Provincial
Lawmaker vows to help secure infra project funding for Negros Oriental
January 27, 2024, 7:41 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A legislator on Saturday assured Negrenses that he will seek funding for infrastructure projects that will boost the economy here and in Negros Oriental in general. Senator Bong Revilla told a crowd of about 1,000, composed of beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and… Read More
DOLE releases P4.7-M aid to TUPAD beneficiaries in Dumaguete
January 27, 2024, 6:38 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released Saturday PHP4.7 million in financial assistance to 960 beneficiaries from this Negros Oriental provincial capital under the agency’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. The… Read More
Palawan provincial government gives cash aid to rescued boat crew
January 27, 2024, 5:07 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The provincial government here will extend financial assistance to seven residents of Calandagan Island who were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday after going missing earlier this week. The seven men were crossing a stretch of ocean aboard their… Read More
Rehabilitation, post-El Niño interventions urged
January 27, 2024, 11:12 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Government agencies, utility firms, and other stakeholders have been directed to include rehabilitation and post-El Niño interventions in their respective mitigation and response plans as Negros Oriental braces for an escalation of the ongoing dry spell in the province. “We… Read More
PBBM declares Feb. 6 non-working holiday in Consolacion, Cebu
January 26, 2024, 9:41 pm
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. declared Feb. 6 a special non-working holiday in Consolacion, a town north of the Cebu province, to mark the celebration of the municipality’s 104th founding anniversary. “(It) is but fitting and proper that the people of the Municipality of… Read More
Cebuanos participate in ‘Hubo’ to conclude Fiesta Señor 2024
January 26, 2024, 9:13 pm
CEBU CITY – The Augustinian friars in the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño on Friday officially ended the Fiesta Señor 2024 through the traditional “Hubo”, a ritual of undressing the image of the Holy Child before returning it to the house altar where it will stay until next year’s… Read More
WVSU positions as center for health professions program in Visayas
January 26, 2024, 9:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – West Visayas State University (WVSU) is eyeing to offer more health-related courses in the future as it positions to become the center of excellence for health professions program in the Visayas. Dr. Joselito Villaruz, who took his oath for his second term as president of the… Read More
Over 90% of Cordillera’s PUVs consolidated: LTFRB-CAR
January 26, 2024, 8:57 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Around 93.44 percent of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and 97 percent of utility vehicle express (UVE) in the Cordillera have consolidated prior to the latest three-month extension of the deadline. In an interview Friday, lawyer Laird Dionel Urbanozo, Land Transportation… Read More
Health authorities probe death of child due to rabid dog bite
January 26, 2024, 8:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Health authorities in Negros Oriental are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a grade school boy who died on Wednesday after being bitten by a rabid dog last month. Dr. Liland Estacion, Provincial Health Officer (PHO), denied claims that a hospital has… Read More
BFP conducts water rationing to drought-hit LGUs in Antique
January 26, 2024, 8:30 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conducts rationing to municipalities experiencing water shortage due to the El Niño phenomenon. “As of Friday, our municipal fire stations in Bugasong, Tibiao, San Remigio, Culasi, Sibalom, and in Valderrama have already… Read More
Dagupan City inaugurates Balay Silangan
January 26, 2024, 8:28 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – The 12th Balay Silangan Reformation Center in the province of Pangasinan was inaugurated here Friday, with an initial 11 clients who will undergo rehabilitation program. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Pangasinan director Retchie Camacho, in an interview, said the establishment… Read More
E. Samar distributes nearly 3K bags of rice to coastal cleaners
January 26, 2024, 8:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Samar provincial government has distributed at least 2,925 sacks of rice as a reward to participants in coastal area cleanup since last year. The local government reported on Friday that recipients of rice are those who collected waste from coastal areas under the… Read More
Passengers of missing boat from Palawan town rescued near Verde Island
January 26, 2024, 7:58 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – All seven passengers of a missing motorized banca (boat) have been rescued by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel in this province on Friday afternoon. Ensign Chrieson Dave Gabayan, spokesperson for PCG District Palawan, said the group was spotted by rescuers while… Read More
DA crafts roadmap for Mindanao tobacco industry
January 26, 2024, 7:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the National Tobacco Administration (NTA), has come up with a five-year roadmap to help improve the tobacco industry in Mindanao, especially in the northern region. In a statement Friday, DA Undersecretary Deogracias Victor… Read More
Canadian-backed project promotes mussel farming in Samar
January 26, 2024, 7:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A Canadian-funded project has introduced mussel long line to communities in Daram, Samar, as an alternative livelihood meant to address overfishing within the marine protected area (MPA). A mussel-long line was installed Friday in the Betaug MPA in Betaug village in Daram town,… Read More
DA turns over P115-M aid to farmers, fisherfolk
January 26, 2024, 6:58 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday led the turnover ceremony of about PHP115.46 million worth of farm and fisheries equipment and supplies eyed to boost food production and sustainability. During the event at the Department of Agriculture’s (DA)… Read More
2 soldiers dead over work-related argument
January 26, 2024, 6:53 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – An argument over an absence without leave (AWOL) case resulted in the death of two soldiers in Labrador, Pangasinan on Friday. Initial report from the Labrador Police Station stated that Technical Sgt. Marianito Bolante, 47, was shot dead by M/Sgt. Henry Malong Quiajado… Read More
Negros Occidental IT school to establish bamboo garden
January 26, 2024, 6:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government launched a bamboo growing initiative at the soon-to-open Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) Global Campus in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City on Friday. The planting activity, led by Governor Eugenio… Read More
CDO signs PPP agreement to solve water supply woes
January 26, 2024, 6:15 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government has entered into a public-private partnership (PPP) for its water supply problems.In a press briefing on Friday, Sheila May Lumbatan, the city mayor's chief of staff, said both the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) and its contracted bulk water… Read More
Antipolo Cathedral now an 'International Shrine'
January 26, 2024, 6:08 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – The Antipolo Cathedral, otherwise known as the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage National Shrine, has been elevated by the Vatican to the status of Marian "International Shrine." The symbolic coronation and rite of solemn declaration was presided by Most Rev. Charles Brown, D.D.,… Read More
