Provincial
NegOr LGUs activate price coordinating bodies amid state of calamity
May 23, 2024, 5:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Some local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental have convened and activated their Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) to ensure full implementation of the price freeze, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here said Thursday. DTI-Negros Oriental provincial… Read More
Solar streetlights enhance safety, promote RE in remote Negros village
May 23, 2024, 4:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay Canlusong, the farthest village in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, is harnessing solar power to light up its roads at night with assistance from the government’s PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development… Read More
Cebu expects light to moderate rains amid LPA
May 23, 2024, 4:38 pm
CEBU CITY – Residents of Cebu can expect light to moderate rains throughout the week as a low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Alfredo Quiblat… Read More
150K preschoolers in C. Visayas avail of gov’t feeding services
May 23, 2024, 4:20 pm
CEBU CITY – About 150,637 preschoolers in Central Visayas have benefited from the ongoing Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). These children are enrolled in 3,895 child development centers or day care centers and 336 supervised… Read More
Over P10.24-M cash aid benefits 2K Antique farmers
May 23, 2024, 3:03 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique –The Department of Agriculture (DA) has granted PHP10.24 million under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance to 2,049 farmers in Antique as of Thursday since the start of the release on May 10. DA Agriculture Program… Read More
IPs, indigents benefit from P37-M BARMM housing project
May 23, 2024, 1:35 pm
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – At least 74 indigenous peoples (IPs) and Moro indigents here are now enjoying living in the comforts of their own homes provided for them by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government. Norhaya Alim, one of the recipients of the housing… Read More
Nearly 3M PhilID cards delivered in Bicol
May 23, 2024, 10:38 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Bicol reported on Wednesday that a total of 2,988,954 Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards or national IDs have so far been delivered throughout the region by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). In an interview on… Read More
NFA-Bicol exceeds palay procurement target for May by 442%
May 23, 2024, 10:31 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Region 5 (Bicol) has significantly surpassed its palay (unhusked rice) procurement target for May, an official said on Wednesday. In an interview, NFA-Bicol Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas said: "Our achievement this month has exceeded… Read More
NegOcc guv shares water security plan experience in Bali forum
May 22, 2024, 11:33 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson shared the experience of the provincial government in integrated water security planning at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday. “This is to report how, through the United States Agency for International… Read More
Fil-Chi community unveils biggest friendship mural in Baguio
May 22, 2024, 11:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Filipino-Chinese community here unveiled on Wednesday the biggest mural in the city, measuring 200 feet by 14 feet, produced in collaboration with local visual artists. The mural was made in 11 months and can be found on a wall along the road that connects the Baguio General… Read More
Baguio hotelier, restaurateur group allots P1-M for HRM students
May 22, 2024, 10:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB) has allocated PHP1 million for the initial batch of its scholars who are taking up tourism-related courses. "We have to help prepare the future leaders of the industry and that is one of the reasons we are investing in their… Read More
DepEd-Ilocos reiterates rules on graduation, moving-up rites
May 22, 2024, 9:08 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – An official of the Department of Education (DepEd)-Ilocos Region on Wednesday reiterated the “no collection policy” and discounted the need for extravagant attire, venues and celebration for the graduation and moving-up ceremonies. DepEd-Ilocos Assistant Regional… Read More
Ilocos Norte allocates PHP4.2-M stimulus for small biz
May 22, 2024, 8:04 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte provincial government is infusing PHP4.2 million to assist start-ups and small businesses to continue and strengthen their operations this year. Elma Gabriel, head of the provincial government's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Office, said in an interview on… Read More
Former MagSur town councilor-cum-MILF leader shot dead in Cotabato
May 22, 2024, 7:51 pm
COTABATO CITY – Unidentified gunmen shot dead here a former municipal councilor of Maguindanao del Sur who was a recipient of a housing project built by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., city police director, identified the victim as… Read More
Northern Negros LGU, Army strengthen alliance for peace
May 22, 2024, 7:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of Calatrava and the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Negros Occidental have strengthened their alliance for peace in the wake of the series of killings perpetrated by the New People's Army (NPA) in the northern Negros locality. First Lt. Dan… Read More
NGO to conduct underwater survey, coral transplant in Tambobo Bay
May 22, 2024, 7:42 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Marine Conservation Philippines (MCP), a non-government organization (NGO) working to protect and preserve coastal resources in the country, has volunteered to conduct an underwater survey and coral transplant in Tambobo Bay in Siaton, Negros Oriental. Soren Lund Knudsen,… Read More
Antique LGUs urged to establish ‘campsite’ for animals
May 22, 2024, 7:29 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) is urging the local government units (LGUs) to establish campsites for animals in preparation for the La Niña phenomenon this coming June to August. ProVet Public Health Division chief Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil, in an… Read More
Court junks suspended Rama’s appeal
May 22, 2024, 6:49 pm
CEBU CITY – The Court of Appeals in Manila on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by suspended Mayor Michael Rama and seven other Cebu City Hall officials questioning the suspension order issued against them by the Office of the Ombudsman. In a resolution issued on May 17, 2024, the Appellate… Read More
175 former OFWs get aid from BARMM labor ministry
May 22, 2024, 6:34 pm
COTABATO CITY – Amira, a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), received cash assistance from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government after she became sick and was sent home from her work as a domestic helper in the Middle East. "The current Marcos administration… Read More
79 ex-rebels in Negros Oriental to get land titles
May 22, 2024, 6:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – At least 79 former rebels (FRs) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental will receive individual and collective land titles from the government, a Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official said Wednesday. “The distribution… Read More
