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and disaster response.

He helped 9,126 patients and 119 elderly at the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC), 582 cancer patients and 11,801 patients in private hospitals. His office also assisted 1,246 families with burials assistance.

He also helped 1,088 families affected by fire, 896 families hit by flood, and 11,019 identified beneficiaries under the TUPAD program. His office assisted 800 college scholars, 23 postgraduates in medicine, and four postgraduates in law school.

His office donated two more ambulances to barangays that do not have one, and handed over nine multi-purpose buildings, one fire station and two evacuation centers-covered courts to their respective beneficiaries.

He also directed the construction of several infrastructures such as drainage systems, roads, sidewalks, water systems, creeks, bypass roads, and seawalls. His office also received 125 applications and provided beneficiaries with tents, wheelchairs, nebulizers and hearing aids.

Rep. Pulong held the same position for the first time since his election last May 2019. The lawmaker has a track record in effectively managing a government agency.

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FROM 5 which also has businesses in real estate, hospitality and tourism, infrastructure power generation, and sugar. Its subsidiaries include East West Rural Bank Inc., East West Insurance Brokerage Inc., East West Leasing and Finance Corporation, Quest Marketing and Inte- the IronGirl with R. Castillo-Jerome-Azuela Cove as the race route. Early morning of March 25 will be the Ironkids that will use the same route, R. Castillo-Jerome-Azuela Cove.

Meanwhile, the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) issued updated traffic advisory: for the bike course, road closure will start from 3 a.m10:30 a.m. for southbound lane from Azuela Cove to Lasang. At 10:30 a.m. southbound lane will be opened for vehicular traffic after the bike course.

While for the northbound lane from Azuela Cove to Lasang road closure will start from 3 a.m to 12:30 p.m. At 12:30 p.m. northbound lane shall be opened for vehicular traffic.

For the run course, road closure (northbound lane) will start at 3 a.m to 3:30 p.m. (going to Lanang) from corner J.P. Laurel Ave./F.Torres St. to Azuela Cove (J.P. Laurel Ave,/ R. Castillo Jct.).

The southbound lane (going downtown) shall remain open to be utilized for two-way traffic.

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Guevarra said the agency is developing a specific auction policy for geothermal and impounding hydropower. The DOE aims to conduct GEA-3 by the fourth quarter of 2023. (PNA) grated Services Inc., and Assurance Solutions Insurance Agency Inc. Shares in the company closed last Friday, March 17, at P7.06 apiece, up by P0.18 or 2.62% from Thursday’s finish of P6.88 per share.

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up passengers once the HPBS buses take over.

“The issue here is not whether they can still keep it for private use. What is clear to happen is, our drivers and operators in Davao will lose their source of income,” he said.

Retired Col. Dionesio Abude, head of the City Transportation and Traffic Management Office, said the local government hopes to see HPBS running during the last quarter of 2024.

Dizon said that if old units are to be phased out, local manufacturing firms Sarao Motors and Francisco Motors can supply the drivers and operators with modern jeepneys at reasonable cost on installment basis.

Larry Argiless, spokesperson for Transmission-Piston, said, in a statement on Saturday, that the HPBS would only serve the interest of the capitalists as the country would have to import buses from other countries.

He added that the government should instead support the local suppliers who can manufacture affordable upgraded modern jeepneys.

Abude had earlier said drivers of phased out jeepneys will be prioritized for hiring by operators of the HPBS buses but they will be required to undergo training with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to equip them with skills before they can qualify to be bus drivers.

He said the affected drivers can also work as mechanics and other related positions for the maintenance of the units at the terminal depots. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews) of Social Enterprise Technology and Business Institute (SETBI), which is part of their “College Education Behind Bars” project.

“We opened sa Davao City Jail annex didto sa mga elderlies, naay sakit, and LGBTQ. It is our goal, which is part of our mandate of developing PDLs, na wala mi pagawason na PDL nga uneducated. We offer from elementary to high school to college (we have college behind bars). It would help them to continue learning at the same time it is an avenue na ma-control namin ang mga reading materials na nasa loob ng jail,” Saragena said.

Saragena said BJMP 11 is looking for donors for the establishment of the libraries.

“The BJMP ang budget po talaga sa amin is for the food lang, yun lang ang na da-download sa amin. So we are finding ways and means for other projects for the PDLs,” she said. By Maya M. Padillo

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cant role in helping the country maintain massive spending without straining fiscal space.

The government is also hoping to secure future generations through the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), which will be a vehicle for strategic and profitable investments in key sectors.

“The Fund has the potential to play a key role in accelerating the implementation of the close to 200 infrastructure flagship projects recently approved by the NEDA Board,” Diokno said.

right foot. Coach Darvin Ham reiterated before the game that Los Angeles expects James to return before the regular season ends in three weeks.

The NBA’s career scoring leader is expected to be reevaluated within the next week.

Markelle Fultz had 12 points and 10 assists one night after dropping a career-high 28 points on the Clippers.

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Magic: Jalen Suggs missed his second straight game with an apparent concussion. ... Former Lakers first-round pick Moritz Wagner didn’t play.

Lakers: Mo Bamba missed his seventh straight game with a high ankle sprain, preventing him from playing against the team that drafted him sixth overall in 2018 and traded him to Los Angeles at the deadline in a deal for Patrick Beverley. The Lakers curiously haven’t signed a backup center in Bamba’s absence. ... The Lakers have won six consecutive meetings with Orlando.

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It maintains close cooperation with chambers of commerce around the world, including the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry and has established chapters in North Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (PNA)