Provincial
1.2K Davao Norte farmers get rice, fuel subsidy
May 9, 2024, 7:14 pm
DAVAO CITY – At least 1,241 rice and corn farmers in the Davao del Norte town of Asuncion received cash assistance under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) and fuel discount card (FDC) on Wednesday. In a statement Thursday, Epifanio Loyola… Read More
DepEd-Bicol urges campus journalists, advisers to fight fake news
May 9, 2024, 7:09 pm
IRIGA CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) 5 (Bicol) has urged delegates of the 2024 Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) not just to write news but to actively fight fake news, which has proliferated on social media. “Don’t be swayed by the social media. There’s responsibility… Read More
DA starts release of over P30.2-M aid to 6K Antique farmers
May 9, 2024, 7:08 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will release PHP30.22 million in financial assistance to 6,044 rice farmers in Antique starting Friday. DA Agriculture Program Coordinating Office chief in Antique Sonie Guanco, in an interview on Thursday, said the identified… Read More
Iloilo province ready with P110-M fund for El Niño response
May 9, 2024, 6:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is now ready with its PHP110.78 million El Niño mitigating, response, and recovery measures pending the declaration of a state of calamity by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. “The important thing about the declaration of a state of calamity is… Read More
'One town, one product' of DTI-Bicol goes to Europe
May 9, 2024, 6:50 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced Thursday that the Bicol One Town, One Product (OTOP) Nook showcasing the region's various products and delicacies has opened at the Philippine Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In a statement, DTI-5 (Bicol) Regional… Read More
Climate-resilient farming training center to rise in Negros village
May 9, 2024, 6:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A PHP2 million Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Training Center will soon rise in Sagay City, Negros Occidental through the assistance of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 6 (Western Visayas). The principal recipients are 62 members of the Menakalaw… Read More
Grassfire hits Bogo City open field amid intense heat
May 9, 2024, 6:46 pm
CEBU CITY – Amid intense heat, a fire broke out on Thursday in a grassy land near Barangay Dakit in the northern city of Bogo, the second incident in the locality and the seventh in the province in a month. SFO1 Julius Luna, chief investigator of Bogo City Fire Office, said firefighters rushed… Read More
April police ops nab 560, seize 409 firearms, explosives in W. Visayas
May 9, 2024, 6:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – Various operations launched by different police units under Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) last month collared 560 suspects and seized 363 firearms and 46 explosives in the region. PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Col. Arnel Solis said Thursday that 68 firearms and one… Read More
NTA releases P21.5-M assistance to Pangasinan tobacco farmers
May 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – About 1,105 tobacco farmers from Pangasinan benefited from the PHP21.5 million worth of grants and loans extended by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) for the 2023-2024 cropping season. NTA-Pangasinan branch manager Roger Madriaga, in an interview on Thursday, said… Read More
Romblon eyes 20K dogs for vaccination in rabies-eradication push
May 9, 2024, 6:18 pm
ODIONGAN, Romblon – A multi-sector rabies-eradication initiative spearheaded by the provincial government has vaccinated around 10,000 of the estimated 20,000 domesticated dogs targeted in this province. In an interview on Thursday, Mitch Famaran, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) point… Read More
Negros Occidental distributes cash aid amid ASF recovery efforts
May 9, 2024, 6:01 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government continues to distribute financial assistance to affected swine raisers amid recovery efforts after losing some 18,000 hogs to African swine fever (ASF) and other transboundary hog diseases last year. Provincial Social Welfare and… Read More
4PH rent-to-own houses to rise in MacArthur, Leyte
May 9, 2024, 4:34 pm
MACARTHUR, Leyte – A PHP532.92 million four-story housing project will rise in this town to provide low-income earners with the opportunity to own a house under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program. In a press briefing here Thursday, Department of Human Settlements and… Read More
DOH targets 73.6K women in W. Visayas for cervical cancer screening
May 9, 2024, 4:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) is intensifying its campaign on cervical cancer elimination targeting 73,628 women 30 to 65 years old for screening in the next eight weeks. Dr. Aimee Marie L. Gayomali, medical officer IV and head… Read More
Updated land use plan in all Eastern Visayas areas eyed by 2028
May 9, 2024, 3:43 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is eyeing an updated comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) among cities and towns in Eastern Visayas within four years through streamlined and digitalized planning. DHSUD Eastern Visayas Regional Director Michael… Read More
Over P1-M shabu seized from 4 drug traders in Bulacan, Pampanga
May 9, 2024, 3:34 pm
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – Four suspected drug traders were apprehended in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in Bulacan and Pampanga on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr., PRO3 regional director, said the Special Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of… Read More
Capitol to buy P20-M rice, equipment for El Niño-hit farmers
May 9, 2024, 2:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental provincial government is set to procure thousands of rice bags worth PHP20 million for distribution to farmers and fisherfolk who have been affected by the El Niño-induced drought. Adrian Sedillo, the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer… Read More
Camarines Sur farmers earn more via direct marketing schemes
May 9, 2024, 2:27 pm
LEGAZPI CITY –The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) II in Camarines Sur has reported increased sales of farmers' produce through their participation in various direct marketing platforms of the government in the first quarter of 2024. In a message to the Philippine News Agency on Thursday,… Read More
Eastern Visayas officials seek more anti-venom supplies
May 9, 2024, 1:39 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Rising cases of snake bites this dry season have prompted some officials in Eastern Visayas to request for more anti-venom medicines to prevent deaths in areas far from primary hospitals.In Mapanas, Northern Samar, Mayor Ronn Michael Tejano has sent a letter to the Department of… Read More
CIDG warns public vs. fake dentists in BARMM
May 9, 2024, 1:23 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday warned the public not to fall prey on fake dentists who go house-to-house to provide dental services. Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, regional director for the police’s Criminal Investigation… Read More
Chief Justice underscores PH initiatives for gender-fair judiciary
May 9, 2024, 9:17 am
CEBU CITY – Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Wednesday underscored the Philippines' initiatives for a more gender-fair judiciary. Gesmundo said the SC makes gender initiatives a key pillar of the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) 2022-2027, recognizing women empowerment and in… Read More
