Provincial
NorMin crimes decreased in 2023: PRO-10
January 19, 2024, 6:57 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's focus crime incidents in 2023 showed a 6.5-percent drop from the previous year, the regional police office here said Friday.Last year’s data from the Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) showed 2,118 reported focus crimes as against… Read More
PH Philharmonic Orchestra to serenade Ilonggos ahead of Dinagyang
January 19, 2024, 6:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) is once again in Iloilo City to serenade Ilonggos with their classical and contemporary music on Friday night, ahead of the start of the weeklong celebration of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival. The PPO concert is one of their most… Read More
LENTE, BARMM info arm distributes Bangsamoro Electoral Code handbook
January 19, 2024, 6:15 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began Friday the distribution of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code handbook to educate the region’s electorate ahead of its first parliamentary polls next year.The distribution came after the BARMM, together with the… Read More
Negros Occidental records 9.8% drop in 8 focus crimes
January 19, 2024, 5:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY– Intensified anti-criminality campaign led to a 9.83 percent decrease in the average number of eight focus crimes in Negros Occidental from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, data released by the police on Friday showed. These comprise murder, homicide,… Read More
PUV modernization program uplifts transport sector: Pangasinan coop
January 19, 2024, 5:47 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – From unregistered drivers and operators, members of the Tayug Pangasinan Transport Service Cooperative (TAPTRANSCO) saw an opportunity to improve their livelihood and ensure safe and comfortable transport service to commuters via the Public Utility Vehicles (PUV)… Read More
PCA targets to register 15K farmers in Antique’s remote areas
January 19, 2024, 5:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) targets to reach 15,000 unregistered coconut farmers living in the mountainous areas of Antique this year. “We would like the farmers to avail of the assistance from the PCA, but they need to be registered first,” PCA… Read More
MICE events to boost Legazpi tourist arrivals to 1.2M in 2024
January 19, 2024, 4:38 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – An array of scheduled meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) is expected to bring the total of tourist arrivals in this city to 1.2 million this year, the Legazpi City Tourism Office (CTO) said Friday. "We are hopeful we can reach the target. We already have… Read More
Deal inked to aid nutritionally at-risk pregnant women in E. Visayas
January 19, 2024, 3:24 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the National Nutrition Council (NNC) on Friday forged a new partnership agreement to carry out the dietary supplementation program in agrarian reform communities in Eastern Visayas. DAR Eastern Visayas Regional Director Robert Anthony… Read More
2 vessels engaged in illegal fishing held in Samar
January 19, 2024, 2:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Two commercial fishing vessels employing destructive fishing methods in Samar Sea were apprehended in a joint seaborne operation on Thursday. A team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Fisheries Protection and Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG) and Philippine… Read More
3 rebels killed in Negros clashes turned over to kin
January 19, 2024, 2:42 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Three suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed in separate encounters with government troops this week have been claimed by their families, Army officials said Friday. The slain NPA rebels were identified as Dionisio Baloy, 67, of Barangay Linantuyan; and… Read More
Public told to obey protocols as JN.1 strain claims 4 lives in Iloilo
January 19, 2024, 1:39 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has reminded the public to continue observing health protocols as the new strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) claimed four lives in Iloilo. IPHO chief Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon, on Thursday afternoon, said the province posted… Read More
Northern Samar government seeks daily flights to Catarman
January 19, 2024, 12:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has asked Philippine Airlines (PAL) to fly seven days a week from Manila to Catarman in Northern Samar and vice-versa, given the growing number of tourists in the province. The possibility of having daily flights from Manila to Catarman… Read More
Prosecute lodging owners in online sexual abuses - CDO exec
January 18, 2024, 8:42 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Business owners in the city operating lodging houses and other forms of temporary accommodations must also be prosecuted for online sexual abuse of children.This was one of the suggestions made by Jose Edgardo Uy, chief of the Regulatory Compliance Board (RCB), to the City… Read More
Pangasinan to construct P200-M hospital with township component
January 18, 2024, 8:29 pm
UMINGAN, Pangasinan – Construction of the PHP200 million-worth new Umingan Community Hospital (UCH) broke ground on Thursday, the first building eyed for the provincial government’s township project. “I’m proud to say this is the first township project and of the modernization of our… Read More
Negros Occidental to boost immunization to save lives
January 18, 2024, 8:12 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental’s provincial government has vowed to boost immunization efforts against Covid-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases, especially for the most vulnerable groups. The commitment was made during the three-day project orientation and micro-planning session on… Read More
Baguio lifts gastro outbreak declaration
January 18, 2024, 7:59 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government lifted its gastroenteritis outbreak declaration on Thursday, with authorities tracing at least 80 percent of the cases that affected over 3,000 people since middle of December 2023 to contaminated water. “We can now confidently say (that) we are out of the… Read More
Open water swim meet to boost conservation efforts, local economy
January 18, 2024, 7:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Western Visayas International Open Water Swim Circuit that will be held in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Feb. 18 will boost local tourism while highlighting the importance of coastal conservation and protection, an official said Thursday. In an interview, supervising… Read More
72% of ASF-hit areas in Bicol upgraded as buffer zones
January 18, 2024, 7:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Thursday that some of the municipalities and cities previously affected by the African swine fever (ASF) have been upgraded into “pink zones”, which means they have recovered from the infestation. In an interview,… Read More
Occidental Mindoro hog raisers decry ASF 'disinformation'
January 18, 2024, 7:42 pm
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – Hog farmers are appealing to concerned government agencies to impose sanctions on pork traders and middlemen allegedly spreading disinformation about the severity of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in this province to drive down farm gate prices. In an… Read More
7 dead, 5 remain missing in Davao Oro landslide
January 18, 2024, 7:30 pm
MONKAYO, Davao de Oro – Seven persons died, another severely injured, while five others remain missing in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo town in this province due to the landslide on Thursday.In an interview, Monkayo information officer Jergrace Cabag said five out of the seven fatalities were kids,… Read More
