Provincial
Police to set up assistance desks in Antique cemeteries
October 26, 2023, 7:59 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Police assistance desks (PADs) will be available in 52 public and private cemeteries in the 18 municipalities of Antique to ensure the safety of the public who will visit their departed loved ones this “Undas.” Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO)… Read More
Cebu City council probes ‘death’ of more than 200 earth-balled trees
October 26, 2023, 7:23 pm
CEBU CITY – The city council on Thursday passed a resolution calling for the investigation into the “death” of more than 200 earth-balled trees after they were affected by the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project alignment, a city official said on Thursday. Councilor Joel Garganera, chair of… Read More
2.4K Ilocanos sign up for affordable housing in Laoag
October 26, 2023, 6:54 pm
LAOAG CITY – About 2,400 individuals on Thursday signed up to avail of the low-cost housing project of the city government here and a property developer which is eyed to break ground in Barangay 31 Talingan in December this year with an initial 600 units. Baltazar Acapuyan Adra, 55, single, of… Read More
Electric coop assures no power outage in Antique during Oct. 30 polls
October 26, 2023, 6:19 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique Electric Cooperative (Anteco), the lone distribution utility in the province, assured there will be no power outage during the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Anteco General Manager Neil Peter Veñegas said in an interview… Read More
Over 100 areas in Negros Oriental to receive ballots early
October 26, 2023, 6:19 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental will deliver ballots and other election paraphernalia to more than 100 critical areas in the province earlier than the usual schedule. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor, said Thursday that based… Read More
Israeli gov't to extend benefits to family of slain Negrense OFW
October 26, 2023, 6:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Embassy of Israel in Manila has committed to assist the family of Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta Alacre, who got killed in the Hamas attacks, in filing claims for benefits from the Israel Social Security Institute. Consul Moti Cohen relayed the message of the… Read More
12 NPA combatants in E. Samar yield after talks with families
October 26, 2023, 5:59 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 12 fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to the military in Eastern Visayas since the launch of an initiative that links government forces to families of rebels. The latest who surrendered through the Friends Rescued Engagement through their Families… Read More
Over 3.5K soldiers deployed to secure poll exercise in Bicol
October 26, 2023, 5:04 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 3,500 soldiers from different units of the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) have been deployed around the Bicol region to ensure the security of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. In an interview on Thursday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9ID-Public… Read More
Korean bank team surveys Northern Samar road project
October 26, 2023, 4:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Representatives from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Korea are currently surveying the site of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project phase 2 (SPCR 2) in Northern Samar, three months after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved its implementation. The Korean representatives… Read More
P4.5-M grant to help develop Iloilo City’s creative industry
October 26, 2023, 11:29 am
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Competitiveness and Innovation Group has granted the city government a PHP4.5 million grant to help develop its creative industry. Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions (LEDIP) Office head Velma Jane Lao, in an interview on… Read More
‘Kalag-kalag' Antique’s newest attraction for 'Undas'
October 26, 2023, 9:18 am
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (APTCAO), adorned with different mythological characters, is the newest attraction for Antiqueños on All Saints' Day ("Undas").APTCAO launched the “Kalag-Kalag 2023” featuring mythological creatures… Read More
BFAR-7 expands red tide alert to north Cebu bays
October 25, 2023, 9:49 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas expanded on Wednesday the red tide alert to the northern mainland Bogo-Medellin bays. Mario Ruinata, officer-in-charge of BFAR-7, said local government units in the city of Bogo and the neighboring sugarcane town… Read More
Occidental Mindoro being positioned as PH's 'Salt Capital'
October 25, 2023, 9:09 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Occidental Mindoro – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Mimaropa Region is working to upskill small-scale salt processors, also called “salt farmers,” in this province with the goal of enhancing their productivity and entrepreneurial knowhow. In an… Read More
1.4K soldiers to secure voting in Central Luzon
October 25, 2023, 8:15 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some 1,400 soldiers have been deployed in Central Luzon to help ensure peaceful and orderly Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. In a statement on Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Andrew Costelo, commander of the Army’s 7th Infantry Division… Read More
DepEd probes teacher over physical punishment
October 25, 2023, 8:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) pledged to investigate a public school teacher who allegedly went overboard with the punishment he imposed upon his students in Burauen, Leyte. In a statement issued Wednesday, the DepEd Leyte division office said they immediately validated the… Read More
Comelec-controlled Negros Oriental imposes province-wide curfew
October 25, 2023, 7:38 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The newly created Special Task Force Negros Oriental passed a resolution on Wednesday imposing a province-wide curfew two days before the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to avert violence and prevent vote buying. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, the Commission… Read More
Village chair bet slain in Lanao Sur ambush
October 25, 2023, 7:24 pm
COTABATO CITY – Heavily armed men killed in an ambush Wednesday morning a candidate for village chairman in Kapatagan town, Lanao del Sur. Colonel Robert S. Daculan, Lanao del Sur provincial police director, identified the fatality as Kamar Bilao Bansil, 50, who died on the spot from multiple… Read More
Ilocos Norte sees potential for cruise tourism amid revenge travel
October 25, 2023, 7:07 pm
LAOAG CITY - Revenge travel continues to boost Ilocos Norte’s tourism industry, with tour operators calling for additional English-speaking tour guides ahead of the expected arrival of over a thousand cruise ship passengers at Currimao seaport on Nov. 1. Xavier Ruiz, officer-in-charge of the… Read More
1st PH Asia durian summit opens, eyes expansion in the global market
October 25, 2023, 6:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – The first-ever Philippine Asia Durian Summit opened here Wednesday seeking to widen industry awareness and create greater access beyond the local market. Emmanuel Belviz, the president of the Durian Industry Association of Davao City (DIADC), said the sector intends to forge robust… Read More
Over 100 surfers battle for waves in Siargao int'l tourney
October 25, 2023, 6:46 pm
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island – The country's premier surfing destination is again in the spotlight as the 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup officially opened here Wednesday. At least 100 professional surfers from Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Sweden, and the Philippines converged here for… Read More
