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Government releases road advisories in connection with the country’s APEC hosting

In line with security preparations for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released advisories regarding road closures and rerouting schemes to be implemented in the metropolis, the Palace announced on Saturday, November 7. From November 16 to 20, special APEC-only lanes will be set up along EDSA, and the entirety of Roxas Boulevard will be closed to non-APEC vehicles. The full list of advisories may be found on […]

Only Metro Manila can accommodate 10,000 people, says APEC 2015 organizer

The 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will be held in Metro Manila because it is the only place that can accommodate 10,000 people, said Undersecretary Laura del Rosario of the Department of Foreign Affairs. “APEC is the Wedding of the Century” and everybody wants to attend, said Del Rosario, who also chairs the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) this year. Classes and work in most government offices, as well as most commercial flights to and […]

COMELEC underscores public participation for fair, peaceful elections

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 9 (PIA) — The importance of the public’s participation in achieving fair and peaceful elections this 2016 was underscored by Atty. Ray Sumalipao, regional election director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). During the Multi-stakeholders Planning Workshop on Elections 2016 held at Kampo Ranao here, Sumalipao said fair elections can be achieve if everyone will participate, such as by filing complaints against those who commit election violations […]

DA braces for El Niño, readies mitigation measures

The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office is ready to mitigate El Niño phenomenon if and when it finally hit Cagayan Valley. Jessyflor Fagaran, agriculture disaster action officer, said there is a strong possibility the long dry spell as predicted by PAGASA will result in damage to crops and induced heat stress to livestock. Fagaran said the phenomenon might cause the emergence of pest and diseases for livestock and crops which can affect the productivity level of both. […]

Filipino Values Month

We have a lot of good and unique Filipino values that made us known to the world. Let’s do our best to value, treasure, and preserve them. November is Filipino Values Month Infographics by Clark Jason Mangahas Research by Novinm Murillo Editing by AV Mendoza