The City Health Office (CHO) has expressed alarm at the increase of dengue cases here despite its regular community visits and reminders to discard water from unused containers.
Korean ambassador to the Philippines Kim Jae-Shin announced on Thursday, June 2 that the Korean government will grant USD6.6 million-worth of equipment and experts to upgrade the capacity of the Philippine National Police in fighting crime.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here said prices of school supplies remained stable, as it issued the price guide that will help the consumers in their purchases.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now finalizing the damage report caused by the El Niño phenomenon on the crops and farms of farmers in Region 11.
The Department of Education (Deped) here is preparing to launch the National Schools Maintenance known locally as “Brigada Eskwela”.
The Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) announced that there will be no rotational brownouts during the upcoming four-week maintenance shutdown of the Unit 2 of Therma South Inc. (TSI) power plant in the city, on June 18 to July 6.
The City Health Office (CHO) said the proposed three-child policy of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to trim down the family size “will be a good policy that will curb overpopulation”.
Incoming Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol vowed to improve Samar province’s productivity and turn it to a model for the government’s intensified intervention to aid poor provinces.
Incumbent Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said that businessman, Carlos Dominguez, best fits the post as the incoming secretary of finance.
Police here arrested more violators of the tobacco ban here, as the task force on anti-smoking said there would be no letup in the vigilance to enforce it.