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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is hoping that with the appointment of Terence Calatrava as the secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), the secretary can help…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) are preparing to launch the recently completed Tourism Development Plans for the islands of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In an effort to expedite the safe reopening of the tourism industry, more than 3,000 residents in Bantayan Island were jabbed with the COVID-19 vaccines. The government and private sector conducted a two-day…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employees in the economic zones in the Visayas will now be covered under the Project Balik Buhay (PBB) vaccination allocations. In a recent statement, Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, presidential assistant for the Visayas, said…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Filipinos from abroad can now avail of free real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests at the Mactan airport. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), in a press release, announced…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the continuous decline of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu, a quarantine center here has suspended its operations. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Economic activities in Mandaue City are slowly helping the city on its road to recovery, a business group here said. In a press release issued by the Office of the Presidential Assistant for…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) issued a total of 240 special permits for vehicles allowed to operate under the ‘new normal’ as of Tuesday, June 2. Eduardo…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reporting a turnout rate of 99.4 percent as of May 15, Mandaue City leads in the ‘strategic, rapid community mass test’ a week since it commenced, data from the government show. Data compiled…
CEBU CITY—The mass testing component of the Project Balik Buhay is vital in tracing asymptomatic persons and prevent them from becoming ‘super-spreaders.’ The Project Balik Buhay is a collaborative effort of the local government units of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A former spokesperson of the Supreme Court (SC) has questioned the authority of a presidential assistant to issue an “advisory,” which in effect, “orders” for policies to be implemented. Lawyer Theodore Te, in…
THE Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) plans to set up a drug rehabilitation center similar to a Catholic-run facility in the province of Masbate called Fazenda da Esperanca. During the Association of Government…
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