Provincial
2K vacancies up for grabs in Benguet job fair
November 13, 2023, 7:26 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Some 2,000 job vacancies for local and foreign job placements are expected to be filled up in the Nov. 13 to 14 job fair at the Benguet provincial capitol.Julie Tabcao, the province’s Public Employment Services Office (PESO) chief, said 12 local companies and 10 overseas… Read More
Almost P10-M ‘shabu’ seized, 2 suspects fall in Cebu ops
November 13, 2023, 7:10 pm
CEBU CITY – A student of an alternative learning system and a high-value drug personality were arrested during two separate operations here on Sunday night and before dawn Monday that led to the confiscation of almost PHP10 million worth of suspected shabu. Major Jonathan Taneo, chief of the… Read More
Antique’s 85 years and above elderly to get annual social pension
November 13, 2023, 7:08 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Senior citizens 85 years old and above in Antique are entitled to an annual social pension as provided for in the amended version of the Elderly Welfare and Development Code of the province of Antique approved by the provincial board on Monday. “In the new… Read More
Charges refund to benefit over 90K power consumers in Iloilo City
November 13, 2023, 7:02 pm
ILOILO CITY – A one-time refund of pass-on charges stands to benefit around 92,000 consumers of the More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) in Iloilo City, estimated at PHP141 million. “Pass-on charges are those billed by the supplier of MORE, which we also billed to our consumers.… Read More
200 new officers reinforce Cordillera police
November 13, 2023, 6:41 pm
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – A total of 200 new police officers took their oaths of office on Monday here as part of the 2023 police recruitment program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). “Today will be the start of your police journey from the arduous selection. You hurdled the tedious… Read More
Bacolod City pushes for digitalization in barangay operations
November 13, 2023, 6:27 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the city government will assist all 61 villages here to computerize transactions at the barangay level. “We are moving and transforming to digitalization. We want a digital platform to govern the public service that we will do together,”… Read More
300 police recruits in Ilocos Region told to be agents of change
November 13, 2023, 6:25 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Ilocos Police Regional Director Brig. Gen. John Chua during the oathtaking ceremony on Monday challenged the 300 recruits to become agents and implementers of change and to work hard for the country. "I hope to see you act as role models in the continuing search for… Read More
45 ex-NPA rebels finish reintegration program in Surigao Norte
November 13, 2023, 6:18 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The process of deradicalization has helped former NPA fighters prepare for reintegration with families and communities in Surigao del Norte, a military official said Monday.“The program seeks to address the radical indoctrination inculcated to these former rebels and the need to… Read More
Ex-rebels need deradicalization before reintegration
November 13, 2023, 6:03 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Former rebels (FRs) need to undergo deradicalization first before they are reintegrated into mainstream society, a Negros Oriental official said on Monday. Hilton Edrial, chief of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), said FRs must be prepared physically,… Read More
DPWH to truckers: Follow San Juanico Bridge load limit
November 13, 2023, 5:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here has asked truckers to comply with the anti-overloading law following a recent incident where a truck broke its axle while passing the San Juanico Bridge. DPWH Eastern Visayas regional director Edgar Tabacon… Read More
Dredging of Ilocos Norte’s heavily silted Bislak River deemed urgent
November 13, 2023, 5:08 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte government will enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the dredging of the Bislak River, covering the towns of Vintar and Bacarra in the first district, to avoid future wide-scale flooding in… Read More
Iloilo City’s P20-M confidential fund to finance anti-criminality ops
November 13, 2023, 4:29 pm
ILOILO CITY – The PHP20 million proposed confidential fund for the office of Mayor Jerry Treñas in 2024 is primarily to support the anti-criminality efforts of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO). Treñas said the fund would be spent for various operations and other needs of the ICPO,… Read More
P57-M shabu, marijuana seized in Ilocos Region from Jan.-Oct. 2023
November 13, 2023, 3:50 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated a total of PHP15.3 million worth of shabu and PHP42 million worth of marijuana from January to October this year in the Ilocos Region. In a virtual forum of the Philippine Information Agency Ilocos Region on… Read More
Cop 'accidentally' killed teenage girl in Kidapawan
November 13, 2023, 3:33 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A 13-year-old girl died after a police officer accidentally hit her during the indiscriminate firing of his firearm amid an altercation with relatives in Sitio Mateo, Barangay Berada here Sunday night.Lt. Col. Dominador Palgan, Jr., city police director, identified the suspect… Read More
7-day ops net over 1.7K violators of local ordinances in Caraga
November 13, 2023, 3:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 1,730 individuals found violating the ordinances in their respective localities were arrested during the series of police operations conducted from Nov. 5 to 11.Major Jennifer Omiter, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) information chief, said most of… Read More
Couple, son killed in Samar road mishap
November 13, 2023, 3:30 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A couple and their 7-year-old son were killed while their 4-year-old daughter was seriously injured after a car side-swept their motorcycle along a highway in Basey, Samar late Sunday. In a report released by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, a car heading to this… Read More
Bacolod City links with DTI to streamline business registration system
November 13, 2023, 3:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city became the first local government unit (LGU) in the Visayas to partner with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to streamline and expedite business registration processing. Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, who represented Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez during the… Read More
Over 400 passengers safe as ship tilts to side
November 13, 2023, 3:01 pm Updated on November 13, 2023, 7:27 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 400 Cebu-bound passengers were brought back to safety after the vessel they were boarding tilted to its side while traversing off the coast of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Central Visayas said on Monday. Commander Mark Larsen Mariano,… Read More
Japanese experts check proposed Luzon-Samar Bridge
November 13, 2023, 2:03 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Japanese experts are currently assessing the proposed long-span Luzon-Samar Bridge connecting the provinces of Northern Samar and Sorsogon. The week-long evaluation will check the coverage and requirements for the pre-feasibility study, which will encompass the… Read More
4 killed as dump truck runs over car in Olongapo City
November 13, 2023, 1:44 pm
OLONGAPO CITY – Four people were killed when the car they were riding in was run over by a 10-wheeler dump truck along the highway in Barangay New Cabalan here on Monday night. Police investigators identified the fatalities as Renz Tiu, Veronica Ng, Romnick Tiu, and Carlo Esguerra, all of whom… Read More
