Provincial
Tabuk mayor back in office after dismissal of graft case
April 1, 2024, 6:47 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Tabuk City Mayor Darwin Estrañero is thankful that the Office of the Ombudsman recognized the merit of his decision to purchase medical supplies despite the elevated prices at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ombudsman, in an 11-page ruling received on March 27, dismissed… Read More
Drowning, road mishaps mar Lent observance in Bicol
April 1, 2024, 6:22 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol) reported on Monday that the observance of Holy Week in the region was generally peaceful, although marred by isolated incidents of drowning and vehicular mishaps. "The success of this year's security efforts can be attributed to the extensive… Read More
Ilocos residents warned vs. rising temperature
April 1, 2024, 6:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advises the public to stay indoors and be well-hydrated as the heat index reached 41 degrees Celsius in some parts of the province Monday noon. The weather bureau defines heat index as how a… Read More
4 slain in separate gun attacks in Maguindanao provinces
April 1, 2024, 5:48 pm
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao Sur – The police have launched a manhunt against the killers of a village councilor and three others in separate gun attacks in Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur and Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte over the weekend.Lt. Lou Christian Villones, Mamasapano town police chief,… Read More
E. Visayas cops laud appointment of Marbil as new PNP chief
April 1, 2024, 5:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) welcomed the appointment of new PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, who served as regional director here last year. “With his exemplary leadership and unwavering commitment to duty, we have full confidence… Read More
Antique gov’t creates office for indigenous peoples
April 1, 2024, 4:59 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – An office dedicated to indigenous peoples (IP) got the nod of the Antique provincial board during its regular session on Monday. The Provincial Indigenous Peoples Office (PIPO) is mandated under an ordinance passed on final reading by the provincial board to… Read More
DENR reiterates measures to preserve 'threatened' Leyte peatland
April 1, 2024, 4:11 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Concerned with the expansion of farming activities, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has outlined measures to preserve the 3,088-hectare Leyte Sab-a Basin Peatland, the largest water catchment in Leyte Island. In a statement on Monday, the DENR said good… Read More
BARMM deploys anti-measles ‘bakunadors’ for 1.3M kids
April 1, 2024, 4:10 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) fielded Monday thousands of medical field workers and barangay health frontliners to immunize about 1.3 million children.This came after an outbreak of measles-rubella cases was declared by… Read More
No human transmission of bird flu in Leyte amid cases in chicken
April 1, 2024, 2:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – There is no confirmed human transmission of bird flu in Leyte province, weeks after the detection of the first-ever Avian Influenza case in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Citing the latest report from the regional epidemiology and surveillance unit, the… Read More
W. Visayas public schools suspend F2F classes due to extreme heat
April 1, 2024, 2:36 pm
ILOILO CITY – Hundreds of public schools in Western Visayas shifted to alternative mode of learning delivery on Monday following the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes due to extreme heat, according to the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region. As of 3 p.m., a total of 840… Read More
Construction worker yields P7.4-M shabu in Lapu-Lapu sting op
March 31, 2024, 11:38 am
CEBU CITY – A construction worker yielded more than a kilo of illegal drugs worth PHP7.4 million during a sting operation in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu province on Black Saturday afternoon. The Lapu-Lapu City Police intelligence unit said the 20-year-old suspect is a resident of Toong, a mountain… Read More
LTO-Central Visayas conducts random inspection
March 28, 2024, 7:18 pm
CEBU CITY – Transport officials here underscored preparedness as key to a safe and hassle-free travel experience. Glen Galario, regional director of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Central Visayas, said the agency deployed personnel in major terminals in the region to conduct random… Read More
Last Supper’s washing of feet a humbling experience: PDLs
March 28, 2024, 6:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Twenty-nine-year-old Nico, a person deprived of liberty, could not contain the joy he was experiencing after his feet were washed, dried and kissed by a priest during Last Supper mass on Maundy Thursday. “I have never experienced anything like this when a man of great position… Read More
Cebu City mayor supports preservation of heritage buildings
March 28, 2024, 5:58 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama on Thursday assured the public that he is for the preservation of heritage amid the ongoing construction of the multi-billion peso Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. In a statement, Rama clarified that the city government’s stand is aligned with the view that… Read More
Faith-based tourist sites attract pilgrims in Negros Occidental
March 28, 2024, 5:21 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Police assistance desks have been set up in popular faith-based sites in Negros Occidental, located in the municipalities of Isabela and La Castellana, to secure hundreds of visitors on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. In Isabela, the Glory Hill in Barangay Mansablay features a… Read More
4 Iloilo towns nearing a state of calamity declaration
March 28, 2024, 4:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – Four municipalities in Iloilo are on the threshold of declaring a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon. Cornelio Salinas, head of the Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, identified the municipalities as Carles, Dumangas, Barotac Nuevo, and… Read More
Female saints in procession: Recognition of roles in ministry
March 28, 2024, 4:51 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique –The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) or the Philippine Independent Church Cathedral in the Municipality of Sibalom features mostly female saints in their religious procession this Lent in recognition of their strong commitment to the ministry. “If we… Read More
80% of Negros Oriental police force deployed for Holy Week
March 28, 2024, 4:50 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) said Thursday that 80 percent of its force has already been deployed for the Holy Week observance. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of NOPPO, said the provincial police have tightened their security measures in anticipation… Read More
Iloilo keeps Lent traditions alive from praying for rain to healing
March 28, 2024, 4:16 pm
ILOILO CITY – Close to 100 "babaylans" or shamans from Iloilo and other parts of Western Visayas will gather in Barangay Batga in the town of Tubungan, Iloilo, on Good Friday to perform a "Pana-et", an age-old ritual of lamentations, peace offering, and thanksgiving. The ritual involves… Read More
Holy Week explorers banned from Taal Island amid restive volcano
March 28, 2024, 4:03 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here has declared Taal Island off limits to Holy Week vacationers in view of the volcano’s continued restiveness. In an interview on Thursday, Dr. Amor Banuelos-Calayan, who heads Batangas’ PDRRMO, cited a… Read More
