Provincial
Ilocos Norte guv cites feats in agri, fight vs. crime, poverty
September 18, 2023, 8:40 pm
LAOAG CITY – The previous year saw Ilocos Norte gain a foothold on agriculture development as well as poverty and crime eradication. Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc on Monday said they continue to make strides despite a number of calamities that left billions of pesos in damage. “With every… Read More
CDO reaches 88% completion of PhilSys signup in NorMin
September 18, 2023, 8:20 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority in Northern Mindanao (PSA-10) has registered 88 percent of the target population for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).In a statement on Monday, PSA-10 Officer-In-Charge Dr. Janith Aves said the completed IDs consisted of… Read More
More agrarian reform groups in Bicol tapped to supply food to inmates
September 18, 2023, 8:09 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 12 agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) from different provinces in the Bicol Region are now providing vegetable and other food to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) through the help of the Department of Agrarian Reform-Bicol (DAR-5). In an interview on… Read More
Cebu City implements ‘half-rice’ ordinance
September 18, 2023, 8:04 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Council eyed the full implementation of a decade-old measure that promotes rice conservation in schools and establishments amid the rising prices of the household staple. In a resolution, Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos on Monday said City Ordinance No. 2409 or the Rice… Read More
97 cops with kin running in Pangasinan BSKE reassigned
September 18, 2023, 7:56 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Ninety-seven police personnel of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) whose relatives have filed for candidacy in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have been reassigned outside the province. In a forum on Monday, PPPO public information… Read More
Alternative education opens for surfers in Siargao Island town
September 18, 2023, 7:55 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Siargao Island town of General Luna in Surigao del Norte and the Department of Education Siargao Division (DepEd-Siargao) have joined hands to support the formal education of surfers on the island.“This learning school will give our surfers the chance to finish formal… Read More
Patient safety, a top priority for gov’t health facilities in Caraga
September 18, 2023, 7:48 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Government health facilities in the Caraga Region vowed to stay true to their commitments to uphold the well-being and safety of patients. The pledge of commitment was issued to coincide with the commemoration of World Patient Safety Day 2023 on Sunday while continuing activities… Read More
Bacolod City seeks to fill 20K job openings
September 18, 2023, 7:03 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday said he is pushing for an intensified awareness campaign through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) to fill some 20,000 job vacancies here. “I’m monitoring our labor pool to see what job opportunities we have. As of last week… Read More
P122M more needed to complete Tubbataha ocean outpost
September 18, 2023, 6:57 pm
MANILA – The Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) still needs about PHP122 million to complete the construction of an offshore station that will house rangers tasked with protecting the more than 97,000-hectare Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) located in the Sulu Sea. In a telephone interview on… Read More
Cebu City to demolish establishments obstructing waterways
September 18, 2023, 6:55 pm
CEBU CITY – Big establishments with structures blocking waterways will be demolished as flood prevention, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama warned Monday. Rama issued the warning after last week’s three-day weather disturbance brought severe flooding in the Banilad area, leaving 200 people… Read More
Pangasinenses warned vs. scammers posing as DTI personnel
September 18, 2023, 6:52 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan on Monday warned the public against fraudulent individuals posing as the agency’s personnel targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province. At a forum hosted by the Philippine Information… Read More
Prank 911 calls drop in Baguio City
September 18, 2023, 6:49 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The number of prank calls made here via the government's emergency "911" has gone down this year, which local officials attributed to news of cases filed against pranksters and the public acting more responsibly. In an interview on Monday, city information officer Aileen Refuerzo… Read More
Compliance rate on rice price cap in Pangasinan up to 80%
September 18, 2023, 6:48 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Eighty percent of all rice retailers in the province of Pangasinan have complied with the price cap on regular and well-milled rice set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. through Executive Order (EO) 39. Based on monitoring by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and… Read More
E. Visayas opens center for female learners
September 18, 2023, 5:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Out-of-school girls in Eastern Visayas now have a place to learn following the completion of Girls Education Center (GEC) at the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office complex in Palo, Leyte, on Monday. The GEC, funded through DepEd's partnership with United National… Read More
PBBM, First Lady to grace highlights of MassKara Festival
September 18, 2023, 5:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, for the second consecutive year, will be the guests of honor during the highlights of this city’s MassKara Festival next month. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez announced this on Monday as the city government… Read More
Davao Oriental, power firm ink deal for 50MW solar plant
September 18, 2023, 5:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Oriental provincial government struck a deal with power firm Dy Green Energy to explore the development of the province's first 50-megawatt (MW) solar power plant, an official said Monday.The Solar Power Generation Plant (SPGP) will be situated on a 40-hectare land in… Read More
Price cap brings down rice cost in E. Visayas, says DA exec
September 18, 2023, 4:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The first two weeks of price cap imposition has brought down the cost of rice in major markets in Eastern Visayas, Department of Agriculture (DA) regional field office here reported on Monday. DA-Eastern Visayas regional technical director for operations Larry Sultan said in a… Read More
500 BSKE bets in Legazpi City commit to fair, violence-free elections
September 18, 2023, 4:01 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Over 500 candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) here made an integrity pledge for violence-free and fair elections. During a peace covenant signing at SM City Legazpi on Monday, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Legazpi City election officer Connie… Read More
SRA probes low trading price of sugar
September 18, 2023, 3:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is investigating the low trading price of sugar last week amid efforts to maintain prices at PHP3,000 per 50-kilogram (Lkg) bag. Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona considered the development a “bit surprising” and said the SRA is now… Read More
Davao Region inflation rate drops to 3.9% in August
September 18, 2023, 3:48 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region's year-on-year regional inflation declined to 3.9 percent in August this year from 4.3 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Region 11 (PSA-11) said Monday. In a statement, PSA-11 said the average inflation rate from January to August 2023 stood at 6.9… Read More
