Provincial
MILF leader with P1.3-M bounty nabbed in Marawi City
June 10, 2024, 12:53 pm
CAMP S.K. PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte – Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested in Marawi City over the weekend a wanted member of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) linked to the 2008 attacks in Lanao del Norte that killed an Army officer and several other… Read More
Ferry stalls shortly after leaving Coron Port
June 9, 2024, 6:08 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – A vessel operated by 2GO resumed its journey Sunday morning after nearly a day of being stranded barely a nautical mile from the Port of Coron. MV St. Francis Xavier, ferrying nearly 1,400 passengers to Puerto Princesa, encountered a generator malfunction shortly after… Read More
Jose Rizal birth anniversary kicks off with Calamba medical mission
June 8, 2024, 7:37 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The city government here kicked off the commemoration of the 163rd birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal on Saturday with free medical and dental services in the villages of Lingga and Palingon. The medical mission, part of the broader "Calambagong Buhayani Caravan," is a… Read More
167 solons turn up for Serbisyo Fair in DavNor
June 8, 2024, 2:55 pm
TAGUM CITY – About 167 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) joined the opening of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) here Friday. In his speech, House Speaker Martin Ferdinand Romualdez thanked his fellow lawmakers who supported the BPSF, noting that it was the largest BPSF so… Read More
‘Busyador’ falls to death while gathering bird nests in El Nido
June 8, 2024, 2:33 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Rescuers found the lifeless body of a “busyador” or bird's nest gatherer inside a cave system in Tapiutan Island, Barangay Bebeladan, El Nido in this province on Friday. Ismeraldo Daquer, 57, was reported missing on Tuesday. In a report released late Friday, the El… Read More
Iloilo city, province formalize transport agreement
June 8, 2024, 12:20 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city and provincial governments of Iloilo formalized on Friday a transport agreement allowing a certain percentage of consolidated public utility jeepneys (PUJs) from the first towns to enter Iloilo City. Signatories to the agreement included Governor Arthur Defensor Jr.,… Read More
DepEd eyes new site for nat’l learning camp in Dumaguete
June 8, 2024, 12:02 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) city schools division here is targeting to use a newly-acquired site for its two elementary schools by July in time for the national learning camp. “We will have a meeting next week for an inventory and to come up with a development plan on… Read More
Iloilo town mobilizes community to arrest dengue outbreak
June 8, 2024, 8:41 am
ILOILO CITY – The municipality of Badiangan in Iloilo province has mobilized the community to arrest the further spread of dengue fever after the death of two patients in Barangay Odiongan. Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) chief Maria Socorro Quiñon said Barangay Odiongan has reached the… Read More
Pangasinan town agri office denies fish kill reports
June 7, 2024, 11:00 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The municipal agriculturist of Anda, Pangasinan has denied that a fish kill in the town has led to a drop in the prices of milkfish, which made the rounds of social media. The local government, through Municipal Agriculturist Elizabeth Tomas, in a statement posted on the… Read More
2 more Pangasinan towns declared drug-cleared
June 7, 2024, 9:26 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared San Fabian and Binalonan towns as drug-cleared, bringing to 34 the total drug-cleared municipalities in Pangasinan. PDEA-Pangasinan Director Retchie Camacho, in a phone interview on Friday, said the two towns… Read More
Baguio eyes congestion fee within central business district
June 7, 2024, 9:03 pm
BAGUIO CITY – In a bid to decongest the central business district (CBD), the city government here is eyeing the imposition of PHP250 congestion fee for motorists. Aileen Refuerzo, chief of the city information office, said Friday the plan is part of the proposed Smart Urban Mobility Project… Read More
ARTA, central bank to iron out process of obtaining mining permits
June 7, 2024, 8:37 pm
BAGUIO CITY – An inter-agency meeting will help streamline processes in obtaining small-scale mining permit, Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Secretary Ernesto Perez said Friday. In a press conference here, Perez said he has met with regional Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officials and… Read More
Infra upgrade, workforce revitalize Ilocos Norte healthcare system
June 7, 2024, 8:19 pm
LAOAG CITY – The public healthcare system continues improving in Ilocos Norte, thanks to upgrading of health facilities, purchase of equipment and hiring of health professionals. Ilocos Norte provincial health officer Dr. Rickson Balalio told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that local… Read More
DENR sets planting of 2.5K narra seedlings in Pangasinan
June 7, 2024, 7:47 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 2,500 narra seedlings are set to be planted in San Felipe East in San Nicolas, Pangasinan as part of the Environment Month celebration, to help address rising environmental challenges. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Eastern Pangasinan… Read More
Former TUPAD beneficiaries in Calapan City now agri-entrepreneurs
June 7, 2024, 7:26 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Some 30 individuals here who were former beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) short-term employment program have transcended their dependence on government intervention, and have become agri-entrepreneurs in their own right. These… Read More
Phivolcs says Kanlaon continues to spew steam, but no eruptions
June 7, 2024, 7:14 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Mt. Kanlaon continues to emit steam and sulfur dioxide (SO2) as the volcano is still degassing four days after it erupted, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Friday. Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist based in La… Read More
DA steps in to raise Calabarzon farmers productivity this wet season
June 7, 2024, 6:56 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA-4A) will implement a number of interventions to help rice farmers in the region take full advantage of the wet season and maximize their productivity. In an interview on Friday, DA-4A rice focal person Maricris Ite said hybrid… Read More
Maritime interoperability drills in Mactan Island set
June 7, 2024, 6:50 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Navy and other law enforcement agencies will conduct maritime drills off waters in Mactan Island, the Naval Forces Central Philippines (NAVFORCEN) said on Friday. The six-day Exercise Bantay Kadagatan 2024 is set from June 25 to July 1, Lt. Bernabe Jay Zambale Jr.,… Read More
Swine fever hits Samar town
June 7, 2024, 6:43 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in Calbiga, Samar after recent testing of two samples from backyard hog raisers. The local government issued an Executive Order (EO) providing actions that villages will have to undertake to address the ASF outbreak. Mayor Red Nacario… Read More
DA-13 starts release of seed, fertilizer vouchers to rice farmers
June 7, 2024, 6:30 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) started distributing PHP525 million worth of discount vouchers to rice farmers in the region for the start of the 2024 wet and dry seasons. In a statement Friday, DA-13 said the ongoing distribution activities for Seed… Read More
