Provincial
P5-M shabu seized in NegOr since Jan; more barangays ‘drug-cleared’
February 21, 2024, 12:07 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police authorities in Negros Oriental have seized close to PHP5 million worth of suspected shabu in various anti-illegal drug operations since Jan. 1 this year.Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) records showed that as of Feb. 20, a total of 721.1 grams of suspected… Read More
OVP donates 24K bags of rice to DavOr
February 20, 2024, 8:31 pm
DAVAO CITY - The Office of the Vice President (OVP) donated 24,000 bags of five-kilo rice on Tuesday for the flood and landslide-affected residents of Davao Oriental province. The donation was turned over to the Davao Oriental government, with 13,000 bags allotted for Mati City. Mati City Mayor… Read More
2 Iranian nationals nabbed for ‘budol-budol’ in Negros Oriental
February 20, 2024, 8:29 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police operatives arrested Tuesday afternoon two Iranian nationals for allegedly engaging in “budol-budol” or swindling activities here. A report by the Highway Patrol Team (HPT) identified the suspects as Nejat Shakeri Fard, 56, and Nasseri Nia, 66. A Filipino female may… Read More
1st tranche of new P38 daily wage hike for R11 set on March 6
February 20, 2024, 8:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – The new PHP38 daily wage hike for minimum wage workers in Davao Region will start rolling out on March 6, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-11) said Tuesday. In a statement, the RTWPB-11 said the first of the two tranches of wage increases under Wage Order… Read More
Police to be deployed to major tourist spots in C. Visayas
February 20, 2024, 8:11 pm
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) said Tuesday the deployment of police officers to major tourist destinations is in place as Operation Plan Summer Vacation starts. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, PRO-7 spokesperson, said their operations division has been gathering… Read More
DTI-CAR 'Kapatid Mentor Me' business training begins March
February 20, 2024, 7:55 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry-Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) is encouraging owners of new businesses and prospective businesses to join the first batch of the “Kapatid Mentor Me-Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) program starting March. The KMME-MME is a program… Read More
BARMM sends aid to Bangsamoro people in Davao Region
February 20, 2024, 7:52 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has reached out to Bangsamoro people affected by floods and landslides in the Davao Region and distributed food and non-food items in the past two days. In a statement Tuesday, the Ministry of Social Services and… Read More
P440-M irrigation dam to rise in Camarines Sur town
February 20, 2024, 7:43 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A PHP440.325 million small irrigation dam will soon rise in Ragay, Camarines Sur to benefit hundreds of farmers, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol said Tuesday. National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Bicol Regional Manager, engineer Gaudencio de Vera, said… Read More
DSWD launches SOLo program in Pangasinan town
February 20, 2024, 7:41 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Around 30 solo parents in Anda town, Pangasinan have been included in the pilot-testing of Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Strengthening Opportunities for Lone Parents or Program SOLo in Luzon on Tuesday. Assistant Secretary for Operations Group… Read More
City gov’t all set for performance-filled 'Araw ng Dabaw'
February 20, 2024, 7:40 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government will bring performers to all districts for the 87th Araw ng Dabaw (Davao Day) celebration, which will start on March 1. Jennifer Romero, officer-in-charge of the City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO), said activities lined up for the opening ceremony are the Misa… Read More
Cordillera cops seize P4.62-B illegal drugs in 2023
February 20, 2024, 7:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) said that it was able to confiscate a total of PHP4.62 billion worth of illegal drugs in 2023, higher than the PHP1.13 billion confiscated in 2022. PROCor data showed a drop in the volume of seized marijuana plants, leaves, stalks, and… Read More
Alleged food poisoning downs 216 in Agusan Sur town
February 20, 2024, 7:33 pm Updated on February 21, 2024, 1:27 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 216 residents from a village in Agusan del Sur's town of Esperanza were taken to various hospitals on Monday night after experiencing stomach ache, vomiting, and loose bowel movement -- common effects of food poisoning. Dr. Jackie Momville, the provincial health officer,… Read More
22 law offenders arrested in Bulacan police ops
February 20, 2024, 7:29 pm
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS – Twenty-two lawbreakers, including 13 drug peddlers, were nabbed in different anti-criminality operations conducted by Bulacan police from Monday to Tuesday morning. In a statement, Col. Relly Arnedo, Bulacan Provincial Police Office director, said that in Calumpit, two… Read More
PPP, whole-of-nation approach benefiting folks in far-flung areas
February 20, 2024, 7:05 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Andy Mariano Masi, 49, a resident of a far-flung village in Tabuk City, Kalinga, used to plant rice on a 2,500-square-meter property where he got a percentage of the proceeds that could barely sustain the needs of his family. This was until he was found by the Philippine National… Read More
P295-M gov't livelihood program to benefit 15K households in Bicol
February 20, 2024, 7:02 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some 15,000 families in the six provinces of the Bicol region will be given various opportunities to earn through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) this year. In an interview on Tuesday, Earl Maximillan Cecilio,… Read More
48 projects lined up as Puerto Princesa embarks on massive infra push
February 20, 2024, 6:22 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – The city government here announced Tuesday that a total of 48 infrastructure projects have been lined up this year under an aggressive building program dubbed “Big Bang 2024.” Mayor Lucilo Bayron said the city government has earmarked PHP400 million for these… Read More
Cadiz City scholarship program to expand with own college institution
February 20, 2024, 6:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Cadiz in northern Negros Occidental will establish its own tertiary educational institution to keep up its advocacy of providing scholarships. Every year for more than two decades now, the local government allocates PHP32 million for the Cadiz City Education Assistance… Read More
69-MW solar power farm to rise in Silay City
February 20, 2024, 5:46 pm
SILAY CITY – Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is expanding its solar capacity with the construction of its second solar power farm in Silay City, Negros Occidental. On Tuesday, CREC president and chief executive officer Oliver Tan, with chairman Edgar Saavedra, were joined by Mayor Joedith… Read More
P3.4-M ‘shabu’ in diaper seized in Cotabato City
February 20, 2024, 5:41 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested an alleged big-time drug peddler from Sultan Kudarat province and seized PHP3.4 million worth of “shabu” during a buy-bust along Sinsuat Avenue here on Monday night.Agent Jocelyn Mary of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the… Read More
DBM releases P200-M for infra projects in Vigan
February 20, 2024, 4:55 pm
LAOAG CITY – Rehabilitation of a seawall and a flood control project in Vigan City damaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake in 2022 will now proceed following the release of PHP200 million funding from the national government. Vigan City Mayor Jose Singson announced this on Tuesday following the… Read More
