Provincial
CDO dads consider legal remedies in water supply issues
March 5, 2024, 9:29 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The local government through the City Council is considering enforcing its police power and seeking legal remedies in addressing water supply issues.Second District Councilor Edgar Cabanlas said he will lead an ad hoc committee meeting on Thursday to discuss possible… Read More
Iloilo City forges sisterhood ties with S. Korea’s Dobong-gu
March 5, 2024, 8:57 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City welcomed Dobong-gu of South Korea as its newest sister city following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the city hall penthouse here on Tuesday. Mayor Jerry Treñas and Dobong-gu Mayor Oh Eon-Seok signed the understanding to pave the way for… Read More
Checkpoints, police visibility aim to deter road accidents in La Union
March 5, 2024, 8:45 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs). A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with… Read More
Pampanga guv readies P51M for El Niño response
March 5, 2024, 8:24 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Tuesday approved the realignment of PHP20 million to respond to the impact of El Niño, raising the budget to assist farmers, fishermen and livestock growers to PHP51 million.… Read More
BOC launches online baggage declaration for Cebu-bound passengers
March 5, 2024, 8:21 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs–Port of Cebu will implement the e-Travel Customs System to allow airline passengers and crew members arriving at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to complete customs baggage and currency declaration online. This move is in line with President… Read More
NIA-Negros Occidental assures rice farmers of maximum water supply
March 5, 2024, 8:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) assured rice farmers served by the Bago River Irrigation System (BRIS) in Negros Occidental of maximum availability of water supply amid the drought due to El Niño experienced by the province.Engr. Isaias Melendez, division manager of… Read More
Antique has enough swine to supply local pork consumption
March 5, 2024, 8:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique has enough swine to meet the demand for pork in the province, according to the Antique Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) on Tuesday. ProVet Senior Agriculturist Luela Furio said that the inventory during the last quarter of 2023 showed the swine population… Read More
Kadiwa stores established in 5 Eastern Visayas provinces
March 5, 2024, 8:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Kadiwa ng Pangulo stores are available in five out of six provinces in Eastern Visayas as part of the government’s effort to make affordable agricultural products more accessible to consumers.Farmer groups regularly sell their produce in the capital towns and cities of Leyte,… Read More
Negros Occidental to expand coastal wetlands conservation efforts
March 5, 2024, 8:05 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is looking at replicating the award-winning southern-based Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) in the northern part of the province to sustain its community-based approach to managing coastal resources. The… Read More
DOLE-Central Visayas beefs up livelihood aid to eliminate child labor
March 5, 2024, 8:04 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has intensified efforts to eliminate child labor in Central Visayas by initiating livelihood programs for parents of profiled child workers. Lilia Estillore, DOLE-7 regional director, said the move is in line with the priority agenda of… Read More
BFP logs 88 fire incidents in Antique, urges public to be vigilant
March 5, 2024, 8:03 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) called on the public to be vigilant as 88 fire incidents transpired in Antique during the first two months of 2024, with damage amounting to PHP46.78 million. BFP-Antique Provincial Fire Safety Enforcement Section officer in… Read More
Security plans drawn up for Bangsamoro referendum
March 5, 2024, 8:03 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao Norte – Police and military authorities in Central Mindanao on Tuesday laid down security plans to ensure a peaceful conduct of the April 13 plebiscite for the creation of eight towns in North Cotabato that are now part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim… Read More
Zambo Sur town celebrates 'Kalilintad' to highlight tri-peoples' unity
March 5, 2024, 7:53 pm
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – To help promote peace initiatives in Zamboanga del Sur's 71-year-old Labangan town, local leaders hold the Kalilintad Festival annually every first week of March."Kalilintad" is a Meranaw word for "Peace," and Labangan Mayor Eduardo Relacion passed a municipal… Read More
Convenience store cashier yields P2.7-M drugs in sting ops
March 5, 2024, 7:30 pm
CEBU CITY – A 30-year-old convenience store cashier was arrested on Monday night and yielded illegal drugs worth PHP2.7 million. Jemark Paragile (alias “Jim-Jim”), included in the regional drug watchlist, was arrested in a sting operation in Nivel Hills, Barangay Busay here. Agents of the… Read More
DA assures adequate manpower to continue NFA ops
March 5, 2024, 6:30 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said there is adequate manpower to continue the operations of the National Food Authority (NFA). This came following the implementation of the Ombudsman's preventive suspension order against 139 officials and employees amid the probe into… Read More
DOT urges Region 8 hotels, restos to seek Muslim-friendly tag
March 5, 2024, 6:28 pm
PALO, Leyte – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has encouraged hotels and restaurants in Eastern Visayas to seek Muslim-friendly status to fit the Muslim lifestyle travel segment. In a gathering here on Tuesday, DOT Undersecretary Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar said some foreign Muslim tourists are… Read More
Over 13K PWDs in Bicol benefit from cash-for-work program in 2023
March 5, 2024, 6:16 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program, assisted over 13,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the region via its… Read More
CamNorte farmers to earn more via new 'salabat' processing facility
March 5, 2024, 5:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) expects a higher income for ginger and turmeric farmers in Camarines Norte with the help of a new processing facility in Barangay Maulawin, Sta. Elena town. In an interview on Tuesday, DAR-Camarines Norte information officer Erleen Alvarez… Read More
Comelec sets ‘Register Anywhere Program’ in Baguio schools, malls
March 5, 2024, 4:53 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold its Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in different tertiary education institutions here initially until May this year to encourage more people to register. “We have scheduled a voter’s education coinciding with the voter’s… Read More
Iloilo rolls out ‘SIGURADO’ program to help farmers hit by El Niño
March 5, 2024, 3:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo has turned over PHP15 million to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) as payment for the insurance premium of local farmers following the launching of the province’s Sustainable Insurance of the Government for Upscaling and… Read More
