Provincial
BFP - Pangasinan warns vs. fire incidents during holidays
November 28, 2023, 9:23 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is discouraging the use of light materials and substandard electrical wires in Christmas decorations to prevent fire incidents. Consumers must check the appearance of wires, which should be thick, and the authenticity of the import… Read More
Alaminos City aligns tourism code with DOT’s standards
November 28, 2023, 9:13 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The city government of Alaminos City has revised its tourism code to align it with Department of Tourism’s standards to benefit both the tourists and the workers. "We will also have local accreditation but we will be using local registration form. We will have initial… Read More
PRC hearing 19 cases of bogus dentists
November 28, 2023, 9:05 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) here has cautioned the public about sham medical workers as the agency deals with criminal cases against 19 fake dentists. Some of the erring individuals were discovered when they attempted to secure or renew licenses using falsified… Read More
5 NorMin radio stations face closure over expired franchise
November 28, 2023, 8:55 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Five radio stations in Northern Mindanao are subject to a cease and desist order (CDO) after their franchises were not renewed.National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) - Region 10 Director Teodoro Buenavista Jr. said their recent decision called for the closure of the… Read More
Students encouraged to take up sports-related courses
November 28, 2023, 8:36 pm
DAVAO CITY – Aside from popular college courses, the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) encourages students to pursue sports degrees for its burgeoning prominence.In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Jezreel Abarca, chairperson of the UPMin Department of Human Kinetics, said sports… Read More
BSP to launch Paleng-QR cashless payments in Negros Oriental markets
November 28, 2023, 7:07 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Key officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday expressed optimism that cashless payments at the local markets in this capital and across Negros Oriental will be launched early next year. BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Puyat said in an interview that Negros… Read More
1,078 Ilocos typhoon victims receive cash aid from DSWD
November 28, 2023, 7:02 pm
LAOAG CITY - Residents of Solsona, Ilocos Norte whose houses were partially damaged and submerged in floodwaters due to typhoons “Egay" and "Goring" in July and August received cash aid from the government on Tuesday, facilitated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD). The… Read More
Coffee project generates income, unites residents of Kalinga village
November 28, 2023, 6:44 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The transition from agriculture to agri-tourism has been productive economically and socially for the residents of Barangay Bagumbayan in Tabuk City, Kalinga. The community’s major project, Bagumbayan Coffee Village, started early 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic as restrictions… Read More
Groundbreaking for P515-M Bacolod legislative building set Dec. 4
November 28, 2023, 6:32 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here will hold the groundbreaking for the almost PHP515-million legislative building on Dec. 4, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Tuesday. The proposed four-story structure is among the priority projects funded by the PHP4.4-billion loan of the local… Read More
DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City
November 28, 2023, 5:32 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said on Tuesday that based on the… Read More
PhilHealth pays P3.7-M to Konsulta providers in Antique
November 28, 2023, 5:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) paid PHP3.7 million for benefit claims of Konsulta Package providers in Antique as of the end of October this year. Janimhe Jalbuna, Public Affairs Unit head of PhilHealth Western Visayas, said 32,508 of… Read More
2 fake dentists nabbed in Butuan City
November 28, 2023, 4:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Police authorities nabbed two women who were practicing illegal dentistry on Sunday afternoon in Barangay Villa Kanangga here. Maj. Jennifer Omiter, the Police Regional Office-13 information office chief, said the operation was in response to a report by concerned citizens and the… Read More
Power outage to hit parts of Nueva Ecija, Aurora Nov. 29
November 28, 2023, 4:31 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some parts of the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija will experience power interruption from one hour up to 13 hours on Wednesday, Nov. 29. In its advisory on Tuesday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the affected areas of the power… Read More
4 dead in N. Cotabato road mishap
November 28, 2023, 1:56 pm
KABACAN, North Cotabato – Four persons died in a road crash here involving a passenger van and two motorcycles on Monday night, police said.Maj. Maxim Peralta, town police chief, identified the fatalities as Mohaimen Bangkailan, 29; and Nasser Mansag Cadulong, the motorbike drivers; also Almina… Read More
BARMM village in N. Cotabato gets P25-M public market
November 28, 2023, 1:44 pm
COTABATO CITY – A village in North Cotabato’s town of Pigcawayan that now forms part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a recipient of a PHP25-million public market from the regional government.In an interview on Tuesday, Naguib Sinarimbo, BARMM interior… Read More
DSWD provides P88.47-M aid to flood victims in E. Visayas
November 28, 2023, 12:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released PHP88.47 million worth of assistance to families affected by recent massive floods and landslides in the Eastern Visayas region. In a report on Tuesday, the DSWD regional office in Eastern Visayas said the… Read More
DOT: Int’l race in Biliran to boost sports tourism in E. Visayas
November 28, 2023, 11:37 am
TACLOBAN CITY – The recent staging of the La Routa 2023 - Adventure Race World Series (ARWS): Asia Championship Leg is a milestone for Eastern Visayas’ sports tourism, the regional tourism office here said Tuesday. Department of Tourism (DOT) 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Karina Rosa Tiopes… Read More
Cebu pawnshop heist culprits not its agents, NBI clarifies
November 27, 2023, 6:48 pm
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday assured the public that the culprits in a heist at a downtown pawnshop here are not their employees. This, after two suspects were nabbed when the get-away vehicle they used were intercepted in Barangay Lamacan, Sibonga town two… Read More
There's more to tobacco other than smoking
November 27, 2023, 6:30 pm
LAOAG CITY — The National Tobacco Administration, through its Industrial Research Department-Product Development Division, has been promoting tobacco plants and their alternative uses for food and medicinal use, among others. Over the years, tobacco plant has been cultivated mainly for its… Read More
BFAR-Ilocos distributes Malaga fingerlings to fish cage operators
November 27, 2023, 5:30 pm
LAOAG CITY — The supply of Malaga fish in Ilocos Norte province got a boost through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) typhoon rehabilitation and recovery program, thus ensuring the recovery of calamity-hit coastal communities. Vanessa Abegail Dagdagan, BFAR senior… Read More
