Provincial
Water tanks deployed to El Niño-hit agri villages
March 11, 2024, 9:00 pm
CEBU CITY – The local government in this capital city is deploying four water tankers to the upland farming villages currently reeling from the effect of the dry spell. Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr., chair of the city council’s committee on agriculture, said the Cebu City Agriculture Office has… Read More
CDO issues violation receipts vs. villages defiant of waste management
March 11, 2024, 8:55 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) started issuing violation notices on Monday to villages who do not observe the solid waste management protocols.CLENRO chief Armen Cuenca said all the city's 80 villages were reminded of the mandatory… Read More
NorMin Muslims join Ramadan with special prayers for the afflicted
March 11, 2024, 8:51 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Muslims in Northern Mindanao and nearby provinces will join the Islamic community worldwide on a 30-day fast to observe Ramadan, during which they will offer special prayers to those embroiled in conflicts.Ustadz Abubassam Egol said Muslim communities worldwide will include… Read More
Iloilo upgrades street sweeping, sanitation efforts
March 11, 2024, 8:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City will deploy its newly acquired vacuum sweeper truck before the month ends as part of efforts to improve sanitation methods. The sweeper truck worth PHP5.8 million has a nine-cubic meter capacity, two-cubic meter water tank and seven-cubic meter trash bin. It was… Read More
9 'demoralized' NPA rebels yield in Caraga
March 11, 2024, 8:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Nine communist New People's Army rebels separately surrendered in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur, the military here said Monday.Brig. Gen. Arsenio Sadural, Philippine Army's 901st Infantry Brigade (901Bde) commander, said on Sunday, five rebels yielded to the… Read More
Cebu Muslims urged to pray, fast for peace in Gaza
March 11, 2024, 8:35 pm
CEBU CITY – A Cebu-based Islamic scholar on Monday urged Cebuano Muslims to offer special prayers and fast for peace in Gaza as they celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan. Ustadz Muhammad Najeeb Razul, also an Imam, said 57 congregations would offer congregational prayers every Friday in different… Read More
Aid assured for family of Antiqueño seafarer killed in Houthi strike
March 11, 2024, 8:08 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured assistance for the family of the Antiqueño seafarer, one of the two killed during the March 6 missile attack of the Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer in charge,… Read More
Approved revenue code ushers support to health, education in Antique
March 11, 2024, 8:05 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The approved 2023 Revenue Code of Antique would mean additional funds to construct more schools, better health facilities and other needed infrastructures in the province. The provincial board approved the ordinance, expected to generate an additional PHP119.86… Read More
Victorias City restores historic muscovado sugar mill smokestack
March 11, 2024, 8:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental has restored the historic “simboryo” or smokestack of a muscovado sugar mill in Barangay VIII as part of the initiatives to preserve its rich local heritage. Muscovado is unrefined cane sugar with a rich brown color. On Monday, the… Read More
Checkpoints, civilian registry set up to prevent forest fire
March 11, 2024, 7:48 pm
LAOAG CITY – Police checkpoints and a registry of civilians going to the mountains are now in place in the landlocked town of Nueva Era in Ilocos Norte as a proactive measure to prevent forest fires in the municipality. In a memorandum addressed to the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of… Read More
Dumaguete City gets 145 live hogs from ASF-free Mindanao province
March 11, 2024, 7:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The first batch of 145 live hogs from South Cotabato that is free from African swine fever (ASF) arrived in this Negros Oriental capital last weekend amid high prices of pork in the market. Another 140 more heads will be coming this week, according to Jaymar Vilos, designated… Read More
E. Samar town launches programs to fight malnutrition
March 11, 2024, 7:37 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Arteche in Eastern Samar province on Monday launched its 120-day feeding program to address malnutrition in the town. The local government partnered with a non-profit organization, the ASA Foundation, in the implementation of the Hapag-asa Program,… Read More
PCG rescues Pangasinan fisherman
March 11, 2024, 7:29 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A 32-year-old fisherman from Barangay Aloleng Agno town, Pangasinan was rescued around 7 a.m. Sunday by a team from the Coast Guard District Northwestern Luzon (CGDNWLZN), three days after his boat was allegedly overturned by a dolphin. In an interview on Monday,… Read More
DENR releases over 2.2K land titles in Western Visayas
March 11, 2024, 6:39 pm
ILOILO CITY–The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 2,204 free residential and agricultural patents covering 882.097 hectares (ha) in Western Visayas in 2023, exceeding the 1,600 target patents in the region. “Free patents for residential and agricultural lands are… Read More
Bacolod City forms action team to improve water supply
March 11, 2024, 6:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has formed a coordinating action team mainly to expedite the implementation of vital infrastructure to improve water supply for Bacolodnons. In Executive Order 014, series of 2024, Benitez said the body, which he chairs, will come up with a… Read More
Farmers in El Niño-hit Oriental Mindoro town seek gov't help
March 11, 2024, 6:06 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – An estimated 70 percent of crops in Mansalay town in this province have been lost to El Niño and the municipal government has admitted that farmers here need logistical support from national agencies to pull through the crisis. This was gleaned after the… Read More
RPPO, MCGI inaugurate new dormitory for Rizal cops, dependents
March 11, 2024, 5:31 pm
TAYTAY, Rizal – The Rizal Police Provincial Office (RPPO), led by Police Director, Col. Felipe Maraggun, and the Members of the Church of God International (MCGI), represented by Dr. Daniel Razon, have inaugurated their new Stakeholders Cafe and Officers' Dormitory for the uniformed officers of… Read More
Negros LGUs cancel F2F classes, schools go online due to extreme heat
March 11, 2024, 5:27 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have suspended face-to-face classes for two days or until Tuesday due to extreme heat. On Monday, the heat index in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, was 41 degrees celsius and on Tuesday, 40 degrees… Read More
Ilocos Norte guv entices province mates in Hawaii to invest in PH
March 11, 2024, 5:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc is urging Ilocanos in Hawaii to return and do business in the province to maximize economic growth and development. Ilocos Norte is open for business, Manotoc told the Filipino community, mostly composed of Ilocano business owners and… Read More
Army braces for counterattack after 2 BIFFs die in clash
March 11, 2024, 3:38 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Military forces in Maguindanao del Sur have been placed on heightened alert after two extremists were killed in a clash with government forces in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town over the weekend.As of Monday, military detachments in the adjoining towns of Shariff… Read More
