Korean firm signs JV on Quezon dam project

SOUTH Korean firm Hydro Zeal Energy Development Corp. is proposing to build a 150-megawatt hydroelectric project in Nakar town in Quezon province.

Hydro Zeal Energy and the local government unit (LGU) of Nakar have signed a memorandum of agreement for a joint venture to construct and operate a hydro-electric plant in Kanan River, which is within the LGU’s jurisdiction.

Hydro Zeal Energy president Evangeline T. Patanao and Nakar Mayor Eliseo R. Ruzol signed the joint venture agreement According to the agreement, both parties have made a covenant to “maximize utilization of the town’s labor force and prime up local employment opportunities; reduce the power costs of the municipality’s households through subsidies and preferential pricing scheme; provide adequate safeguards for the protection, maintenance and development of watershed surrounding the project site; and, develop road networks leading to the project site, thereby uplifting the economic opportunities and social benefits of the affected barangays,” among other terms. mentation and improper processing.”

The two-pronged joint venture seeks to address the need to ensure ample water supply and households’ electricity in the LGU, the MOA stated. It has a 25-year life span but may be renewed subject to mutual talks, according to the MOA.

The COA said included in the flagged expenses were P1.28 million in “excessive” payments for hotel room reservations for NYC and Sangguniang Kabataan leaders in various parts of the country including Boracay, Baguio City, Bohol, Batangas, Ilocos Norte.

The NYC said unoccupied hotel rooms including participants not show- ing up for various reasons including testing positive for COVID-19 were a factor in the expenses.

“Although plausible the above-justifications could not be validated and accounted for since these were unsubstantiated for lack of proof such as medical records and letters from the participants,” the COA’s audit team said. Rio Araja

Officials, quoted by reports, said the residents experienced headaches, sore throat, and blurry vision after being exposed to the chemical Around 44 families were also transferred to evacuation centers. The management of the ice plant said they were already addressing the problem that led to the ammonia leak.

The Department of Health (DOH) earlier said that exposure to high levels of ammonia in the air may be irritating to a person’s skin, eyes, throat, and lungs, and can cause coughing and burns.

“Ammonia is used as a refrigerant gas, for the purification of water supplies, and in the manufacture of plastics, explosives, textiles, pesticides, dyes, and other chemicals. Most people are exposed to ammonia from inhalation of the gas or vapors,” the DOH said.

Joy welcomes P50m donation to QC hospitals

QUEZON City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday welcomed the P50million donation from Senator Joel Villanueva to 10 hospitals to benefit not only the city residents but other patients across the country.

“This is the gift of the good senator not only to our residents in Quezon City but also to all Filipinos in the whole Philippines because all of these hospitals are catering to everyone,” she told reporters.

On his 42nd birthday, Villanueva turned over P5 million each to the 10 large hospitals — the East Avenue Medical Center, National Children’s Hospital, Philippine Orthopedic Hospital, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Philippine Heart Center, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and Quezon City General Hospital. Rio N. Araja

DOLE issues new warning on recruitment scams

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reiterated the warning to prospective Filipino jobseekers abroad against social media or other online recruitment schemes promising high-paying jobs.

The department issued the warning following several Filipino travelers being offloaded by Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for presenting dubious and fake travel documents.

“Illegal recruiters frequently offer promising jobs and facilitate faster processing of papers on the OFW’s behalf. Regardless of what form of assistance these recruiters can offer, their primary goal is to charge clients as high as possible,” the DOLE said.

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma issued Labor advisory No 16, warning the public against illegal recruiters who victimize Filipinos wanting to work abroad, particularly those individuals with poor financial standing. Vito Barcelo