Newsletter: Taytay tiangges go digital with ‘Made in Taytay’ app

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The ‘Made in Taytay’ app is an online marketplace powered by PLDT Enterprise in partnership with Multisys Technologies Corporation and the local government of Taytay, Rizal, which supports MSMEs by helping them expand their customer base beyond physical markets.

From Taytay’s ‘tiangges’ to shoppers’ fingertips.

Taytay’s garment and woodwork products are set to reach a wider market through the ‘Made in Taytay’ app, an online marketplace powered by PLDT’s B2B arm PLDT Enterprise in partnership with Multisys Technologies Corporation and the local government of Taytay, Rizal.

Newsletter: Indonesia's Ministry of Home Affairs Holds Topical Discussion Forum, Strengthening Local Government's Role in Free Health Check Program Follow-Up

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The Center for Strategy Policy on Regional, Population, and Public Services under the Internal Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia successfully held a Topical Discussion Forum (FDA) at the Horison Hotel, Menteng, Central Jakarta. This strategic discussion raised the theme "Strengthening the Role of Local Governments in the Follow-up of Free Health Checks", a concrete step to ensure that the results of Indonesia's national mass health screening can be fully and sustainably addressed at the regional level.

Newsletter: LGUs Hold the Key to Unlock the Philippines’ Solar, New Study Shows

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The tens of thousands of local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines hold the secret key for the country to unleash its abundant solar energy and to achieve energy independence: their rooftops, according to a new study by People of Asia for Climate Solutions (PACS). 

Newsletter: ‘Building Resilient Communities: LGUs Leverage PLDT-Smart Ligtas Kit

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In a disaster-prone nation like the Philippines, local government units (LGUs) are stepping up their emergency response capabilities through innovative communication tools. At the heart of this shift is the PLDT-Smart Ligtas Kit, a compact yet powerful solution helping LGUs bridge critical communication gaps in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).

Newsletter: Latest PH Marine Mammal Stranding Hotspots and Species Stranding Status Entail Urgent LGU Response

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By: Eunice Jean C. Patron

With a significant number of marine mammals stranded in the Philippines over the past years, it is within the scope of local government units (LGUs) to address this pressing concern, scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) indicated in a recent study that encompasses data from the past almost two decades.

A rare ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was stranded alive in Subic Bay on April 19, 2010. Annual stranding frequencies in the Philippines generally increased from 29 in 2005-2007 to 106 in 2020-2022. (Photo credit: PMMSN)

Dr. Lemnuel Aragones, Alessandra Nicole Morado, and Honey Leen Laggui of the Institute of Environmental Science & Meteorology (IESM), along with Dr. Marie Christine Obusan of the Institute of Biology (IB), Dr. Jonah Bondoc of the Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI), and Dr. Leo Suarez of Ocean Adventure and Ewen Lawler of University of Canberra, assessed the changes in marine mammal strandings in the Philippines over space and time, as well as the types of species that got stranded in Philippine territory from 2005 to 2022.

PLDT and Smart collaborates with Lingayen LGU for Better Today

11/21/2021 03:18:14 PM 

PLDT and Smart bring its Better Today Conversations series in Lingayen with speakers, including mental health professionals Dr. Ricardo Guanzon, psychologist Arvin Villalon, and singer-songwriter and mental health advocate Claudia Barretto. 

PLDT and Smart continues to spread its advocacy of mental wellness to more communities when it recently teamed up with the local government unit (LGU) of Lingayen.

PLDT and Smart's mental health initiatives being welcomed by more advocacy groups and LGUs

10/16/2021 01:09:37 AM

PLDT and Smart have scales up their mental health initiatives online by linking up with more advocacy groups, organizations, and local government units (LGUs).