Holcim, Build Change strengthens partnership for climate-resilient housing
Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. and climate-resilient-housing organization Build Change have strengthened their partnership to improve access of Filipinos to climate-resilient housing renovations. The parties will collaborate on a pilot project that aims to expand funding access to vulnerable, low-income families through a scalable, sustainable, and appropriate microloans to strengthen houses using low-carbon Holcim […]
GCash, USAID, and Silliman University to plant 500,000 mangrove trees in South Negros
GCash, the country’s leading e-wallet, team up with the United States International Agency for Development (USAID) Fish Right Program and Silliman University to plant half a million mangrove trees in Negros Oriental, in line with its goal to fight climate change and support biodiversity. This project will plant half a million trees across 78 hectares […]
PNP-GCash entrapment leads to the arrest of fake non-uniformed personnel
In its continued commitment to protect Filipinos from fraudsters and scammers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Quezon City District Anti-Cybercrime Team (QCDACT), in cooperation with the country’s leading mobile wallet GCash, successfully arrested a fake police officer while soliciting financial assistance for their “team building” activities. The suspect, who used the name “Arnold Santos,” was […]
Fishing ban still stands for Calapan, six towns
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A fishing ban still stands for this city and five other municipalities even as Governor Humerlito Dolor on Monday announced the lifting of fishing ban in selected towns here. Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor on Monday announced the lifting of fishing ban in the towns of Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto […]
Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk to be trained in ‘farm tourism’
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has unveiled training opportunities for workers whose livelihoods were disrupted by a recent oil spill off the coast of Naujan town, which spread across at least nine other coastal municipalities in the province. In an interview on Tuesday, Edwin Martin, chief of the DOT’s Public Affairs […]
Former 4Ps recipient in Occidental Mindoro now a civil engineer
MANILA – A resident of Occidental Mindoro joined the successful beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) after passing the 2023 Civil Engineer Licensure Examinations (CELE). Shemiah M. Pineda, 23, of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro surmounted difficulties in life to reach her dream to become a full-fledged civil […]
MIMAROPA posts 6.3% GRDP growth in 2022
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The MIMAROPA Region displayed much-improved economic performance in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to the latest official government figures. In a report released on Thursday, the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that MIMAROPA’s Gross Regional Domestic Performance (GRDP) grew 6.3 percent last year. This almost doubled the five-province region’s 3.3 […]
DTI: Price freeze in Occidental Mindoro still in effect
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reiterated that the price freeze covering most of the province will remain in effect until June 18, even while the power situation here improves. In an interview on Tuesday, a representative from the DTI’s Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) said that their office continues […]
34-km. oil spill-hit shoreline in Oriental Mindoro cleaned up
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Thursday evening that about 34 km. of shoreline in oil spill-affected areas in Oriental Mindoro province have been cleaned up. The cleanup rate at the coast of Naujan town, which is nearest to the M/T Princess Empress shipwreck, has reached roughly 75 percent, according […]
DENR partnering with shipping sector to prevent oil spills
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday revealed that a partnership is currently taking shape between the government and the local shipping industry in hopes of preventing future oil spills. It was disclosed that DENR Secretary Antonia Loyzaga had just met with top shipping executives in an effort […]