Tag: Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation ng MRT-3, ipagpapaliban muna

(Eagle News) — Ipagpapaliban muna ng Department of Transportation ang proposal ng Metro Pacific Investments Corporation sa rehabilitasyon ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT-3. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, nais ng gobyerno na magsagawa pa ng bid sa operations at maintenance ng MRT gamit ang solicited route. Iba ito sa inimungakahi ng Metro Pacific Investments na gawing unsolicited ang gagawing bidding sa mag-sasaayos ng rehabilitasyon ng MRT-3. Bukod rito, nais ng bansang Japan na […]

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DOT: Boracay rehabilitation to be completed by December 2019

(Eagle News)– Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday, Sept. 13, said it will take a year before Boracay is completely rehabilitated. Speaking before the hearing on the Tourism department’s proposed P3.39-billion budget for 2019, Puyat said although there would be a soft opening of the island on Oct. 26, this covered only Phase 1 of the rehabilitation, which includes the construction of major roads. She said Phase 2 will have hopefully been completed by April 2019, […]

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Dry run bago ang reopening ng Boracay, itinakda sa Oct. 15; ‘Party life’ limitado na – DENR

(Eagle News) — Mahigit isang buwan bago ang muling pagbubukas ng Boracay sa October 26, inanunsyo na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na magkakaroon muna ng 10 araw na dry run para rito. Ayon kay DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, ito ay isasagawa mula Oktubre 15 hanggang 25 upang makita agad kung mayroon pang pagkukulang sa loob ng six-month rehabilitation. Dagdag ni Antiporda na babawasan na rin ang nakagawian noon na kaliwa’t kanang […]

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Mga kabataang nag-viral sa social media, sasailalim sa rehabilitation program

(Eagle News) — Itinurn-over na ng National Capital Regional Police Office sa Malabon City Prosecutor’s Office ang kaso ng mga kabataang nag-viral sa social media dahil sa paggamit ng marijuana. Ayon kay NCRPO Chief Guillermo Eleazar, inaantay na lamang nila ang resulta ng confirmatory sa drug test ng mga ito. Sa ngayon, ay sasailalim ang mga nasabing kabataan sa wellness program bilang bahagi ng community based rehabilitation program. Ayon sa opisyal, bagamat boluntaryong sumuko ang […]

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PHL Red Cross offers P15-M livelihood aid to Marawi families as focus shifts to recovery

  (Eagle News) — One year after the Marawi City siege, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has shifted its operation from relief to recovery as it focuses on the restoration of livelihood of residents in the area. This is part of the continuous aid operations of the PRC, in partnership with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), that aim to give household livelihood assistance worth P15 million to 1,500 families starting July. The five-month […]

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Duterte: A “portion” of Boracay to be allotted for businesses, the rest to be subjected to land reform

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 20, said a portion of Boracay would be allotted for businesses after the 6-month rehabilitation. He said however that the rest of the area “will be declared a land reform area.” “I’ll leave it to Congress to decide a clear-cut parameter of how much would be given back to business,” he said. Boracay was closed down on April 26 to give way to what Duterte said was a […]

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Japan, PHL sign agreement for P970-million grant for Marawi rehab

(Eagle News) – Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday, May 15, signed an agreement that would allow for a P970-million grant to support ongoing rehabilitation efforts in Marawi. In a statement, the Department of Finance said that the agreement, which will cover “infrastructure projects, particularly the construction of transcentral roads that need to be rebuilt immediately in the war-ravaged communities,” was signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) chief representative in […]

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Duterte reiterates he wants Boracay island under land reform; eyes “only small area for tourism”

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 2, reiterated his vow to pursue land reform in Boracay, saying he does not want the entire island to be used for commercial and tourism purposes alone. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is forestland agriculture (land). Do not push me to the wall. Kasi hindi pa commercial ‘yan. Hindi pa rin residential,” Duterte said. He said he would ask his Cabinet members to look into the possibility of […]

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American resort owner arrested for allegedly working without permit in Boracay

(Eagle News)–An American national was arrested by immigration residents for allegedly working without a permit in a beach resort in Boracay, the Bureau of Immigration said  on Monday, April 30. Randall Lee Parker’s arrest came barely a day after the government implemented a 6-month closure of Boracay for its rehabilitation. BI Commissioner Jaime H. Morente said the 52-year-old Parker was caught in flagrante on April 25 inside the premises of the Crown Beach Hotel, which […]

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Mga bahay o gusaling may illegal sewage lines sa Boracay, ipapasara – DENR

(Eagle News) — Sa pagsisimula ng closure ng Boracay Island, nagbabala si Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu na isasara ang mga establisyimento na iligal na nakakonekta ang kanilang sewage lines sa rainwater drainage system ng isla na direktang napupunta sa dagat. Ayon kay Cimatu, dismayado siya dahil may ilang establisyimento pa rin ang patuloy na bigong kumonekta sa sewer lines ng Boracay Island Water Company at Boracay Tubi Systems Inc., sa kabila nang mga paalala sa […]

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UPDATED: Duterte issues proclamation declaring state of calamity in Boracay

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 26, issued a proclamation declaring  a state of calamity in Boracay. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in particular, placed under a state of calamity were the barangays of Balabag, Manoc-Manoc, and Yapak in the town of Malay, Aklan. Go said the move, which took place on the day the island was closed down to pave the way for the six-month rehabilitation of the […]

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Boracay now closed to pave way for 6-month rehabilitation of island

The government shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday, April 26, for a six-month clean-up. Police were posted at entry points to the once-pristine island. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the shutdown this month after calling the resort a “cesspool,” dirtied by tourism-related businesses dumping raw sewage directly into the ocean. Regional police head Cesar Binag told AFP the closure began past midnight, with tourists barred from boarding the ferry that […]

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