Provincial
Over 4K C. Visayas workers get P230-M labor awards via DOLE’s SEnA
December 28, 2023, 4:12 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 4,000 workers have availed of the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in settling their labor disputes with their employers in the first 11 months of 2023, a labor official said on Thursday. This amounted to about PHP230 million… Read More
Bacolod City hits milestones, MassKara fest widens global exposure
December 28, 2023, 3:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The year 2023 brought several accolades for the “City of Smiles” under the maiden administration of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, whose goal is to make Bacolod a “super city” by harnessing the full potential of its people and other local resources. Despite the… Read More
Safer, better quality of life for Antiqueño children in 2023
December 28, 2023, 3:01 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique is safer, and the quality of life is better for children with various interventions made by the provincial government and stakeholders this year. Vice Governor Edgar Denosta said one of the remarkable developments in the province benefited 222,688… Read More
Negros Oriental rebounds from political turmoil, security threats
December 28, 2023, 2:24 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – As the year 2023 comes to an end, Negros Oriental is showing signs of recovery from a series of events that rocked the province following the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo in March.Edward Du, president of the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI),… Read More
Super health center to benefit 8 far-flung villages in Pangasinan town
December 28, 2023, 1:59 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The PHP10-million super health center that will be constructed starting January in Barangay Arwas will benefit residents from eight far-flung villages in the municipality of Bani, the town’s municipal health officer said Thursday. In a phone interview, Dr. Ariel Estrada… Read More
NorMin 2023: New chapters, calls for justice
December 27, 2023, 9:11 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao will always have a story to tell every year. In 2023, the region did not disappoint, bringing in a considerable amount of national attention.In particular, Misamis Occidental province had more of that this year.The aftermath of the December 2022 shear line… Read More
Free skills training, jobs offered to soldiers, families
December 27, 2023, 8:06 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan–The Philippine Army 702nd Infantry Brigade and the Career Builders Skills Training and Assessment Center Inc. have partnered to provide training and employment to military personnel, their dependents, and individuals in geographically isolated and conflict-affected areas in… Read More
80 Cebu City villages now Wi-Fi hotspots
December 27, 2023, 6:45 pm
CEBU CITY – Public schools, barangay halls, public markets and sports gymnasiums in all 80 villages here are now Wi-Fi hotspots, the city government information technology office said on Wednesday. Conrado Ordesta III, assistant head of the Management Information and Computer Services (MICS),… Read More
178 NPA firearms 'demilitarized' in Caraga
December 27, 2023, 6:43 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Coinciding with the 55th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), a total of 178 firearms surrendered by communist rebels in the Caraga Region were demilitarized by the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) on Tuesday.Philippine National Police… Read More
BFP urges precautions as fire hits grocery store in Ilocos Norte
December 27, 2023, 5:44 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Wednesday urged the public anew to take all necessary precautions as fire hit a grocery store in a building located in Barangay 2, Garreta, Badoc, Ilocos Norte. Responding firefighters from the BFP in Badoc station said the investigation is… Read More
Leptospirosis cases double in Bacolod City, 16 deaths recorded
December 27, 2023, 5:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Leptospirosis cases in this city increased by 100 percent from January to the middle of December this year compared to the same period in 2022 amid continuing exposure to risk factors especially in highly-populated villages. Records of the City Health Office (CHO) on Wednesday… Read More
Ilocos Region records 11 firecracker-related incidents
December 27, 2023, 5:29 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Authorities have reiterated their call to avoid unauthorized storage and use of firecrackers in welcoming the New Year as the Ilocos Region has recorded 11 firecracker-related incidents from Dec. 21 to 26 this year. The latest incident occurred on the night of Christmas… Read More
PNR Legazpi-Naga trips resume after six years
December 27, 2023, 4:26 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Following a six-year pause, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) on Wednesday resumed its train services from Legazpi, Albay to Naga, Camarines Sur. In an interview, PNR Engineering Department manager Jaypee Relleve said the revival of the Legazpi-Naga trips is one of the… Read More
Authorities intensify crackdown vs. illegal firecrackers in Bulacan
December 27, 2023, 4:16 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan – Authorities on Wednesday made another round of inspection at the firecracker zone in Barangay Turo here as part of the intensified crackdown against the manufacture, distribution and sale of banned and dangerous firecracker products. Bocaue town, known for its fireworks… Read More
Yuletide fireworks injuries down 7% in Western Visayas
December 27, 2023, 2:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Fireworks-related injuries decreased by seven percent during the Christmas holidays in Western Visayas (Region 6), data from the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday showed. During the Dec. 21 to 27 surveillance period, only 28 cases were recorded in both sentinel hospitals and… Read More
Nearly 35K village execs in E. Visayas to undergo training
December 27, 2023, 2:17 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Nearly 35,000 barangay (village) officials in Eastern Visayas will undergo leadership training beginning January 2024 to better equip and prepare them as development partners of the national government. The training aims to ensure that village officials are capacitated to perform… Read More
Council endorses 3-year extension of DAR’s titling project
December 27, 2023, 1:39 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The Eastern Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) has endorsed the extension of the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. RDC vice chair and National Economic and… Read More
BARMM makes waves in governance in 2023, banner year for infra
December 26, 2023, 6:52 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), now in its fourth year of governance under the transition period, has delivered adequate services to its constituents through the various ministries of the regional government.BARMM's development agenda is supported by… Read More
C. Visayas economic planners put premium on ambitious airport dev't
December 26, 2023, 6:38 pm
CEBU CITY – Economic planners in Central Visayas have focused more on airport, seaport, and connectivity development projects worth over PHP130 billion in 2023. The Regional Development Council (RDC)-Central Visayas 3rd quarter report showed that these infrastructure projects are related to… Read More
Christmas Day anti-drug ops net 8 drug peddlers, P5-M shabu in BARMM
December 26, 2023, 6:35 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao Norte – Over PHP5 million worth of suspected shabu were confiscated from eight suspects during separate anti-drug operations here and in Marawi City on Monday. Lt. Colonel Ismael Madin, police chief of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, said two women were… Read More
