Kabihug tribesmen get free health-care services
Rhaydz B. Barcia (The Manila Times)
JOSE PANGANIBAN, Camarines Norte: Kabihug tribesmen were recipients of free rides, food and health-care services for the second time courtesy of the Indigenous People’s (IP) Summit of the Department of Health (DoH) and the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) held in this town in the Bicol Region recently.
Herbert and ...
RDC Davao approves DRDP 2017-2022, supports DMRA
The Regional Development Council in Davao or RDC XI approved the Davao Regional Development Plan (DRDP) 2017-2022 recently through RDC XI Resolution No. 79. The document mirrors the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, which lays the foundation for the country’s long-term vision or Ambisyon Natin 2040.
Through the DRDP, the Diwalwal Mineral ...
Ser Percival K. Peña-Reyes and Sarah Jane D. Lipura (Business Mirror)
IN the Philippines AmBisyon Natin 2040 represents the Filipinos’ collective long-term vision for the next two decades. It describes the kind of life that Filipinos want to have and serves as an anchor for development planning. The envisioned lifestyle can be summed up as follows: ...
Ports turning to renewables to cut carbon footprint
Imee Charlee C. Delavin (Business World)
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it will be pursuing the use of renewable energy to keep up with international maritime standards and to reduce the carbon footprint of ports.
In a statement on Thursday, PPA said the “Green Port” project is in line with the 25-year port development roadmap adopted ...
PPA begins switch to renewable energy
Lorenz S. Marasigan (Business Mirror)
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) plans to switch from using traditional energy to renewable sources for all of the terminals that it controls nationwide, as it aims to reduce its carbon emissions in the next two- and-a-half decades.
PPA Assistant General Manager for Operations Hector E. Miole said his group is pursuing ...