Provincial
New PDEA Academy to rise in Tanay, Rizal
April 23, 2024, 7:29 pm
TANAY, Rizal – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Academy will be relocated to this town as soon as the construction of a state-of-the-art training complex inside a sprawling 11-hectare property is completed. The envisioned school will be complete with spacious classrooms, a… Read More
Major supplier yields P7-M illegal drugs in Cebu City sting
April 23, 2024, 7:06 pm
CEBU CITY – Anti-drug operatives seized over one kilo of suspected shabu worth more than PHP7 million from a 35-year-old major supplier of illegal drugs in Metro Cebu, a police official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Wilfredo Alarcon, chief of the Mandaue City police intelligence unit, said the… Read More
BFAR-Bicol distributes boats to boost monitoring, livelihood
April 23, 2024, 6:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol has provided boats to a local government unit (LGU) in Camarines Sur and seven fisherfolk beneficiaries from different towns in Catanduanes. Rowena Briones, BFAR-Bicol spokesperson, said the LGU of Nabua in Camarines… Read More
BARMM nears 1.3M children target for anti-measles vaccination
April 23, 2024, 6:33 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) massive anti-measles vaccination program is nearing its target of about 1.3 million children, health officials said Monday.Zyrus Dabuco, the Ministry of Health (MOH)-BARMM immunization program coordinator, said that as… Read More
'Drug peddler' yields P2.7-M shabu in Maguindanao Norte
April 23, 2024, 6:29 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Police arrested here Monday afternoon an alleged big-time drug peddler and seized from him over P2.7 million worth of “shabu” drugsLt. Colonel Esmael Madin, municipal police chief, identified the suspect as Jobert Paches, 27, of Barangay Mother… Read More
Police improving strategies vs. illegal drugs
April 23, 2024, 6:13 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reviewing its strategies in fighting illegal drugs as traders have already adapted to existing policies. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said he has met with key officials from operations and intelligence to check areas for… Read More
Negros Occidental residents to pay higher power fees
April 23, 2024, 6:08 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Average residential power rates of the three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased this month due to higher price in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country. The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco)… Read More
Bicol's No. 4 most wanted nabbed in Camarines Norte
April 23, 2024, 5:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Tuesday the arrest of the No. 4 most wanted person in the region in the province of Camarines Norte. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said "Onyok" was arrested on Monday by a joint team from different police… Read More
Maguindanao Sur under state of calamity as crop losses reach P345M
April 23, 2024, 5:26 pm
COTABATO CITY – Maguindanao del Sur Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu has approved a resolution declaring the entire province a state of calamity due to huge agricultural losses brought about by drought.“The drought has affected 5,601 farmers and destroyed over P345.9 million of crops.… Read More
24 Western Visayas LGUs in state of calamity due to El Niño
April 23, 2024, 5:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Western Visayas has raised its operation alert status to “blue” effective Tuesday to enhance its monitoring and coordination for El Niño-related incidents. Memorandum No. 25, signed by Civil Defense Regional… Read More
Drivers, operators affected by modernization program get P8.4-M aid
April 23, 2024, 5:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – Around 281 drivers and operators from two transport cooperatives in Iloilo will get over PHP8.4 million worth of livelihood projects under the integrated livelihood program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The Molo Transport Service Cooperative will receive… Read More
PNP intensifies manhunt for Quiboloy
April 23, 2024, 5:00 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Tuesday said they are doing their best to arrest fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Speaking to reporters during his brief visit at the Police Regional Office 8 headquarters in Palo, Leyte, Marbil said they have… Read More
New Aurora guv to prioritize infra, health
April 23, 2024, 3:04 pm
BALER, Aurora – Newly installed Governor Reynante Tolentino on Tuesday said he will prioritize infrastructure and health programs to propel Aurora to new heights of development. He told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that his office is reviewing all the records of the provincial… Read More
BIFF leader, 11 followers slain in Army op in Maguindanao Sur
April 23, 2024, 12:55 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – The leader of one of the three factions of the Moro militant groups allied with ISIS was killed along with his 11 followers in the military’s air and ground assaults Monday in the Maguindanao del Sur town of Datu Saudi Ampatuan.Among the fatalities are… Read More
Cebu City farmer gives out 20K kilos of El Niño-affected tomatoes
April 23, 2024, 9:41 am
CEBU CITY – An upland farmer gave out about 20,000 kilograms of tomatoes to people who visited his farm on Monday. Emilio Secretaria, whose farmland has been affected by the drought, said he was opening his farm to the people to come and harvest the tomatoes he believed would not make it to the… Read More
NHCP exec to Benguet execs: include mining sites in heritage mapping
April 22, 2024, 10:00 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – An official of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is urging the Benguet provincial government to include mining sites in identifying areas that qualify under the Cultural Mapping Law. NHCP Secretary General Dr. Ivan Anthony Henares, in his… Read More
Palawan capital braces for fires amid extreme heat
April 22, 2024, 9:15 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) here is anticipating the consequences of an unprecedented heat wave and is ramping up its preparedness to address a possible surge in fires. The statement came in the wake of a wildfire in Barangay San… Read More
Cordillera police seize, destroy P4.1-M drugs in 2-day ops
April 22, 2024, 9:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – About PHP4.1 million worth of marijuana and suspected shabu were confiscated during the Police Regional Office-Cordillera’s (PROCor) anti-illegal drugs operations over the weekend. Five suspects were also arrested. PROCor regional director Brig. Gen. David Peredo reported on… Read More
PSA opens another outlet in Pangasinan
April 22, 2024, 9:00 pm
ROSALES, Pangasinan – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday opened a new civil registration system (CRS) outlet in this town to cater to residents in the fifth and sixth districts of Pangasinan and nearby towns of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. In an interview, Chief Statistical… Read More
PSA’s birth registration assistance project lists over 5K in CAR
April 22, 2024, 8:57 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) PhilSys Birth Registration Assistance Project registered 5,490 residents in the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and in Baguio City in 2023. PSA-CAR registration officer IV Gerald Tolito, in an… Read More
