Provincial
PCO brings community caravan to Leyte campuses
February 20, 2024, 4:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) is bringing its community campus caravan to more schools in provinces to raise awareness among students about battling fake news and disinformation. Speaking to reporters here Tuesday, PCO Undersecretary Emerald Ridao said they want to… Read More
Prov’l board wants complete lab services in Antique gov’t hospitals
February 20, 2024, 4:04 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The provincial board this week will discuss with officials of the provincial and district hospitals in Antique how to address the lack of complete clinical laboratory services in their health facilities. Antique provincial board member Egidio Elio, a doctor by… Read More
Nat’l Museum to restore Iloilo City’s 15th-century Fort San Pedro
February 20, 2024, 3:17 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will restore Fort San Pedro or the Fort Nuestra Señora del Rosario, an important cultural property built here in the 15th century. Mayor Jerry Treñas on Tuesday said he recently talked with NMP Director General Jeremy Barns via Zoom… Read More
PNP chief orders sustained illegal drug campaign in Western Visayas
February 20, 2024, 2:07 pm
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has ordered a sustained campaign against illegal drugs in Western Visayas under the leadership of newly installed Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) acting regional director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky. Acorda presided over the… Read More
Antique gov’t to award 1.7K housing units to Yolanda-hit families
February 20, 2024, 12:05 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The provincial government is eyeing to award this month 1,787 housing units built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) in Barangay Lacayon in Bugasong town for families affected by Typhoon Yolanda. In a stakeholders meeting called by Antique Governor Rhodora… Read More
2 NPA rebels surrender in Quezon town
February 19, 2024, 11:26 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Two communist rebels operating in forested areas around the town of General Nakar, Quezon abandoned their armed struggle and returned to the fold of the law over the weekend. Brig. Gen. Cerilo Balauro Jr., commander of the Philippine Army’s 202 Brigade, and General Nakar… Read More
PhilHealth increases stroke, dialysis packages in NorMin
February 19, 2024, 9:14 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded its health packages with additional centers in Northern Mindanao (NorMin). In a statement on Monday, PhilHealth Region 10 focal person Pamela Jay Orias said packages for stroke treatment and dialysis were… Read More
Davao Oro landslide death toll at 98, 8 missing
February 19, 2024, 9:06 pm
DAVAO CITY – The death toll of the Barangay Masara landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro has reached 98, while eight persons remain missing. In a Facebook post on Monday, the Maco municipal government said the retrieved bodies were the result of continuing search and retrieval operations after the… Read More
4PH housing project to rise in Legazpi City
February 19, 2024, 8:48 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Construction works have started on a housing project of the Marcos administration in the southern portion of this city. In an interview on Monday, Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal said the project located in Barangay Homapon is the first component in Albay of the… Read More
Comelec calls on youth to register, participate in voting process
February 19, 2024, 8:42 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is appealing to the youth to register and participate in the country's democratic process of voting. In his message during the opening of the Special Satellite and Register Anywhere Project (SSARAP) at the Bicol University (BU) here, Comelec… Read More
PSA-Negros begins nat’l ID registration for kids below 5 years old
February 19, 2024, 8:21 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental has already started its registration of children below five years old for the national identification program, an official said Monday. Engr. Ariel Fortuito, chief Statistical Analyst and PSA provincial head, said the… Read More
Ex-rebels’ dependents in Sorsogon get educational aid from gov't
February 19, 2024, 8:18 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol provided educational assistance to 96 dependents of former rebels in Sorsogon province through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program early this month. In an interview on Monday, Jastine Joy… Read More
La Trinidad breaches pre-pandemic tourist arrival numbers
February 19, 2024, 8:15 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The municipal tourism office of this capital town said they received 750,000 tourists last year, breaching the pre-pandemic arrivals in 2019. “We have an estimated 750,000 tourists arrival in 2023 and we are happy that we get to benefit from the overflow of tourists in… Read More
Cebuanos push for creation of Metro Cebu Development Authority
February 19, 2024, 7:31 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebuanos reiterated calls for the creation of the Metro Cebu Development Authority (MCDA) that would consolidate inter-agency efforts to solve traffic woes and flooding problems, a provincial legislator said Monday. Provincial Board Member Glenn Anthony Soco said the call for the… Read More
Comelec-Baguio brings voter registration to schools
February 19, 2024, 6:56 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Baguio has expanded voter registration efforts for next year's midterm elections by bringing it to various schools and communities here. John Paul Martin, the city election officer, said the voter registration outreach covers transfer of… Read More
Antique provincial gov’t releases over P2.9-M aid to ‘Egay’ victims
February 19, 2024, 6:44 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A total of 292 families in Antique availed a total of PHP2.92 million in cash aid for the reconstruction of their houses under the Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) of the National Housing Authority (NHA). The second batch of 92 families received a… Read More
Iloilo City mayor: Expedite reclamation projects
February 19, 2024, 6:29 pm
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas wanted the proposed reclamation projects in Iloilo City fast-tracked amid the massive development here. “With reclamation, you can have a well-planned development. More economic activities, more employment opportunities, and it will mean the city becomes more… Read More
Comelec-Bacolod sets 2-month satellite voter registration
February 19, 2024, 5:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city has scheduled a two-month satellite voter registration in various barangays and schools from February to April ahead of the May 2025 mid-term elections. During the first off-site registration held at the covered court of Barangay… Read More
Upgrade to dairy breed to boost income, farmers told
February 19, 2024, 5:39 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Dairy Authority (NDA) on Monday urged goat and cattle raisers in Western Visayas to upgrade to dairy breeds for higher income. “Dairy should stand as a main source of livelihood and not just a source of extra income,” NDA OIC Assistant Manager for Western Visayas… Read More
Himamaylan City develops housing project for gov’t employees
February 19, 2024, 5:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Himamaylan in Negros Occidental has proposed a collaboration with National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC) to finance the ongoing development of housing units for government employees in Barangay 3 Poblacion. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr. said in a statement on… Read More
