Provincial
NFA-Pangasinan hits 70% of 2024 rice buffer stock goal
June 14, 2024, 6:52 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Pangasinan has achieved 70 percent of its target 336,000 bags of rice buffer stock this year due to good harvest and continued procurement. In a phone interview on Friday, NFA-Eastern Pangasinan assistant manager Frederick Dulay said… Read More
Ilocos Norte hospital recognizes blood donors
June 14, 2024, 6:38 pm
LAOAG CITY – The year-round donation activities in Ilocos Norte has assured adequate blood supply in state-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City. “The blood stock level is above minimum,” Dr. Modesty Leaño, head of the MMMH&MC pathology department,… Read More
Romblon inflation stays at 5.6% in May
June 14, 2024, 6:35 pm
ODIONGAN, Romblon – Headline inflation in this province remained at a moderate 5.6 percent in May, unchanged from the previous month, as volatility in some heavily weighted items apparently tapered off. In a press conference on Friday, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Romblon chief… Read More
Mt. Kanlaon eruption to impact June inflation in W. Visayas
June 14, 2024, 6:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – The headline inflation in Western Visayas in May accelerated to 4.3 percent from 4.1 percent in April, and the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island is expected to impact the prices of goods in June. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Western Visayas, in a press… Read More
Lower food cost slows down inflation rate in Negros Occidental
June 14, 2024, 5:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Lower cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages in Negros Occidental led to a slightly lower inflation rate of 4.2 percent for all income households in May, from 4.4 percent in April, a report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday showed. On the other hand, the… Read More
Negros Island Region fully functional by 2025
June 14, 2024, 5:09 pm Updated on June 14, 2024, 5:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The newly created Negros Island Region (NIR), composed of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, is seen to start functioning as an administrative region next year after Republic Act (RA) 12000 or the NIR Act was signed into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.… Read More
Antique LGU rehabilitates irrigation canals in time for wet cropping
June 14, 2024, 1:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The local government unit of Sibalom, upon the request of the farmers’ association, started the rehabilitation of irrigation canals in time for the wet season to boost rice production. Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) chief Albert Estoya said on Friday that… Read More
Davao inflation of bottom 30% income household rises in May
June 13, 2024, 10:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region’s inflation rate for the bottom 30 percent income households increased to 6.1 percent in May from 5.5 percent in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Davao Region (PSA-11) reported Thursday. In its bulletin, PSA-11 noted that the region’s… Read More
CDO seeks biz community inputs on proposed tax hikes
June 13, 2024, 10:40 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government has called on the business community – especially real estate developers – to submit position papers on the proposed increase in real property taxes, as mandated by the national government. In a statement on Thursday, Councilor George Goking said the… Read More
CHR to conduct 2-day human rights awareness drive in Caraga
June 13, 2024, 10:39 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will hold a human rights awareness campaign in the Caraga Region on June 19 and 20. In a statement on Thursday, CHR-13 (Caraga) said that the Lakbay Karapatan Tungo sa Kamalayan or "LaKarAn" caravan will roll off in the region as part of the… Read More
Caraga posts 3 pct inflation in May
June 13, 2024, 10:37 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Caraga Region recorded a 3.4 percent inflation rate last month, the same rate posted in April this year. “The food and non-alcoholic beverages are considered the main contributors to the region’s inflation last month,” said Presa Villarina, the supervising statistical… Read More
DOH targets 1% of Ilocos population for blood donation drive
June 13, 2024, 9:59 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) is targetting one percent of the region’s population in its blood donation drive to help boost supply in government hospitals. DOH-CHD-1 national voluntary blood service program… Read More
More Ilocanos starting own business for time flexibility
June 13, 2024, 9:52 pm
LAOAG CITY – The job fairs conducted in Ilocos Norte provides a long list of job vacancies but takers are becoming few as many locals now prefer to have their own businesses. Government data shows that new business applications are at record high in 2023, with a total of 9,485 micro, small and… Read More
DOH reiterates importance of clean surroundings vs. dengue
June 13, 2024, 9:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) said cleaning surroundings to get rid of mosquito breeding places has been proven to be the most efficient and cost-effective way of preventing the transmission of dengue particularly during the rainy season. “It is difficult to identify whether… Read More
DSWD-CAR allots initial P35.8-M for La Niña preparedness
June 13, 2024, 9:20 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD-CAR) has set aside an initial PHP35.86 million for La Niña-related measures and continues to preposition family food packs and other humanitarian supplies. Based on the Department’s… Read More
Role of community cited for success of DSWD literacy program
June 13, 2024, 8:59 pm
CEBU CITY – A social welfare official on Thursday underscored the role of the community in making the national tutoring program “Tara, Basa” successful. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), said the… Read More
Antique farmers urged to prepare ‘homegrown’ seeds
June 13, 2024, 8:54 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique farmers who received certified seeds from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) are encouraged to save portions of their harvest they can utilize as “homegrown” certified seeds. Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) chief… Read More
PDEA dismantles drug den in Cebu City
June 13, 2024, 8:52 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday dismantled an alleged drug den operating in a densely-populated village here. The anti-narcotics agents collared the 38-year-old drug den maintainer, identified as Rey-Jan Jalo-ag, during the operation on A. Lopez Street in… Read More
DSWD-Bicol readies P192.6-M relief items in time for La Niña
June 13, 2024, 8:09 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has prepared family food packs and non-food items for the six provinces as part of its disaster preparedness response to the possible effects of La Niña and other weather disturbances. In an interview on… Read More
83 families displaced by Kanlaon eruption return home
June 13, 2024, 7:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 83 families or 263 individuals displaced by the recent eruption of Mt. Kanlaon were allowed to return home Thursday. Edna Lhou Masicampo, designated information officer of Canlaon City, said in an interview that these displaced families were from Barangays Pula,… Read More
