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RELIEF AID. Department of Social Welfare and Development Ilocos regional chief Marie Angela Gopalan (2nd from right) gives a family food pack to a resident in Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Aug. 30, 2022. The residents were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Florita. (Photo courtesy of DSWD Ilocos) DAGUPAN CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Ilocos regional office and the Department of Health Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) have distributed family food packs and medical supplies to the areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Florita. DOH-CHD-1 has sent out medical supplies to the province of Ilocos Norte to augment the existing stock of medicines and emergency provisions such as first aid, hygiene and "kalinga" kits, and can water containers, DOH-CHD-1 media relations officer Glen Ramos said in a statement Tuesday. Some PHP150,000 worth of medicines and supplies were delivered last week to be distributed by the provincial ....
(PNA file photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) MANILA - Business tycoons who dominate the supermarket business in the country have heeded the call of Filipino consumers to make available cheap-priced sugar in their groceries and stores amid the sudden spike in sugar prices in the market. On orders from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez facilitated the series of talks with owners of Robinsons Supermarket, SM Supermarket, Puregold Supermarket, and S&R Membership Shopping and they all agreed to the suggested retail price of Php70 per kilo of sugar, from a high of PHP90 to PHP110 per kilo. "The President lauded the selfless response from these businessmen who are sacrificing not just their own inventory but also their projected business profits for the sake of the ordinary Filipinos at this time when the country is besieged by many problems," Rodriguez said. "This is a classic display of the indomitable Filipino spirit ....
DILG HELP. Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., in a meeting in Bangued, Abra on Thursday (Aug. 11, 2022), instructs all units and attached agencies under the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to help the Department of Education in preparing classrooms for the opening of classes this August. Among those under the DILG are the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and all local government units. (PNA photo screenshot of the activity) BAGUIO CITY - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Thursday ordered all its agencies to help in the Department of Education's (DepEd) Brigada Eskwela, which aims to prepare classrooms for the start of the school year. "I am asking the DILG family to help the Department of Education to prepare the schools so that the children and the teachers will be safe when they return to school," he said during a meeting wit ....
(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Department of Education (DepEd) has so far logged the highest number of enrolled learners in Calabarzon (Region 4-A). According to DepEd's latest data, 2,116,809 learners were registered in the region's provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon for the upcoming school year 2022-2023. This accounted for over 10 percent of the national figure for enrollment hitting 14,284,778. The National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the second highest count with more than 1.7 million enrollees, followed by Central Luzon with over 1.4 million. Learners at the elementary level recorded the highest turnout with over 6.6 million, followed by enrollees from Junior High School with more than 4.6 million, then over 2.1 million learners in Senior High School, and 946,611 learners in Kindergarten. Earlier, Education spokesperson Michael Poa noted that this year's enrollment turnout was significantly higher than the previous school year, considering their ....