THE City of Puerto Princesa government launched a unified effort to combat human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and cervical cancer among female schoolchildren through a vaccination campaign, supported by various public and private partners.
PLANTING WITH LOVE. Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Ma. Nancy Socrates plants a mangrove seedling during the 'Love Affair with Nature' celebration on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14, 2023). More than 7,000 mangrove seedlings were planted during the event, which was suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.(PNA photo by Gerald Ticke) PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan - More than 7,000 mangrove seedlings were planted on Tuesday in Sitio Bucana, Barangay Iwahig here with the resumption of the "Love Affair with Nature", the city's way of celebrating Valentine's Day. Now on its 19th year, the event which was suspended for three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic was themed, "A Vow to Fight Climate Change," and featured 109 couples who exchanged vows in a mass wedding ceremony officiated by Mayor Lucilo Bayron. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) prepared 8,000 seedlings of different mangrove species that were planted i
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U.S. Embassy in the Philippines - On August 3 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, the United States joined Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and other partners in officially launching Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness exercise conducted in the Indo-Pacific.
Published January 14, 2021, 3:00 PM
The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, has awarded grants worth around P42 million ($890,000) to five organizations in support of local solutions that address ocean plastics pollution.
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law, USAID Philippines Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II, Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Nancy Socrates, Manila Department of Public Services Head Kenneth Amurao, Pasig City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Allen Angeles, Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) Chief of Party Jon Angin, and CCBO Moderator and Grants Manager Amy Kirk at the virtual CCBO program launch and grant award ceremony on January 14. (US EMBASSY IN THE PHILIPPINES / MANILA BULLETIN)