Provincial
Maasin City outlines steps to prevent swine fever
February 7, 2024, 6:31 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Maasin will implement several measures to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF) in their locality following reports of confirmed cases in some Southern Leyte towns. Mayor Nacional Mercado said he has ordered the activation of barangay… Read More
37 Caraga LGUs, 4 provinces pass good financial housekeeping in 2023
February 7, 2024, 6:23 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Thirty-seven local government units (LGUs) consisting of four cities and 33 municipalities and four provinces passed the 2023 Good Financial Housekeeping, as reported by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The four provinces are Agusan del Norte, Agusan del… Read More
New army commanders told to finish insurgency in Panay
February 7, 2024, 4:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – Newly installed battalion commanders of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army have received marching orders to finish the insurgency in Panay. In a press release Wednesday, 3ID commander, Maj. Gen. Marion R. Sison, said he has directed Lt. Col. Jovert Pimentel, new… Read More
Leyte transport coops cite gains of modernization program
February 7, 2024, 4:04 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Transport cooperatives in Leyte said Wednesday the modernization program provided stable jobs to drivers and comfort to commuters. In a press briefing, Maria Judith Juare, manager of the United Albuera-Ormoc Transport Cooperative that operates in the northwestern part of Leyte,… Read More
BOC-Davao seizes P24-M smuggled cigarettes in S. Kudarat, SoCot
February 7, 2024, 4:02 pm
MANILA – Customs authorities apprehended several individuals who yielded smuggled cigarettes worth PHP24 million in a series of operations in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato. In a statement Wednesday, Maita Acevedo, officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of… Read More
Search on for missing cigarette smugglers in Moro Gulf
February 7, 2024, 3:45 pm
DATU BLAH SINSUAT, Maguindanao Norte – Authorities and fisherfolk have been searching for the eight men who were hijacked at sea by gunmen off Maguindanao del Norte, an official said Wednesday. “Search and rescue operations are continuing,” Capt. Abdulbasit Kulod, town police chief, said in… Read More
PDEA seizes P6.9-M shabu, arrests 'dealer' in Lanao Sur
February 7, 2024, 3:43 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a "big-time drug peddler" and seized PHP6.9 million worth of shabu during an entrapment in Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur, on Tuesday. Director Gil Cesario Castro of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in… Read More
41 workers of Apex Mining still missing, 45 rescued from landslide
February 7, 2024, 2:42 pm Updated on February 8, 2024, 8:00 am
DAVAO CITY – The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) reported Wednesday that out of the 86 employees of the Apex Mining Co. initially reported trapped, 45 have been rescued and 41 are still missing. Lt. Col. Rosa Ma. Cristina Rosete-Manuel, Eastmincom spokesperson, said that of the 45 rescued… Read More
Over 900 families lose homes in Puerto Princesa City fire
February 7, 2024, 2:26 pm Updated on February 8, 2024, 12:49 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY – Hundreds of homes in two densely populated coastal barangays in this city were engulfed in a massive structural fire that broke out early Wednesday morning. Based on the assessment of the Puerto Princesa City Fire Station, about 920 families living in some 450 houses were… Read More
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts Ilocos Norte
February 7, 2024, 1:04 pm Updated on February 7, 2024, 5:16 pm
LAOAG CITY – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was felt by residents in this northern part of Luzon at around 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, state seismologists said. The epicenter of the quake was located some 16 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and… Read More
Solar-powered water system benefits island village in Pangasinan
February 7, 2024, 8:58 am
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 2,500 residents of Barangay Dewey in Bolinao town, Pangasinan now have another source of clean water after the construction of a solar-powered water system, which will also soon benefit other villages in Santiago Island. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Department… Read More
Cebu City eyes giant water catchment to solve flood, water supply
February 7, 2024, 8:56 am
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama said Tuesday the city government is in talks with a big businessman for the construction of a giant water catchment to solve the problem of flooding and supply of water. “I asked Mr. Hans Sy since his family is into malls and is a philanthropist. I asked him to… Read More
Floods displace 2.9K families from 21 villages in Butuan
February 6, 2024, 11:24 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 21 barangays here are currently affected by flooding as the water level in the Agusan River continued to rise due to the persisting inclement weather, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) said Tuesday. The CDRRMO issued Water Level Flood Alert No.… Read More
6K residents of La Union benefit from ‘Lab for All’ caravan
February 6, 2024, 11:21 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 6,000 residents of La Union province on Tuesday benefited from the “Lab for All” (Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta, at Gamot Para sa Lahat) caravan, which provided free medical, legal, and other services. The project, which aims to bring health care services… Read More
MisOr food drying tech is first in Mindanao
February 6, 2024, 11:15 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has collaborated with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to adopt food-drying technology, a first in Mindanao.In a statement on Tuesday, DOST 10 (Northern Mindanao) Director, Dr. Romela Ratilla, said the memorandum… Read More
C. Visayas 4Ps students assured of college education through UniFAST
February 6, 2024, 9:30 pm
CEBU CITY – Children of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) families in Central Visayas are assured of their college education, because of Republic Act 10931, a social welfare official said on Tuesday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)… Read More
LTO intensifies ops vs. blinkers, sirens of unmarked cars in Cebu
February 6, 2024, 9:00 pm
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas has intensified operations against private cars with illegally installed blinkers and sirens, a transport official said on Tuesday. LTO-7 regional director Glen Galario, in a statement, said their enforcers are flagging down… Read More
Bago City turns over P200K fund to NFA to increase palay buying price
February 6, 2024, 8:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental turned over PHP200,000 to the National Food Authority (NFA) for an additional premium of PHP1 for every kilogram (kg.) of palay (unhusked rice) sold by farmers. Under the partnership, Bago City farmers will get PHP24 per kg., higher by PHP1… Read More
Bacolod City to issue PWD ID cards with data security feature
February 6, 2024, 8:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here will issue persons with disability (PWD) identification (ID) cards with added QR (quick response) codes starting next week to ensure data security and curb indiscriminate issuance. On Tuesday, the city government announced it will start accepting… Read More
5.6K ARBs in south Negros validated to get loan condonation
February 6, 2024, 8:25 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 5,607 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) under the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Negros Occidental 2 (South) are validated to receive the certificate of condonation and release of mortgage (CoCRoM) under the Republic Act 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act… Read More
