ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government placed this city under a state of calamity due to water shortage. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) during a special session on Monday, April 22. THE...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to allocate P50 million for the construction of pipe-laying facilities as a prompt intervention to address the water shortage here amid the El Niño phenomenon. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets Bacolod City Water District...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) is optimistic that the Philippines will see an increase in the number of nurses in the country following the launch of the Clinical Care Associates (CCA) Upskilling Program, which aims to address the shortage of nurses locally. File photo The program...
In response to the struggles of communities with water interruptions, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in a statement on Friday, Jan. 12, said the organization acted quickly to provide a water tanker to Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City. Photo courtesy of PRC The PRC reported that since Jan. 4, more...
By Henrylito D. Tacio It’s either too much water or none at all. That seems to be the gist of the post of former agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol in his social media account. “For a country which literally is submerged in floodwater during the typhoon season, the Philippines is facing a...
President Marcos is hopeful that the new clinical care upskilling program would address the shortage of nurses in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. witnesses the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Department of Health and Commission on Higher Education...
DepEd Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III (Screenshot from YouTube live) It will take over two decades for the Department of Education (DepEd) to cover the country’s classroom backlog using "an average of P24 billion" annually. DepEd Undersecretary...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Cagayan de Oro Division said this city lacks around 600 classrooms. THE West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, August 31. (Franck Dick Rosete) Roy Angelo Gazo, superintendent of the Cagayan de Oro...
Unmet targets, combined with emerging needs, continue to contribute to the growing backlog in basic education resources particularly classrooms and teachers. A classroom at Batasan National High School in Quezon City was divided into two to address the issue of classroom shortage. (Photo:...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. to prioritize long-term measures to address a recurring water shortage and the looming threat of El Niño in his scheduled July 26 State of the Nation Address (SONA). ...
Flooding and water shortage are perennial problems that keep hounding the country year in and year out. This could have long been resolved, or at least mitigated, if only Republic Act No. 6716—the Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989—is being religiously implemented. Under...
Department of Health Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Monday, June 26, that he is eyeing the appointment of a "chief nursing officer" who will supervise the needs of Filipino nurses. Photo courtesy of Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa Facebook "I think this is the most brilliant solution that we are...
