Senatorial bet and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda (left) and "The Chatroom" host, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Photo courtesy of Martin Andanar Facebook) MANILA - Antique Rep. Loren Legarda, eyeing a return to the Senate, believes that pushing for innovation, research and development, and knowledge economy will be the game-changers in the country's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. If elected anew to the Upper House, Legarda said she will also prioritize the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and seek the creation of more jobs through science-informed and risk-sensitive adaptations. "We can even have more value-added by focusing on the jobs that can be generated through an intense support to knowledge economy, such as programmers, science-research, and development," Legarda said in an interview in "The Chatroom" on Saturday, aired over state-run People's Television Network Inc. and hosted byPresidentia
The national government substantially increased the amount of subsidy it extended to government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) last January, particularly to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Financial support extended to the state-owned companies accelerated in the first m
MANDAUE CITY Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar led the groundbreaking for the P300 million Visayas Media Hub (VMH) on Thursday, Feb. 24 in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City. Andanar said this is the first-ever media hub facility initiated by the PCOO an
VISAYAS MEDIA HUB. Photo shows the perspective drawing of the proposed Visayas Media Hub which is set to be established in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu. The PHP300-million building will ensure delivery of the right information to the communities, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go said on Thursday (Jan. 20, 2022). (Photo courtesy of PCOO) CEBU CITY - Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Thursday underscored the crucial role of the government in the quest for continuous improvement of access to information across the country, especially in localities outside Metro Manila. In a statement, Go said access to timely and relevant information must be improved, as he commended the initiatives of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCCO) to create a Visayas Media Hub (VMH) in Mandaue City, Cebu. Go highlighted the importance of empowering communities by enabling public access to vital information as a tool for nation building. Initiated by
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