Provincial
LGU cautions public vs. donation drives after Mt. Kanlaon eruption
June 6, 2024, 4:07 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government unit (LGU) of Canlaon City, Negros Oriental on Thursday warned the public against private donation drives for displaced residents following Monday’s eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. In a statement posted on its Salta Canlaon official Facebook page, the city said… Read More
Farmers, fisherfolk in Davao Region get P60-M aid
June 6, 2024, 3:07 pm Updated on June 6, 2024, 5:05 pm
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – Davao Region provinces received close to PHP60 million cash assistance on Thursday under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFF) program to help Dabaonons affected by the El Niño phenomenon.President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led here… Read More
3 'drug peddlers' fall, P6.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in Marawi
June 6, 2024, 2:19 pm
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte – Anti-narcotics agents and police authorities arrested Wednesday in Marawi City three suspected drug peddlers, including a woman, and seized from them PHP6.8 million worth of shabu. Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, director of the Police Regional Office –… Read More
CIDG-BARMM agents arrest wanted BIFF commander in MagSur
June 6, 2024, 2:16 pm
COTABATO CITY – Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) apprehended a senior field commander of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) with multiple murder cases in Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday afternoon. Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, chief of… Read More
Lahar-hit road in central Negros cleared; residents told to stay alert
June 6, 2024, 2:05 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The main road hit by lahar in Barangay Biak na Bato of La Castellana, Negros Occidental, was cleared a day after rains triggered lahar flow in the village situated at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon on Wednesday. However, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)… Read More
LTO prints nearly 84K plastic driver’s license cards in E. Visayas
June 6, 2024, 11:59 am
TACLOBAN CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has printed 83,817 driver’s license cards to address the 104,515 backlogs in plastic-printed driver’s licenses in six Eastern Visayas provinces. LTO-Eastern Visayas regional director Ledwino Macariola said the LTO district offices in the… Read More
Trekking, camping prohibited in Mt. Apo until Aug. 31: DENR-11
June 5, 2024, 8:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – Conducted annually to preserve the remaining forest and endangered wildlife of the country’s highest peak, the Mt. Apo Natural Park (MANP) officially started its off-season from June 1 to Aug. 31 this year. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Department of Environment and Natural… Read More
Iloilo City conducts bike survey in prep for annual fest
June 5, 2024, 8:30 pm
ILOILO CITY – A bike count initiative kicked off in this city on Wednesday as the local government prepares for its annual Iloilo Bike Festival set next month. The Bilang Siklista Bicycle Count is in collaboration with the Iloilo Bike Council, Iloilo Folding Bike Riders (iFOLD), Department of… Read More
Agusan Norte minimum wage earners get AKAP aid
June 5, 2024, 7:56 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 1,905 beneficiaries from six towns and one city in Agusan del Norte each received PHP3,000 in cash aid on Wednesday through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP). The payout was the second under the AKAP in… Read More
'Adopt an animal' pushed to sustain needs of rescued species
June 5, 2024, 7:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The municipal government of Lambunao, through its tourism office, introduced the “Adopt an Animal” project at Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park to sustain the needs of various species rescued and bred at the facility. The park has in its care seven Visayan tarictic… Read More
2 NegOcc prov’l officials suspended over private law practice
June 5, 2024, 6:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman ordered the suspension for six months without pay of Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II and Executive Assistant II Chery Sheil Valenzuela for conflict of interest when they engaged in private law practice. Diaz and Valenzuela… Read More
SSS to collect nearly P3M from 54 erring employers in Bicol
June 5, 2024, 6:29 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) in Bicol is expecting to collect almost PHP3 million worth of unpaid contributions and penalties after issuing violation notices to 54 erring employers during the recent Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign in six provinces in the Bicol… Read More
CDO 1st IP council rep seeks localized Indigenous Peoples code
June 5, 2024, 6:14 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The first appointed Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) in the City Council here seeks the passage of a localized IP code to further protect the rights of the city's tribal population. In a statement on Wednesday, the City Council said Roberto Cabaring of… Read More
Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair targets 250K beneficiaries in DavNor
June 5, 2024, 6:08 pm
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) from June 7 to 8 here is expected to draw 250,000 beneficiaries, an official said Wednesday. In a press briefing here, Deputy Secretary General of the House of Representatives and head of the BPSF national secretariat,… Read More
Public warned vs. erosion hazards in Mt. Kanlaon vicinity
June 5, 2024, 5:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Residents in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental are warned against erosion hazards especially in the vicinity of the restive Mt. Kanlaon following its eruption that triggered mudflows on Wednesday. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief Adrian Sedillo… Read More
Bicol police nab 122 drug offenders, seize P8.1-M illegal drugs in May
June 5, 2024, 5:35 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) reported on Wednesday the arrest of 122 drug offenders and seizure of more than PHP8.1 million worth of illegal drugs in various operations in the region in May. PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre P. Dizon said the seized items included… Read More
299 cops in barangays to help prevent resurgence of insurgency
June 5, 2024, 4:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – A total of 299 police officers who completed training under the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) Program are currently deployed in 17 Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) and urban barangays in Western Visayas. “They are required to conduct environmental… Read More
DepEd Antique urges students to join fun-filled learning camp
June 5, 2024, 4:42 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique encouraged students to join the fun-filled National Learning Camp (NLC) to enrich their mastery of English, Mathematics, and Science subjects. Dr. Edward Baña, DepEd Antique Curriculum and Teaching… Read More
Palace declares special non-working holidays in Ilocos Norte
June 5, 2024, 4:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – Malacañang has declared special non-working holidays in this city and the city of Batac this month to allow local residents to mark significant events. Proclamation No. 574 declared June 19, 2024 a special non-working day in Laoag to allow locals to celebrate the city’s 59th… Read More
ASF-affected hog raisers in Surigao Sur get P5.5-M gov't aid
June 5, 2024, 4:33 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) is continuously helping hog raisers recover from the brunt of African swine fever (ASF) via a PHP5.5 million support package. DA-13 handed over the aid package to the Tigao Farmers Development Cooperative (TFDC) in Cortes,… Read More
