Thousands flocked to the main office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Manila on February 16 to apply for the job openings offered at the job fair.
The DPWH is spending P60 B of the P330-B stimulus package. The agency hopes to generate 500,000 jobs in the construction sector for 2009.
About 1,500 people found jobs in the construction sector just a few hours after the fair at the DPWH main office opened. (PIA-MMIO)
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has set March 28, 2009 as the synchronized Barangay Assembly Day for all the barangays of the Philippines. This is in pursuant to Proclamation No. 342 that was issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2003, declaring the last Saturday of March 2003 and the third Saturday of October 2003 and every year thereafter as Barangay Assembly Day.
All Barangay residents from 15 years old and above, even not a registered voter in the barangay but have resided in the locality for six months are enjoined to participate in the Synchronized Barangay Assembly Day.
DILG enjoined the provincial governors, city and municipal mayors to extend assistance to the barangays in order to ensure the successful conduct of the Barangay Assemblies on March 28. (PIA)
On Friday, February 27 at 8:30 a.m., local government units (LGUs), private & public schools, and private & government entities are urged to participate in the 1st Quarter Simultaneous Nationwide Earthquake Drill.
After the 1st nationwide earthquake drill on June 20, 2006, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instructed that earthquake drills should be conducted on a quarterly basis and to further expand the participation to government and private offices and establishments.
The objective of the quarterly earthquake drills is to make the public aware of what to do in case an earthquake occurs in order to prevent casualties. (PIA-Cebu/FCR)
Following official reports from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) confirming outbreaks of the avian flu, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of on the entry of birds, poultry and their products from British Columbia and Belgium.
The ban and other emergency measures were necessary to protect human health and the poultry industry in the Philippines, which has remained free of bird flu ever since the H5N1 strain of this virus struck back in Asia six years ago.
It would be recalled that the Philippines, along with Brunei and Singapore, are the only Avian Influenza-free countries in Southeast Asia.
While the H5N1 virus remains hard for humans to catch, at least 254 worldwide have died from it since 2003. (PIA)
Global warming has now become an environmental problem. It will have a very great impact on the health of the people, says the Department of Health.
Already there are some changes in the climatic conditions of the country and the world. In many places of the country, rain is still being experienced at a time when summer should have started.
Throughout the world, the prevalence of some diseases and other threats to human health depend largely on local climate. Extreme temperatures can directly lead to loss of life, while climate-related disturbances in ecological systems, such as changes in the range of infective parasites, can indirectly impact the incidence of serious infectious diseases. In addition, warm temperatures can increase air and water pollution, which in turn harm human health.
Children, the elderly, and the poor are considered to be the most vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. Everyone are called upon to help mitigate global warming and help inform the people about its causes and its adverse effects. (PIA)
Those living veterans of the World War II will receive a “lump sum” by the US government, according to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of the American Assembly.
Remembering that the US Congress passed a $787-B nga economic stimulus package by President Barack Obama, that includes the $198-million that will be given to Pinoy veterans.
According to the law, veterans in the Philippines will receive $9,000 while veterans in America will receive $15,000.
According to Department of Foreign Affairs, from 250,000 veterans, a number of 18,000 have already received the “lump sum”.
