Published May 4, 2021, 5:00 AM
NLEX Corporation goes full blast on its major infrastructure projects, from the 8-kilometer NLEX Connector to the upgrade of the 5-kilometer Candaba Viaduct, despite community quarantine restrictions.
“We are following our timelines and have contingencies in place to be able to accomplish our projects amid the community quarantine,” NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi L. Bautista stressed Monday, (May 3) in a statement.
“By accelerating these projects, we are doing our part to help keep the economy going,” he pointed out.
Construction on the first 5-kilometer of the NLEX Connector or the Caloocan-España section is continuing, with its progress standing at 32 percent.
Photos courtesy of PUP Facebook page
QUEZON CITY, April 30 (PIA) The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) distributed locally produced ethyl alcohol with virgin coconut oil (VCO) to several hospitals in Manila.
According to PUP, among the beneficiary hospitals are Philippine General Hospital, Santa Ana Hospital, Jose Reyes Hospital, San Lazaro Hospital and Ospital ng Maynila.
Last March, the PUP, through its Institute for Science and Technology Research (ISTR), started its initial production of ethyl alcohol with VCO. The initiative is part of the university’s continued response against COVID-19.
The said project with a total funding of Php4.9 million from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was led by Dr. Armin S. Coronado of the PUP ISTR.
Published April 30, 2021, 2:46 PM
More needs to be done to generate jobs and reduce hunger among Filipinos, Malacañang admitted Friday after a survey showed many families had little or nothing to eat during the coronavirus pandemic.
A woman receives food items from a community pantry located at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the government has taken steps, including providing financial aid, to low income families and displaced workers but recognized that much remained to be implemented.
“Naiintindihan natin talaga na kapag hindi nakapagtrabaho ang mga tao ay talagang ang resulta ay kagutuman (We understand that if people cannot work, the result is hunger),” he said over government television Friday, April 30.