Provincial
'Subsidy is gov't thanking retailers effort to cut rice prices'
September 14, 2023, 8:41 pm
CEBU CITY – Small-scale rice retailers in Cebu who received on Thursday the PHP15,000 subsidy were happy that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recognized their contribution to the effort of bringing down the prices of the household staple and making it affordable to the consumers. Erwin… Read More
Metro Cebu flooding displaces 200 residents
September 14, 2023, 8:36 pm
CEBU CITY – A combination of low pressure area (LPA) and southwest monsoon or "habagat" has brought torrential rains in Metro Cebu and displaced more than 200 residents, the weather bureau in Mactan station said Thursday. Ann Dumdum, weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical… Read More
All set for 2023 NextGen Pilipinas Surfing event in E. Samar
September 14, 2023, 8:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – All is set for the 2nd leg of the 2023 NextGen Pilipinas Surfing National Tour, the Calicoan Odyssey Waves, Samar’s premiere surf contest in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan will lead the opening of the seven-day surf gathering on Friday which will also mark… Read More
Ilocos Norte farmer’s coop gets P20-M DA aid to revive hog industry
September 14, 2023, 7:58 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released a PHP20-million grant to a farmer's multi-purpose cooperative in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte to help speed up the recovery of hog raisers affected by the African swine fever (ASF). Teresita Castro, chairperson of the Baggak Multi-purpose… Read More
NorMin rice supply, demand to recover later this year: DA
September 14, 2023, 6:57 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's supply and demand of rice are expected to recover in October this year which can reduce the region’s current market prices.In a media briefing on Thursday, Department of Agriculture-Northern Mindanao (DA-10) chief of the agribusiness and marketing… Read More
Davao City collects P7-M fines from Jan-July
September 14, 2023, 6:56 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) of the City Mayor’s Office has collected PHP7.2 million worth of fines from violators as of July this year.Data obtained from the VRU Thursday showed that the total collection from January to July came from fines and penalties from the anti-smoking… Read More
Food rider falls in Surigao City P7.4-M shabu buy-bust
September 14, 2023, 6:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A food delivery driver was arrested in a police buy-bust on Wednesday night in Surigao City.In its report Thursday, the Surigao City Police Station (SCPS) said Charliemagne Dialde Alatraca III, 22, was collared by SCPS and 1st Surigao del Norte Provincial Mobile Force in Purok 6,… Read More
Negros Occidental trains gov't advocates for intensified drug campaign
September 14, 2023, 6:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government launched on Thursday a training for government advocates in the intensified campaign against illegal drugs in partnership with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) under the ALAB or the Adbokasiya Laban sa Iligal na Droga. The… Read More
Lucena rescuers vow emergency response within 10 minutes
September 14, 2023, 6:34 pm
LUCENA CITY – The rescue services office in this city is now capable of providing assistance to residents within 10 minutes after receiving a call for help. The Lucena City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (LCDRRMO) on Thursday said the speedy response is made possible by the… Read More
Cordillera rice retailers get gov’t subsidy
September 14, 2023, 6:32 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Seventy-five micro-retailers affected by the price cap on well-milled and regular milled rice each received on Thursday a PHP15,000 cash assistance from the government as part of the sustainable livelihood program-economic relief subsidy (SLP-ERS). Among the beneficiaries were 55… Read More
BSKE bets not allowed in mass payout: DSWD
September 14, 2023, 5:57 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday reminded candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) that their presence is not welcome during the mass payout, especially for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation… Read More
Startup develops portable educational kits for remote villages
September 14, 2023, 5:33 pm
ILOILO CITY – An Iloilo-based startup is developing a portable educational toolkit (PET) to provide learning supplements in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA). “We are a startup company focusing on education,” Ariel Lastica, advocacy manager of the iTeach PET, said in an… Read More
Gov’t peace adviser vows continued support for CAR's dev’t
September 14, 2023, 5:00 pm
BAUKO, Mountain Province – Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez on Wednesday said the government would continue to bring socioeconomic interventions to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as part of honoring the peace… Read More
UP installs 1st Mindanawon prexy
September 14, 2023, 4:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – For the first time, a Mindanawon was installed as the new president of the state-run University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday.In an investiture ceremony at the UP-Mindanao Campus in Tugbok district here, lawyer Angelo Jimenez was formally installed as the university's 22nd… Read More
DepEd implements response plan for students’ mass hysteria in Negros
September 14, 2023, 4:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, has initiated measures to help junior high school students in a mass hysteria at Talave Integrated School in Barangay Punao earlier this week. Eight learners experienced panic, hyperventilation, and nausea,… Read More
Groups pledge support to beef up BIDA program in Caraga
September 14, 2023, 4:40 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) said the government's "Buhay Ingatan, Droga'y Ayawan" or BIDA program has gained strong support from various sectors in the area, an official said on Thursday.“These groups come from the different sectors in the region such… Read More
NEA orders Bacolod utility firm to submit ratified power deal
September 14, 2023, 4:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) to submit a copy of its joint venture agreement (JVA) with Primelectric Holdings Inc. (PHI)/Negros Electric Power Corporation (NEPC) ratified by the member-consumers on… Read More
P7.5-M shabu seized, 4 suspects nabbed in Marawi City
September 14, 2023, 4:18 pm
PARANG, Maguindanao Norte – A two-day anti-drug operation in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, led to the arrest of four "big-time” drug peddlers and the recovery of PHP7.5 million worth of shabu, police said Thursday.A report by Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police director, said a team… Read More
P1.1-M farm-to-market road turned over to Sarangani villagers
September 14, 2023, 4:17 pm
KORONADAL CITY – About 130 households in a remote village in Glan town, Sarangani province are expected to benefit from a PHP1.1 million farm-to-market road (FMR) project funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 (Soccsksargen), an official said Thursday.DSWD-12… Read More
147 rice retailers in Soccsksargen get P2.2-M gov’t subsidy
September 14, 2023, 4:15 pm
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Soccsksargen Region (DSWD-12) started distributing Thursday PHP2.2 million worth of cash aid to 147 small rice retailers affected by Executive Order (EO) 39.“We are here to personally hand over to you this… Read More
