A total of 1,060 beneficiaries from the municipalities of Arayat, Mexico, Santo Tomas, and the City of San Fernando were given P4,200 each for their 10 days of work. (Photo courtesy of Pampanga PSWDO) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Some 1,060 farmers in this province have benefited from the program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that helps communities deal with the impacts of climate change. Under the DSWD's Risk Resiliency Program-Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Disaster Risk Reduction (RRP-CCAM DRR), the beneficiaries were given temporary employment through the cash-for-work scheme. Venus Rebuldela, DSWD Assistant Regional Director for Operations, said on Tuesday that the RRP-CCAM DRR program focuses on empowering com
FREE RIDE. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board - Cordillera region said on Friday (July 1, 2022) the "Libreng Sakay" program of the government will be extended until July 15, 2022. A total of 1,951 units joined the third phase of the Service Contracting project, with 124 under the gross service contract and the rest under the net service contract. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Commuters here will still be able to enjoy free rides in public utility vehicles after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) extended its "Libreng Sakay" program until July 15. In an advisory on Friday, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) said the region's service contracting program, now in its third phase, is extended until July 15. The extension includes those operating under both the gross service contracting (GSC) or the "Libreng Sakay" and those operating under the "net service contracting (NSC).&
PEDIA VAX DRIVE.Pediatric vaccinees line up during the rollout of vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old at the Ugnayang La Salle gymnasium in Dasmarinas, Cavite on Tuesday (March 15, 2022). A total of 1,500 children belonging to the said age group were vaccinated during the activity.(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA-The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) on Tuesday said the fourth leg of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" National Vaccination Drive (NVD) will be extended until Friday (March 18). In a media interview, NVOC chairperson and Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje lauded various vaccination teams from the local government units (LGUs), Department of Health (DOH), other national government agencies, and uniformed personnel as well as the private sector and religious sector that have exerted massive inoculation efforts in the past days of the fourth national vaccination drive. According to Cabotaje, among the efforts to make coronavirus disease 2019 (Covi
EXTRA PROTECTION. Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Iloilo District Jail in Barangay Nanga, Pototan avail of their booster shots on Thursday (Feb. 10, 2022). A total of 1,164 PDLs from three facilities were boosted during the rollout.(Photo courtesy of Department of Health-Western Visayas Center) ILOILO CITY - The continuous rollout of the vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) benefitted 1,164 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga in the municipality of Pototan on Thursday. Jail Chief Inspector Jairus Anthony D. Dogelio, information officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), in an interview said the rollout focused on the provision of booster dose to PDLs at the IDJ's male and female dormitories and the Panay Isolation Facility (PIF) or the newly-committed PDLs. Nine other personnel of the BJMP also availed of their booster shots. "This is to strengthen the immunity of the PDLs since almost