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Gov’t allots P3.8-B for Coast Guard upgrade

MANILA — The Duterte administration is earmarking PHP3.8 billion to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the purchase of new ships, patrol boats, firearms, and other equipment, Special Assistant to the President...

PH, EU to form panel to implement tie-up deal

MANILA -- The European Union (EU) and the Philippines are eyeing to establish a joint committee soon to follow up and implement its recently ratified Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The PCA provides...

Malasakit Center to expand in Visayas, Mindanao

MANILA -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go expressed the need to strengthen and expand the Malasakit Center program in order to make quality medical care available to...

Urban poor climate resilience-building underway

MANILA -- The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) are partnering to help the country's urban poor build resilience to climate change. Such resilience-building is important,...

TESDA chief urges LGUs to take over training centers

MANILA – The head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is urging local government units (LGUs) to take-over the supervision of TESDA training centers in the provinces. "We are urging...

TESDA eyes municipal skills training courts nationwide

MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is eyeing the establishment of municipal skills training courts across the country, TESDA Director General, Secretary Guiling Mamondiong, said on Friday. "It's a...

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