Provincial
Cebu City posts ‘alarming’ rabies cases
June 6, 2024, 8:18 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government here recorded an “alarming” number of rabies cases in 2023, a city veterinarian said on Thursday. Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the City Veterinary Office (CVO), urged pet owners to have their dogs and cats vaccinated to help the city manage the alarming increase… Read More
DOLE allocates P18.5-M for summer break youth work program
June 6, 2024, 8:18 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The government has allocated PHP18.58 million for 4,037 students under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) in the Cordillera region this summer break. “We are ready to implement the program with the different local government units,” Department of Labor… Read More
Farm-to-market road system to benefit onion growers in OccMin
June 6, 2024, 7:54 pm
MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro – All is set to begin the construction of the Surong Bridge and upgrade of the Barangay Aguas Farm-to-Market Road in Rizal town, this province, after a crucial requirement for the project has been satisfied. In his social post on Thursday, Governor Eduardo Gadiano… Read More
Car-free Sundays in Bacolod City to promote healthy lifestyle
June 6, 2024, 7:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will launch “Car-Free Sundays” on June 9 at 5 a.m., promoting a healthy lifestyle among Bacolodnons. “You’re all invited. Let’s stay active and fit for a healthier Bacolod,” Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a statement on Thursday. The… Read More
Rizal police launches coaching program vs. domestic abuse
June 6, 2024, 7:40 pm
TAYTAY, Rizal – The Rizal Provincial Police Office (RPPO), which is headquartered in this town, is intensifying its campaign against domestic violence with the setting in motion of a novel community-based program. In an online post Thursday, the RPPO said the “Home Affection thru Police and… Read More
3K vacancies on June 12 job fair in 3 C. Visayas venues
June 6, 2024, 7:27 pm
CEBU CITY – More than 3,000 job vacancies will be available during the 2024 Kalayaan Job Fair on Independence Day in Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental. Lilia Estillore, director of the Department of Labor and Employment 7 (Central Visayas), said Thursday the three simultaneous job fairs would be… Read More
Telco to put up 32 more cell sites in Negros Oriental
June 6, 2024, 7:19 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Telecommunications firm Philippine Long Distance Telephone Inc. (PLDT) and wireless unit Smart will be setting up 32 additional cellular sites in Negros Oriental to boost connectivity. Alexis Winters, PLDT and Smart Assistant Vice President for Sales and Development-Visayas and… Read More
2K tricycle drivers, operators in Albay receive gov't cash aid
June 6, 2024, 7:19 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 2,000 tricycle drivers from Daraga town and Legazpi City in Albay province whose livelihoods were affected by inflation received cash and grocery assistance from Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go at the Albay Astrodome here on Thursday. Jerry Dayto, 55, from… Read More
6 dead as fishing boat catches fire off Cebu
June 6, 2024, 7:09 pm
CEBU CITY – Six crew members died and six others were hurt after a boat’s engine exploded and triggered a fire Wednesday night while sailing off the coast of Naga City in the southern province of Cebu. Ensign Abel Lomboy, information officer of the Philippine Coast-Central Visayas, said FBCA… Read More
Ilocos police seizes P11.6M worth of illegal drugs in May
June 6, 2024, 7:00 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) confiscated a total of PHP11.6 million worth of suspected marijuana, shabu, and cocaine in various operations in the Ilocos Region in May this year. Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang, deputy chief of PRO-1 Regional Community Affairs… Read More
Surigao City starts ‘garbage-to-food aid’ swap program
June 6, 2024, 6:59 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The city government of Surigao has started its garbage-to-food aid exchange program, dubbed “Imo Basura, Pulihan nan Ayuda" to save the environment while helping families put food on the table. “The program will be spearheaded by the City Environment and Natural Resources… Read More
Dryers from DAR help Bicol farmers reduce labor, improve products
June 6, 2024, 6:59 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Farmers in Bicol are reaping the benefits of using 46 portable solar dryers, also known as "portasol", from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In an interview on Thursday, Niriza Barquilla, DAR-Bicol assistant information officer, said a total of 17 agrarian reform… Read More
Pangasinan city intensifies measles vaccination drive
June 6, 2024, 6:51 pm
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – San Carlos City Mayor Julier Resuello has directed the City Health Office (CHO) to intensify measles vaccination after a six-month-old and a three-year-old members of the Badjao community here tested positive for the disease. “There was no need to declare an… Read More
Davao City logs 1.7K smoking violators from January to March
June 6, 2024, 6:34 pm
DAVAO CITY – At least 1,722 anti-smoking ordinance violators have been arrested here from January to March this year, the city government's Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) said on Thursday. In time for the 22nd anniversary of the anti-smoking campaign here and World Tobacco Day, VRU… Read More
P68.3-M bridge linking Antique towns now reopened
June 6, 2024, 6:29 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A major bridge linking Antique’s southern and northern municipalities and the adjacent Aklan province was formally reopened Thursday following its PHP68.3 million reconstruction. The Paliwan bridge in Bugasong town underwent reconstruction after it was… Read More
Employers urged to require police clearance from applicants
June 6, 2024, 5:47 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The National Police Clearance System (NPCS) has proven that it is an effective tool in ferreting out fugitives from the law with the arrest of a suspected repeat sex offender in this province. In line with this, Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, director of the Police… Read More
PDEA-Central Visayas destroys P1.86-B seized drugs since 2017
June 6, 2024, 5:21 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas (Region 7) on Thursday said it destroyed a total of PHP1.86 billion worth of illegal drugs seized in the region since 2017. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of PDEA-7, said around 268 kgs of shabu, more than 155 kgs of… Read More
6K farmers shift to organic farming in Caraga
June 6, 2024, 4:52 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Some 6,000 upland and lowland farmers in the Caraga Region are now into organic farming, the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) said Thursday. In a statement, DA-13 said the farmers belong to 138 associations and cooperatives across the region, tending to 27,323… Read More
Eastern Samar university gets P35-M amphitheater
June 6, 2024, 4:18 pm
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Construction of the mini-amphitheater in Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) – Guiuan campus has been completed after two years. The first phase started in 2022 with an initial funding of PHP5 million lobbied by Eastern Samar Lone District Rep. Ma. Fe Abunda to the… Read More
Wounded NPA fighter captured after Northern Samar clash
June 6, 2024, 4:13 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army captured on Wednesday a wounded fighter of the New People's Army (NPA) following clashes with soldiers in an upland village of Pambujan, Northern Samar. Lt. Col. Marvin Maraggun, commander of the Army's 19th Infantry Battalion, said in a statement Thursday… Read More
