Provincial
705 suspects nabbed in Laguna cops' month-long anti-crime drive
May 2, 2024, 6:13 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Laguna Provincial Police Office’s (LPPO) intensified anti-criminality operations in April resulted in the arrest of some 705 suspects and the seizure of significant quantities of narcotics and loose firearms. Col. Gauvin Mel Unos, acting director of the LPPO, told… Read More
Leyteños abroad urged to help promote local tourism
May 2, 2024, 6:11 pm
PALO, Leyte – The provincial government here launched on Wednesday the Great Leyte Homecoming campaign, counting on Leyteños living abroad to help promote local destinations. Frances Ann Petilla, a tourism consultant for the provincial government, said the initiative will solicit participation… Read More
Batac revives traditional games, native 'kakanin' in farmers’ festival
May 2, 2024, 5:20 pm
LAOAG CITY – The five-day farmers’ festival in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, which has started, gets more playful this year with the revival of traditional games like trumpo (spinning top)-making and pal-siit (slingshot) competition. Back in the old days, residents --young and old alike, would… Read More
Bacolod City delivers 526K liters of water to El-Niño hit households
May 2, 2024, 4:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government, together with its various partners, has delivered some 526,000 liters of water to El Niño-hit households in the past three weeks. Data on Thursday showed that from April 9 to May 1, the water delivered benefited 26,629 households in various villages in the… Read More
Police officer slain in Maguindanao Norte gun attack
May 2, 2024, 4:34 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities said they are tracking down a gunman who shot dead a police officer on duty at the town public market of Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Thursday morning. Maj. Christopher Cabugwang, town police chief, identified the slain police officer as Capt. Roland… Read More
419 instantly hired during Labor Day job fairs in Caraga
May 2, 2024, 4:01 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 419 out of the 1,292 jobseekers were instantly hired during the simultaneous Labor Day job fairs across the Caraga Region (Region 13), an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. “The annual celebration is one of the key components of a… Read More
Tacloban suspends classes due to intense heat
May 2, 2024, 3:21 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – For the first time, the city government here has suspended classes at all levels in public schools for two days due to scorching heat. In an executive order on Thursday, Mayor Alfred Romualdez said the local government decided to suspend classes on May 2 and 3 as the heat index… Read More
Screening for officials in 8 new BARMM towns begins
May 2, 2024, 3:19 pm
COTABATO CITY – A screening committee created for applicants to key positions in eight newly-created towns in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) started its work, a top regional official said Thursday. In a statement, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim said he… Read More
2 BARMM anti-drug ops net PHP13.6-M ‘shabu’
May 2, 2024, 3:18 pm
COTABATO CITY – Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP13.6 million in Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte provinces on Wednesday. PDEA-BARMM Director Gil… Read More
Viscom: 40 rebels ‘neutralized’ in April
May 2, 2024, 3:04 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 40 New People’s Army (NPA) members were neutralized in just one month of focused military operations from April 1 to 30, an Army official said. Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg, commander of the Visayas Command (Viscom), said the number was a reflection that the NPA continues to… Read More
‘Pulis sa barangay’ to be deployed in select areas in W. Visayas
May 2, 2024, 2:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) will deploy 319 police officers in select areas in the region under the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (RPSB) program. The police officers from the mobile forces completed the 12-day stringent RPSB training program that culminated on April 29.… Read More
Bohol intensifies ban on open burning amid incidents of grassfires
May 2, 2024, 1:22 pm
CEBU CITY – Bohol province Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado on Thursday ordered his constituents to avoid open burning to prevent incidents of grassfires amid hot weather conditions. Aumentado reiterated his order, signed on April 18, in response to the increasing number of grassfire incidents… Read More
CDO mayor seeks 'state of emergency' over water supply
May 1, 2024, 7:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – This city's chief executive has requested the local legislative body to declare a "state of emergency" due to an unresolved contract dispute surrounding the city's water supply. On Wednesday, Mayor Rolando Uy signed Executive Order (EO) 196-2024 as a protective measure… Read More
Kadiwa ng Pangulo sells cheap farm produce in Talisay City
May 1, 2024, 7:08 pm
CEBU CITY – Various agencies of government converged on Labor Day at the Talisay City sports complex to open the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo”, which offered wide array of farm produce sold at cheaper price. Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas, who led regional directors of different government agencies in… Read More
8K jobs, P32-M aid, livelihood projects mark Labor Day in Iloilo
May 1, 2024, 6:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The 122nd Labor Day celebration in Iloilo was highlighted by the provision of 7,980 overseas and local job opportunities and the distribution of PHP32.18 million worth of emergency employment and livelihood projects. As of noontime Wednesday, the Department of Labor and Employment… Read More
Biggest local food terminal in Panay now on e-commerce
May 1, 2024, 6:48 pm
ILOILO CITY – Digital transactions are now available at the biggest local food terminal (LFT) in San Miguel, Iloilo that serves as a consolidation hub of agriculture products from upland areas in Panay. In an interview Wednesday during the launch of the mobile application Bagsakan at the center,… Read More
NegOr police seize P2-M suspected 'shabu' in 2-day ops
May 1, 2024, 6:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police operatives in Negros Oriental seized some PHP2 million worth of suspected "shabu" during two days of intensified operations early this week. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said Wednesday the achievement is the… Read More
Albay highlights 'faith tourism' in this year's Magayon Festival
May 1, 2024, 6:13 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Albay is incorporating "faith tourism" in this year's edition of the Magayon Festival to give a spiritual dimension to the annual event. "There are events in the Daragang Magayon where we will be given avenues to be in touch more with our… Read More
NorMin workers make leap in forming unions for CBAs: ex-NLRC exec
May 1, 2024, 6:11 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Workers in the Northern Mindanao Region are significantly developing their organizational skills to help them negotiate for better pay and working conditions, a former official of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) said. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Proculo… Read More
5.7K jobs, P4.6-M payouts in NegOr Labor Day celebration
May 1, 2024, 6:09 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Some 5,700 job vacancies and PHP4.6 million in Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD payouts are some of the benefits that Negros Oriental residents enjoyed as the province marked Labor Day on Wednesday. Vivencio Lagahid, Department of Labor and… Read More
