BulletLine Issue #48
PRRD inspects new Clark International Airport Passenger Terminal Bldg. “We are thankful that another major component of this administration’s “Build, Build, Build” Program is ready [to] benefit our people. The structure before us reflects the administration’s unyielding commitment to improve the quality of life of every Filipino by providing big ticket infrastructure projects such as this that will improve connectivity, mobility, create jobs, and disperse economic activity to the regions” President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
During the Inspection of the newly completed 110,000 – square meter Clark International Airport New Passenger Terminal Building, 17 July 2021
Andanar says Duterte admin to continue exemplary public service in last full year The Filipino people can expect the continuation of exemplary public service in the final year of the Duterte administration, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said on Thursday, July 22. “We will continue to open doors, break barriers, and overcome difficulties in our final year of service under President Duterte’s leadership, and we will continue to work in order to achieve and realize our aims and goals of collective development as a nation,” Andanar said in statement. He said the government has gone far under the leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in providing more opportunities for economic growth and overcoming challenges. He cited significant accomplishments of the Duterte Administration such as the promotion 1 PIA Bulletin Online
of the 25-year long-term Ambisyon Natin 2040, modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Build Build Build Program and other policies that promoted the pillars of President Duterte’s leadership on anti-criminality, anti-narcotics, antiinsurgency and socio-economic reforms.
Cooperation and public vigilance against Delta variant Editorial Director Benjamin Felipe
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go advised Filipinos to strictly comply with health and safety protocols and to remain vigilant, warning them about the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Sen. Go explained that the Delta variant is more dangerous and contagious, citing the current situation in Indonesia which has recently overtaken India as the epicenter of
the pandemic in Asia. “Itong Delta variant, delikado po talaga ito. Since meron na pong local cases, ‘wag na nating hintayin na magkaroon ng local transmission.
Posible po ang local transmission kasi local cases meron pong nahawa. Ayaw natin mangyari na magiging out of control na po tulad ng nangyari sa Indonesia,” said Go.
Editor-In-Chief Marie Angelie Villapando Associate Editor Melinda T. Quiñones Staff Writers IDPD Art Department CPSD headed by Bradley de Leon Layout Artist Gabriel Villanueva Production/ Aggregation DDCU with Team Leader Kate Shiene Agna
Philippine Red Cross receives food truck, sat phones, other equipment from Canadian Red Cross The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received P4.5 million-worth of equipment from the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) through the Philippines Development Project, locally known as CA-ANAK. An official handover ceremony was held at the PRC Tower on July 19, 2021 in Mandaluyong City, with PRC receiving a brand new Hot Meals Truck together with three (3) high-end satellite phones, water rescue equipment, and twenty (20) sets of ChildFriendly Space Toolkits. The equipment handover is the culmination provide a disaster risk reduction, health, and first of a five-year partnership, starting in 2017, aid program to PRC National Headquarters and between PRC and its Canadian counterpart to selected Chapters. PIA Bulletin Online 2
DOST develops inventors’ database proprietary offline tool for managing, The Department evaluating, of Science and and monitoring Technology thousands of IP through its granted or filed. Technology DOST-TAPI Application and also developed Promotion Institute the Inventors’ (DOST-TAPI) has System for IP recently launched Applications and the System Grants or iSIPAG, for Intellectual an electronic Property (IP) system that Applications and enables inventors Grants (SIPAG), to monitor their an in-house requests for IP By Adora Rodriguez PIA/IDPD
3.1M learners for SY 20212022 feeding program nutritious food products and The Department pasteurized or sterilized milk to of Education undernourished (DepEd) will learners in 34,375 increase its public schools School-Based Feeding Program nationwide. The primary (SBFP) to cover 3.1 million learners beneficiaries of the SBFP for the upcoming are incoming School Year (SY) kindergarten 2021-2022, said learners and a report from the Bureau of Learner grades one to six Support Services- under the wasted and severely School Health wasted category Division (BLSSin the nutritional SHD). status report. SBFP provides By Melinda T. Quiñones - PIA/IDPD
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protection. iSIPAG enables online monitoring on the status of IP applications
by the clients to make it easier for them to inquire about the status of applications without necessarily
visiting or writing to DOST-TAPI. The landing page for iSIPAG is at www.isipag. techntrans.gov.ph.
19 Pinoy Olympians aim Gov’t agencies for gold at the Tokyo 2020 to boost data sharing practices
By Marites B. Paneda - PIA/IDPD
By Melinda T. Quiñones - PIA/IDPD
The Philippines sent 19 athletes to vie for gold at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 to August 8, 2021. They will compete in sporting events, such as pole vaulting, weightlifting, gymnastics, golf, swimming, boxing, taekwondo, rowing, skateboarding, shooting, and judo. Visit the @PhlSportsCommission Facebook page to view Team Philippines’ Olympic Schedule. Nagbigay ng Keynote Message si Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles sa naganap na “PAMANA NG PAGBABAGO: THE 2021 PRE-SONA FORUM” na mayroong temang “Pamanang Katatagan.” noong Hulyo 22, 2021. Layunin ng Pre-SONA forums na ilatag ang lahat ng mga programang nagawa ng administrasyong Duterte sa nakalipas na limang taon. Ito ay nakaangkla sa huling SONA ng Pangulo sa darating na Lunes, July 26.
and boost datasharing practices among government The Antiagencies. Red Tape NPC Chair Authority (ARTA), Raymund Liboro National Privacy recommended Commission drafting a Data(NPC) and the Sharing Agreement Department of and Model Contract Information and Laws, which states Communication Technology (DICT) the liabilities and responsibilities of is working on agencies sharing improving the data. This will also data-matching enable a single system of the Philippine Statistics sign-on of data from the public. Authority (PSA)
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LRT Line1 extension more than halfway progress in construction
By Marites B. Paneda - PIA/IDPD
The LRT Line 1 connecting Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite has reached a 57% overall construction
progress rate with the Right of Way (ROW) acquisition. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said that once this project is
completed, passengers from Bacoor, Cavite will reach Baclaran for only 25 minutes, reducing travel time from the previous one (1) and 10 minutes.
This National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board-approved project is expected to increase passenger capacity from
500,000 to 800,000 daily. It will generate more jobs as 1,600 jobs were already created during its construction phase.
Gov’t intensifies PDITR against Delta variant By Mary Rose de los Santos - PIA/IDPD
Government will intensify its implementation of the preventdetect-isolate-treatreintegrate (PDITR) strategy to fight the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque during the press briefing held Wednesday, July 21.
He also called on the public to strictly adhere to the minimum public health standards as government also strengthens its border control measures, quarantine, testing, and contact tracing protocols. Dr. Rontgene Solante, an Infectious Disease Specialist, also reminded
the public to get vaccinated citing that all vaccines will work especially against
these variants of concern alongside implementing minimum health safety protocol
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