Provincial
Negros Occidental incurs P7-M crop damage due to dry spell
January 30, 2024, 7:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in Negros Occidental has reported an initial PHP7.079 million in the cost of damage to rice crops planted in 117.22 hectares due to the dry spell. Data released on Tuesday showed that as of Jan. 26, Cauayan town recorded an… Read More
2 communist rebels surrender in Bulacan
January 30, 2024, 7:25 pm
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – Two members of the communist Rebolusyonaryong Hukbong Bayan (RHB) surrendered to the Bulacan police on Monday. “Ka Bonbon,” 46, and “Ka Mila,” 71, turned themselves in to joint elements of the Bulacan Provincial Intelligence Unit and 2nd Provincial Mobile… Read More
Pursuit on for killers of Indian money lender in N. Cotabato
January 30, 2024, 7:13 pm
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Police are hot on the trail of armed motorcycle-riding robbers who killed a foreign money lender and injured his Filipina companion in a highway shooting here on Tuesday morning. Lt. Col. John Miridel Calinga, municipal police chief, identified the victim as Juty… Read More
6 Moro extremists, 2 NPA rebels yield to Army in Maguindanao
January 30, 2024, 7:03 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Six Moro extremists and two communist rebels surrendered Monday afternoon to military authorities here, saying they desire to live normal lives and benefit from the government’s peace and reconciliation program. The surrenderers were formally presented to… Read More
500K C. Visayas individuals get P2.4-B crisis aid
January 30, 2024, 6:55 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of PHP2.4 billion in cash assistance were distributed to over half a million individuals in Central Visayas who are in crisis situations in 2023, a social welfare official said on Tuesday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
Over 173K farmers in Ilocos Region get cash aid
January 30, 2024, 6:42 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – More than 74 percent of Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) beneficiaries in Ilocos Region have received their PHP5,000 cash assistance as of Jan. 30. Department of Agriculture (DA) Ilocos Region information officer Vida Cacal, in a phone interview on Tuesday, said… Read More
New hanging bridge provides safety, convenience to Albay villagers
January 30, 2024, 6:15 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Residents of Oas town in Albay province, particularly students and teachers, will no longer have to face risk when crossing a river as a new PHP5-million hanging bridge has been completed in the municipality and opened to the public on Jan. 24. In a phone interview on Tuesday,… Read More
Dinagyang benefits extend to Iloilo province
January 30, 2024, 5:41 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo 2024 Dinagyang Festival would benefit not only this city but the whole province in terms of tourism, business and arts and culture. In a press conference Monday, Allan Ryan Tan, president of the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI), the private sector partner of the… Read More
3K Ilocos Norte trike drivers get PHP9.6-M fuel aid
January 30, 2024, 4:40 pm
LAOAG CITY – Another round of fuel subsidy on Friday is set to benefit 3,005 tricycle drivers to help them cope with oil price inflation. Athena Nicolette Pilar, Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC) general manager, in a statement on Tuesday, said distribution of fuel aid to all qualified trike… Read More
Eastern Samar health hub gets solar generators
January 30, 2024, 4:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The rural health unit (RHU) of Guiuan in Eastern Samar on Tuesday received from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) two solar generators to ensure the facility's operation amid power outages. During the turnover event, Guiuan RHU chief Maria Socorro Flores… Read More
Northern Samar eyes to partners with Aboitiz on new airport dev't
January 30, 2024, 4:02 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A team from Aboitiz InfraCapital is set to visit the proposed site of a new airport in Pambujan, Northern Samar in March following a meeting with provincial government officials last week. John Allen Berbon, chief of the Northern Samar provincial economic development and… Read More
DOLE to award P7.5-M livelihood grant to Ilocos Norte workers
January 30, 2024, 2:58 pm
LAOAG CITY – Marginalized workers from Ilocos Norte will get some PHP7.48 million worth livelihood grant from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). "The selected beneficiaries are composed of marginalized workers who are engaged in cassava processing, mushroom production and processing,… Read More
P24-M evacuation, livelihood center to rise in Iloilo City
January 29, 2024, 11:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – A multipurpose center that will serve as an evacuation center during calamities and economic enterprise for drug dependents will stand to benefit not only those in Barangay Tanza Esperanza but also the other neighboring villages in the City Proper. The project worth over PHP24… Read More
Pangasinan, Manila Water may revive water concession deal
January 29, 2024, 10:11 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Officials of the provincial government of Pangasinan and the Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWVP) are set to meet within this quarter to discuss the possibility of reviving the water concession deal, which was terminated in December last year. "As disclosed by Governor… Read More
DSWD to implement El Niño mitigation program in Ilocos Region
January 29, 2024, 8:36 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated PHP86.8 million for the implementation of the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) in Ilocos Region from February to June this year. DSWD Ilocos Disaster Response Management Division chief Maricel Caleja, in a… Read More
C. Visayas PNP to align ops with SC rules on anti-terrorism cases
January 29, 2024, 8:21 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas vowed to align their anti-terrorism operations with the rules of the Supreme Court on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office… Read More
DA distributes P5-K cash aid to Quezon farmers
January 29, 2024, 8:21 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA 4-A) has stepped up its distribution of financial assistance to small farmers in Quezon province under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program. In an interview on Monday,… Read More
5 Negros Occidental LGUs strengthen inter-local health zone
January 29, 2024, 8:14 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Monday to strengthen the inter-local health zone (ILHZ) in line with the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Parties to the agreement included the cities of… Read More
Military aids ex-NPA female fighter during childbirth
January 29, 2024, 8:07 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A former female fighter of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) delivered her child with the help of the Negros Oriental provincial government and the Philippine Army. “Ka Aubrey,” 29, gave birth via caesarean section to a girl, weighing just… Read More
Residents in Agusan Norte villages get P1.3-M TUPAD pay
January 29, 2024, 8:04 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 252 beneficiaries from 22 barangays in Agusan del Norte’s town of Lass Nieves received their payments under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program on Monday.The release of the TUPAD payments, amounting to PHP1.3 million, was… Read More
