Provincial
Victorias City expands initiatives to fight child malnutrition
February 13, 2024, 6:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental is expanding efforts to address malnutrition among children in 15 of the city’s 26 barangays through a sustained partnership with the Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation, a Bacolod-based non-profit organization. Mayor Javier… Read More
Iloilo City doubles garbage fee rate
February 13, 2024, 6:43 pm
ILOILO CITY – Garbage fees in this city have increased by 100 percent to cover the expenditures of the local government, which has been subsidizing over 80 percent of solid waste management expenses. Engineer Neil Ravena, head of the General Services Office (GSO), said that with the adjusted… Read More
31 farmers in Camarines Sur get land titles from gov't
February 13, 2024, 6:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 31 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Camarines Sur province received certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in January. In an interview on Tuesday, Niriza Barquilla, DAR-Bicol assistant information officer, said… Read More
PNP C. Visayas on heightened alert for Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday
February 13, 2024, 6:25 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas is on alert status to secure Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday to be celebrated on the same day on Feb. 14, the regional police spokesperson said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson for the Police Regional… Read More
Comelec eyes C. Visayas NSTP students in voters’ education events
February 13, 2024, 6:16 pm
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will tap college students who are taking up National Service Training Program (NSTP) subjects for voters’ education during the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in Central Visayas campuses. Comelec-Central Visayas spokesperson Omar Sharif… Read More
Refrigerated delivery truck to boost income of small farmers
February 13, 2024, 6:09 pm
LAOAG CITY – Small-scale farmers in Ilocos Norte are inspired to grow more onions this year after a cooperative was given a PHP2.6 million grant for the procurement of a refrigerated delivery truck. Primrose Manglal-lan, chair of the Board of Directors of the Bacarra Multi-Purpose Cooperative,… Read More
Bacolod City logs over 1-K new business permit applications
February 13, 2024, 5:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city government received business permit applications from around 1,100 new business establishments at the beginning of 2024. Data as of Tuesday showed that the number is part of the 18,839 business permit applications received in January alone by the Business Permits and… Read More
DOH 8 calls for more prevention efforts amid rising suicide cases
February 13, 2024, 5:01 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has called on the public to be more sensitive to the feelings of individuals with suicidal thoughts to help curb the rising suicide cases in the Eastern Visayas region. Reports reaching rural health units revealed that 95 people in the region… Read More
Elderly among early poll registrants in Iloilo City
February 13, 2024, 4:28 pm
ILOILO CITY – Senior citizens were among the first in line here as voters’ registration for next year's midterm elections started on Monday. In an interview on Tuesday, Comelec-Iloilo City Assistant Officer II Jonathan Sayno said they catered to 236 applicants during the first day, 47 of whom… Read More
95 passengers of distressed vessel rescued in Northern Samar
February 13, 2024, 3:29 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The 95 passengers of the distressed MV Reina Hosanna that ran aground in Capul, Northern Samar, left the island Tuesday, two days after the incident. The passengers were transported to the mainland of Northern Samar around 1 p.m. using a local government-owned sea vessel, said… Read More
Pork prices soar in Negros Oriental amid low supply
February 12, 2024, 9:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The prices of pork in Negros Oriental, particularly in this capital city, continued to rise amid a perceived low supply of live hogs, authorities said Monday. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), said that… Read More
Pharmacies in Bicol now accept DSWD guarantee letters as payment
February 12, 2024, 9:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Different pharmacies in the Bicol region on Monday started to accept guarantee letters from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as payment for the purchase of medicines, a DSWD-5 official said. Jastine Joy Dichoso Escuro, DSWD-Bicol Assistance to Individuals in… Read More
Comelec's ‘Register Anywhere Program’ starts in 7 Bicol areas
February 12, 2024, 7:51 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Commission on Elections in Bicol (Comelec-5) started on Monday the implementation of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP), which allows more people to be enlisted as voters. Under the program, those who want to exercise their right to vote in future elections may register… Read More
C. Visayas workers, students urged to join Register Anywhere Program
February 12, 2024, 7:47 pm
CEBU CITY – Workers and students who want to register for next year’s midterm elections but cannot go home to register may soon get their registration through the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in malls and schools, the Commission on Election (Comelec)-Central Visayas said Monday. Lawyer… Read More
C. Visayas ‘cyber cops’ to go after online scammers
February 12, 2024, 7:44 pm
CEBU CITY – Central Visayas police will produce officers proficient in cybercrime prevention as online scam cases continue to rise. Lt. General Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7, said on Monday that they are eyeing to assign at least two “cyber cops” in… Read More
Ilocos Norte to receive treatment facility for medical waste
February 12, 2024, 7:34 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will donate an infectious waste treatment machine worth PHP20 million to Ilocos Norte, boosting the province’s efforts for a clean, green, and safer environment. Dr. Arlene Ragasa, officer-in-charge of the Governor Roque B. Ablan… Read More
PSA launches post-Covid recovery survey in NorMin
February 12, 2024, 7:25 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA) on Monday started here a survey on information technology and post-coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the Northern Mindanao region.In a statement, PSA Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) officer-in-charge, Dr. Janith Aves, said the… Read More
Davao Region inflation rate drops to 4.4% in January
February 12, 2024, 7:23 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region’s year-on-year headline inflation slowed down to 4.4 percent in January this year from 5.3 percent in the previous month, the regional Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-11) office said Monday.In a statement, PSA-11 said the region’s inflation was higher, at 9.4… Read More
Legazpi City now rabies-free
February 12, 2024, 7:07 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – This capital city of Albay province is now considered rabies-free after gaining a 95-percent vaccination rate of the total population of its registered dogs. City Veterinary Office (CVO) chief Dr. Emmanuel Estipona, in an interview on Monday, said the city sustained its dog… Read More
Nat'l Task Force on WPS starts road show to fight disinformation
February 12, 2024, 6:53 pm
SAN JUAN, La Union – The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTFWPS) started here on Monday the first of a series of national forums to educate Filipinos about their rights and interests in the West Philippine Sea. National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan… Read More
