Provincial
Focused military ops drive 3 NPA rebels to yield in Surigao Sur
January 8, 2024, 5:22 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Intensified military operations led to the surrender of three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Liang town, Surigao del Sur province over the weekend, the Army’s’ 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3SFBn) said Monday.In a statement, the 3SFBn said the trio yielded Saturday in… Read More
PAGASA warns of lower Baguio temperature until February
January 8, 2024, 5:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The synoptic station of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) here has warned of further drop in temperature until the end of February. Temperature readings in this city ranged between 15 to 25.2 degree Celsius from Jan. 1 to 7,… Read More
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental inflation rates slowdown in December
January 8, 2024, 4:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Inflation rates for all income households in this highly-urbanized city and the province of Negros Occidental slowed further in December, a summary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday showed. In this city, the inflation rate was 4 percent last month from… Read More
5 NPA rebels facing multiple criminal raps nabbed in Masbate
January 8, 2024, 4:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Five members of the New People’s Army (NPA) wanted for several crimes were arrested during manhunt operations in Masbate province over the weekend, the Police Regional Office 5 (Bicol) reported on Monday. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said the suspects were… Read More
Ilocos Region’s inflation rate in December slows to 2.3% in 2023
January 8, 2024, 4:22 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Inflation rate in the Ilocos Region decelerated anew in December 2023 to 2.3 percent from month-ago’s 2.9 percent, due mainly to slower upticks in the food and alcoholic beverages. In a statement Monday, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Ilocos regional director… Read More
Leyte power coops asked to bare plans to avert outages
January 8, 2024, 4:11 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The Leyte provincial board on Monday asked the five electric cooperatives in Leyte to report the status of their operations last year and their plans for 2024 to avert power outages. Senior Board Member Carlo Loreto (Leyte 5th district) said the local government must be informed on… Read More
Davao City logs fewer scam complaints in 2023
January 8, 2024, 2:37 pm
DAVAO CITY – Around 445 scam complaints here were recorded in 2023, fewer than the 590 cases in the previous year, an official from the city’s Anti-Scam Unit said Monday.Simplicio Sagarino, Anti-Scam Unit head, said the complaints came from walk-in clients and those coursed through the Davao… Read More
Deluge of sardines trapped in Sarangani coast seen as a ‘blessing’
January 8, 2024, 2:22 pm
KORONADAL CITY – The beaching of juvenile pelagic sardines is not necessarily a sign of underwater seismic activity but is a natural phenomenon, an environment science research specialist, said Monday.Cirilo Lagnason Jr., a researcher from the Department of Environment and Natural… Read More
3 suspects fall, P8.2-M shabu seized in Bicol
January 7, 2024, 6:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Three suspects were arrested while over PHP8 million worth of shabu were seized in an anti-drug operation in Naga City, Camarines Sur on Sunday, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) said. Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said 1,210 grams of shabu with an… Read More
Biz group says high cost of power crucial to Cebu economic dev’t
January 7, 2024, 6:10 pm
CEBU CITY – The business community in Cebu said issues concerning the soaring cost of power and availability of its supply which may hamper growth and development this year should be addressed by government agencies. Charles Kenneth Co, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry… Read More
Top NPA leader killed in Eastern Samar clash
January 7, 2024, 10:09 am
TACLOBAN CITY – A high-ranking leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a clash between soldiers and rebels in an upland village of Borongan City in Eastern Samar on Saturday. The Philippine Army identified the slain as Martin Colima (alias Moki), secretary of the sub-regional committee… Read More
Over 1K security personnel to secure Sinulog street dance
January 6, 2024, 7:15 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 1,000 security personnel will secure the “Sinulog sa Lalawigan” street dancing route and grand showdown at Cebu City Sports Center, a police official said on Saturday. Col. Percival Zorilla, chief of the Cebu provincial police, assured the safety of the Sto. Niño devotees… Read More
Woman yields P20.7-M shabu in Mandaue drug bust
January 6, 2024, 6:57 pm
CEBU CITY – Three kilos of suspected shabu amounting to PHP20.7 million were seized during a joint covert operation in Mandaue City past midnight Saturday. Marichu Oyon-Oyon Añura was arrested in a residential village in Barangay Casuntingan after operatives of the Mandaue City Police,… Read More
DOLE-TUPAD releases P266-M for NegOr beneficiaries in 2023
January 6, 2024, 4:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental released almost PHP266 million in funds in 2023 for its Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged / Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program, an official said on Saturday. DOLE-Negros Oriental chief Ma. Teresa… Read More
Regular cleanup in villages eyed under the ‘Kalinisan’ program
January 6, 2024, 3:45 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Saturday urged village leaders, including officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), to spearhead the identification and setting up of a regular cleanup day in their… Read More
Old hand grenade causes stir in Antipolo subdivision
January 6, 2024, 2:08 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – Workers at a construction site in Victoria Valley Subdivision in this city unearthed an old hand grenade on Friday while preparing to set the foundations of a new house. Instead of leaving it where it was found, the potentially unstable device was transported to the homeowners’… Read More
Surigao Norte is top contributor to Caraga’s economy in 2022: PSA
January 6, 2024, 12:25 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The province of Surigao del Norte is considered the highest contributor to the economy of the Caraga Region in 2022, the provincial office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the first-ever report of the Provincial Product Accounts of Caraga released… Read More
Cop, pal nabbed in Cotabato P4-M ‘shabu’ drug sting op
January 6, 2024, 11:53 am
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested Friday night a police officer and his female accomplice during a PHP4 million “shabu” drug sting operation in front of a food chain here. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM)… Read More
Sagada tourism recovers from pandemic losses
January 5, 2024, 9:24 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Improved public transportation, facilities and food choices contributed to rising tourism arrivals in Sagada, Mountain Province From Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2023, tourists in Sagada reached 108,059 -- a jump from 48,761 in the entire 2022. The December data is still being collated. In… Read More
‘Kasadyahan’ gives Ilonggos quick view of festival performances
January 5, 2024, 9:14 pm
ILOILO CITY – Nine festivals joining the “Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan” gave spectators a teaser of their performances during Friday afternoon’s opening salvo. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., in his message before the start of the performance, said the event is an offering to Señor… Read More
