Provincial
E. Visayas inflation rate shoots up to 4.3% in December
January 12, 2024, 3:21 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas recorded a 4.3 percent inflation rate (IR) in December 2023, after two consecutive months of deceleration, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. Last month’s rate is higher than the 3.5 percent recorded in November and the four percent… Read More
PAGASA tells public to brace for drought, save water
January 12, 2024, 2:26 pm Updated on January 12, 2024, 5:58 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The public is advised to conserve water since the dry spell already affecting several provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is expected to last until April. Larry Esperanza, chief meteorologist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services… Read More
Killing of IP employee in N. Cotabato condemned
January 12, 2024, 2:10 pm
MAKILALA, North Cotabato – The local government has condemned the ambush-slay of an Indigenous People's (IP) affairs desk officer here on Thursday afternoon."We strongly condemn the killing of a true servant of the people. Surely, we cannot achieve peace and fairness if justice and the life of… Read More
Nickel miner showcases 24 successful coops, people’s orgs
January 11, 2024, 10:11 pm
BUTUAN CITY – From a PHP100,000 seed capital, a group of village residents in the mining town of Claver, Surigao del Norte, managed to grow their community-based venture into a multimillion business that now operates a pharmacy, microlending, hardware and grocery store.PRIME (Panaghiusa,… Read More
MisOr to integrate Indonesia's agri technology for food production
January 11, 2024, 9:59 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The province of Misamis Oriental will partner with the Indonesian government to implement advanced agricultural technology.In a statement on Thursday, Provincial Board Member Rey Buhisan said a team of Indonesian agriculturists is set to visit the province within the first… Read More
Reward now P6-M for capture of Misamis Occidental guv attackers
January 11, 2024, 9:30 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The reward money for last year's assassination attempt on Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal Sr. has been raised to PHP6 million, the police said Thursday.In a statement, the Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office said confidentiality will be exercised for those… Read More
CDO eyes transport pricing, traffic authority under new master plan
January 11, 2024, 9:29 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government here is pushing for an electronic road pricing system and a transport authority body under the proposed Local Transport Master Plan until 2030. Nonito Oclarit, chief of the city’s Roads and Traffic Administration, said the local transport master plan… Read More
DAR-13 reports 102% accomplishment in e-title registration in 2023
January 11, 2024, 9:24 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform in Caraga Region (DAR-13) reported on Thursday a 102-percent achievement in implementing Project SPLIT (Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling) in 2023. DAR-13 regional director Merlita Capinpuyan said they managed to register… Read More
Samal Island gets P30-M for multi-species marine hatchery
January 11, 2024, 9:23 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte had received PHP30 million worth of funding for the establishment of a multi-species marine hatchery in the area. In a statemen on Thursday, Mayor Al David Uy said the hatchery provided by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic… Read More
City council wants EPIRA law repealed
January 11, 2024, 9:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod asked for bolder steps that would address the energy crisis, including certifying as urgent the amendments or repealing of Republic Act 9136 or Electric Power Industry Reforms Act (EPIRA) of 2001. “The government must make a bold move. This is in… Read More
Ilocos police seizes P17.8-M illegal drugs in 2023
January 11, 2024, 8:36 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) confiscated a total of PHP17.85 million worth of illegal drugs in their 847 operations in 2023. Some PHP17.6 million worth of shabu, PHP242,249 worth of marijuana and PHP5,040 worth of marijuana kush were confiscated in the… Read More
E. Visayas intensifies campaign vs. illegal quarrying
January 11, 2024, 8:19 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has intensified its campaign against unlawful quarrying activities in the region as it deputized 688 mining enforcement officers since last year. MGB Eastern Visayas regional director Glenn Marcelo Noble said on Thursday that the deputized… Read More
Dagupan Water District seeks damages from road contractor
January 11, 2024, 7:58 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) is asking the contractor of the ongoing road project in this city for damages after a worker using a jackhammer accidentally busted a main water transmission line Wednesday morning. In an interview Thursday, DCWD general manager Rizaldy… Read More
Antique police to strengthen barangay anti-drug abuse councils
January 11, 2024, 7:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO) will reorganize Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs) to strengthen anti-illegal drugs campaign. APPO director Col. Rogelio Abran Jr. said he will meet the newly-elected barangay officials in Antique for the… Read More
Cash, regulatory aids set for victims of San Fernando City market fire
January 11, 2024, 7:41 pm
LAOAG CITY – Cash and regulatory aid will be extended to stall owners and workers of the fire-razed public wet market of San Fernando City, La Union, which burned to ashes after a nearly five-hour blaze that started around 1:46 a.m. Thursday. In a press conference, Vice Mayor Pablo Ortega said… Read More
Int’l Red Cross donates meds, supplies to Negros Oriental
January 11, 2024, 7:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has donated medicines and other medical supplies to the provincial government of Negros Oriental for distribution to conflict-affected areas.The ICRC had earlier written the provincial government about its plan to extend… Read More
E. Visayas dev’t council seeks better power procurement process
January 11, 2024, 7:09 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Development Council (RDC) is pushing for a more transparent procurement process for the power supply requirements of electric cooperatives in Eastern Visayas. The council, through the approved Resolution No. 83-A on Dec. 6, 2023, underscored the need of the active… Read More
392 families in Bicol get P35.8-M aid via BP2 program in 2023
January 11, 2024, 6:26 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 392 families who benefited from the Balik-Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program in Bicol received a total of PHP35.8 million cash assistance in 2023, a regional official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Thursday. "The amount of… Read More
P200-M farm-to-market road to benefit upland Antique villages
January 11, 2024, 6:10 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A proposed PHP200 million concrete farm-to-market road (FMR) funded under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) stands to benefit upland barangays (villages) in the southernmost part of Antique. The project,… Read More
N. Samar offers 5-year tax incentive for agri, tourism investors
January 11, 2024, 5:59 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Northern Samar is providing tax incentives for up to five years for investors in agriculture and tourism under its revised local investment code. Entitled to tax holidays are firms investing in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, hotels, resorts, and… Read More
