Provincial
Negros Occidental logs P197-M damage to crops due to El Niño
April 26, 2024, 5:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Rice and corn farmers in Negros Occidental reported damage to crops totaling PHP197.153 million due to prolonged dry weather caused by El Niño, a report of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) on Friday showed. Damage to rice alone reached PHP192.208 million in 25… Read More
MILF commander slain, 4 nabbed in CIDG anti-firearms sale op
April 26, 2024, 5:31 pm
TALAYAN, Maguindanao Sur – Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) neutralized a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) field commander and arrested four others during an anti-gunrunning operation here on Thursday afternoon.In a report Friday, Lt. Col.… Read More
Future is bright for root crops in Eastern Visayas, experts say
April 26, 2024, 5:23 pm
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte – Officials are optimistic that the availability of production technologies will encourage more farmers in Eastern Visayas to plant root crops given their suitability to the region’s soil and growing market demand. Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center… Read More
Food poisoning downs 80 in Maguindanao Sur wedding feast
April 26, 2024, 5:04 pm
COTABATO CITY – A spoiled chicken stew served during a traditional marriage rite in a remote village in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, downed some 80 guests on Thursday.“Most of those hospitalized pointed to the chicken stewed with coconut milk as the reason they experienced abdominal pain… Read More
Probe underway on Mayon's summit backdoor climbers
April 26, 2024, 10:31 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) and the provincial government of Albay are investigating a video posted on social media showing backdoor climbers at the summit of Mt. Mayon. Climbing the top of the volcano is dangerous and prohibited as it remains restive and… Read More
Davao City to deploy enforcers vs. airport taxi scammers
April 26, 2024, 9:15 am
DAVAO CITY – The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) is set to deploy enforcers at the Davao International Airport (DIA) to keep unregistered taxi drivers from scamming passengers.In a radio interview Thursday, CTTMO chief Dionisio Abude said the move would ensure that only… Read More
34 establishments told to demolish structures encroaching riverbanks
April 26, 2024, 9:12 am
CEBU CITY – The Task Force Gubat sa Baha (War on Flooding) has served the final notice to 34 Cebu City establishments to demolish their structures encroaching on the riverbanks.Retired military official Melquiades Feliciano, chief implementer of the task force, said Thursday that recovering… Read More
8.5K C. Visayas modern, traditional PUJs ready for April 30 deadline
April 26, 2024, 8:26 am
CEBU CITY – Around 8,500 modern and traditional jeepneys have already consolidated under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. Eduardo Montealto Jr., regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-Central Visayas, said these units are ready to… Read More
DA-CAR implements digital aid assistance release program for farmers
April 25, 2024, 10:05 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Some 1,021 farmers from Apayao province received on Wednesday their Intervention Monitoring Card (IMC), which will be where future cash assistance will be sent, while farmers in Kalinga province will receive theirs on Friday. Department of Agriculture-CAR assistant director for… Read More
Farmers, fishers get P40.7-M worth of agri inputs, equipment
April 25, 2024, 10:00 pm
LAOAG CITY – A total of PHP40.7 million worth of agriculture inputs and equipment were turned over by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Ilocos Norte’s provincial government to local farmers and fishers here on Thursday. A total of 949 individual farmers and 26 farmer associations received… Read More
CAR posts 6.9% economic growth in 2023
April 25, 2024, 10:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Thursday said the region posted a 6.9 percent growth in its economy in 2023, making it the fourth fastest in the country. Villafe Alibuyog, PSA-CAR Regional Director, in a press conference,… Read More
Irrigated farmlands in Pangasinan unaffected by El Niño: NIA
April 25, 2024, 9:54 pm
ROSALES, Pangasinan – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) reported good yields in the irrigated farmlands of Pangasinan amid the El Niño phenomenon. Engineer John Molano, NIA-Pangasinan Irrigation Management Office (PIMO) Division Manager, in an interview on Thursday, said they have… Read More
Antique revalidates El Niño affected families for assistance
April 25, 2024, 9:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The provincial government here commenced on Thursday the revalidation of families and barangays affected by El Niño as it gears to provide assistance to those hit by the weather phenomenon. Michael Tolentino, officer-in-charge of the Antique Provincial Disaster… Read More
Calabarzon's economy surpasses P3-trillion mark in 2023
April 25, 2024, 9:40 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The economy of Calabarzon continued its upward trajectory, reaching a substantial value of PHP3.10 trillion in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday. During a press briefing held at Hotel Marciano in this city, Charito Armonia, regional… Read More
First Lady leads groundbreaking of PBBM legacy project in Iloilo City
April 25, 2024, 9:36 pm
ILOILO CITY – First Lady Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos on Thursday led the groundbreaking ceremony for a state-of-the-art 15-story medical arts and multi-specialty building of the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) here. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who also graced the… Read More
2 NPA remnants arrested, firearms seized in northern Negros
April 25, 2024, 8:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A joint military and police team arrested two suspected remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NFF) of the New People's Army (NPA) in a remote area of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Thursday morning. They were found illegally possessing several firearms,… Read More
Mimaropa economy grows to P400-B in 2023, exceeds pre-pandemic levels
April 25, 2024, 8:49 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Mimaropa region's economy grew to PHP411.4 billion in 2023 from PHP393 billion in 2022, surpassing its pre-pandemic levels, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday. In a press briefing here, Leni Rioflorido, director of PSA 4-B (Mimaropa),… Read More
Cops seize P2.9-M smuggled cigarettes in Caraga
April 25, 2024, 8:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities arrested two suspects and seized PHP2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a series of operations conducted in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Norte provinces, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) said Thursday.The PRO-13 said operatives from the… Read More
45 dancers, spectators collapse during Pakol Fest due to extreme heat
April 25, 2024, 8:34 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – About 45 street dancers and spectators in the Pakol Festival in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental passed out at the height of the competition due to extreme heat, an official said Thursday.Guian Jeif Anqui, a nurse and in charge of Operations and Warning of the Sta. Catalina… Read More
Caraga Region economy grows 4.9% in 2023
April 25, 2024, 8:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Caraga Region's economy grew by 4.9 percent in 2023, the regional office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-13) reported Thursday.Caraga's per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) also increased to PHP119,691 last year compared to PHP115,247 in 2022, the agency added."Three… Read More
