Provincial
P3.4-M shabu seized, 2 arrested in Bulacan operation
May 12, 2024, 3:29 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan –Two suspected drug traders were arrested after yielding some P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu during a sting operation in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan early Sunday morning. The suspects, identified as "Lex" and "Dam," were arrested in Barangay Graceville… Read More
Tough but fulfilling journey of a single working mom
May 12, 2024, 12:10 pm
DARAGA, Albay – In a predominantly conservative country, Mother's Day celebrations are often suffused with traditional images of nuclear families. Whether it is a picture of a husband surprising his wife with an indulgent breakfast in bed or kids doing the household chores to give their moms a… Read More
Batangas leverages competitive advantage to spur growth
May 12, 2024, 11:28 am
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial leadership vowed to capitalize on Batangas’ strategic coastal location and its skilled workforce to surpass earlier economic performances. In an interview on Saturday, Batangas governor Hermilando Mandanas said the inauguration last month of the PHP1.3-billion… Read More
2nd Malasakit Center in Pangasinan now operational
May 11, 2024, 4:16 pm
ROSALES, Pangasinan — The second Malasakit Center in Pangasinan province and the 165th in the country is now open, located at Conrado F. Estrella Regional Trauma and Medical Center here, one of the new hospitals under the Department of Health – Ilocos Region. In line with the Universal Health… Read More
Pangasinan export-quality products get exposure in int'l food expo
May 11, 2024, 2:58 pm
MANILA – Pangasinan has joined the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines as a province for the first time to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) acquire a bigger market, especially in other countries. Ten Pangasinan SMEs will be at World Trade Center in Pasay City until Sunday,… Read More
Benguet town eyes to grow 5K coffee trees a year to boost supply
May 11, 2024, 11:53 am
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The municipal government here is targeting to plant at least 5,000 coffee trees a year, or 25,000 trees in the next five years, to increase production and support environmental protection at the same time. “We encourage our barangay officials and residents to plant… Read More
PMA Class of 2024 vows to defend territory anytime
May 10, 2024, 9:49 pm
FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City — Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) who will become junior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines by May 18 vowed to defend the country anytime. Cadet Miguel Ponce Abesamis from Olongapo City said the moment he joined the institution in 2020, he… Read More
Amlan-Dumaguete transmission line 'critical' – NGCP
May 10, 2024, 9:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' (NGCP) Amlan-Siaton 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in Negros Oriental has now reached a critical level, an official said Friday.Michelle Visera, NGCP-Negros public relations officer, said that due to the current overloading… Read More
Mindoro 'calamansi' industry gets major funding from Korean agency
May 10, 2024, 8:25 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – This province may be on its way to attaining its goal of becoming the country’s "calamansi capital," thanks to local ingenuity and foreign financing support. In an online post on Friday, the Provincial Information Office (PIO) said a new facility in Barangay… Read More
Inflation rate in Ilocos Region rises to 2.4% in April
May 10, 2024, 8:18 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The inflation rate of the Ilocos Region increased to 2.4 percent in April this year, higher by 0.2 percent from the 2.2 percent in March, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a statement on Friday, PSA-Ilocos Regional Director lawyer Sheila de Guzman… Read More
DENR opens Antique natural park as new destination
May 10, 2024, 8:18 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officially opened the Sibalom Natural Park in Sibalom, Antique to tourists on Friday. The Sibalom Natural Park (SNP), which covers an area of 6,778.44 hectares in Mt. Porras in Barangay Imparayan, is… Read More
DILG fails to serve suspension order on Cebu City mayor
May 10, 2024, 8:17 pm
CEBU CITY – Officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Central Visayas failed to serve on Friday the suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman against Mayor Michael Rama and seven other Cebu City Hall officials. Lawyer Leocadio Trovela, regional director… Read More
2K individual titles for distribution to NegOr CARP beneficiaries
May 10, 2024, 8:03 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Individual land titles will be awarded to 2,000 beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in Negros Oriental on May 20, an official of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here said Friday.Negros Oriental provincial agrarian reform program officer… Read More
DA-Eastern Visayas eyes 8.7% growth in rice yield amid drought
May 10, 2024, 7:36 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Eastern Visayas is eyeing an 8.7 percent increase in rice production this year with the minimal impact of El Niño phenomenon in the region. DA Regional Executive Director Andrew Orais said on Friday they are targeting to harvest 918,003… Read More
New political party rises in Laguna
May 10, 2024, 7:20 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A political party with its roots firmly planted in this province has taken shape and has announced its intention to make its presence felt in the next election. Akay National Political Party, which began as an advocacy for persons with disabilities (PWDs), is set to bring… Read More
Negrense women urged to undergo cervical cancer screening
May 10, 2024, 7:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) urged Negrense women to undergo screening to prevent cervical cancer, the second leading cancer among females in the Philippines. In line with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month this May, some 23,457… Read More
Ilocos Norte town leads way in achieving cervical cancer-free PH
May 10, 2024, 6:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – Nine-year old Athena Ysabel Bonilla of Barangay 12, Banna, Ilocos Norte, received her human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on Friday, shielding her against cervical cancer.Bonilla, along with over 1,000 girls aged 9-14 in Banna town completed their immunization on the same day, making… Read More
Eastern Visayas posts higher inflation in April at 3.6%
May 10, 2024, 6:30 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 3.6 percent inflation rate (IR) in April 2024, higher than the figure logged in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. Last month’s rate was higher than the 3.4 percent recorded in March. The uptrend in the regional rate… Read More
BFAR says El Niño impact on aquaculture negligible
May 10, 2024, 6:22 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) labeled as “negligible” the impact of the El Niño phenomenon on the fishery sector, particularly on aquaculture. BFAR Western Visayas Regional Director Remia Aparri said on Friday that 1,591 hectares of the fishpond in… Read More
3 dead, 4 hospitalized after eating pufferfish in Albay town
May 10, 2024, 6:04 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Friday that at least three persons died while four were hospitalized due to food poisoning on Wednesday in Libon, Albay. In a report, Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said the seven victims from Barangay Tambo ate… Read More
