CEBU CITY, Philippines – The backlog of classrooms in Central Visayas will soon be addressed if Senate Bill No. 121 or the proposed Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act is passed into law. The proposed legislation by Senator…
MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said steps must now be taken to avert a possible shortage of eggs in April. Tiu Laurel recommended measures—like funding support for local…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is keeping a close watch on reports of public school teachers leaving for job opportunities abroad, thereby increasing the teacher shortage in the country. In that regard, Education Secretary…
The shortage in plastic ID cards for driver’s licenses was caused not by a lack of funds, but a “lack of smarts and foresight” in procuring the said ID cards. House deputy speaker Rep. Ralph Recto said…
MANILA, Philippines—Back in the first month of 2023, the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture already stressed that there will be an expected shortage in rice this year, especially because of higher production…
The sugar debacle is an early example of why the President should put an agriculture secretary in place with some urgency. He just doesn’t have time to think through and address all the details handling agriculture requires,…
CEBU CITY—The lone producer of surgical masks in the Philippines has committed to increase their production to cope with the demand for their product. In a statement posted on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Facebook…
The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and Danao City Government met with Compostela officials Thursday to finalize delivery points for the final pipeline that needs to be installed before the supply flows by the first quarter of…
HUNDREDS of residents in Barangays Capitol Site and Kalunasan will experience longer water service hours after the Metropolitan Cebu Water District’s (MCWD) private bulk water supplier commissioned its new well in Barangay Capitol Site yesterday, November 6,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A shortage of medical personnel is hounding the Isidro C. Kintanar Memorial Hospital (ICKMH) in Argao town, southern Cebu. ICKMH, a district hospital, serves the constituents of Argao and its neighboring towns…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Faced with shortage of skilled workers, Aboitiz Construction Inc. (ACI) has come up with various strategies on how they will address their manpower needs for their various projects. Albert Ignacio Jr., president of Aboitiz Construction,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Maria Sandra Merida, 58, has not had running water in their home for almost five days now. This goes to majority of the residents living in Sitio Pailob, Barangay Sambag 1 in Cebu…
