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Duterte appoints Chua as NEDA chief, commends his competence and integrity

Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Karl Kendrick Chua (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Chua has served the government “with professionalism, competence and integrity” and is expected to help propel the country’s economic recovery. “With the aforesaid traits we are confident that Secretary Chua would continuously and consistently perform well in his present but crucial task of jumpstarting our economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” Roque said in a statement Thursday, April 22. “Congratulations to Secretary Chua and we wish him all the best,” he said. Chua was named acting NEDA Secretary in April 2020 after then Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia quit the post over differences in development views with some Cabinet members.

Fix the problem not the blame: PH Red Cross cites efforts of schools, local leaders in the fight vs COVID-19

Published April 22, 2021, 7:59 PM Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Senator Richard Gordon expressed his gratitude to leaders of various schools and local government units (LGUs) who did not hesitate to extend a helping hand in the humanitarian organization’s pandemic response efforts. “This is the first time from memory that all these schools helped simultaneously and this sends a very strong signal – that we should learn from the leaders of these schools,” Gordon said during the virtual event on April 21. “Leadership is not a position, it is action,” he added. The event paved the way for the virtual signing of the memorandum of agreement between PRC and De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB) in Manila. PRC turned unused classrooms in the school into a 135-bed capacity isolation facility to serve asymptomatic patients from the city.

Luke Dacula, one of Ginebra s pioneer players, passes away at 72

Published April 22, 2021, 11:54 AM Photo from Jan Dacula’s Facebook account Luke Dacula, who played in the PBA’s first-ever game and an original member of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, passed away recently at the age of 72. His son Jan said through social media that Dacula, also known as Lucrecio Dator, succumbed to a heart attack last April 7, more than three weeks after celebrating his birthday. Dacula played seven seasons in the PBA before coaching several high school and collegiate teams, most notably as an assistant for the late Nic Jorge at the University of the Philippines in the late-90s.

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