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Assistant Secretary Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos said because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shift in the trajectory in terms of PDP implementation thus it is important to again sit down, assess, and update the plan.
“We started updating in 2019 and we were about to finalize the initial updating in 2020. However, when the pandemic struck us, we had to again do another round of planning and we had to consider the impact and the effects of the pandemic in updating and revisiting the PDP,” Abad Santos said.
Under the updated plan, the long-term vision remains the same and has become more pronounced with the emergence of the new threats.
BTr 3 Bulacan OIC-Provincial Head Gerard Michael Caoleng said RTB is a program of the national government, which aims to raise funds for its priority projects, especially during this time of pandemic.
“This is a support to the sectors affected by the pandemic like unemployment, micro small and medium enterprises, and country’s healthcare system; enhancing the country’s response against the pandemic; as well as the various priority projects nationwide,” Caoleng said.
The provincial head said this program was launched to encourage the public to start saving and investing, while helping the government generate income.
“This type of investment is affordable, convenient, low-risk, has higher yield than time deposit, negotiable, and transferrable. We call this the default-risk since it is issued by the national government, thus, the risk for one’s return on investment is very, very low,” he said.
Published February 11, 2021, 12:33 PM
ILOILO CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stop the construction of a façade at the premises of a heritage church in Anini-y, Antique.
Construction of a separate structure is seen outside the Anini-y Church in Antique province. (Marie Joy Rosal/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Dr. Rene Escalante, chairman of the NHCP, has issued a cease-and-desist order to the DPWH Antique District Engineering Office to stop any activities at the premises of the Anini-y Church.
“This is desecrating the spacious and magnificent façade of the church,” Escalante told Engr. Joselito Antonio of DPWH-Antique in a Feb. 9, 2021 letter.
Mabalacat City Information Officer Jose Aubrey Pelayo IV said the city is being supported by the provincial and national government for programs that will aid those who were displaced due to the pandemic.
“As part of the provincial government’s assistance to the city, a total of 1,412 Mabalaqueños already benefitted under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program,” Pelayo said.
Under the national government, he added that another 651 beneficiaries were given emergency employment under the same program through the Department of Labor and Employment.
“Aside from the TUPAD program, the Capitol also provided livelihood assistance to 670 beneficiaries in the city, mostly composed of Nanay Community Workers. We are also fortunate to be provided aid by the Senate of the Philippines, which benefitted an additional 234 Mabalaqueños,” he said.