Provincial
‘Green’ legislative building to rise in Bacolod City by 2025
December 4, 2023, 6:05 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A green or sustainable legislative building will rise here by 2025 as part of the crucial infrastructure projects of the city government to boost the delivery of essential services and pump-prime the local economy. On Monday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led the groundbreaking… Read More
Bantay Dagat trains eyes on violators of Visayan Sea closed season
December 4, 2023, 5:42 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Bantay Dagat of the provincial government is keeping a tight watch amid the implementation of the closed season in the Visayan Sea, likewise augmenting the efforts of coastal municipalities in their fight against illegal fishing. “We are operating in the whole province,… Read More
Baguio readies for 80K weekend tourists during the holidays
December 4, 2023, 5:16 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is implementing traffic-related measures, including rerouting schemes and a vacation lane, as it expects droves of tourists this month until early next year. The Baguio City Police Office Traffic Enforcement Unit and the City Engineering Office Traffic and… Read More
Mindanao LGUs suspend classes, work after magnitude 7.4 tremor
December 4, 2023, 4:51 pm
BUTUAN CITY – School classes and office work are suspended in at least three Mindanao areas as a precaution to aftershocks and assessment of structures following the magnitude 7.4 quake that hit the island-region over the weekend.In Caraga Region, successive aftershocks were felt Monday… Read More
P3-M post-harvest equipment to reduce losses of Camarines corn farmers
December 4, 2023, 4:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Corn farmers in Camarines Sur are now looking forward to using a recently turned over post-harvest facility worth almost PHP3 million that will help reduce their post-harvest losses as a result of erratic weather conditions that caused spoilage of their produce. Geniesis Campos,… Read More
Iloilo City mayor recovering after angioplasty
December 4, 2023, 4:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas is recovering after an angioplasty procedure over the weekend at The Medical City Iloilo, his daughter Raisa Treñas-Chu said Monday. Chu said the mayor underwent a routine medical checkup on Dec. 2 after being diagnosed with shingles on Nov. 28. … Read More
Regulating land use conversion in E. Visayas challenging: DAR
December 4, 2023, 3:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) admitted that regulating land use conversion in rural areas of Eastern Visayas remains a challenge to the agency with landowners put up structures on farmlands. DAR Eastern Visayas regional director Robert Anthony Yu reminded local… Read More
Vehicle with high-powered guns intercepted in Maguindanao Norte
December 4, 2023, 2:54 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao Norte – Government forces recovered Sunday afternoon high-powered firearms from a vehicle abandoned by armed occupants at a checkpoint in Barangay Kurintem here.Lt. Colonel Ismael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipal police station chief, said in his report Monday… Read More
Mindanao LGUs bring home students after blast; Marawi extends help
December 4, 2023, 8:49 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Some local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao on Sunday extended their support to their residents studying at Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. After the MSU Marawi campus suspended classes following an explosion that killed four and injured 50… Read More
4 dead, 50 injured as blast rocks MSU in Marawi City
December 3, 2023, 10:44 am Updated on December 3, 2023, 7:57 pm
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Sur – At least four persons were killed when a suspected improvised bomb went off inside the Mindanao State University (MSU-Marawi) gymnasium in Lanao del Sur while a Catholic mass was ongoing Sunday morning. Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police director,… Read More
Puerto Princesa lights up 'growing' 135-foot Christmas tree
December 2, 2023, 2:56 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — This highly-urbanized city officially kicked off the yuletide season Friday night by lighting up its 135-foot Christmas tree at Balayong People's Park, drawing residents and tourists alike. The tree is built taller every year to draw parallel with the city’s growing… Read More
11 DI extremists killed in Maguindanao Sur military op
December 2, 2023, 12:02 pm Updated on December 2, 2023, 12:29 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Eleven members of the extremist Dawlah Islamiya (DI) were killed in a military offensive in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan (DHA) town in Maguindanao del Sur on Friday afternoon. “The firefight, which began at 1 p.m. lasted more than three hours,” Maj. Saber… Read More
Christmas tree for a cause to bring light to remote villages
December 1, 2023, 9:29 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The giant Christmas tree in front of the provincial capitol building here will not only serve as a Yuletide season decoration but will raise funds to buy solar lights for households without electricity. Initiated by the governor's wife, Maan Tuazon-Guico, the ornaments to be… Read More
Korean execs experience close encounters with Oslob’s whales
December 1, 2023, 8:53 pm
CEBU CITY – Some of the 400 guests who joined the southern heritage trail of the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo experienced a breathtaking swim with the whale sharks in Barangay Tan-awa, Oslob town, on Friday. Gangwon province Vice Governor Jeong Kwang Yeol led other Korean delegates on a spectacular… Read More
Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros
December 1, 2023, 8:22 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine Conservation Philippines (MCP), a non-governmental… Read More
Davao City gov't boosts production of high-quality abaca fibers
December 1, 2023, 8:10 pm
DAVAO CITY – To strengthen Paquibato District’s production of high-quality fibers, the city government's Peace 911 program and the City Agriculturist Office (CAgrO), distributed abaca plantlets to farmers. Jonah Presto, Peace 911 focal person, said Friday that the initiative aims to enhance… Read More
Normal family life possible for HIV patients – health expert
December 1, 2023, 8:09 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – There should be no hindrance for persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) to start families provided they are consistent with their treatments, the Department of Health - Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) said Friday. Dr.… Read More
Caraga logs increase in rice, corn production
December 1, 2023, 8:05 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) reported Friday the increase in rice and corn production in the area this year. So far, Caraga already achieved 357,692.6 metric tons (MT) of rice production this year, or an increase of five percent from the 339,181.91… Read More
South Negros closely monitoring migratory birds to curb avian flu
December 1, 2023, 7:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is closely monitoring the presence of migratory birds in southern Negros Occidental, especially in the area of Sipalay City, as part of the efforts to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu infections. “We continue to monitor… Read More
DA-CAR ordered to boost vegetable productions, address price swing
December 1, 2023, 7:11 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A Department of Agriculture (DA) official from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is optimistic about policy enhancements that would benefit the region’s vegetable production and address price fluctuations. In a phone interview Friday, DA Regional Director lawyer Jennilyn… Read More
