CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (TRC) of the Department of Health region 10 (DOH-10) in upper Barangay Puerto in this city is almost fully occupied as the facility resumed accepting clients who need to undergo treatment because of illegal drug addiction. The...
In time for the observance of World Fisheries Day, a Filipino fisherfolk group denounced the “continued reclamation projects” in the Philippines. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday, Nov. 21, held a kinetic protest at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
About P2.1 billion from the proposed 2023 national budget will be allocated to fund the operations and expansion of 23 residential drug treatment and rehabilitation centers (TRCs), according to Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. “The P2.1 billion is 18 percent, or P322 M, higher than...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will rebid the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) within the year. "We will invite the private sector to revisit the possibility of doing a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for NAIA. Maybe, Megawide and the super consortium can...
CEBU CITY -- After a long hiatus, the world-renowned dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) are back. CPDRC inmates showcase their dancing skills during their comeback performance on Friday, August 12, at the CPDRC facility.(Photo by Calvin D....
The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the schools damaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake will cost P1.706 billion, said the Department of Education (DepEd). (Photo courtesy of Dugong Elementary School) DepEd’s data as of Aug. 1 showed that there were 495 schools affected by the destructive...
The Department of Education’s (DepEd) immediate solution for the urgent need to provide a "safe space for teachers and students" following the destructive magnitude 7.0 northwestern Luzon quake is by building and looking for temporary learning spaces. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake...
At least 8,027 schools were affected while 35 were damaged following the destructive magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck northwestern Luzon on July 27, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported on Thursday morning, July 28. Aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Photo courtesy of Dugong...
Rehabilitating the old Agus-Pulangi hydropower plants in Mindanao will allow the Marcos administration to kill two birds with one stone, says Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte (PNA) According to Duterte, rehabilitating the decades-old...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the government to increase its attention to disability prevention and look into the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Go made the call as the country observes Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week every third week of July. As head of...
The workplace is becoming a more challenging setting than ever before, especially now that a post-pandemic world is looming with more people going back to buildings, offices, and factories. With more people, there will be greater stress on our transportation system, with longer lines and...
DANCING inmates from the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) performing before Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia during an inspection of the jail facility in 2019. (Juan Carlo de Vela/File) CEBU CITY – The Cebu provincial government is planning to bring back the renowned dancing...
