Provincial
Cops foil cigarette smuggling try in Maguindanao del Norte
September 23, 2024, 12:33 pm
COTABATO CITY – Authorities have intercepted more than PHP18 million worth of smuggled cigarettes found abandoned in two cargo trucks in Parang town, Maguindanao del Norte province, a police official said Monday. Lt. Col. Erwin Tabora, Parang municipal police chief, said a joint operation… Read More
Phividec probes firm with alleged links to POGO
September 22, 2024, 8:01 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation Industrial Authority (Phividec-IA) confirmed that it has on its list of locators the firm identified with links to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) during a recent congressional hearing. In an interview on… Read More
PAGCOR unveils modern socio-civic center in Dasmariñas City
September 22, 2024, 7:51 pm
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has inaugurated its 41st completed Socio-Civic Center three years after its groundbreaking here in October 2021. The three-story modern structure was built with a PHP50 million grant from PAGCOR and is the only… Read More
1.5M devotees join ‘Ina’ Peñafrancia in Naga City fluvial procession
September 22, 2024, 6:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The annual fluvial procession honoring Our Lady of Peñafrancia attracted 1.5 million Catholic devotees and pilgrims in Naga City on Saturday. The Naga City government said the crowd was bigger than the 1.3 million last year. Department of Tourism-Bicol (DOT-5) Director Herbie… Read More
Renewable energy tops committed power projects in Visayas
September 22, 2024, 4:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Majority of the 25 committed power projects in the Visayas, with a total potential capacity of 1,982 megawatts, are generating renewable energy (RE). Among the committed projects, which are targeted to operate starting 2024 and 2025, solar has the highest rated capacity at 38.37… Read More
3 suspects yield P20.4-M shabu in Zambo City drug sting
September 21, 2024, 6:51 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested three drug suspects and seized some PHP20.4 million worth of shabu in an anti-drug operation here on Saturday. The Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-9 (RDEU-9) said the three male suspects are from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, aged 34; and two from Pata, Sulu aged 22 and… Read More
382 fire victims get P10-K emergency housing aid
September 21, 2024, 5:53 pm
DAVAO CITY - A total of 382 fire victims here received PHP3.2 million worth of Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) from the National Housing Authority in Davao Region (NHA-11) on Friday night. In an interview, NHA-11 Manager Clemente Dayot said the beneficiaries who came from the seven… Read More
Bacolod police reiterate ‘no permit, no rally’ rule for public safety
September 21, 2024, 3:20 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reiterated the enforcement of Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 880 or the Public Assembly Act of 1985 in the wake of its encounter with a group of transport leaders who held a rally without a permit and turned violent during dispersal earlier this… Read More
Village chief shot dead in Ilocos Norte town
September 21, 2024, 7:48 am
LAOAG CITY – An incumbent village chief was gunned down Friday night by a still unidentified gunman in Barangay 5 San Silvestre, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, a report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Ilocos Norte said on Friday. Jojo Bagay, married and a first-term chief of the… Read More
TUPAD program to help Iloilo City drive vs waterborne diseases
September 20, 2024, 9:53 pm
ILOILO CITY – Some 7,300 residents from various districts here were tapped under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) to strengthen the campaign of the local government against waterborne diseases like leptospirosis and dengue. On Friday, the Department of… Read More
Court junks petition for writ of habeas corpus against 2 Bacolod cops
September 20, 2024, 8:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Regional Trial Court (RTC) here dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by arrested protesters from the local transport groups against two officials of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO). Lt. Col. Joery Puerto, chief of the City Investigation and Detection… Read More
Ex-mayor Mabilog confident of justice under Marcos admin
September 20, 2024, 7:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – Former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is confident he and his family will attain justice under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Seven years after leaving the country and seeking asylum from the United States government, Mabilog returned to his hometown… Read More
PSA-Negros Occidental registers daycare kids for national ID
September 20, 2024, 7:39 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is conducting national identification (ID) registration for daycare learners in seven areas in Negros Occidental from September to October this year. In Bacolod, 54 children were registered in Barangay Punta Taytay on Sept. 3, while 65… Read More
E. Visayas council seeks mobile passport application processing
September 20, 2024, 7:28 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct mobile passport application processing services in the region due to difficulties in securing online appointments. Department of Budget and Management Regional… Read More
Hike in HFCS import clearance fee seen to curb use of artificial sugar
September 20, 2024, 7:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The substantial increase in the import clearance fee for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is seen to limit the use of artificial sweeteners in the country. In a statement released here on Friday, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Pablo Luis Azcona said the raise from… Read More
P6-M facility, nursery to boost livelihood of CamSur bamboo growers
September 20, 2024, 6:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol inaugurated and turned over a bamboo curing facility and nursery worth PHP6.2 million to a farmers' group in Camarines Sur early this week. In an interview on Friday, Lovella Guarin, DA-Bicol spokesperson, said the facility is… Read More
PCO, NPC lead drive vs. fake news, illegal cigarette trade in NorMin
September 20, 2024, 6:40 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the National Press Club (NPC) have joined forces to urge media practitioners in Northern Mindanao to combat fake news and the illegal cigarette trade. At a seminar held Friday, Rohbert Ambros, Department Manager of the… Read More
Davao City embraces modern tech to advance precision agriculture
September 20, 2024, 6:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Agriculturist Office (CAgro) is ramping up efforts to modernize farming practices by incorporating precision agriculture technologies, including the Geographic Information System (GIS). In a news release Friday, CAgro's Agricultural Biosystem Engineering Division head… Read More
Tacloban causeway project gets P2.8-B outlay
September 20, 2024, 5:31 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The national government has allotted PHP2.8 billion for the construction of the Tacloban causeway project that will provide a shorter route from the city’s downtown to the airport, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday. DPWH-Eastern Visayas Director… Read More
Over P1.3-M shabu seized in Negros Oriental buy-bust
September 20, 2024, 4:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police operatives arrested a “high-profile” suspect and seized close to PHP 1.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Sibulan, Negros Oriental early Friday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO),… Read More
