GOOD NEWS! Through the DAR-CEBU project, farmers in Cebu can now get food security and access to loans to ensure that they will not sell their farm lots.
Two coffee grower associations in Negros Occidental obtained a “fine” coffee grade for robusta beans in the recently-held 2021 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC).
The DPWH has completed the construction of the PHP65.71-million flood mitigation project in the Ilog-Hilabangan River in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
Tour and travel operators in Cebu and Central Visayas will set directions and strategies in tapping fully-vaccinated tourists as a come-in market to revive central Philippines’ tourism industry.
Troops of the Philippine Army’s 14th Civil-Military Operations Battalion have set up a community radio station in Negros Occidental as part of the efforts to promote the government’s anti-insurgency programs.
With 25 percent of Negrenses having no access to water supply, the Negros Occidental provincial government unveiled a new program to further increase access to resilient water supply in the province.
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport has resumed accepting international flights with the consensus to retain the swab-upon-arrival policy for OFWs and ROFs.
Some 35 OFWs from Negros Occidental displaced by the Covid-19 pandemic received financial assistance of PHP20,000 each under the various reintegration programs of the DOLE.