Provincial
'Register Anywhere Program’ to pilot in 4 Pangasinan cities, town
January 24, 2024, 6:21 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Pangasinan’s four cities and the capital town will serve as pilot areas for the nationwide implementation of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP), allowing voters from other areas to register. Comelec-Pangasinan election… Read More
DA OKs P341.4-M farm-to-market road in Dinagat Islands
January 24, 2024, 5:57 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) chaired by the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) bared on Wednesday the approval of PHP341.4 million worth of farm-to-market road (FMR) project in the province of Dinagat Islands. With a length of 9.4 kilometers, the… Read More
City gov’t allocates P159.7M for school building projects in 2024
January 24, 2024, 5:28 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government allocated a total of PHP159.7 million for the construction of additional school buildings this year. Using the special education fund (SEF), the city government here will augment the need of the Iloilo City Schools Division for additional classrooms. The city… Read More
Anti-drug ops in Iloilo City net around P21.3-M shabu
January 24, 2024, 2:40 pm
ILOILO CITY – At least 22 anti-drug operations have been conducted since the start of the year and yielded over 3,000 grams of shabu valued at around PHP21.3 million. Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) City Drugs Enforcement Unit (CDEU) chief Lt. Col. Antonio Benitez Jr. said these operations also… Read More
Cops probe murder of BARMM parliament employee
January 24, 2024, 2:36 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities are following up on a lead that would help identify the gunmen who shot and killed an employee of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government on Tuesday night.Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., city police director, said investigators are… Read More
Dinagyang performances to highlight Iloilo as PH festival capital
January 23, 2024, 8:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – The 2024 Dinagyang Festival is a venue for Iloilo to showcase other major festivals, highlighting its claim as the festival capital of the Philippines. Eric Divinagracia, artistic director of the festival, said the tribes’ competition on Jan. 28 will be seeing the performances… Read More
Quezon town eyes cityhood by 2025
January 23, 2024, 8:02 pm
LUCENA CITY – The municipal government of Sariaya in this province aspires to turn the town into a city by 2025, emboldened by recent economic expansion spurred by recent investments. During the “Gilas Diyaologo” forum with journalists, Mayor Marcelo Gayeta said he hoped to see this 1st… Read More
Nearly 128K farmers in Bicol get more than P600-M cash aid for 2023
January 23, 2024, 7:58 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 127,931 rice farmers in the Bicol region who are tilling up to 2 hectares of land each received PHP5,000 in cash assistance under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the regional agriculture office in 2023. In an interview on Tuesday, Lovella Guarin,… Read More
Negros Occidental power rates increase in January
January 23, 2024, 7:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Average residential power rates of all three distribution utilities in Negros Occidental increased in January, mainly due to higher generation and transmission charges. The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco), Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Negros… Read More
2 NPA rebels nabbed, surrender in central Negros
January 23, 2024, 7:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebel wanted for frustrated murder was arrested, another voluntarily surrendered to authorities in central Negros on separate occasions earlier this week, the military and the police confirmed on Tuesday. In… Read More
Ilocos Norte calls on local filmmakers to document culture, heritage
January 23, 2024, 7:24 pm
LAOAG CITY – As Ilocos Norte marks its 206th founding anniversary on Feb. 2, the provincial tourism office on Tuesday called on homegrown filmmakers to document the locals’ daily lives. “We are calling for narratives that celebrate our heritage, highlight untold stories, and captivate… Read More
NFA assures ample buffer stock in Negros Oriental amid El Niño
January 23, 2024, 6:55 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental on Tuesday assured the public of sufficient rice buffer stock amid the onset of the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon in the province.“As of this time, we have 10,000 bags of buffer stock in our warehouses in… Read More
500 tourists join northern Cebu escapade ‘Suroy Suroy Sugbo’
January 23, 2024, 6:50 pm
CEBU CITY – More than 500 local and foreign tourists got the chance to explore the wonders of the northern part of Cebu province during the “Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo (Wander Around Cebu)” program that kicked off Tuesday. The convoy of nine buses loaded with over 400 visitors and the rest onboard… Read More
Borongan City to tap ex-rebels as tour guides
January 23, 2024, 6:34 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar will hire former rebels as tour guides in Hebacong Sea of Clouds, its newly-developed tourist destination. Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda said, in an interview Tuesday, that the initiative will provide livelihood opportunities to… Read More
P6.8-M shabu seized, C. Visayas drug trade ‘big fish’ arrested
January 23, 2024, 6:27 pm
CEBU CITY – A kilo of suspected shabu, estimated at PHP6.8 million, was seized from a convicted felon, who has become a “big fish” in the illegal drug trade in Central Visayas, during a sting operation Monday night. Authorities arrested Harold Domen Yu, 41, who is known as “Jono”, from… Read More
Davao City offers free leptospirosis meds for flood-affected residents
January 23, 2024, 6:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) announced Tuesday that free medicines for leptospirosis and anti-tetanus shots are available for flood-affected residents at its district offices.“Every health district has medicines for prophylaxis for leptospirosis," Dr. Tomas Miguel Ababon, the CHO… Read More
123 new soldiers to serve as add’l Army forces in Bicol
January 23, 2024, 6:05 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 123 new soldiers who recently finished basic military training are now ready to be deployed to different line units of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID), a Philippine Army official said on Tuesday. In an interview, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9ID spokesperson, said members of the… Read More
New equipment to lure back patients to Laoag hospital
January 23, 2024, 5:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – A new computed tomography (CT) scanner and an ultrasound machine, worth a total of PHP50 million, have been delivered to the Laoag City General Hospital (LCGH), eyed to improve the hospital’s services despite challenges to sustain its daily operation. LCGH officer-in-charge Dr.… Read More
At least 49 ‘doctors to the barrios’ serve E. Visayas rural areas
January 23, 2024, 5:32 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 49 medical doctors are serving Eastern Visayas under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program of the Department of Health (DOH) to strengthen health services in rural communities. On Tuesday, Jelyn Lopez-Malibago, DOH regional information officer, said most of them are… Read More
DSWD-13 disburses P1.3-B AICS aid to 264.9K beneficiaries
January 23, 2024, 5:27 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) has disbursed some PHP1.3 billion worth of financial aid to beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program in 2023.In a report on Tuesday, DSWD-13 said there were at… Read More
