Provincial
Heart's Day is Market Day in Agusan Norte
February 14, 2024, 7:07 pm
BUTUAN CITY – In time with the celebration of Valentine’s Day, Agusan del Norte’s provincial government opened on Wednesday a two-day Kadiwa ng Pangulo center dubbed “Tabo (Market) with a Heart” at the Children’s Park inside the capitol grounds here.The Feb. 14-15 event, supported by… Read More
Bacolod City to upgrade public plaza with TIEZA aid
February 14, 2024, 6:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here has received a green light for the funding of the upgrade, renovation, and beautification of the public plaza from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT). In an update on… Read More
Anti-dengue measures intensified in Iloilo as rise in cases seen
February 14, 2024, 6:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has called for an intensified implementation of the 4S strategy on dengue prevention as cases in the province showed a slight increase amid the El Niño phenomenon this year. IPHO chief Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon said Wednesday Iloilo… Read More
Wescom sends ship, troops on humanitarian mission to Davao
February 14, 2024, 6:06 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The Western Command (Wescom) has dispatched a ship loaded with personnel and relief goods to provide humanitarian assistance to families displaced by a series of flash floods in Davao de Oro. Capt. Ariel Joseph Coloma, spokesperson for Wescom, told reporters that the… Read More
Davao gov’t to send aid to 15 LGUs under state of calamity
February 14, 2024, 5:08 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government is set to extend financial assistance to 15 local government units in the Davao and Caraga regions placed under a state of calamity due to the recent occurrences of natural disasters.Alfredo Baloran, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO)… Read More
E. Visayas body joins call to reject NTF-ELCAC abolition
February 14, 2024, 5:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) should continue to exist as it has been instrumental in wiping out insurgency in Eastern Visayas, the Regional Peace and Order Council said Wednesday. “It is not wise to abolish the NTF-ELCAC,” as… Read More
2 held for P5.78-M shabu
February 14, 2024, 4:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – A bus conductor who moonlights as a drug courier was arrested along with another high-value individual during a buy-bust operation Tuesday night in this city’s Manduriao district. The operation also resulted in the confiscation of 850 grams of suspected shabu worth PHP5.78… Read More
Calabarzon 'most wanted' nabbed in Lipa City
February 13, 2024, 9:35 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Authorities finally caught up with an alleged rapist who was the Most Wanted Person in the Calabarzon Region. The Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO) said suspect “Oscar” was arrested Monday from his hiding place in San Lucas Village, Lipa City, Batangas. Col.… Read More
Over 20 forest fires hit Cordilleras since start of 2024
February 13, 2024, 9:17 pm
BAGUIO CITY – More than 20 forest fires have been recorded in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) since the start of 2024. Portions of the government-run Camp John Hay were also hit by fire in the past three days. Bureau of Fire Protection-CAR (BFP-CAR) inspector Janelle Manuel Daniel… Read More
DICT activates satellite internet in 4 DRRMOs in Negros Occidental
February 13, 2024, 9:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) activated the very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite internet connectivity in four disaster risk reduction and management offices (DRRMOs) in Negros Occidental. The installed and activated VSATs are in the… Read More
PhilHealth, NorMin agencies sign deal for workers' benefits
February 13, 2024, 9:00 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Northern Mindanao (PhilHealth-10) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with other regional government agencies on Tuesday to cover benefits of their contractual employees.PhilHealth-10 Vice President Delio Aceron II said the… Read More
DICT launches Bisaya-language online education platform in NorMin
February 13, 2024, 8:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology in Northern Mindanao (DICT-10) launched here the online course program under Localized Accessible Knowledge and Inclusive Platform (Lakip) on Tuesday.DICT-10 Director Sittie Rahma Alawi credited the partnership… Read More
P15-M rehab of Antique hospital hangs amid NHCP halt order
February 13, 2024, 8:15 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The provincial engineer of Antique is urging the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to lift the cease and desist order (CDO) issued on the rehabilitation of the President Diosdado Macapagal District Hospital in Tobias Fornier town for the… Read More
Impact of dry spell in Antique won’t affect food sufficiency
February 13, 2024, 8:12 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The effect of the El Niño phenomenon on rice and corn crops in Antique will not affect the food sufficiency of the province since it is mild and negligible, according to the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA). OPA chief Nicolasito Calawag said eight… Read More
Food prices pull down inflation rate in Eastern Visayas in January
February 13, 2024, 8:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 3.8 percent inflation rate in January 2024, lower than the 4.3 percent recorded the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The downtrend inflation rate was mainly due to the lower inflation on food and… Read More
Organic agri coop in DavSur gets P2.4-M livelihood aid
February 13, 2024, 8:02 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 (Davao Region) has turned over a PHP2.4 million Organic Agriculture Livelihood Project (OALP) to a cooperative in Davao del Sur, an official said Tuesday.In a social media post, Martinet Roble, the DA-11 officer in charge and technical director… Read More
NPA rebel killed, machine gun recovered in Surigao Sur clash
February 13, 2024, 7:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed after a clash in Surigao del Sur’s Lianga town, the military here said Tuesday.In a report, the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said troops from the 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBn) clashed with NPA rebels in… Read More
Remote, conflict-affected village in Agusan Norte energized
February 13, 2024, 7:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a remote village in Agusan del Norte’s Las Nieves town have expressed gratitude to the government for energizing their community.“Electrification has reached our small sitio because of the reign of peace and the cooperation of our residents to the government,”… Read More
12 'Doctors to the Barrios' deployed to 5 Bicol provinces
February 13, 2024, 7:24 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 12 doctors who graduated last year under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Program of the Department of Health (DOH) have been deployed to the rural health units of five provinces in the Bicol region to give healthcare services to the local community, particularly in… Read More
HPG doubling efforts vs. illegal blinkers, sirens
February 13, 2024, 7:12 pm
CEBU CITY – The regional head of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) vowed to run after users of blinkers and sirens, locally called “wang-wang,” installed in unmarked vehicles. Col. Wilbert Parilla, head of HPG-Central Visayas based in Cebu, said Presidential Decree (PD) 96 makes it illegal for… Read More
