Provincial
P41.4-B road projects to boost Caraga economic growth
May 28, 2024, 4:16 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways in the Caraga Region (DPWH-13) is accelerating the completion of major road projects as part of the agency's "Build, Better, More" initiative under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s administration. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas… Read More
Ilocos Region incurs minimal aquaculture damage from El Niño
May 28, 2024, 4:12 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recorded PHP27.2 million worth of damage in Ilocos Region’s aquaculture industry due to the El Niño phenomenon, or just less than one percent decrease from the expected first quarter production BFAR Ilocos Region… Read More
Reconstructed Paliwan Bridge in Antique set for June 5 opening
May 28, 2024, 3:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to open to traffic the reconstructed Paliwan Bridge, a vital infrastructure connecting the southern and northern parts of Antique. The bridge connects Lau-an town in the north and Bugasong in the south. Two spans in Barangay… Read More
Bacolod City pays tribute to PH flag in 5 locations
May 28, 2024, 3:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The city government here, led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, marked the National Flag Day through simultaneous flag-raising rites in five locations on Tuesday. Tributes for the Philippine flag were at Rizal Elementary School, Bacolod City Government Center, Bacolod Public Plaza,… Read More
Compromise reached on Cebu maritime issue
May 28, 2024, 10:28 am
CEBU CITY – The city government and the local port authority have reached a compromise that will pave the way for massive waterfront development projects, an official said Monday. In a press conference, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the compromised agreement that the Cebu City… Read More
High generation cost triggers power rate hike in W. Visayas
May 28, 2024, 10:25 am
ILOILO CITY – Electric cooperatives in Western Visayas have attributed the increased electricity rate as reflected in their May 2024 billing to the “significant rise in generation cost at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).” “To meet our energy demands, we rely primarily on our… Read More
5K Cebu City upland households to benefit from pipeline expansion
May 28, 2024, 10:21 am
CEBU CITY – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) on Monday announced the massive pipeline expansion project to bolster water connections that will benefit 5,000 households in the upland barangays. Lawyer Jose Daluz III, chair of the MCWD Board, said acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia on Monday… Read More
Police probing drug network after P1.3-M shabu bust in NorMin
May 28, 2024, 1:28 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Law enforcers in Northern Mindanao did not discount the possibility of local drug networks operating in the region amid the arrest of a "newly identified personality" in a PHP1.3 million drug bust over the weekend. Benjamin Gaspi, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement… Read More
Over 3.6K students in Albay eligible for gov't cash aid
May 27, 2024, 10:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The first batch of more than 3,600 senior high school and tertiary students from Albay province received financial aid Monday under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The initial 1,200… Read More
Ilocos Norte, DTI team up to expand center for MSMEs
May 27, 2024, 10:34 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte officials is working with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to expand the provincial government’s one-stop shop and co-working space to further help the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Elma Gabriel, head of the provincial government's MSME… Read More
PSU gets P90-M grant for salt research, development
May 27, 2024, 10:28 pm
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan State University (PSU) has been given PHP90 million as initial budget for salt research by the Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD). The grant was… Read More
RDC-6 tackles preparations for creation of Negros Island Region
May 27, 2024, 9:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Regional Development Council-Western Visayas (RDC-6), headed by chairperson, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, convened here Monday to discuss preparations ahead of the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR). “This is a consultative meeting between our… Read More
Job order workers in Bulacan town get social security coverage
May 27, 2024, 9:14 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan – Over 800 job order (JO) workers in the municipal government here will now have social security coverage and protection under the KaSSSangga Collect Program (KCP) after the Social Security System (SSS) and the local government unit (LGU) inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for… Read More
DOST shares livelihood technologies to women in Batangas town
May 27, 2024, 9:11 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Calabarzon, through its Batangas Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO), is seeking to address unemployment among women in parts of Laurel town in Batangas. John Maico Hernandez, senior research specialist and… Read More
Baguio City intensifies enforcement of food, consumer protection laws
May 27, 2024, 8:40 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government's Safe Meat Task Force will boost the implementation of safe food and other consumer protection laws to ensure that consumers are not short-changed. Aileen Refuerzo, chief information officer of the city government, said on Monday the City Veterinary and… Read More
Bicolanos divided over absolute divorce bill
May 27, 2024, 8:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Albay residents gave mixed reactions regarding the recently approved House Bill No. 9349, or the proposed Absolute Divorce Act. Teresita Tongo of Sto. Domingo town said she is against the divorce bill because it will destroy families. "The family should be strengthened even more.… Read More
PPA nixes reopening of private port in Negros Oriental
May 27, 2024, 8:17 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) here said it has not issued any permit to a private company to operate a port in Barangay Lutoban in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. Engineer Michael Mate, PPA-Dumaguete information officer-designate, told the Philippine News Agency that the… Read More
LEPT topnotchers from Pangasinan want to uplift science, math learning
May 27, 2024, 8:12 pm
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – Two topnotchers of the March 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT), both from Pangasinan State University (PSU) here, aim to make science and mathematics subjects more interactive and appealing to young learners. Jose Brando Castro, 23, from San… Read More
5 ex-rebels get cash aid from Borongan city gov’t
May 27, 2024, 8:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Five former rebels received cash assistance on Monday through the Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) from the city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar. Former combatants of the New People’s Army (NPA) received PHP50,000 each from the city government, handed over to… Read More
Farmers can still plant crops during ‘weak’ La Niña
May 27, 2024, 7:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Farmers were assured that it is safe to plant crops during the rainy season and even at the onset of La Niña which is predicted to occur weak in the third quarter of this year, officials said Monday. Engineer Dan Caber, chief of the local Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,… Read More
