Provincial
Calamba cops use railroad 'handcars' to patrol inner city
April 30, 2024, 5:59 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Calamba Component City Police Station said on Tuesday it is using motorized railroad cars to bring law and order to parts of this city that are inaccessible to the traditional patrol car. Lt. Col. Milany Martirez, Calamba’s police chief, told reporters these small… Read More
9.7K job openings for Negrenses on Labor Day employment fair
April 30, 2024, 5:14 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced that at least 9,770 vacancies will be offered in Negros Occidental during the 122nd Labor Day Job Fair at SM City Bacolod. Some 65 companies will offer both local and overseas jobs in this year’s employment fair under… Read More
P545-M infra projects to boost morale, capability of soldiers in Bicol
April 30, 2024, 5:01 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 22 projects amounting to PHP545 million will soon be completed in various camps and headquarters of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division (9ID) in the Bicol Region. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9ID Public Affairs Unit chief, said the… Read More
DSWD-Bicol taps cash-for-work program for food, water project
April 30, 2024, 4:56 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol started implementing on Tuesday a PHP37.7-million cash-for-work scheme for its Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest) food and water… Read More
Info officers vow to promote of Caraga’s peace, dev’t gains
April 30, 2024, 4:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Some 150 Information Officers (IOs) from local government units (LGUs) and government line agencies in the Caraga Region completed a two-day Mindanao Communicators Network Congress here that culminated Tuesday to promote the government's peace gains in the region. Facilitated by… Read More
8 E. Visayas towns commit to implement adoption law
April 30, 2024, 3:55 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) has signed an agreement with eight local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas to carry out the foster care program. The LGUs are Basey in Samar; Dulag, Abuyog, Barugo, and Merida in Leyte; and Libagon, Silago, and Maasin City in… Read More
Hunt on vs. killers of IP village councilor in Maguindanao Sur
April 30, 2024, 3:54 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police are now tracking down two gunmen on a motorcycle who ambushed and killed a village councilor representing the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Datu Hoffer town, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday afternoon. Lt. Albert Pansoy, town police chief, identified the victim as Timuay (IP… Read More
Ilocos Norte gears up cloud seeding operation
April 30, 2024, 2:36 pm
LAOAG CITY – At least 50 bags of sodium chloride weighing 25 kilograms each and a helicopter of the Philippine Airforce are on standby on Tuesday while waiting for the perfect timing to conduct cloud seeding operation in drought-hit Solsona town. “All is set for the conduct of possible cloud… Read More
‘One City for Every Province Act’ to boost growth in Antique town
April 30, 2024, 8:06 am
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The proposed “One City for Every Province Act” will bring into reality the long-time aspiration of this capital town of Antique to become a city and further boost its economic development. “The House Bill (HB) 9122 has been filed so every province would… Read More
Iloilo prepares for La Niña
April 30, 2024, 7:48 am
ILOILO CITY – The city and provincial governments of Iloilo are getting ready for the La Niña phenomenon expected to take effect during the third quarter of 2024 as forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). “The National Resilience… Read More
Bulacan embarks on massive flood control, river restoration program
April 30, 2024, 12:19 am
CITY OF MALOLOS – The Bulacan provincial government has embarked on a massive flood control program envisioned to be a concrete and long-term solution to its decades-old problem of inundation. Governor Daniel R. Fernando, together with the national government and local officials, on Monday… Read More
Metro Cebu commuters assured of transport amid strike
April 29, 2024, 10:39 pm
CEBU CITY – The Federation of Modern Jeepney Operators’ Cooperatives in Metro Cebu assured there would be no disruption of mass transportation on Tuesday amid the continuation of the transport strike. Ellen Maghanoy, chair of the Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives, on Monday said… Read More
12 groups in Pangasinan get P4.6-M seed capital from DSWD
April 29, 2024, 10:29 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Three-hundred indigent families who are beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in Balungao, Pangasinan received PHP4.6 million seed capital from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday. In a press conference, DSWD-Ilocos Region… Read More
Iloilo City eyes lifting of state of calamity due to pertussis
April 29, 2024, 8:52 pm
ILOILO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) will recommend the lifting of the state of calamity caused by the pertussis outbreak if no new probable cases are recorded in the next two weeks. “If you have noticed, for the past two weeks, we have had no new probable cases. We have positive but it… Read More
INEC eyes P3-B distribution system upgrade to reduce power outages
April 29, 2024, 7:30 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) on Monday announced a five-year plan to upgrade its distribution system to solve perennial power outages in the province, which is expected to cost around PHP3 billion. The average daily electricity demand of the cooperative’s 183,000… Read More
CDO ready to host more 'world-class' events – tourism exec
April 29, 2024, 6:37 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – This city is ready to host "world-class" events, an official of the Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao (DOT-10) said Monday.DOT-10 Director Ellaine Marie Unchuan cited the success of the Mindanao Tourism Expo on April 26-28 as an example of how the city government… Read More
NorMin police urged to maintain engagement in communities
April 29, 2024, 6:33 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The chief of the Northern Mindanao Police Regional Office (PRO-10) encouraged police units to increase their presence and interaction within communities.During Monday's convocation, Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug Jr., PRO-10 director, emphasized the significance of direct… Read More
Council wants Iloilo placed in state of calamity
April 29, 2024, 6:16 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) on Monday approved a resolution recommending that Iloilo province be placed under a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon. “We need a declaration so that we can access more funds for El Niño… Read More
Bacolod City prepares contingency plan for PUV consolidation deadline
April 29, 2024, 6:12 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Consolidated transport groups here assured the city government that all their units registered with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) through provisional authorities would be deployed in case non-consolidated groups hold a strike after the April 30… Read More
P52-M QR fund ready as Negros Oriental declares state of calamity
April 29, 2024, 6:02 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental is about to release its PHP52 million in Quick Response Fund (QRF) after it placed the entire province in a state of calamity due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. The provincial board on Friday declared a state of calamity… Read More
