Provincial
Hunt on for killers of police intel officer in Gensan City
March 11, 2024, 3:37 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Police have launched a massive manhunt for those who ambushed and killed a police intelligence officer in General Santos City on Sunday night.In a statement Monday, Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr., city police director said local authorities have also coordinated with other police… Read More
P13.6-M shabu seized in Sulu, 'big time drug peddler' arrested
March 11, 2024, 3:36 pm
COTABATO CITY – Authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) seized PHP13.6 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust in Indanan, Sulu, over the weekend, an official said Monday.Director Gil Cesario Castro of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-BARMM) said… Read More
Locals urged to surrender cocaine washed up in Eastern Samar
March 11, 2024, 3:33 pm
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar – The Philippine National Police on Monday urged residents in Eastern Samar to turn over any suspected illegal drugs dumped in the sea following the recent recovery of PHP111.85 million worth of cocaine. Eastern Samar Police Provincial Office Director, Col. Jose… Read More
SEC intensifies investor education to address fraudulent scheme
March 11, 2024, 2:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Iloilo extension office is intensifying its education advocacy to help investors not fall prey to fraudulent schemes. The campaign would also push financial literacy among would-be investors, and help them prepare annual reports and find… Read More
Ramadan in PH to start March 12
March 11, 2024, 12:16 am
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta’ (BDI) has announced that the official beginning of Ramadan will be on Tuesday, after the moon was not sighted on Sunday night.The BDI annually conducts moon sighting activities in the country to observe the first glimpse of the crescent moon. The… Read More
94% of voters ratify creation of 3 new villages in Marawi City
March 10, 2024, 9:54 am
MANILA – Close to 94 percent of the 2,265 registered voters in the mother barangays in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur ratified the creation of three new barangays in a plebiscite held Saturday. Based on the data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Saturday night, a total of 2,121 or… Read More
S. Korea's Lotte sets up scholarship for 80 Pangasinan students
March 9, 2024, 5:56 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Lotte Scholarship Foundation, an international group from South Korea, and the provincial government of Pangasinan and other higher educational institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allot 80 slots to students in the province. The students… Read More
Oriental Mindoro farmers receive cash aid, urged to sell rice to NFA
March 9, 2024, 5:02 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Marcos administration is extending more financial assistance to rice farmers here with the understanding that they, too, will participate in government efforts to build up the country’s rice stocks. House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Saturday underscored… Read More
Marawi City plebiscite ongoing, no untoward incident so far
March 9, 2024, 1:32 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and security personnel are closely monitoring the ongoing plebiscite for the proposed creation of three additional barangays in Marawi City. In a statement, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco noted that the eight clustered precincts in the… Read More
Davao court acquits 1 of 3 suspects in murder of Kidapawan radioman
March 9, 2024, 11:49 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY – One of the suspects in the 2019 murder of a radio broadcaster here was acquitted by a court in Davao City on Friday. Lawyer Vicente C. Andiano, one of the counsels of Sotero “Jun” Jacolbe Jr., told a news conference that the prosecution failed to substantiate Jacolbe’s… Read More
Maguindanao student yields P1-M ‘shabu’ in Gen. Santos City drug bust
March 9, 2024, 8:38 am
KORONADAL CITY – Acting on a tip, police operatives in General Santos City arrested a 20-year-old student from Maguindanao del Norte on Friday night and seized from him suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP1 million. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, police director for the… Read More
Surigao City gets P3.6-M livelihood support fund from DOLE
March 8, 2024, 11:04 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The city government of Surigao received a PHP3.6 million livelihood support fund from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).“The financial support is a substantial boost for the livelihood programs of the city government under the administration of Mayor Pablo Yves Dumlao… Read More
Special treatment for 'Juana' entrepreneurs on Women’s Month
March 8, 2024, 10:50 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Women entrepreneurs take center stage as the country celebrates National Women’s Month with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental pushing priority services and programs for every “Juana.” “Serbisyo Para Kay Juana” and “Juana Make a Mark” are… Read More
Lapu-Lapu City opens 1st dialysis center
March 8, 2024, 8:53 pm
CEBU CITY – The historical island city of Lapu-Lapu opened Friday its first dialysis center serving the locals suffering from chronic kidney disease.Following the opening of the 15-bed-capacity center, Mayor Junard Ahong Chan said his constituents would no longer need to cross mainland Cebu to… Read More
DA extends cash aid to 1,142 Oriental Mindoro farmers
March 8, 2024, 8:50 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Some 1,142 farmers from Mansalay and Bulalacao towns in Oriental Mindoro whose crops have been devastated by the ongoing dry spell have received cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The funds that were distributed to the farmers were drawn… Read More
Laoag cold storage facility to raise agri income
March 8, 2024, 8:23 pm
LAOAG CITY – A PHP30-million cold storage facility will rise in this Ilocos Norte capital, eyed to reduce the fish spoilage rate. Vanessa Abegail Dagdagan, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Ilocos Region (BFAR-1) senior aquaculturist, told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that the… Read More
Vis-Min Rotary Clubs events in NegOr seen to boost tourism, economy
March 8, 2024, 8:17 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A series of training events to be held in this Negros Oriental capital next month by the Rotary Club Area 3D District 3860 from Visayas and Mindanao is expected to bring in tourism and economic gains for the city and the province. About 700 officers and members with their… Read More
LWUA to meet utility execs, supplier to resolve CDO water woes
March 8, 2024, 8:08 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) will meet with officials of the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) to resolve its water rate dispute with bulk water supplier Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI).In a statement Friday, Acting LWUA chief Eileen Dela Vega… Read More
Calabarzon's most notorious con artist arrested in Biñan
March 8, 2024, 8:04 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The most notorious con artist in Calabarzon region has finally been put behind bars, the police chief of this province announced on Friday. Col. Gauvin Unos, acting director of the Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO), told reporters that the suspect, identified only as… Read More
Baguio eyes increased role of men in protecting women
March 8, 2024, 7:49 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government sees more men helping promote women’s welfare and rights with the creation of the group Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE). Councilor Elmer Datuin, chair of the Committee on Social Services, Senior Citizens and Women, said MOVE… Read More
