Provincial
1.3K inmates in Bicol to cast votes in BSKE polls
October 4, 2023, 8:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 1,300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the Bicol Region can exercise their right of suffrage in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In an interview, lawyer Maria Juana Valeza, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Bicol regional director, said… Read More
Ilonggos: Rice price cap lifting beneficial to traders, consumers
October 4, 2023, 8:28 pm
ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos welcomed the removal of the price cap imposed on regular and well-milled rice (R/WMR) starting early last month, recognizing its benefits to traders, retailers, and consumers. Iloilo Grains Businessmen Association (IGBA) president Ildefonso Dolorfino said the decision of… Read More
71 couples marry in Antique town's biggest mass wedding
October 4, 2023, 8:18 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Seventy-one couples from far-flung barangays got married in the biggest mass wedding ever held in the Municipality of San Remigio on Wednesday. Mayor Margarito Mission, Jr. said the municipal government saw the need for the ceremony that benefitted couples who… Read More
3 rebel-hit Negros Occidental villages under tight poll watch
October 4, 2023, 8:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Three villages in Negros Occidental identified as areas of grave concern due to the monitored presence of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) will be tightly secured for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. These… Read More
NPA leader, member killed in Albay clash with cops
October 4, 2023, 7:58 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-5 (PRO5)-Bicol on Wednesday identified the two New People's Army (NPA) rebels killed in an encounter with police operatives in Barangay Bascaran, Daraga, Albay on Tuesday. In a report, Lt. Col Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, identified the suspects… Read More
Comelec: Areas of concern in Negros Oriental down to 9
October 4, 2023, 7:33 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The number of potential areas of concern in Negros Oriental relative to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) has dropped to nine barangays from 27, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Wednesday. The adjustment was made after the recommendation of… Read More
BARMM probes alleged anomalies in hiring teachers
October 4, 2023, 6:27 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) education ministry created a committee Wednesday to investigate alleged irregularities in the recruitment of new teachers and non-teaching workers for the provinces of Sulu and Lanao del Sur.Minister Mohagher Iqbal of… Read More
Direct international flights to Davao revived
October 4, 2023, 6:25 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) announced Wednesday that various international flights will be revived in the city in October. In an interview, CTOO officer-in-charge Jennifer Romero said the Davao-Jinjiang and the Davao-Hong Kong direct flights will resume on Oct. 8 and… Read More
ASF-hit hog raisers in Batac City get aid
October 4, 2023, 6:05 pm
LAOAG CITY – After declaring the province of Ilocos Norte free from African swine fever (ASF), the Batac City government through its Veterinary Office on Wednesday distributed one piglet and starter package each to 308 hog raisers. "The starter package consists of dewormer, antibiotic, vitamins… Read More
Batangas to put up motorcycle riding school to reduce mishaps
October 4, 2023, 6:00 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial government here is set to replicate the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) Motorcycle Riding Academy to properly train riders amid the growing number of accidents involving motorcycles. Batangas Vice Governor Mark Leviste told the Philippine News… Read More
PDEA, PNP destroy P9.2-M marijuana in Kalinga, Mt. Province
October 4, 2023, 5:54 pm
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) destroyed at least PHP9.2 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants in joint operations Tuesday in Kalinga and Mt. Province.In a report on Wednesday, the PROCor said a total of… Read More
Mobile classroom to bring education to remote areas in Tarlac town
October 4, 2023, 5:45 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A mobile classroom will soon roam around the remote villages of Gerona, Tarlac province to reach out to learners, particularly those enrolled in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. Dubbed "G-iRIDE: Gerona Innovative Roving Interactive Instructional… Read More
Albay town mayor to continuously aid Mayon evacuees
October 4, 2023, 5:38 pm
DARAGA, Albay – After ordering the decampment of at least 1,529 families staying in six evacuation centers on Saturday, the Daraga mayor in Albay vowed to extend continuous aid to them amid the restiveness of the Mayon Volcano. In an interview on Wednesday, Mayor Carlwyn Baldo said he has… Read More
Int’l NGO, Cotabato City support women in peacebuilding efforts
October 4, 2023, 3:54 pm
COTABATO CITY – An international NGO working in Mindanao has partnered with the city government here to build capacities and mobilize community women as peacebuilders.“This is in support of the efforts of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to sustain the peace… Read More
Northern Samar gov’t to build 200 houses for ex-rebels
October 4, 2023, 3:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar’s provincial government is eyeing to build 200 units of single-detached houses for former rebels in Mondragon town. This is one way to encourage more New People’s Army combatants to surrender and live a normal life, Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan said… Read More
Negros Occidental to host Visayas’ 1st slow food fest in November
October 4, 2023, 2:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Slow Food Community of Negros Island will host the first-ever Terra Madre Visayas in this city on Nov. 15 to 19 to promote small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production in the region. Terra Madre Visayas is the Filipino iteration of the Italian event, Terra Madre… Read More
Reyes, Bustamante to headline MassKara billiards tourney
October 4, 2023, 2:33 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino world billiards champions Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante will headline an exhibition match during the 2nd Mayor Albee Benitez 10-ball Billiards Tournament at the Main Atrium of SM City Bacolod on Oct. 8 to 12. The five-day competition is one… Read More
6.2 magnitude quake jolts parts of Northern Luzon
October 4, 2023, 1:07 pm
LAOAG CITY – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Northern Luzon on Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said it traced the quake’s epicenter at 22 km. northwest of Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan province. The earthquake, which… Read More
P3.4-M worth of 'shabu' seized from Chinese father, son in Bulacan
October 4, 2023, 12:08 pm
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a Chinese national and his Filipino son and seized from them suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million during a buy-bust in Barangay San Pablo, this city on Tuesday. PDEA 3 (Central… Read More
Surigao City to develop P100-M mariculture park, fish landing
October 3, 2023, 10:01 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The city government of Surigao has taken steps to develop a mariculture park and upgrade its fish landing port through a PHP100 million project proposal to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA).In an interview Tuesday, Surigao City Public Information Office chief… Read More
