Provincial
BFAR intensifies monitoring of possible red tide in NegOr bays
September 9, 2024, 6:34 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is intensifying its monitoring of Negros Oriental coastal areas, specifically bays, for a potential red tide occurrence, an official said Monday. The BFAR already issued a red tide warning over the weekend advising the public… Read More
Closure of Ilocos Norte’s 50-year Cauplasan bridge extended
September 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Cauplasan bridge in Dingras town along the Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road will remain closed to heavy vehicles until Sept. 30 for repairs. James Ferrer of the Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Office said Monday they have to extend the closure, due to end Aug. 31, because of bad… Read More
Bicol inflation rate decelerates to 4.2% in August
September 9, 2024, 6:12 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The inflation rate in the Bicol Region slowed to 4.2 percent in August from 4.4 percent in July, according to a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority 5 (PSA-Bicol) on Monday. Ray Merjilla, officer-in-charge of the PSA's Statistical Operation and Coordination Division… Read More
New patrol vehicles to enhance police operations in Bicol
September 9, 2024, 5:27 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) received a significant boost to its operational capacity with the turnover of new patrol vehicles on Monday, an official announced. During the handover ceremony, PRO5 Regional Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon underscored the importance of… Read More
6 Iloilo towns tapped as pilot sites for reading initiatives
September 9, 2024, 3:41 pm
ILOILO CITY – Six municipalities in Iloilo province were chosen as pilot sites for its Bulig Eskwela (BES) Basa (read) initiative, one of the pillars under the BES Probins program of Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. The pilot classes will involve Grade 3 learners from the municipalities of Oton, San… Read More
Found arms caches in Leyte, Samar sign of weakened NPA
September 9, 2024, 1:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The recent discoveries of arms caches in Leyte and Samar provinces signal the victory of the government’s fight to end insurgency in the region, an official of the Philippine Army said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade, said… Read More
Sec. Abalos: Apollo Quiboloy arrested
September 8, 2024, 9:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – The chief of the Police Regional Office in Davao (PRO-11) said Sunday night that all details on the reported arrest of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy will be divulged by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It was DILG Secretary Benhur… Read More
P6.8-M shabu seized in Negros Occidental
September 8, 2024, 7:33 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Police officers intercepted a kilogram of shabu worth PHP6.8 million from a man on a motorcycle going to this city during an operation in adjacent Murcia town in Negros Occidental Saturday night. Suspect “John,” 29, is a resident of Purok 42 Bayanihan, Barangay Villamonte… Read More
SRA lab to raise production of BMO as fertilizer additive
September 8, 2024, 5:25 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has established a research laboratory in Negros Occidental to increase production of beneficial micro-organisms (BMO) as supplement to inorganic fertilizer to bring down expenses of sugarcane growers. In a statement on Sunday, the SRA said… Read More
Red tide warning up in Bais Bay in Negros Oriental
September 8, 2024, 2:25 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide warning to the public following positive laboratory results of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) in shellfish collected from Bais Bay in Bais City, Negros Oriental. In its warning dated Sept. 6 and posted… Read More
New Baguio Mansion Presidential Museum seen to boost tourism, economy
September 8, 2024, 2:19 pm Updated on September 10, 2024, 4:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Sunday led the ceremonial opening to the public of the Presidential Museum in Baguio City’s Mansion House which is seen to further boost local tourism and economy. A part of the Malacañang Heritage Mansions, the new Baguio museum, like the Teus… Read More
MSU defies order to stop offering law degree program
September 8, 2024, 12:53 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Mindanao State University (MSU) System on Saturday announced it will continue offering law degrees, including in extension campuses, despite a cease and desist order from the Legal Education Board (LEB). In a statement, the MSU system maintained that LEB has no… Read More
Sovereignty call for WPS pushed in CDO
September 8, 2024, 12:31 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Government authorities on Sunday further intensified their campaign to protect the sovereign rights of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with the culmination of "Takbo para sa WPS". At the closing ceremony here, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tristan Tarriela… Read More
Negrense leaders pay homage to late governor Daniel Lacson Jr.
September 7, 2024, 3:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Top leaders of Negros Occidental paid homage to former governor Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr., who passed away due to a lingering illness at his family home here Friday night. Lacson, 77, was appointed by then-president Corazon Aquino as the post-EDSA governor and went on to lead… Read More
Fire engulfs homes of 106 families in northern Negros city
September 7, 2024, 2:17 pm
BACOLOD CITY – About 106 families in San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental lost their homes to a fire allegedly caused by an unattended lighted candle Friday night. In a report on Saturday, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) said the affected families along… Read More
Negrense couple, 9 kids simultaneously obtain birth certificates
September 7, 2024, 2:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A married couple and their nine children from a remote village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental finally obtained birth certificates in official security paper (SECPA) through the Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).… Read More
Teacher yields P1-M shabu in Zambo Sibugay anti-drug op
September 7, 2024, 1:36 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a female school teacher and seized over PHP1 million worth of shabu following a buy-bust in Zamboanga Sibugay province on Friday night. The 59-year-old teacher is a resident of Laminusa Island in Siasi, Sulu, according to Philippine Drug Enforcement… Read More
3 arrested, P6.8-M shabu seized in MagNorte drug bust
September 7, 2024, 1:17 pm
COTABATO CITY – Three big-time drug peddlers were arrested, and some PHP6.8 million worth of shabu drugs were seized during a police entrapment in Maguindanao del Norte province on Friday afternoon. In an interview on Saturday, Lt. Colonel Esmael Madin, municipal police chief of Sultan Kudarat,… Read More
Suspect in murder of Maguindanao town police chief falls
September 7, 2024, 1:06 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities announced here Saturday the arrest of one of the suspects in the killing of the police chief of Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, two years ago. Col. Roel Sermese, Maguindanao del Sur police director, identified the suspect as Salah Tunda, 50, one of the top 10… Read More
W. Visayas police ops net P72.8-M drugs, arrest 307 in August
September 7, 2024, 11:50 am
ILOILO CITY – The month-long anti-drug operations conducted by various units of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) last month yielded PHP72.8 million worth of suspected shabu and PHP1,680 worth of marijuana, according to a police report on Friday. The regionwide campaign… Read More
