Provincial
Antique prov’l gov’t wants more small water reservoir projects
March 7, 2024, 8:50 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government is requesting the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the Local Adaptation to Water Access (LAWA) projects in the province to support food sufficiency, especially during the onset of the El Niño… Read More
DSWD grants P50-M education support for Ilocos students
March 7, 2024, 8:37 pm
LAOAG CITY – A total of 1,551 students from Ilocos Norte towns affected by Typhoon Egay and other calamities in 2023 received from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) PHP5,000 cash aid each on Thursday. The distribution of aid under the Makabasa Latta (Continued Schooling)… Read More
Antique gov’t allots P40-M for medical waste treatment facility
March 7, 2024, 8:30 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The provincial government here allocated PHP40 million for the establishment of a hospital medical waste treatment facility and the procurement of a transporter. The project is part of the Supplemental Annual Investment Program (AIP) Number 2, approved by the… Read More
Bacolod City takes steps to address limited water supply
March 7, 2024, 7:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has urged residents here to conserve water as some areas in the city are experiencing scarcity in water supply due to the effects of drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon. “The impact of El Niño is currently affecting our water supply.… Read More
Agusan Sur flood victims get P14.3-M aid to fix damaged houses
March 7, 2024, 7:58 pm Updated on March 7, 2024, 10:08 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) provided financial assistance to 2,870 residents of the Agusan del Sur town of San Luis, whose houses were damaged by flooding last month.On Thursday, the agency released a total of PHP14.3 million in… Read More
CDO creates task force to address water supply row
March 7, 2024, 7:56 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – City Mayor Rolando Uy on Thursday created the Cagayan de Oro Special Task Force (TF) for Water Supply and Distribution to address supply issues affecting residents.The task force will conduct a fact-finding investigation on the conditions of the city's water supply and… Read More
PNP beefs up K-9 units in ports to intercept drugs
March 7, 2024, 7:54 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas is intensifying its K-9 units at every port of entry in Cebu and the entire Central Visayas as part of interdiction efforts against illegal drugs slipped into the province, a police official said Thursday. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace… Read More
Davao Oro's 26th-yr highlights unity, cooperation amid disasters
March 7, 2024, 7:51 pm
NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro – The provincial government here kicked off its 26th founding anniversary on Thursday, highlighting unity and cooperation amid the magnanimity effect of disaster in the province.In an interview, Lara Zaphire Kristy Bermejo, the deputy action officer of the anniversary… Read More
66 ex-rebels get P5.3-M ECLIP aid in Surigao Sur
March 7, 2024, 6:20 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six former combatants of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) who separately surrendered to the government last year received PHP5.3 million financial assistance through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) in a ceremony held in Tandag City, Surigao… Read More
Health station, classroom built in ex-NPA-infested village in N. Samar
March 7, 2024, 5:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least two government projects have been completed in Magsaysay village, a remote community in Las Navas, Northern Samar, previously infested by the New People’s Army, the Philippine Army reported on Thursday. The Department of the Interior and Local Government… Read More
BBM Int’l Inc. no license to operate, SEC Iloilo reiterates
March 7, 2024, 5:38 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Iloilo extension office maintained that Bagong Bansang Maharlika (BBM) International, Inc. cannot operate because its certificate of incorporation and registration was revoked months ago. Lawyer Ma. Cristina T. Montelibano, Director II… Read More
24 hectares of forests damaged in recent Bontoc fire incidents
March 7, 2024, 5:12 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-one forest fires have been recorded in the Mountain Province since January, with the latest incidents damaging at least 24 hectares of forest in the capital town Bontoc. “Most of the fire incidents were due to negligence, burning of grasses they (residents) removed at… Read More
Sipalay’s inspiring coastal cleanup story wins global tourism award
March 7, 2024, 4:53 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The women-led shoreline cleanup volunteer project of Sipalay City, the top beach and diving destination in Negros Occidental, bagged one of the major prizes in the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Berlin 2024 in Germany Wednesday… Read More
Victorias City tourism sites waive entrance fee for women on March 8
March 7, 2024, 4:17 pm
BACOLOD CITY–Top tourism sites in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, will offer free entrance for women and girls during the observance of International Women’s Day on March 8. Sites which waive entrance fees are the Victorias Aquatic Center and the Gawahon Eco-Park. In a statement, Mayor… Read More
RDC-Bicol endorses P430-B projects for 2025
March 7, 2024, 3:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Regional Development Council Bicol (RDC-5) has endorsed PHP430.38 billion worth of projects for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget proposals of 37 regional line agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and nine state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the… Read More
DA forms 39 farm clusters in Eastern Visayas
March 7, 2024, 3:46 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 39 farm clusters were organized in Eastern Visayas as part of the Farm and Fisheries Consolidation and Clustering (F2C2) program aimed at improving production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Thursday. More than half of the validated farm clusters are in… Read More
BARMM turns over PHP24.7-M ambulances, health aid
March 7, 2024, 3:31 pm
COTABATO CITY – To improve the delivery of health services in health stations, the Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) has provided PHP24.7 million worth of assistance to government hospitals in its island provinces.In a statement Thursday, Dr.… Read More
P21-M shabu seized in 2-week anti-drug operations in W. Visayas
March 7, 2024, 9:12 am
ILOILO CITY – Various anti-drug operations in Western Visayas seized over PHP21 million worth of suspected shabu during the first two-week stint of Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) acting regional director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky since he assumed office on Feb. 19, 2024. The high-impact… Read More
Eastern Samar students develop app to enhance free ride
March 7, 2024, 9:10 am
TACLOBAN CITY – A group of computer engineering students of the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) in Borongan City developed an innovative bus system application to enhance passenger experience under the city government's free bus ride program. The mobile application enables passengers to… Read More
Agriboost program helps Butuan farmers increase yield
March 6, 2024, 8:47 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Through technical and marketing assistance, vegetable farmers here have reported increasing yield and rising income, thanks to the Agriboost project of the local government.One such farmer is Susan Aparri, a resident of Barangay Sumilihon, who managed to increase her income from… Read More
