Provincial
Ilocos Norte rice farmers receive fertilizer vouchers, veggie seeds
February 23, 2024, 6:50 pm
LAOAG CITY – Forty-five rice farmers from Currimao, Ilocos Norte received fertilizer vouchers with a total amount of PHP155,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday. Other interventions extended were fuel subsidies, hybrid vegetable seeds, certified seeds as well as rehabilitation… Read More
Search, retrieval ops in landslide’s ‘ground zero’ ends
February 23, 2024, 6:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – Maco municipality in Davao de Oro ended the search and retrieval operations in the landslide in Barangay Masara at 5 p.m. Thursday.The landslide at Zone 1 in Barangay Masara claimed 98 lives, while eight persons remained missing.In an executive order on Friday, Mayor Carlos Arthur… Read More
Negros Occidental installs solar base radios in critical watersheds
February 23, 2024, 6:24 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has installed solar-powered very high frequency (VHF) base radio sets in all eight critical watersheds across the province. The radio communication infrastructure is set up in the areas of Ilog-Hilabangan,… Read More
Navy making necessary adjustments for 'external defense' posture
February 23, 2024, 6:10 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Naval commands tasked with West Philippine Sea (WPS) security are making the “necessary adjustments” following the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) shift in focus to “external defense,” a Philippine Navy official said Friday. In a media briefing,… Read More
Cebu province eyes dialysis center on Bantayan, Camotes islands
February 23, 2024, 5:06 pm
CEBU CITY – Kidney patients living on Bantayan Island in Cebu’s extreme north and Camotes Islands in the province’s eastern seaboard will no longer have to travel to the mainland for their treatment as the provincial government here will open a dialysis center in the two areas. Two… Read More
Pork ban remains in NegOcc amid hog disease recovery efforts
February 23, 2024, 4:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government will continue to prohibit the entry of live pigs, pork meat and pork by-products from other provinces to prevent a resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) infection and other related diseases, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday. In… Read More
Agusan Norte college students get over P1-M cash grant
February 23, 2024, 4:21 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 41 college students from Agusan del Norte province received a PHP25,000 financial grant each under the Student Monetary Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) program of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).The grant, totaling PHP1.025 million, was released… Read More
Olive Ridley sea turtle spotted nesting on Surigao City beach
February 23, 2024, 4:04 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Beachgoers at Banahao area in Barangay Sabang, Surigao City, were treated to a display of nature's beauty Thursday evening after witnessing an Olive Ridley sea turtle nesting and laying eggs on a black sand beach. The Olive Ridley, known for its preference for nesting on black… Read More
Subic Port launches state-of-the-art vessel traffic management system
February 23, 2024, 3:32 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has launched a state-of-the-art Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) that will significantly improve port management efficiency as well as the safety and security of the various ports inside the facility. In a statement Friday,… Read More
Koronadal City gov’t offers P500K bounty in pawnshop robbery
February 23, 2024, 2:54 pm Updated on February 23, 2024, 2:55 pm
KORONADAL CITY – The city government is offering PHP500,000 cash to anyone who can provide authorities with the information leading to the arrest and prosecution of six gunmen who robbed a pawnshop here Wednesday. Mayor Eliordo Ogena announced the bounty Friday and expressed optimism that close… Read More
Bohol town encounter kills 5 NPA rebels
February 23, 2024, 2:44 pm
CEBU CITY – Five remnants of the Bohol Party Committee (BPC) were killed Friday morning in an armed encounter with government troopers in Bilar town, province of Bohol, the Visayas Command reported. Government soldiers and policemen were about to serve a warrant of arrest against a member of the… Read More
P1.3-M shabu seized in Naga City drug bust
February 23, 2024, 2:43 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Operatives of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) arrested a high-value individual and seized PHP1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City on Friday. In a report, PRO5 spokesperson Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib said the… Read More
PhilMech: P92-M farm equipment to lessen losses of Sorsogon farmers
February 23, 2024, 2:41 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some 2,000 farmers from 20 qualified farmers cooperatives and associations (FCAs), as well as two local government units (LGUs) in the province of Sorsogon, will benefit from the PHP92 million worth of farm equipment recently distributed by the Philippine Center for Postharvest… Read More
More than 300 hectares damaged so far by Baguio, Benguet forest fires
February 23, 2024, 2:26 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection-Cordillera Administrative Region (BFP-CAR) said more than 300 hectares of forest in this city and the province of Benguet have been affected by forest fires, some of them yet to be contained. BFP-CAR data showed forest fires occurred in Itogon and… Read More
North Negros clashes force suspension of classes
February 23, 2024, 2:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Classes have been suspended in Toboso town and in eight villages in Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Friday as government troopers conduct pursuit and clearing operations against remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NNF) of the New People’s Army (NPA). In… Read More
MORE Power adopts automated system for better service delivery
February 23, 2024, 10:34 am
ILOILO CITY – Electric utility provider More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has commenced the operation of its new control tower, which is equipped with a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.“The SCADA system will be the key feature of the control center, which will… Read More
Iloilo province helping farmers to cope up with El Niño
February 23, 2024, 8:21 am
ILOILO CITY – Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Thursday said the provincial government has frontline strategies to help farmers suffering from the scarcity of water due to the El Niño phenomenon. Defensor, citing the Provincial Agriculture’s Office report, said 13 municipalities in Iloilo… Read More
PH 1st scuba diving courses launched in Negros Oriental
February 23, 2024, 8:09 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has chosen Negros Oriental as its launch pad for its first-ever scuba diving courses in the Philippines. TESDA-Negros Oriental provincial director Fletcher Gumahad told the Philippine News Agency on Thursday that… Read More
NPA rebel surrenders in Camarines Sur
February 22, 2024, 8:41 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) surrendered to the Philippine National Police and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) personnel in Basud, Camarines Sur province on Thursday. In a report, Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib,… Read More
VP Sara condoles with family of fallen troops in NorMin
February 22, 2024, 8:01 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte visited Northern Mindanao on Thursday to pay respects to the soldiers who died and those who survived a recent encounter with Dawlah Islamiya - Maute Group (DI-MG) extremists.Duterte visited the bereaved families of the late Cpl. Reland Tapinit… Read More
