Provincial
80K Ilocos Norte residents receive ‘Serbisyo Fair’ services
September 23, 2023, 4:57 pm
LAOAG CITY – The “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” program showcasing fresh produce and grocery items at discounted prices was among the most visited during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) launch at the Mariano Marcos State University here Saturday. Vilma Viernes, a mother of two, said in an… Read More
P10.5-M collected in SSS RACE campaign in Bicol
September 23, 2023, 9:55 am
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of PHP10.5 million in unpaid contributions were collected over almost two years from 168 delinquent employers in the Bicol Region as part of the Relief Afforded to Challenged Employers (RACE) campaign of the Social Security System (SSS). "Among the 168 employers, 33 have… Read More
CAR posts a 3.9 percent inflation rate in Aug: PSA
September 23, 2023, 9:34 am
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority in the Cordillera Administrative Region (PSA-CAR) on Friday said that the region has posted a 3.9-percent inflation rate, lower than the national average of 5.3 percent and National Capital Region’s 5.9 percent. Villafe Alibuyog, PSA-CAR… Read More
PH Science High School now accepting applicants for 2024-2025
September 22, 2023, 9:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Teams from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) in Region 7 (Central Visayas) are doing the rounds of the schools in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental to invite incoming Grade 7 students to the National Competitive Examination (NCE). After a two-school year hiatus brought… Read More
2 NPA rebels killed, 1 captured in Masbate clash with soldiers
September 22, 2023, 8:44 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Two members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed and another was captured on Thursday during an encounter with government forces in Barangay Nainday, Placer town in Masbate. In an interview on Friday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office chief,… Read More
91% of rice retailers in CAR comply with price cap
September 22, 2023, 8:03 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) said on Friday the region has logged a 91-percent compliance rate with Executive Order 39 which sets a price cap on rice. “We have a 91-percent compliance based on the monitoring conducted by the… Read More
Pangasinan’s 4.2M tourist arrivals Jan-June nearly equal 2022 total
September 22, 2023, 8:02 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The province of Pangasinan has recorded over 4.2 million tourist arrivals from January to June this year, according to the Pangasinan Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO). Of the total number of tourist arrivals in the first half of the year, 4.2 million… Read More
DSWD allocates P12.1-M aid for NorMin rice traders
September 22, 2023, 7:54 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) will allocate more than PHP12.1 million for affected micro and small rice traders under Executive Order (EO) 39.In an interview on Friday, DSWD-10 information officer-in-charge Oliver Inodeo said… Read More
DA aid enables 32 Siargao farmers to start pineapple farm
September 22, 2023, 7:53 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 32 farmers in the Siargao Island town of Santa Monica embarked on pineapple production earlier this week after receiving aid from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13).The farmers, who formed themselves into the Abad Santos Farmers Association (ASFA),… Read More
2nd batch of micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental gets subsidy
September 22, 2023, 7:29 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 76 micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental received on Friday government assistance of PHP15,000 to cushion the effect of the mandated price cap on their businesses. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led the distribution of cash assistance at the convention… Read More
Tourism boom seen with hosting of int’l surfing tourney in Siargao
September 22, 2023, 7:08 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The hosting of the upcoming 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup will bring full recovery of the tourism industry on Siargao Island, the Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) said Friday.“Looking back to its modest beginnings in 1992, the annual Siargao… Read More
LTO to offer free services to indigents in Ilocos Region
September 22, 2023, 7:06 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will offer free services to indigent beneficiaries in the Ilocos Region at the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair that will be held at the Mariano Marcos State University in Laoag City on Sept. 23 and 24. In a phone interview on… Read More
55K Davao Oro residents enlist for 'Bagong Pilipinas' services
September 22, 2023, 6:46 pm
MONKAYO, Davao de Oro – At least 54,935 residents in this province registered online to avail of the services offered by various government agencies at the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) slated here during the weekend.In a press briefing Friday, lawyer Chic Salamida of the BPSF… Read More
17 ‘red’ Albay villages under close watch ahead of BSKE
September 22, 2023, 6:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Police Office (APPO) identified 96 barangays as election Areas of Concern (AOC) in connection with the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In an interview on Friday, APPO spokesperson, Capt. Kharren Formales, said 17 villages are under… Read More
Davao's Oplan Kabuhayan Job Fair offers 5K vacancies
September 22, 2023, 5:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – A total of 5,886 positions are available for job seekers in the 2023 Oplan Kabuhayan Job Fair at the SM City Davao-Annex Activity Center on Sept. 23, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here said Friday.In an interview, PESO-Davao manager Lilibeth Pantinople said 31 local… Read More
Chinese-Korean e-vehicle maker sets up PH office in Bacolod
September 22, 2023, 5:06 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Chinese-Korean electric vehicle company e-Future Motors Philippines (PH) Inc. has set up its headquarters in this city with an initial investment of USD200,000 (around PHP11.5 million). It is a subsidiary of Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. with head office… Read More
6 NPA fighters killed in southern Negros clash
September 22, 2023, 4:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Six fighters of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) South West Front (SWF) died in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the remote village of Tabugon in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Thursday night.… Read More
2.26K out of 2.8K drug-affected barangays in Bicol cleared by PDEA
September 22, 2023, 4:38 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Nearly 2,300 villages in the six provinces of the Bicol region have been cleared of illegal drugs by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) said Friday. Out of the 2,793 affected barangays, 2,264 have been declared drug-cleared as… Read More
Classes suspended in 6 Antique towns due to heavy rains
September 22, 2023, 4:31 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Six local government units (LGUs) in Antique have suspended classes Friday morning due to the heavy rains caused by the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Michael Tolentino, Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (DRRM) III of the Antique… Read More
BARMM lists 984 ‘areas of grave concern’ for BSKE
September 22, 2023, 2:01 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have classified 984 out of 2,590 villages in the region as “areas of grave concern” (red code) for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE 2023).In an interview on Friday, Brig. Gen.… Read More
