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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Metropolitan Environmental Office North (DENR MEO North) has shown its support for an environment friendly initiative of Barangay 14, Caloocan City, converting a sidewalk filled with trash into an urban garden area.
Barangay officials are united in their commitment to this project as it serves as a strategic response to a longstanding problem regarding improper waste disposal along thoroughfares.
Aside from addressing the waste disposal habits of residents, this project provides an additional source of quality crops for the community.
The garden utilizes fertilizer made from biodegradable waste integrated into the soil.
The DENR MEO North is partnering with barangay officials and will provide additional seedlings to support the garden's productivity.
One of the office's aims is to raise environmental awareness. The office is equipped to conduct a series of Dalaw Turo sessions in the community.
Ultimately, the office believes that sufficient knowledge and active participation may lead to an environmentally friendly and sustainable future.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has mandated the nationwide enforcement of the Anti-Epal Policy.
The scope of this policy is effective from the barangay to the provincial levels.
Under DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2026-006, all local government units (LGUs) and DILG offices are required to remove the names, images, branding elements, and any forms of promotion to public officials from all government projects, activities, and programs.
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla believes those initiatives come from the taxpayers. Hence, these projects, activities, and programs must not be a platform for promotion.
“Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla stressed that government projects are paid for by the people and must never be used for personal promotion,” according to the DILG’s press release
The DILG reiterated that public service must reflect more instead of personal publicity and promotion.
“Government programs are not personal billboards. These are funded by taxpayers and must reflect public service, not political credit grabbing.” they added
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shuts down the unlicensed care facility found in Brgy. Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna, on January 29, 2026.
The DSWD Standards Bureau coordinated with the City Social Welfare and Development Office and DSWD Field Office - CALABARZON to locate the facility.
There are 12 individuals recovered from the facility, and 2 of them were minors. They undewent to medical assessment before they transferred to the DSWD.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has released a statement from Sec. Banoy, telling his position about the proposal to permit carpooling on the EDSA Busway.
Sec. Banoy disagrees with the proposal as he believes that the busways must be solely dedicated to bus commuters, providing them with a faster and uninterrupted travel experience.
If the bus lane will be open for private vehicles, it will slow down the traffic flow for the buses, making it more hassle for commuters.
“Any move to open this lane to private vehicles, even under the guise of carpooling, will inevitably slow down bus operations and defeat the very purpose for which the busway was created,” based on the statement issued by the DOTr.
Furthermore, the transportation department is open to communicating with other agencies and organizations to discover more feasible and innovative solutions for traffic problems.
The Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa, accompanied by DOH–Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development Regional Director Dr. Exuperia B. Sabalberino, headed the inauguration of the newly launched DOH Wellness Clinic in Robinsons North Mall, Abucay, Tacloban City.
The DOH mentioned that this clinic aims to make the free healthcare services more accessible and safer for the public.
Sec. Ted Herbosa explains that the reason the wellness clinic was launched in a mall is to target youth, making it more accessible to them since many youth go to malls, especially on weekends.
He further expressed that the wellness clinic is open for raising awareness about a healthy diet and living, reproductive health, and providing mental health support, etc.
He also plans to align the clinic’s operations with DOH’s monthly campaigns. For instance, during National Heart Month every February, the clinic can provide blood pressure monitoring.
The following health care services provided by the clinic are as follows:
These services are available in Robinsons North Mall in Tacloban City.
Additionally, Sec. Herbosa mentioned that the first launch of the DOH Wellness Clinic was in the SM Mall of Asia. Then, yesterday (January 29, 2026), this is the first Robinson mall where the clinic was launched.
Hence, he is looking forward to the expansion of this service in different areas of the country, making it more accessible for many Filipinos.
The wellness clinic is open every day from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
