Provincial
P150-M project to bring potable water to Surigao Sur IP villages
October 19, 2023, 4:01 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Over a thousand households of the indigenous Manobo tribe stand to benefit from the PHP150 million water system being funded and implemented by a local government unit in Surigao del Sur.In a statement Thursday, the San Miguel town government said the project will provide a safe,… Read More
BSKE security measures in place as campaign starts in Caraga
October 19, 2023, 3:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) has assured the public of its readiness for the start of the campaign period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in the area, which will run from Oct. 19 to 29.“Security measures are in place to… Read More
DILG crafting training modules for new village, youth execs
October 19, 2023, 9:00 am
ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas, through its Local Government Regional Resource Center, is crafting training modules for the soon-to-be elected Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials. “So, currently that's our intervention… Read More
Ammo, bomb components seized in Negros Oriental
October 19, 2023, 6:03 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police operatives have seized a cache of ammunition and bomb components at a temporary harbor site of Communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Mabinay, Negros Oriental. They discovered the items in a cave at Sitio Cansanaan in Barangay Abis on Tuesday, Lt. Stephen Polinar,… Read More
DOH urges TB patients to avail of free treatment services
October 18, 2023, 9:18 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region is urging people afflicted with tuberculosis (TB) to avail of free treatment services and for their contacts to be tested for the disease. "We want to extend services to the public who needs or wants to be tested,… Read More
BFAR helps boost salt production in Antique
October 18, 2023, 8:47 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), through the Development of Salt Industry Project (DSIP), has been helping boost salt output in Antique as its 15 coastal municipalities have been identified as ideal sites for… Read More
P3M cash aid to benefit selected Antique ‘sacadas’
October 18, 2023, 8:36 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Selected 300 sugar migrant workers or sacadas from Antique working in vast plantations in Negros Occidental can expect an early Christmas gift of PHP10,000 each as livelihood assistance from the office of Senator Christopher Lawrence Go. Antique’s in charge of… Read More
Ilocos Sur palay farmers get more cash incentives
October 18, 2023, 8:28 pm
LAOAG CITY – Rice farmers from Candon City, Ilocos Sur will receive an additional PHP2 a kilo when they sell to the National Food Authority. NFA-Ilocos Region branch manager Engr. Jonathan Corpuz said the cash incentive is on top of the PHP1 that the provincial government will add to the PHP23… Read More
More rice farmers in Bicol selling palay to NFA
October 18, 2023, 8:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA)-5 (Bicol) on Wednesday said more rice farmers in the region are selling their palay (unhusked rice) harvest to the agency because of the higher buffer stocking incentive provided by the government. In an interview, Jaharah Shyrra Pavilando, NFA-5… Read More
Pangasinan prov’l gov’t proposes P5.7-B ’24 budget
October 18, 2023, 8:19 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Pangasinan’s proposed PHP5.7 billion 2024 budget, higher than this year’s PHP5.3 billion, is set to be approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) next week. Vice Governor Mark Lambino told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday that around 70 percent… Read More
Viscom chief to soldiers securing polls: Don’t fail our people
October 18, 2023, 8:03 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The outcome of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental is critical in determining the future of the province and its people, a key Army official said on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Visayas Command (VisCom), urged the… Read More
2 Davao Norte cities shortlisted for DOT tourism challenge
October 18, 2023, 7:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – Two Davao del Norte cities have been shortlisted and assured of a grant from the Department of Tourism (DOT) through the Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) initiatives.In a press briefing Wednesday, Davao del Norte tourism officer Noel Daquioag said the Island Garden City of Samal… Read More
‘Drug-free’ MassKara fest seen as Bacolod cops seize P20-M ‘shabu’
October 18, 2023, 7:50 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is ensuring a “drug-free” celebration of the 44th MassKara Festival, which climaxes this coming weekend, after the recovery of 3.02 kg. of suspected shabu in a buy-bust in Barangay Singcang-Airport on Tuesday. Col. Noel Aliño, city police… Read More
N. Ecija prov'l gov't offers use of rice processing facility to NFA
October 18, 2023, 7:47 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The National Food Authority (NFA) has received a big boost in its efforts to procure wet or freshly harvested palay from farmers in Nueva Ecija that could help increase its buffer stocks. The provincial government of Nueva Ecija, through the Provincial Food… Read More
2 NPA rebels killed, weapons seized in north Negros clash
October 18, 2023, 7:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – An encounter in the hinterlands of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental claimed the lives of two Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels and led to the recovery of various weapons on Tuesday afternoon. In a report on Wednesday, the Philippine Army's 3rd… Read More
INEC exec eyes below P10/kWh rate in Ilocos Norte by Q1 2024
October 18, 2023, 7:40 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte’s power rate is targeted to decline to less than PHP10 per kilowatt hour (kWh) by the first quarter of 2024 through the monitoring of spot market rates and dialogues with independent power producers (IPPs). The residential rate of the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative… Read More
Ormoc remains richest city in E. Visayas
October 18, 2023, 6:38 pm
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – This city remains the wealthiest in Eastern Visayas with PHP7.47 billion in assets as of the end of 2022, the city government reported on Wednesday. The first-class independent component city has a better financial standing than the six other cities in the region, based on… Read More
675 poll bets in C. Luzon get show cause order for early campaigning
October 18, 2023, 6:37 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued 675 show cause orders to Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) candidates in Central Luzon over alleged premature campaigning and vote buying. Comelec-3 (Central Luzon) Assistant Regional Director Elmo… Read More
25 Davao centenarians get P100k cash incentives
October 18, 2023, 6:13 pm
DAVAO CITY – In time for the Elderly Filipino Week celebration, the city government has started a house-to-house distribution of PHP100,000 cash incentives to 25 centenarians here and will run until Oct. 24.In an interview Wednesday, Vice Mayor Melchor Quitain Jr. said teams from the City Social… Read More
DBM, DILG bring open government partnership campaign to Visayas
October 18, 2023, 5:52 pm
ILOILO CITY – Local government units (LGUs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) are encouraged to embrace and support the Philippine-Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) promoting transparency, accountability, responsiveness, and citizen engagement. On Wednesday, the Department of the… Read More
