Provincial
Ilocos Norte town rolls out 120-day feeding program for 193 kids
January 15, 2024, 7:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – Undernourished kids enrolled in child development centers (CDCs) in the 11 villages of Burgos, Ilocos Norte will be provided with hot meals for 120 days under the government’s supplemental feeding program (SFP). This year’s SFP, which will start this week in collaboration with… Read More
Former offenders in Victorias City get second chance in life
January 15, 2024, 7:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A group of parolees and probationers in Victorias City, Negros Occidental are given a new lease on life through the reintegration programs provided by various government agencies. They include 140 males and eight females supervised by the Department of Justice Parole and Probation… Read More
Bacolod City to develop 8.7-hectare tree, eco park in rural village
January 15, 2024, 6:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city government is set to bid out the development of the 8.7-hectare Bacolod Tree and Eco Park in Barangay Alangilan this January. Loben Rafael Ceballos, officer-in-charge of the City Engineer's Office, on Monday said the proposed improvement, which has a budget of PHP47… Read More
E. Visayas confident of hitting 2023 tourism growth
January 15, 2024, 6:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is upbeat about surpassing the 2023 tourist arrival target in Eastern Visayas as it demonstrated better performance during the preceding first three quarters, a top official said on Monday. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes… Read More
Army, OPAMINE vow to sustain Davao insurgency-free status
January 15, 2024, 5:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – The 10th Infantry Division (I0ID) and the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao (OPAMINE) have vowed to further strengthen efforts in sustaining the peace gains of being an insurgency-free Davao region.Maj. Mark Anthony Tito, the 10ID spokesperson, said the exertions of their… Read More
Police nab gunrunner, 3 others in Maguindanao Norte, North Cotabato
January 15, 2024, 5:45 pm
COTABATO CITY – The police arrested a suspected gunrunner and three other men for possession of unlicensed guns in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and North Cotabato on Sunday.In the Maguindanao del Norte operation, Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection… Read More
NPA leader killed in clash with gov't troops in Sorsogon
January 15, 2024, 5:05 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A high-ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a clash with government troops in Barangay Togawe, Gubat town in Sorsogon province over the weekend. In an interview on Monday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, identified the slain as… Read More
Cebu City mayor apologizes over 'insensitive' Singkil dance at Sinulog
January 15, 2024, 4:58 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama apologized on Monday to the Muslim community over an “inappropriate and insensitive” Singkil dance performance during the launching of the Sinulog Festival 2024. Rama, overall chair of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., said he has reached out to the Bangsamoro… Read More
Police ops net 15 wanted persons in Caraga
January 15, 2024, 4:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Fifteen wanted persons were arrested in a series of law enforcement operations by Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) personnel over the weekend.Eight of the arrested suspects are categorized as most wanted persons (MWPs) in the region and municipal levels during… Read More
PAL to add Manila-Cebu-Borongan flights starting July
January 15, 2024, 4:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government announced on Monday that flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) would be adding more flights from Manila and Cebu to Borongan starting July 3 this year. The announcement was made following the signing of the memorandum of agreement last Friday between the city… Read More
Iloilo City Hall goes green, adopts solar power
January 15, 2024, 3:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government has tapped solar power to supply at least one-third of its around 200 kilowatts daily demand. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas on Monday said the use of solar power could help lessen the city government’s expenses on electricity. The local government also… Read More
Signal shutdown mulled at Dinagyang festival
January 15, 2024, 2:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – Citing security reasons, the Police Regional Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6) asked the Iloilo City government anew to consider a signal shutdown of telecommunications network during the major events of the Dinagyang Festival. Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said in a… Read More
Baguio residents urged to boil water after E. coli discovery
January 15, 2024, 2:42 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The local health chief here has urged the public to boil drinking water for drinking and use treated water for cooking after 10 of the 147 tested water samples were found positive for E. coli (Escherichia coil) bacteria. "We would like to reiterate, boil your drinking water. It is… Read More
Pangasinan environment office encourages use of e-vehicles
January 13, 2024, 7:24 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Central Pangasinan is supporting the use of electric vehicles as it promotes clean energy for better air quality. Cenro ecosystem management officer Ma Angelica Esteban, during the launching of the e-vehicle… Read More
Provincial gov't distributes fingerlings to grow Laguna's food yield
January 13, 2024, 6:55 pm
STA. CRUZ, Laguna – The provincial government here has launched a food security initiative to increase the output of local fishponds. In an interview on Saturday, Provincial Agriculturist Marlon Tobias said they would continue distributing free tilapia fingerlings to small-scale aquaculturists… Read More
Identification of potential beneficiaries made easy with data sharing
January 13, 2024, 12:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shared with 13 local government units in Eastern Visayas the database of poor families in the region. Through a data-sharing agreement, the department turned over a soft copy of the database to local government units to… Read More
1.2K soldiers, reservists, cadets deployed to secure Sinulog
January 13, 2024, 9:52 am
CEBU CITY – The Visayas Command (Viscom) has deployed more than 1,000 soldiers, reservists, and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to help secure the Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Festival from Jan. 11 to 21, an Army official said on Saturday. “We are taking measures to prevent any… Read More
Ilocos Norte new Liga prexy vows excellence in governance
January 12, 2024, 9:18 pm
LAOAG CITY – Newly-elected Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) (League of Villages)-Ilocos Norte Chapter president Ryan John Pascua of Barangay Badio, Pinili town has vowed to “work for excellence in governance.” “With your trust and confidence in me, I will work hard to help achieve government… Read More
Boracay provides haven for endangered turtles
January 12, 2024, 9:11 pm
ILOILO CITY – The island of Boracay in Aklan’s Malay town is now a safe refuge for endangered turtle species. “Boracay is rich in biodiversity, serving as a habitat for marine turtles and other marine wildlife,” Joanette Opeda of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office… Read More
NTC, telcos urged to solve text scams
January 12, 2024, 8:42 pm
CEBU CITY – The local legislative body here will exert all efforts with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and telecommunications companies to address undeterred text scams, a local legislator said Friday. Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. said they will hear NTC and telecommunications… Read More
