The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday, March 9 said it has provided equipment to expedite cleanup of the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Friday, March 10 said it will roll out a Cash-For-Work program to help residents in Oriental Mindoro, Antique, and Palawan that were affected by the oil spill from the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday, March 9 the government has either completed or started the implementation of half of the recommendations from the Private Sector Advisory Council on infrastructure development.
The Philippine Army showed its support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s campaign to plant one million fruit trees before the end of his term by planting 126,000 fruit-bearing trees in its various camps and bases nationwide.
An unidentified gunman shot dead Thursday evening a staff member of Cotabato City Mayor Mohammad Ali Matabalao while he was walking home in neighboring Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao del Norte, police said.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), launched on Friday, March 10 the Development of Salt Industry Project or Oplan Asin, in its bid “to address the challenges and gaps in the country’s salt industry and production.”
