Provincial
Bacolaodiat Festival highlights strong Filipino-Chinese cultural ties
February 9, 2024, 8:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The staging of the Bacolaodiat Festival, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the Philippines, highlights the strong connection between the city and the Filipino-Chinese community here. The three-day festival, taken from the words “Baco” for Bacolod and “Lao… Read More
DTI ‘Kapatid Mentor ME’ program in NegOr open for all
February 9, 2024, 7:30 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY –The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is now accepting qualified applicants of all ages for its Kapatid Mentor ME (micro entrepreneurs) Program (KMMP) to provide them with the skills to improve and professionalize their businesses. DTI-Negros Oriental… Read More
4 Dinagat villages get P26.7-M roads, bridge projects
February 9, 2024, 7:08 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Four villages in Dinagat Islands received newly completed infrastructure projects consisting of road access and enhancements. All the projects were funded under the 20-percent Provincial Development Fund, Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr. told the Philippine News Agency on Friday. The… Read More
Jeepney driver, jobless man yield over P8-M shabu in Cebu
February 9, 2024, 6:43 pm
CEBU CITY – A jeepney driver and a jobless man were arrested in a sting operation and yielded over PHP8 million worth of suspected shabu, the police reported Friday. Jeepney driver Rogelio Alforque Gajudo, 56, resident of Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City yielded to Mandaue City police a total of… Read More
CDO opens 61 new routes under PUV modernization plan
February 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government has opened 61 new routes for public utility vehicles (PUV) under the modernization program.In an interview on Friday, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 10 Director Abo Samen Matuan said the new routes were crafted by the… Read More
Licensed teacher falls in Siargao drug bust
February 9, 2024, 5:14 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The amount involved was measly compared to major drug buy-busts but the suspect was an unexpected one.Anti-narcotics agents arrested a licensed teacher who also works as a tour guide in the popular surfing town of General Luna in Siargao Island during a buy-bust Friday morning. The… Read More
Child rescued days after Davao Oro landslide; deaths climb to 15
February 9, 2024, 4:42 pm Updated on February 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
DAVAO CITY – Local disaster responders rescued a three-year-old girl on Friday morning, four days after a deadly landslide in the Davao de Oro town of Maco. Local rescuers said Senang Macaste had been trapped inside their home in Brgy. Masara when she was pulled out under the rubble of the… Read More
TUP-Visayas to open satellite campus in southern Negros
February 9, 2024, 4:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUP-V), which has a main campus in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, is expanding to southern Negros with its soon-to-rise satellite campus in Binalbagan town. The ground-breaking rites, held on Friday at the three-hectare… Read More
Negros Oriental’s most wanted falls at NAIA
February 9, 2024, 2:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and other law enforcement units arrested the most wanted person in Negros Oriental at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Thursday night. Construction worker Ricardo Chavez… Read More
Iloilo City, sister China cities to explore more exchanges
February 9, 2024, 1:37 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Chinese Consul General in Cebu said Iloilo City and its sister cities in China must have more people-to-people exchanges and cooperation since the interactions were at “a very low level” during the pandemic. “After the pandemic, everything comes back to normal. So I will… Read More
Cebu City seeks MMDA help to solve traffic woes
February 9, 2024, 8:22 am
CEBU CITY – Two Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) programmers are now here to conduct an assessment of the current traffic light systems in the capital city, a local official said Thursday. The city government has earlier sought the help of MMDA to asses the existing traffic lights… Read More
166K rice farmers in W. Visayas get certified seeds for dry season
February 8, 2024, 8:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 166,005 rice farmers in Western Visayas have received certified seeds for the 2024 dry season, a report from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-Negros Station on Thursday showed. The distribution of certified seeds, aimed to increase farm productivity and boost… Read More
7 Negros Oriental towns, cities closely alerted vs. bird flu
February 8, 2024, 8:43 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities in Negros Oriental are closely monitoring at least seven towns and cities against avian influenza as migratory birds continue arriving from countries experiencing the winter season. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry here, said… Read More
Caravan of medical, social services benefits 1K villagers in Masbate
February 8, 2024, 8:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 1,000 members of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), their dependents and other residents of Dimasalang town in Masbate province received free health, livelihood, financial, and social services on Thursday. In an… Read More
Flood-hit families in Agusan Norte town get aid from Tingog Party-list
February 8, 2024, 8:13 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Flood-affected residents of Agusan del Norte’s Las Nieves town found relief as trucks loaded with sacks of rice and food packs arrived in their locality on Thursday.Las Nieves Mayor Karen Rosales received 310 sacks of rice and 350 food packs from the office of Agusan del Norte… Read More
Single employees of Quezon town get 2-day Valentine 'stress leave'
February 8, 2024, 8:04 pm
GEN. LUNA, Quezon – Municipal employees not romantically attached can take two days off this month to avoid the stresses caused by seeing doting couples at the workplace. This act of emotional consideration was made possible through Executive Order No. 9, called “Special Stress Leave,”… Read More
NGCP warns of possible manual load dropping in Panay
February 8, 2024, 7:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) alerted consumers in Panay of possible manual load dropping to preserve the integrity of the Panay grid amid the reduced generation of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC). “It’s a heads-up that in the event there is… Read More
Oceana to aid N. Samar's marine preservation efforts
February 8, 2024, 7:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Environmental group Oceana pledged to help Northern Samar province preserve its marine ecosystem in four island towns. In a meeting Thursday, key officials of Oceana and the provincial government agreed to generate baseline data to “unravel the intricacies of the province's… Read More
CDO sees millions in income during Chinese New Year celebration
February 8, 2024, 7:45 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city’s support for Chinese New Year festivities is expected to bring in millions of pesos for local businesses.In an interview on Thursday, John Asuncion, head of the Oro-Trade Investments Promotion Center (Oro-TIPC), said the scheduled dragon boat race alone would… Read More
28.8-K Antique Pantawid beneficiaries to undergo reassessment
February 8, 2024, 7:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will reassess the 28,800 households enrolled with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Antique to know their level of well-being and if they could already graduate from the program. Pantawid… Read More
