Recalibrated tourism products focusing on faith, food, art, adventure, and nature are set to be developed in Rizal as part of efforts to revive the tourism industry in the province and in the entire CALABARZON region. Campsite and farm in Antipolo, Rizal. (Photo from When In Rizal Facebook Page)...
CALABARZON COVID UPDATE (OCTA RESEARCH) The surge in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has slowed down, as each of the five provinces posted a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) one-week negative growth rate and reproduction number of less than 1, independent research group OCTA said...
An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) who headed the provincial science and technology center (PSTC) in Cavite has died. (DOST-Calabarzon) Provincial S&T Center Director in Cavite Raul D. Castañeda passed away, the DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal,...
It started with a 10-kilometer Laguna Lake Highway in the eastern corridor of Metro Manila in 2016 and will now end with additional 1,764 kilometers built roads to improve Calabarzon's road network. Laguna Lake Highway (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) A total of 1,764 kilometers of roads have been...
As the National Capital Region (NCR) inches closer to finishing the inoculation of its around 9.78 million residents against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), majority of the arriving vaccines in the fourth quarter of the year will be allocated in other Luzon provinces, the country's vaccine czar...
Huge allocations of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine--enough to inoculate 10 million people--will be sent to the provinces of Region IV-A or Calabarzon in the last four months of the year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press briefing on Aug. 26, 2021...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Aug. 23, that it has “observed” a community transmission of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided food safety-compliant food carts to the street food vendors in San Nicolas, Batangas. (MyMakati official twitter account/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was announced by DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña during his...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is targeting to distribute 1,000 units of RxBox telehealth device to far-flung and rural areas in the country. (DOST-PCHRD/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was disclosed by DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña during his weekly report on...
The Philippine economy is expected to suffer a loss worth P225.37 billion from the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, which could rise to over P405 billion if the strictest lockdown would also be implemented over Region 4-A (Calabarzon), Albay representative...
As part of its commitment to provide motorists with more efficient and reliable services, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has unveiled a new extension office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Pagsanjan town, Laguna. (Photo from Department of Transportation) Transportation Secretary...
Efforts are underway to establish and develop a native bee farm for a Dumagat tribe in Mauban, Quezon, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña reported that 50 bee colonies have been distributed to Samahan ng Unkomot...
