Provincial
413 Albay farmers receive land titles under CARP
December 14, 2023, 7:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 413 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Albay province have received their electronic land titles (e-titles) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In an interview on Thursday, Maria Flora Serra, DAR-Albay information officer, said the distribution of the titles was… Read More
Coast Guard ensures safe, secure holiday travel in W. Visayas
December 14, 2023, 7:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is ensuring safe and secure sea travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays in Western Visayas, its top official in the region said on Thursday. In an interview here, Capt. Weniel Azcuna, acting commander of Coast Guard District Western… Read More
Aid pours in for over 8K individuals displaced by Cebu fire
December 14, 2023, 7:19 pm
CEBU CITY – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday released PHP10 million in financial aid for the 8,013 individuals left homeless after a massive fire razed their houses in Sitio Sta. Maria, Barangay Pusok in Lapu-Lapu City. Mayor Junard Chan received the donation on behalf of the fire victims… Read More
Dagupan offers cash prizes to villages with zero firecracker incidents
December 14, 2023, 7:00 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government of Dagupan is offering cash prizes from PHP5,000 to PHP10,000 to villages that will record zero firecracker incidents during the holidays. In an interview on Thursday, Mayor Belen Fernandez said they target zero incidents this year, especially among children… Read More
BFAR links with 13 Southern Leyte areas for sustainable fishing
December 14, 2023, 6:47 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has partnered with 13 areas along Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte to implement a foreign-backed fishery management project. The bay included in the country’s fisheries management area (FMA) was identified as a priority of the… Read More
PCG saves 3 in Surigao Sur town sea mishap
December 14, 2023, 6:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Three persons were saved by the personnel of Coast Guard Sub-Station in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (CGS-Cantilan) after their boat capsized Wednesday afternoon off the coast of Barangay San Pedro.In its report on Thursday, the CGS-Cantilan said they received a report from a… Read More
Over 2K cops to secure holidays in E. Visayas
December 14, 2023, 5:59 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is deploying at least 2,065 policemen in six provinces and two cities in Eastern Visayas to secure churches and other public places this holiday season. The deployment is part of the PNP’s "Ligtas Paskuhan 2023" security campaign, said Major… Read More
DFA brings ‘passport on wheels’ to Antique
December 14, 2023, 5:49 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) brings its passport on wheels (POW) to Antique on Dec. 13 to 15 to provide a venue for Antiqueños to apply or renew their travel document. "The Antiqueños will be enjoying the DFA POW program, which is our way of… Read More
Negros Occidental, Bacolod City increase annual budgets for 2024
December 14, 2023, 3:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city and the province of Negros Occidental will have higher annual budgetary allocations for 2024 with the increase in their respective National Tax Allotment (NTA) shares. From PHP3.25 billion in 2023, Bacolod City will have a total appropriation of PHP3.6… Read More
NorMin 'service-oriented' contributor in PH economy: NEDA
December 14, 2023, 3:33 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao region is hailed as a "service-oriented" economy, with its services sector posting a 54.5 percent contribution to its 2022 gross regional domestic product (GRDP), the regional National Economic Development Authority (NEDA-10) office reported Thursday. In a… Read More
PhilHealth, DOH to include HIV testing in medical package
December 14, 2023, 2:52 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is being considered in the inclusion in the health packages of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). In an interview on Thursday, Merlyn Ybañez, PhilHealth Northern Mindanao information officer, said the… Read More
‘Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan’ to showcase Iloilo’s rich culture
December 14, 2023, 1:42 pm
ILOILO CITY – The “Kasadyahan sa Kabanwahanan” will showcase the rich culture of the Iloilo province when it hosts the 2024 Dinagyang Festival in January. “For us, this is an opportunity to showcase the culture of the province, which is also the culture of the city. The Kasadyahan sa… Read More
School parking lots to help ease Baguio holiday traffic congestion
December 13, 2023, 9:02 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) is coordinating with public and private schools for the use of their parking spaces. Lt. Col. Zacarias Dausen, chief of the BCPO Traffic Enforcement Unit, said in a media briefing Wednesday that if the schools will allow them, about 600 parking… Read More
NGCP urges public to be conscious of energy use this holiday
December 13, 2023, 8:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has encouraged the public to be extra conscious of their electricity usage this holiday season, especially with the impending preventive maintenance schedule of one of the generating plants of Panay Energy Development… Read More
CAR LGUs set up health provider networks, ready for UHC
December 13, 2023, 7:31 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Ninety percent of local government units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have set up their health care provider network (HCPN), deemed essential in the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, the regional Department of Health (DOH) office… Read More
NHA to turn over P200-M worth of housing units in Antique on Dec. 14
December 13, 2023, 7:26 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The National Housing Authority (NHA) will turn over PHP200 million worth of housing units to families rendered homeless in 2013 by Super Typhoon Yolanda in Laua-an town on Thursday. Senator Imee Marcos, Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao and NHA General Manager… Read More
DavSur coop gets P6-M fund to boost cacao bean processing
December 13, 2023, 7:02 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has turned over PHP6 million worth of equipment to a Davao del Sur farmers’ cooperative to boost their cacao beans processing and promotion, an official said Wednesday.Mila Corpuz, DA-PRDP deputy project… Read More
28 Capitol workers submit to confirmatory drug tests
December 13, 2023, 6:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government subjected to confirmatory testing eight employees who tested positive for drug use and 20 others whose results were in the “gray” zone. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Wednesday that the mandatory random urine drug… Read More
P2.43-B project seen to improve income of Bulacan aqua farmers
December 13, 2023, 6:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday broke ground on a PHP2.43-billion irrigation project that is expected to improve the lives and livelihood of farmers and aquaculture investors in Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who… Read More
Passage of blue economy bill to sustain PH economic growth
December 13, 2023, 6:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The approval of House Bill (HB) 9662, or the proposed “Blue Economy Act,” is expected to sustain the country’s economic growth, Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, the principal author, said on Wednesday. “It will transform the maritime economy to… Read More
