Provincial
NPA member yields, turns over firearm in Bulacan
June 19, 2024, 3:30 pm
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – A Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) member voluntarily surrendered to the Bulacan police on Tuesday. In his statement on Wednesday, Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police provincial director, identified the surrenderer as alias Ka… Read More
Laoag gov’t honors village peacemakers
June 19, 2024, 2:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – The city government here has chosen Barangay 1 San Lorenzo as this year’s best-performing lupong tagapamayapa (peace committee), with a rating of 95 percent, for demonstrating exemplary performance in settling disputes at the grassroots or village level. The most outstanding lupon… Read More
Davao model for safety, security: local party
June 19, 2024, 2:35 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, a local political organization based here, said the city is well on its way to setting higher benchmarks in urban safety. This came after the city was ranked as the second safest city in Southeast Asia based on Numbeo's 2023 Southeast Asia Safety… Read More
Davao CHO raises warning vs dengue, leptospirosis diseases
June 19, 2024, 2:18 pm
DAVAO CITY – With the start of the rainy season, Dabawenyos were advised on Wednesday to be cautious of diseases such as dengue and leptospirosis. In an interview, City Health Office (CHO) head Dr. Tomas Miguel Ababon pointed out that environmental cleanliness is the key to combatting rainy… Read More
Bacolod City honors outstanding citizens
June 19, 2024, 2:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here recognized the outstanding citizens and groups who have made a difference in the lives of Bacolodnons during the 86th Charter Day Program held at the Bacolod City Government Center grand lobby Tuesday night. Three received the highest recognition of the… Read More
Plans laid to minimize tree cutting in P3-B Samar road project
June 19, 2024, 1:46 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Old logging roads will be used in the ongoing construction of the PHP3.31 billion Basey-Maydolong Road to reduce the number of trees that will be uprooted in the construction of a new highway meant to link this city to Borongan, the capital of Eastern Samar province. Officials… Read More
62K-has. Caraga farmlands benefit from DA P2.3-B farm-to-market roads
June 19, 2024, 12:57 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 62,740 farmlands in the Caraga Region now have access to major markets following the completion of 108.5 kilometers of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) by the regional Department of Agriculture (DA-13) office under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “The… Read More
Japan envoy assures support for BARMM peace initiatives
June 19, 2024, 10:27 am
COTABATO CITY – Japan will continue to aid the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through peace initiatives, capacity building, and development projects. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya made the assurance to BARMM officials following his visit on Tuesday… Read More
88 families displaced by Iloilo fire receive initial cash aid
June 19, 2024, 8:45 am
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday released PHP502,500 in cash assistance to 88 families displaced by fire in Barangays Tanza Bonifacio and Rizal Estanzuela on June 17. Iloilo City Lone District Rep. Julienne Baronda, whose office facilitated the… Read More
DA-CAR warns of pest infestation during La Niña
June 18, 2024, 11:19 pm
BAGUIO CITY – As part of its heightened information campaign on La Niña, the Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) has prepared farmers to minimize pest problems and other anticipated impacts associated with the weather phenomenon. “We have our La Niña… Read More
DA-11: P1.1-B fund for mechanization released since 2019
June 18, 2024, 11:16 pm
DAVAO CITY – Since 2019, the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has disbursed over PHP1.1 billion in funds for its mechanization component as part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEP). During Tuesday's Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas event here, DA-11 Director… Read More
Sentineling program boosts farmer’s confidence in swine industry
June 18, 2024, 11:04 pm
ILOILO CITY – The government’s sentineling program is raising the confidence of farmers to return to the swine industry after the African swine fever (ASF) infestation, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said Tuesday. “This is the time when we boost the confidence level of farmers to… Read More
Concerted efforts to break dengue cycle
June 18, 2024, 10:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government has heightened its preparations and readiness in combatting dengue amid the onset of the rainy season, an official said Tuesday. During the celebration of the ASEAN Dengue Day at the provincial capitol, Iloilo provincial administrator Raul Banias said… Read More
Biliran eyes mountaineering haven tag
June 18, 2024, 10:30 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Biliran’s provincial government is positioning the province as a mountaineering haven in Eastern Visayas with the launch of “Climb Biliran.” The local government, with the assistance of the Department of Tourism (DOT), has been preparing the province in the past two years… Read More
E-bike driver yields P2-M illegal drugs in sting op
June 18, 2024, 10:09 pm
CEBU CITY – Regional anti-narcotics police arrested an electronic (e)-bike driver and seized a total of PHP2.04 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation Monday evening. The police identified the suspect as alias Demot, a 33-year-old resident of Spolarium Street in Barangay… Read More
Ilocos Norte honors volunteer village health worker
June 18, 2024, 10:00 pm
LAOAG CITY – Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) on Tuesday commended 70-year-old Mildred Juan Albano-Fernando for being a volunteer Barangay Health Worker (BHW) in Dingras, Ilocos Norte for four decades. Fernando began her volunteer service as a BHW on Jan. 2, 1983 and… Read More
NFA-Bicol surpasses 2024 palay procurement target
June 18, 2024, 9:40 pm
NAGA CITY – The National Food Authority in Bicol Region (NFA-5) has surpassed its palay (unhusked rice) procurement target for 2024. In Tuesday's Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, NFA-Bicol Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas said they already achieved 101.95 percent of their target. "We are very… Read More
Displaced Batangas farmers find other jobs after sugar firm closure
June 18, 2024, 9:30 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The municipal government of Nasugbu in this province said its sugar farmers are managing to transition to other livelihood sources after the closure of the Central Azucarera Don Pedro, a major sugar manufacturing firm, in March.During Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas… Read More
DA boosts coffee production in Calabarzon; Batangas eyes 1M trees
June 18, 2024, 9:22 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA-4A) has unveiled plans to rejuvenate coffee production across the region amid soaring market prices of the product, which was partially traced to a decline in local output. During Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas held… Read More
Cebu City mayor suspends fuel allocation to gov’t vehicles
June 18, 2024, 8:00 pm
CEBU CITY – Acting City Mayor Raymond Garcia on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation of reports that some local officials allegedly siphoned fuel from government vehicles for personal use. Pending the result of the investigation, Garcia suspended the issuance of gasoline and diesel… Read More
