Provincial
S. Kudarat guv offers P1-M bounty on MSU-Marawi bombers
December 6, 2023, 6:10 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Sultan Kudarat Governor Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has offered a PHP1 million reward for any information on the identification, whereabouts, and eventual arrest of persons behind the Mindanao State University gymnasium bombing in Marawi City."We condemn this barbaric, terroristic,… Read More
W. Visayas schools plant over 20K seedlings
December 6, 2023, 3:50 pm
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas public schools have contributed an estimated 20,285 native trees to the Project DepEd 236,000 Trees - A Christmas Gift for Children tree-planting activity held simultaneously nationwide on Wednesday. Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of… Read More
DA to provide logistics, training to more Calabarzon coops in 2024
December 6, 2023, 3:43 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) Calabarzon (4-A) is set to increase the number of beneficiaries of its Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) program next year to encourage more agricultural sector workers to form cooperatives and achieve economies of… Read More
Military in E. Visayas says no let up in localized peace efforts
December 6, 2023, 3:40 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas would continue its localized peace engagement (LPE) meant to end insurgency despite efforts to revive negotiations between the national government and the National Democratic Front (NDF). Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Philippine… Read More
5.3 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Northern Luzon
December 6, 2023, 3:38 pm
LAOAG CITY – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Northern Luzon on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said it traced the quake’s epicenter seven kilometers northeast of Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan province. The… Read More
Negrense PT exam topnotcher says feat more than what she prayed for
December 6, 2023, 1:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A graduate of Riverside College here who ranked first in the December 2023 Physical Therapists Licensure Examination (PTLE) thanked her support system as she acknowledged that her achievement is more than what she prayed for. Ma. Angelica Faye Dela Victoria, 23, who graduated with… Read More
Bangsamoro solons condemn MSU bombing
December 6, 2023, 10:30 am
COTABATO CITY – Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament filed on Tuesday a resolution expressing their “strongest condemnation” of the Dec. 3 bombing at a Mass inside the Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi City. In a news release on Wednesday, the lawmakers said… Read More
Expert warns Pangasinenses vs. food poisoning, firecracker injuries
December 5, 2023, 8:57 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Officials of the Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) warned Pangasinenses of the expected increase in food poisoning cases and firecracker-related injuries during the Christmas season. In a virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency Pangasinan on… Read More
3 Cebu major ports eyed as int’l cruise line docking stations
December 5, 2023, 8:55 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is eyeing three of Cebu’s major ports as potential docking ports for international cruise liner, backing Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco’s move to make the Philippines as a top cruise tourism destination. In a statement Tuesday, Cebu Port… Read More
ELCAC caravan of services benefits 2K from 9 remote Antique villages
December 5, 2023, 8:50 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The caravan of services organized by the provincial task force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) benefitted around 2,000 residents of nine remote barangays in the municipality of San Remigio in Antique on Tuesday. “We are holding the caravan of… Read More
10 Ilocos Norte outstanding teachers cited in 2023 Bannuar Awards
December 5, 2023, 8:47 pm
LAOAG CITY – An educator who champions the use of information and communications technology (ICT) led nine other Ilocos Norte teachers as this year’s Bannuar Awards winners. Marc Paul Calzada was a teacher of Sarrat National High School (SNHS) when he initiated Project STAR (Strengthening… Read More
25 reported dead as Ceres bus falls into ravine in Antique
December 5, 2023, 8:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Twenty-five passengers reportedly died after a Ceres bus bound for Antique from Iloilo City fell into a ravine in Barangay Igbucagay in Hamtic town around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. In an interview, Denise Suropia of the Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More
Swine nucleus farms set up in Negros Occidental
December 5, 2023, 8:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental has established pig nucleus breeding farms in preparation for herd repopulation after losing thousands of hogs to various diseases since early this year. Swine breeders have already produced at least 17 piglets as of Dec.… Read More
C. Visayas cops engage Muslim leaders, youth for peace dialogues
December 5, 2023, 8:16 pm
CEBU CITY – Amid the recent bombing at the Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi City, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas (Region 7) on Tuesday engaged Muslim leaders and youth volunteers to promote peace in Cebu and the region. Brig. General Anthony Aberin presided over a… Read More
DOH advocates safe, healthy ways to celebrate Yuletide
December 5, 2023, 8:14 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) is advising the public to be mindful of safe and healthy ways to celebrate the holiday season. Health Promotion Unit head, Dr. Fritzi Ann Suzette Jeroso-Dequito said the department advocates for… Read More
Biz groups say 'Buy Pinoy' path toward food self-sufficiency
December 5, 2023, 8:08 pm
CUENCA, Batangas – Bakers from this town are showcasing products partly made from indigenous crops to drum up support for their food self-sufficiency campaign and as a strategy to thwart an onslaught of foreign competitors. In an interview on Tuesday, Lucito Chavez, president of the Asosasyon ng… Read More
Bacolod City boosts healthcare delivery through hospital partnerships
December 5, 2023, 7:35 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city’s flagship health program, the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP), boosts healthcare delivery for indigent residents through partnerships with major hospitals here. As of Tuesday, more than 900 patients have already availed of free or subsidized… Read More
DOH-Ilocos Region receives mobile X-ray van for TB program
December 5, 2023, 7:23 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Ilocos Region’s bid to screen more tuberculosis (TB) patients in geographically isolated and depressed areas got a boost after the regional health office received on Tuesday a mobile chest X-ray van. Based on the Department of Health-Center for Health Development -… Read More
Over 4K overseas jobs up in Cebu City jobs fair on Dec. 8
December 5, 2023, 7:20 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 4,000 overseas job openings will be available during the 2023 Overseas Job Fair in the Cebu province capital on Friday, to be hosted by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Lawyer Karl Frederick Arriola, DMW OIC regional director, said the 13 positions with the highest… Read More
Iloilo readies over 1K ASF-hit farmers for sentineling program
December 5, 2023, 7:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Veterinarian’s Office will prioritize 1,350 backyard farmers in the sentineling program once it is made available by the Department of Agriculture to proceed with the recovery and repopulation measures against African swine fever (ASF). The sentineling… Read More
