Provincial
Pangasinan celebrates local heroes on Independence Day
June 12, 2024, 9:08 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Palaris and Malong are common street or building names in Pangasinan but little is known as to who they are and their significance in the country's fight for independence. The Pangasinan provincial government is highlighting the two local heroes' lives and contribution to… Read More
TUPAD workers get cash aid on June 12 celebration
June 12, 2024, 8:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 960 beneficiaries of the Tulong Pangkabuhayan Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD program received cash assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as part of the Independence Day celebration here Wednesday. A ceremonial distribution… Read More
Albayanos urged to uphold freedom through hard work, unity
June 12, 2024, 8:22 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A party-list lawmaker reminded Albayanos to uphold freedom through hard work and unity during the 126th Independence Day celebration at Peñaranda Park here on Wednesday. "Freedom cannot be achieved and maintained without hard work and unity. We should consider our people's… Read More
Romualdez: Freedom not only a privilege but a responsibility to fight
June 12, 2024, 7:53 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS – House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Wednesday that the freedom Filipinos are enjoying is not only a privilege but entails a responsibility to fight for it. "We, as Filipinos in the new generation, have responsibilities to continue the fight for… Read More
DTI’s KMME program produces 200 competitive Ilocos entrepreneurs
June 12, 2024, 7:08 pm
LAOAG CITY – Around 200 micro entrepreneurs in Ilocos Norte continue to make waves as they have built up their competencies and resilience and scale up their business. Thanks to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Kapatid Mentor Me Program (KMME), a 10-week online program aimed at… Read More
NorMin execs join Independence Day with call for equal opportunities
June 12, 2024, 7:06 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao officials on Wednesday joined the celebration of the 126th Independence Day with calls for equal opportunities, peace, and development. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy said the spirit of being independent remains "challenging" for Filipinos in terms… Read More
Mayor thanks PBBM for ‘approving’ Negros Island Region
June 12, 2024, 7:02 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is about to sign into law the creation of the Negros Island Region on Thursday, saying this would spur economic development in Negros Oriental. Remollo made the statement on Wednesday ahead of the… Read More
56,000 Cordillerans receive 4Ps grants
June 12, 2024, 7:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Some 56,000 poor households from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have been included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since 2007, a Social Welfare and Development official said Tuesday. Fatima Florendo, Department of Social Welfare and Development-CAR… Read More
Antiqueños urged to exercise their rights to uphold freedom
June 12, 2024, 6:47 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antiqueños celebrated the 126th Independence Day here on Wednesday, with a provincial official urging them to exercise their inherent rights, which they received as a result of freedom from the country's colonizers. Antique Provincial Administrator Nery… Read More
DOLE ensures child laborers in NegOr return to school
June 12, 2024, 6:17 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental is regularly monitoring child laborers in the province to ensure that they are getting proper education, an official said Wednesday. Vivencio Lagahid, DOLE-Negros Oriental director, said in an interview that at… Read More
PNP-11: Cops in Quiboloy op brought basic equipment, not heavily armed
June 12, 2024, 6:12 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) clarified Wednesday that the Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who served the arrest warrant of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy were carrying basic law enforcement equipment. “Under… Read More
DOLE grants P5.35-M TUPAD aid to 9 Bacolod City barangays
June 12, 2024, 6:12 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Nine barangays in this city have received PHP5.35 million in emergency employment assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The checks were received by the village chiefs and… Read More
‘Kadiwa’ enables Antique consumers to buy cheaper agri-products
June 12, 2024, 5:57 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Government employees and other consumers who took time to go and purchase various items at the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” trade fair were thankful that they now have a place to buy cheaper agri-products as well as locally produced non-food items. Antique National… Read More
Caraga provinces post revenue collection growth in 2021-2023
June 12, 2024, 5:25 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Caraga region's five provinces logged continuous revenue collection growth between 2021 and 2023, data from the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) showed. “The BLGF indicators are for the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance Assessment of the Department of the Interior and… Read More
Ilonggos remember ‘Cry of Sta. Barbara’ on Independence Day
June 12, 2024, 5:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo’s provincial government marked the celebration of Independence Day with the raising of one of the biggest Philippine flags outside of Luzon and wreath-laying before the monument of Ilonggo revolutionary, Gen. Martin Delgado, in the town of Sta. Barbara. Iloilo Public… Read More
Cellphone ban for learners favored but 'with exceptions' - VP Sara
June 12, 2024, 4:43 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said she agrees with a Senate bill seeking to prohibit the use of mobile devices and electronic gadgets in schools during class hours. She, however, said regulations should allow for exceptions, such as when a gadget… Read More
VP Sara lauds ancestors' courage for PH democracy
June 12, 2024, 4:23 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte lauded on Thursday the Filipino forefathers and ancestors for their "courage and patriotism," which made possible the country's freedom and democracy. “The spirit of independence will remain through looking at our past and learning from our mistakes… Read More
Caraga leaders call for unity to attain genuine peace, growth
June 12, 2024, 3:04 pm
BUTUAN CITY – In line with the commemoration of the 126th Independence Day, leaders in the Caraga Region on Wednesday called for unity among Filipinos to attain genuine peace and development. “Let us unite as one province as we continue pursuing our dreams. In all aspects of our lives, let us… Read More
2 Eastern Samar towns declared completely free from NPA threats
June 12, 2024, 2:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The towns of Sulat and San Julian in Eastern Samar on Tuesday were declared completely free from the influence of the New People's Army (NPA), the second and third municipalities in the province to attain such status. With no sightings of armed rebels for several years now, the… Read More
P7.28-M drugs seized in Iloilo sting operations
June 12, 2024, 1:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – Two separate anti-drug operations yielded a total of PHP7.28 million worth of shabu and arrested 10 suspects in Iloilo province on Tuesday and Wednesday. Operatives arrested a fishpond caretaker identified as alias Ronnel, 28, at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, in Barangay Lawis in Balasan… Read More
