Exodus of teachers alarms DepEd; Education cluster formed

Julie Aurelio, Melvin Gascon 08/14/2024

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…

Shortage in driver’s licenses blamed on poor foresight

Julie Aurelio 04/30/2023

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…

As rice crisis looms, ‘kamote’, other alternatives pushed

Kurt dela Peña 04/26/2023

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…

Sugar isn’t sweet

Peter Wallace - @inquirerdotnet 09/05/2022

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,…

DTI takes steps to address shortage of surgical masks

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/03/2020

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…

Danao City bulk supply soon to flow; Compostela barangays ready to accept water

PR 11/30/2019

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…

New Capitol Site well to improve water supply in 2 barangays

PR 11/30/2019

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,…

District hospital in Argao experiences understaffing due to ’employment issues’

Rosalie Abatayo 10/03/2019

  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…

Aboitiz Construction eyes various strategies to acquire skilled manpower

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/28/2019

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’s Sambag residents get free water rations from MCWD

Zena V. Magto 04/06/2019

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…

… as he jokes: Rice shortage fault of drug addicts in rehab centers

Inquirer.net 09/27/2018

BLAME it on drug addicts, again. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday shared a theory that the rice shortage in the country could have been caused by drug addicts in rehabilitation centers who now enjoy eating food. “Ngayon…

Villar: No rice shortage in PH; it’s all with traders

Inquirer.net 09/04/2018

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Tuesday said she thinks there is no rice shortage in the country and that the rice that should have been in the market are just stocked in the storage of traders. “For me,…

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