Provincial
Negros Oriental incurs over P2.4-B damage in agri due to El Niño
June 3, 2024, 6:06 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture and Technology and Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) in Negros Oriental has incurred over PHP2.4 billion in agricultural losses due to the El Niño, an official said Monday. Alejandro Rafal, DA-PATCO Negros Oriental chief, said… Read More
Almost 1K Iloilo, Guimaras officials join President's party
June 3, 2024, 5:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – Close to 1,000 local officials from Iloilo and Guimaras joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos' party – Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). The local officials took their oath during a ceremony Sunday afternoon. “Our local officials, starting from me, can help with developmental… Read More
Quakes rock Negros provinces
June 3, 2024, 4:35 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A series of earthquakes rocked the southern towns of Basay in Negros Oriental and Hinobaan in Negros Occidental early afternoon Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The latest was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake which struck around 1:46 p.m.… Read More
BARMM builds 700 classrooms, hires more teachers
June 3, 2024, 3:47 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has built about 700 classrooms since its inception in 2019, regional officials said on Monday. BARMM spokesperson Mohd Asin Pendatun said the regional government, through the Bangsamoro Ministry of Basic, Higher, and… Read More
Award to honor works of Negrense youth in heritage conservation
June 3, 2024, 3:38 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The 2024 Gawad Kabataan Para sa Pamana (Youth for Heritage Award) will honor the works in heritage conservation, promotion, and advocacy of youth groups from the Third District of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City this coming July. The initiative marks the 20th anniversary of… Read More
Fire-affected families in CamSur get aid from DSWD
June 3, 2024, 3:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) provided immediate aid to eight families affected by fires in different areas of Camarines Sur over the weekend. In a report, Claudio Villareal Jr., DSWD-5 Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) chief, told… Read More
Mall-based OTOP lifestyle store offers Negros-made products
June 3, 2024, 3:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A bigger OTOP (One Town, One Product) lifestyle store is showcasing more products made in Negros Occidental inside the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in this city. Set up by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2021 as a marketing arm for Negrense products for a limited… Read More
Cavite police ramp up campaign vs. notorious outlaws
June 1, 2024, 8:37 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Cavite police operatives arrested 10 individuals wanted for different crimes during simultaneous operations throughout the province on Friday. Col. Eleuterio Ricardo Jr., director of the Cavite Provincial Police Office (CPPO), told reporters on Saturday that the 10… Read More
Calabarzon police’s bomb-sniffing dog bows out of service
June 1, 2024, 6:56 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Law enforcers’ best friend has started his much-deserved retirement after surviving five years with the Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO Calabrazon). Jack, a 7 and 1/2-year-old Labrador Retriever assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Group, was… Read More
Antique farmers thankful for timely release of cash aid
May 31, 2024, 8:18 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Rice farmer Gina Tambal was all smiles when she received her PHP5,000 cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday. The 46-year-old Tambal, a farmer from Barangay San Juan in Sibalom town, was thankful that the aid came right on time for the… Read More
Bridge to boost mobility, economy of Santiago Island
May 31, 2024, 8:07 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Opportunities to improve the economy and mobility of residents of Santiago Island in Bolinao town, Pangasinan are expected to get a boost with the construction of a bridge that will connect the island to the mainland. Department of Public Works and Highways Ilocos Region… Read More
DepEd-7 tells parents: Avoid 'cash garlands' during graduation rites
May 31, 2024, 7:18 pm
CEBU CITY – Parents should make the graduation rites of their children memorable and avoid disturbing acts during the ceremony, the regional director of education said here on Friday. Salustiano Jimenez, regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd)-Central Visayas, made the comment… Read More
Ex-NPA underground members start micro-enterprise in Butuan
May 31, 2024, 7:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A group of 30 former members of the underground mass organization (UGMO) of the communist New People's Army (NPA) are now engaged in micro-entrepreneurial activity through a sari-sari (retail) store in Barangay Bitan-agan here. Among the former UGMO members who abandoned the… Read More
PRO-13 month-long ops net over P7.3-M illegal drugs in Caraga
May 31, 2024, 7:08 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Field units of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) seized over PHP7.3 million worth of illegal drugs from 86 operations conducted from May 1 to 31. During the period, 97 drug personalities were also arrested, 21 of whom are considered high-value individuals.… Read More
DOH-13 intensifies cervical awareness drive
May 31, 2024, 6:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health in the Caraga Region (DOH-13) will intensify its campaign against cervical cancer, particularly among women aged 30 to 65. The agency opened its 30-day awareness regionwide campaign on Thursday with the screening and services of 73 women beneficiaries from… Read More
Baguio completes first ‘Living Street’ project
May 31, 2024, 6:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government has completed and is ready to inaugurate its first “Living Street” project, which allows the sustainable use of a road by providing necessary infrastructure for both the pedestrians and the motorists. It has renovated Perfecto and Carantes Streets at the… Read More
Bacolod allows unregistered e-vehicles pending new policies
May 31, 2024, 6:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is developing comprehensive policies to regulate the operations of electric bicycles (e-bikes) and tricycles (e-trikes) in all its 61 villages. On Friday, the 30-day moratorium on the apprehension and issuance of citation tickets to unregistered e-vehicles… Read More
3 'high-value' drug suspects nabbed, P3.4M shabu seized in Rizal town
May 31, 2024, 6:31 pm
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City – The Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO4A), which is headquartered here, announced that lawmen in Binangonan, Rizal arrested three notorious drug personalities and seized from them over PHP3.4 million worth of shabu on Friday morning. The suspects were nabbed… Read More
Tanauan City eyes 'energy center' tag with new 64MW solar power plant
May 31, 2024, 6:12 pm
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – Private and public sector stakeholders are confident that this province is firmly on its way to becoming the “de facto energy center” of the country owing to numerous investments in renewable power sources. This became evident when Prime Solar Solutions Corporation… Read More
DOT in Caraga welcomes lowering of US travel advisory
May 31, 2024, 6:06 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) welcomes the lowering of travel advisory of the U.S. in Mindanao, including Siargao Island and Dinagat Islands, earlier this month. In a phone interview Friday, DOT-13 Director Ivonnie Dumadag said the move of the US… Read More
