Provincial
Australian envoy cites 5 investment focus in Cordillera
May 17, 2024, 7:37 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Australian ambassador to the Philippines on Friday cited five possible investment areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). “The Southeast Asia economic strategy, with the Philippines as among the most important countries to Australia, clearly highlights the areas… Read More
Negros Oriental students, teachers in crisis receive P16-M in aid
May 17, 2024, 7:29 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday distributed PHP16 million to students, teachers and other sectors in Negros Oriental under the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The target beneficiaries included 2,000 members of… Read More
Over 1K Legazpi farmers receive free palay seedlings
May 17, 2024, 7:16 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 1,008 farmers from the 13 villages of this city received free seedlings from the government on Friday, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) said. In an interview, CAO chief Sheila Nas said the distribution of seedlings held at the CAO building in Barangay Gogon started on… Read More
Acting mayor assures no downsizing of Cebu City Hall employees
May 17, 2024, 7:09 pm
CEBU CITY – The city mayor here on Friday vowed not to trim down the number of Cebu City Hall staff to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of services. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the city hall had 10,000 employees, including job order (JO) and casual workers, hired during the… Read More
PRO-6 chief orders operatives to sustain drug campaign in W. Visayas
May 17, 2024, 6:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The arrest of a drug-dealing pair here on Thursday afternoon is a portent of things to come. Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional director of Police Regional Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6), said their operations against illegal drugs campaign will intensify day by day. “We should not… Read More
Iligan intensifies disaster reduction mapping, response via app
May 17, 2024, 6:26 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – The city government of Iligan has launched a mobile application for disaster risk reduction mapping and response and intensified its campaign to the barangay level.In a video feature posted online Friday, Armien Aloro, chief of the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction… Read More
Pagudpud town gets first sea ambulance
May 17, 2024, 6:25 pm
PAGUDPUD – This town finally has its own sea ambulance for faster assistance during emergencies and calamities. Funded under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Health Facilities Enhancement Program, the ambulance is equipped with a stretcher, automatic external defibrillator, nebulizer, portable… Read More
BFAR offers 26 college scholarship grants
May 17, 2024, 6:19 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is offering 26 scholarships for four-year courses in agriculture. Irene Tanyag, Regional Fisheries Scholarship Program Coordinator of BFAR-CAR, said 20 slots are under the "Fisheries Scholarship… Read More
Iloilo City steps up anti-colorum operations
May 17, 2024, 6:11 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government will fully implement its enhanced Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) starting May 27, targeting to weed out colorum and non-consolidated traditional jeepneys. The Iloilo City Traffic Management Unit (ICTMU) in December 2023 has installed color-coded… Read More
Rescued spinner dolphin freed back to sea in Sarangani Bay
May 17, 2024, 5:50 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Environmentalists have released back to the sea an adult male spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) found stranded at the coast of Barangay Datu in Kiamba, Sarangani.Felix Robles, community environment and natural resources officer (CENRO) of Kiamba, said in an interview… Read More
2 Leyte towns declared as completely-free from NPA threats
May 17, 2024, 5:19 pm
PALOMPON, Leyte – The towns of Palompon and Matag-ob in Leyte were declared completely free from the influence of the New People's Army (NPA) on Friday, the first two municipalities in the province to attain such status. With no sightings of armed rebels for several years now, the towns achieved… Read More
DA distributes P4.8-M aid to Bayawan City farmers
May 17, 2024, 4:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY –The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released over PHP4.8 million to 968 farmers in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental as part of the government’s regular financial assistance to the sector, an official said Friday. The 968 recipients were part of the 5,662 farmers in the town… Read More
DA, LGU partner to build mango processing facility in Batangas
May 17, 2024, 4:23 pm
SAN PASCUAL, Batangas – A facility for processing fresh fruits into preserves and dried fruit is being built here to provide local mango farmers with a steady source of income even during times of the year when their crops are out of season. The PHP2-million mango processing plant will be the… Read More
North Negros city uses IT to boost social welfare services delivery
May 17, 2024, 4:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of San Carlos in northern Negros Occidental is implementing a pioneering initiative called the Social Services System (SOCSERVE), using information technology (IT) to “revolutionize the delivery of social services.” The project, developed by the Information Technology… Read More
CAR leaders support changes in constitution’s economic provisions
May 17, 2024, 4:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Leaders in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Friday expressed support to the proposed amendments on some economic provisions of the Constitution as long as they will benefit even those from small towns. During the first out-of-town public hearing in a hotel here to… Read More
Bacolod City hospital to have state-of-the-art facilities
May 17, 2024, 3:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The national government-funded Bacolod City General Hospital, which will rise in Barangay Vista Alegre, will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to boost the delivery of healthcare services to Bacolodnons. “This will be Bacolod’s first hospital run by the city. We will… Read More
Gov’t sends P2.2-M AICS aid to Siargao town
May 17, 2024, 3:05 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Recipients of the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development- Caraga Region (DSWD-13) in Siargao Island are thankful that the government cares about their plight.“The AICS assistance is a big relief for us as… Read More
Food, non-alcoholic beverages drive April inflation rise in Caraga
May 17, 2024, 3:02 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority in the Caraga (PSA-13) reported a slight increase in headline inflation in the region in April.In a report on Friday, PSA-13 said the region's inflation rate was 3.4 percent last month, compared to 3.0 percent in March.However, the April 2024… Read More
Gov’t aids Agusan Norte hog raisers recovering from ASF
May 17, 2024, 2:34 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) handed over Thursday afternoon a PHP10 million project to a group of hog raisers in Agusan del Norte province.In a statement Friday, DA-13 said the assistance under the agency’s Integrated National Swine Production… Read More
Iloilo City gov’t destroys 157 modified mufflers
May 17, 2024, 2:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here destroyed 157 modified mufflers during a ceremonial destruction using a roller compactor in front of the Dinagyang grandstand Friday. City Regulation Ordinance 071 or the Iloilo City Anti-Muffler Ordinance prohibits modified mufflers in motorcycles that… Read More
