Provincial
Koronadal' drug peddler' falls, yields P1-M shabu
January 9, 2024, 8:47 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Police arrested an alleged big-time illegal drug peddler and seized over PHP1 million worth of shabu during an anti-drug operation here on Tuesday afternoon.Lt. Col. Amor Mio Somine, city police director, said suspect Richie Baban 42, agreed to sell several sachets of suspected… Read More
Parents of child laborers in Albay, Camarines get gov't livelihood aid
January 9, 2024, 8:42 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Parents and guardians of profiled child laborers and a disadvantaged worker in two Bicol provinces have received livelihood assistance from the government, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office on Tuesday. In an interview, DOLE-Bicol… Read More
Abra has most surrendered loose firearms in Cordillera in 2023
January 9, 2024, 8:36 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Abra posted the highest number of voluntarily surrendered loose firearms in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) in 2023. Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) data showed that 371 loose firearms were surrendered directly to the police or coursed through village or municipal… Read More
46 drug suspects, wanted felons nabbed in 2-day police ops in Bulacan
January 9, 2024, 8:17 pm
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan – A total of 46 law offenders were arrested in Bulacan during a two-day anti-criminality drive in various parts of the province from Monday to Tuesday morning. In a statement, Col. Relly Arnedo, Bulacan Police Provincial Office director, said joint operatives of… Read More
Iloilo province logs first suspected case of rabies in 2024
January 9, 2024, 7:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo province logged its first suspected case of rabies this year, a 17-year-old male from the municipality of Pototan, pending the result of the specimen. Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) chief, Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon, in a media interview on Tuesday, said the… Read More
Siargao lagoon ecosystem to undergo 1-month rehab
January 9, 2024, 7:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The famous Sugba Lagoon in Siargao Island’s town of Carmen in Surigao del Norte province will be temporarily off-limits from visitors for one month for its annual environmental rehabilitation. The temporary closure of the sought-after tourist spot in Siargao will commence on… Read More
Sultan Kudarat DepEd exec escapes murder try, wife hurt
January 9, 2024, 7:24 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – An education official escaped a murder attempt, but his wife was slightly injured when gunmen opened fire on his parked vehicle at 4:45 p.m. in Barangay Kalawag 2 here Monday.Lt. Col. Richelu Alucilja, town police chief, said Eric Balancio, 51, education program… Read More
Davao logs 5.6K road crash cases in 2023
January 9, 2024, 7:12 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government told Dabawenyos Tuesday to practice road discipline as the number of road crash incidents in 2023 have reached 5,678.Davao City Police Office (DCPO) data showed that the number of incidents reported last year increased to 6 percent as compared to the same period… Read More
Mining firms in Homonhon Island pay P182.6-M excise tax
January 9, 2024, 6:47 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The national government has earned PHP182.6 million in excise tax in 2023 from the mining operations of two firms in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported on Tuesday. MGB Eastern Visayas regional director Glenn Marcelo Noble… Read More
Negros Occidental to develop world-class nature resort
January 9, 2024, 6:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is set to develop the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia town into an ecological-friendly, world-class resort to boost tourist arrivals in the province. Updates on the proposed developments on Tuesday show the planned… Read More
Summer jobs available for indigent students in Baguio
January 9, 2024, 6:26 pm
BAGUIO CITY – At least 300 poor students will be employed by the city government during the summer break under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) 2024. “Hopefully we can have 300 students. We are waiting for a confirmation from the Department of Labor (DOLE) for the… Read More
DSWD builds P40-M warehouse in Northern Samar town
January 9, 2024, 6:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will build a PHP40-million multipurpose satellite warehouse in Allen, Northern Samar to store essential food packs and other relief materials. DSWD Eastern Visayas regional director Grace Subong said on Tuesday that… Read More
Iloilo City allots P14M for calamities in 2024
January 9, 2024, 5:53 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here has allocated PHP14 million to buy food and non-food items in case of calamities this year. Teresa Gelogo, City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) head, on Tuesday said her office has a PHP5 million budget for food items and PHP2 million for… Read More
Over 1K farmers in Antique claim insurance due to El Niño
January 9, 2024, 5:36 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is validating the claims of 1,752 farmers in Antique who filed their notices of loss due to the El Niño phenomenon. PCIC Antique head Clogene Galuego said in an interview Tuesday the claims filed in December last… Read More
Victorias City to create food security, nutrition master plan
January 9, 2024, 5:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental will craft a food and security master plan this year based on the results of an impact assessment of its existing agriculture programs in partnership with a private agri-business organization. On Tuesday, AGREA Agricultural Systems… Read More
Jobless man yields P3.9-M shabu in Cebu City
January 9, 2024, 4:47 pm
CEBU CITY – A jobless man yielded a total of PHP3.9 million worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas in a village here on Monday afternoon. Charles Clue Aragon, 28, of Sitio Alaska in Barangay Mambaling, was arrested by the… Read More
Antique biz told to beat Jan. 20 permit renewal deadline
January 9, 2024, 3:47 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Businesses in Antique’s capital town are told to beat the Jan. 20 deadline to renew their permits to avoid penalties. San Jose de Buenavista Business Permits and Licensing Officer Elsie Elizalde said in an interview Tuesday they have a one-stop shop at the… Read More
Guv asks Congress to fix power problem
January 9, 2024, 3:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has sought the help of Congress to have power issues here fixed immediately and avoid a repeat of the outage that plunged Panay, Guimaras, and portions of Negros Occidental into darkness on Jan. 2 to 5. “We are in a hurry. We want to apply… Read More
Romblon town completes cash aid for ASF-affected hog raisers
January 9, 2024, 3:27 pm
ODIONGAN, Romblon – The municipal government here has completed the distribution of cash assistance to backyard swine raisers whose farms were subjected to compulsory “depopulation” as part of the government’s efforts to arrest the spread of African swine fever (ASF). In an interview on… Read More
Sting operations nab 5, seize P2.3M shabu in Bacolod City
January 9, 2024, 12:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Three separate anti-drug operations led to the arrest of five suspects and the confiscation of PHP2.35 million worth of shabu, said the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in a report on Tuesday. At almost 6 p.m. on Monday, a buy-bust at the old Bacolod airport runway in Barangay… Read More
