Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) CEBU CITY - Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco urged the agency's regional offices in the Visayas and Mindanao to continuously reach out to local government units (LGUs) and stakeholders to ensure the alignment of tourism development initiatives. In the first leg of her listening tours as tourism chief, Frasco met with the top officials of DOT Region 6 (Western Visayas), Region 7 (Central Visayas), Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), Region 11 (Davao Region), Region 12 (Soccsksargen), and Region 13 (Caraga) at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu. "Moving forward, I would want for us, in the same way, that I am reaching out to you, to continuously reach out to our local government officials and local stakeholders because I think that the model for that which has been Cebu has proven very successful that even throughout the pan
Milky buns of Bantog Samahang Nayon Multi-Purpose Cooperative Inc. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Pangasinan) ASINGAN, Pangasinan - Pandemic woes may be over as the Bantog Samahang Nayon Multi-purpose Cooperative (BSNMC), a group of farmers here, recorded sales of PHP4 million for eight months last year from their carabao fresh milk, milky buns, and other carabao-milk based products. BSNMC president Rolly Mateo said for the first time in 30 years, they were able to distribute dividends to their members. "One of our members received PHP500,000 as the highest while another received PHP100,000," he said in an interview on Friday. He said they did not give out dividends before as they opted to use their income in acquiring their own land, constructing a building, and purchasing the needs of the group. Mateo said they were assisted by national government agencies, the provincial government, and the local government, especially at the height of the pandemic. BSNMC donated some of its produ
DAGUPAN CITY The province of Pangasinan logged zero new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases for two consecutive days over the weekend based on the data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The active cases in Pangasinan dropped to 14 on Saturday and Sunday, with one case from Dagupan City, an independent component city in the province. Since the pandemic began, the province now has a total of 43,070 confirmed cases. On Sunday, two recoveries were recorded, pushing the total number of recoveries to 41,725 while 1,331 patients have died due to Covid-19 complications. Meanwhile, the town of Rosales has the most active cases with five patients, followed by the capital town of Lingayen with two active cases. One active case has been recorded in the towns of Bani, Binmaley, Mangaldan, Sta. Barbara, Urbiztondo, San Carlos City, and Dagupan City. Despite the declining trend of Covid-19 cases, the provincial government, through the PHO, is urging the public to observe and adhere to
POWER PROJECT. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (center) leads other government officials and private contractors in laying the time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cordova Reclamation Project on Friday (Feb. 18, 2022). The P12-billion, 254-hectare project is envisioned to boost the economy of the town and entire province. (Screengrab from Cebu Capitol PIO video) CEBU CITY - A PHP12-billion, 254-hectare reclamation project is seen to soon transform the sleepy town of Cordova into an economic powerhouse with its mixed-use commercial and recreational hub, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Friday. Garcia, who led other government officials and development contractors in the groundbreaking and time capsule-laying ceremony, said the project will translate into "so much economic boom not only for Cordova but for the entire province of Cebu". "With this symbolic ground-filling and capsule-laying ceremony, we have manifested visibly to the world that soon, here
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