Provincial
Dumaguete councilor suspended 9 months over graft complaint
January 5, 2024, 9:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government - Central Visayas (DILG-7) suspended a city councilor of this Negros Oriental capital for nine months allegedly over a graft complaint involving a construction project at Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) - Bais City… Read More
Cops foil kidnap try on mining employees in Surigao Norte
January 5, 2024, 8:43 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The police prevented the kidnapping of two protection agents of Claver Mining Development Company (CMDC) in a predawn attack in the Surigao del Norte town on Thursday. In an interview on Friday, Claver municipal police chief Lt. Mark Son Almerañez said they responded to a 12:20… Read More
NorMin 1st tranch of wage increase takes effect Jan. 11
January 5, 2024, 8:31 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's labor sector will implement a PHP33 increase in the daily minimum wage beginning Jan. 11.The increase will be given in tranches -- an initial increase of PHP23 effective Jan. 11 and an additional PHP10 on July 1. "The DOLE will implement Wage Order No.… Read More
Farmers use 'Kadiwa ng Pangulo' to sell oversupply of cabbage
January 5, 2024, 8:01 pm
BAGUIO CITY – National government agencies based in the Cordillera pooled efforts to aid farmers sell an oversupply of cabbage. The oversupply stemmed from successive harvests and low prices at different trading facilities in La Trinidad, Benguet. Kadiwa ng Pangulo trucks go around different… Read More
DAR, DepEd ink deal to boost children’s health, farmers' income
January 5, 2024, 7:54 pm
LAOAG CITY – Agriculture and education department officials in Ilocos Norte signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding to sustain the school-based feeding program while patronizing products produced by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) program officer… Read More
Over 32K Antiqueños avail of DOLE assistance in 2023
January 5, 2024, 7:50 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) provided emergency employment to 32,211 families and livelihood assistance to 112 parents of child laborers in Antique in 2023. DOLE Antique officer-in-charge Ma. Cecilia S. Acebuque said in an interview Friday that… Read More
Influenza cases in Pangasinan up by 66% in 2023
January 5, 2024, 7:46 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 3,592 cases of influenza in 2023, which is 66 percent higher than the 2,158 cases in 2022. The peak in the number of cases was noted from September to December due to the change in weather, based on the report of the… Read More
Cebu police on heightened alert for Sto. Niño
January 5, 2024, 7:44 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Central Visayas is on heightened alert beginning Friday as devotees of the Sr. Sto. Niño swarm the century-old Basilica as the province awaits the Jan. 21 Fiesta Señor celebrations. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the Police… Read More
Ilonggo solons push for Panay power outage probe
January 5, 2024, 7:16 pm
ILOILO CITY – Representatives from various congressional districts in Western Visayas are calling for an investigation-in-aid of legislation on the power outage that plunged Panay and Guimaras into darkness and also affected portions of Negros Occidental. As of Friday, Iloilo Reps. Julienne… Read More
Power supply in Panay, Guimaras islands back to normal
January 5, 2024, 7:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The power supply in Panay and Guimaras islands is back following the restoration of all affected feeders, and transmission operations normalized at 12:34 p.m. on Friday. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), in its latest statement, said the synchronization to… Read More
Rehab starts for P75-M Agusan Norte sports facility
January 5, 2024, 7:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The local government unit (LGU) of Buenavista in Agusan del Norte said it has started the rehabilitation of its PHP75-million JP Satorre Gymnasium and Sports Facility.In a statement Friday, the Buenavista LGU said the rehabilitation works of the facility are expected to run within… Read More
DILG to launch Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas program on Jan. 6
January 5, 2024, 6:19 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Local government units (LGUs) are enjoined in the bid for clean and peaceful communities in line with the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas program. “We encourage everyone to conduct regular clean-up drives, from… Read More
Extended class hours proposed for Antique schools affected by blackout
January 5, 2024, 5:51 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique proposed an extension of class hours in schools that suspended classes due to power interruptions for learners to cope with missed lessons. A total of 118 schools from the local government units of… Read More
Army assails NPA for slay of bizman in northern Negros
January 5, 2024, 5:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) on Friday assailed the New People’s Army (NPA) for killing businessman Juvinie Sarona in Toboso, Negros Occidental last Jan. 2. “It’s an arrogant and shameless admission,” said Capt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil-military… Read More
TESDA offers scholarships on modern rice farming
January 5, 2024, 4:39 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) here is offering new scholarship grants on modern rice farming, meant to help boost farmers’ income. In an interview Friday, TESDA provincial director Socorro Galanto cited the need for farmers to be trained on the… Read More
PRO5 thanks PBBM for naming 5 PNP Bicol camps after Bicolano heroes
January 5, 2024, 4:33 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) on Friday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for naming five Philippine National Police (PNP) camps and real properties in the region after heroic Bicolano police officers. In an interview, PRO5 spokesperson Lt. Col. Malu… Read More
Northern Samar gets P75M for expansion of 3 ports
January 5, 2024, 4:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has allocated PHP75 million for the expansion of three ports in Northern Samar province for this year, aimed at improving access to island towns from the mainland. The fund under the 2023 appropriations will finance the expansion of ports… Read More
Negros Occidental steps up bamboo seedling production
January 5, 2024, 3:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government doubled its bamboo seedling production in the past year to support reforestation and promote the use of bamboo technology for shelter. In his New Year’s message on Friday, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said that the province’s… Read More
Davao City agri-office bats for good farming practices
January 5, 2024, 3:13 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Agriculturist's Office (CAgro) is promoting good farming practices to increase vegetable yields in the locality, an official said Friday.In an interview, Etchie Rose Nalzaro, CAgro focal person for fruits and vegetables, underscored the importance of plant monitoring for… Read More
Resumption of Davao-Manado flight eyed
January 5, 2024, 3:11 pm
DAVAO CITY – The resumption plan for Davao-Manado air connectivity is being mulled as various stakeholders joined an exploratory business mission to North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday.In a statement Friday, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), which leads the exploratory mission, said… Read More
