Provincial
Over 1K Ilocos residents remain isolated due to non-stop rains
September 3, 2023, 5:03 pm
LAOAG CITY – Over a thousand residents living in Barangay Nalasin and Sitio Lipay in the mountainous town of Solsona in Ilocos Norte have been isolated for almost a week now as rains brought by the southwest monsoon that is intensified by Typhoon Hanna continued to affect many parts of the… Read More
100-MW floating solar power farm to rise in northern Negros city
September 3, 2023, 3:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A 100-megawatt (MW) floating solar power farm, the first in Visayas and Mindanao, will soon rise in Cadiz City in northern Negros Occidental. Project proponent Zonal Renewables Corp. (ZRC) and property owner A.M. Hijos Inc. (AMHI) of the prominent Montelibano family here entered… Read More
Coast Guard averts oil spill in Occidental Mindoro
September 3, 2023, 3:00 pm
MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard averted a possible oil spill off the coast of Palaun town in Occidental Mindoro after a cargo ship ran aground, according to a belated report Sunday. Capt. Edyson Abanilla, commanding officer of PCG in Occidental Mindoro, said they… Read More
Neighbor coop helps restore power in blackout-hit Negros towns
September 3, 2023, 1:39 pm
BACOLOD CITY – After several days of massive power outage, Victorias City and E.B. Magalona town in Negros Occidental obtained assistance to restore electricity for almost 155,000 residents under the coverage area of Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco). On Saturday night, the 15-MVA… Read More
11 Baguio couples share giant wedding cake; 12K slices served
September 2, 2023, 8:01 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 12,000 slices of cakes from a four-layer giant wedding cake were served to the public at the SM City Baguio on Saturday to celebrate three occasions -- wedding of 11 couples, 114th Baguio Charter anniversary and the 16th Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism (HRT) Week. Jeffrey… Read More
Party-list office in Davao offers free legal, medical services
September 2, 2023, 7:38 pm
DAVAO CITY – The ACT-CIS (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) Party-list opened a new office here on Saturday, extending its services not only to locals but to other clients in Mindanao. The office will start operations on Monday and will assist in problems concerning… Read More
DA mentors farmer coops to become entrepreneurs
September 2, 2023, 7:20 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Calabarzon is mentoring farmers’ cooperatives in the region to become better entrepreneurs. Jhoanna Santiago, DA-Calabarzon’s focal person on the teaching program, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Saturday that the Farm and… Read More
Iwahig inmates tapped for DA farming initiative
September 2, 2023, 4:15 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Some 495 inmates at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) here are taking part in a farming initiative to ensure the availability of healthy food in the Bureau of Corrections- (BuCor) managed facility. Superintendent Gary Garcia on Saturday led the persons deprived… Read More
9 nabbed, PHP7.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in Cotabato City anti-drug ops
September 2, 2023, 1:52 pm
COTABATO CITY – Nine suspected drug peddlers were arrested and more than 1.15 kg. of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP7.84 million were seized during separate anti-drug operations here in the past two days, a government inter-agency task force here said Saturday. In a… Read More
Iloilo town under state of calamity due to Goring, ‘habagat’
September 2, 2023, 10:35 am
ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council) of Oton town in Iloilo province has declared a state of calamity due to the heavy rains and floods brought by Typhoon Goring and the southwest monsoon. In a special session conducted Friday afternoon, the council unanimously approved the… Read More
Over 300 employed in Cebu's 'war on floods'
September 1, 2023, 9:13 pm
CEBU CITY – In support of the “war on floods” in this capital city, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has employed more than 300 individuals for a 10-day river clean-up and restoration activities. Leah Quintana, DSWD-Central Visayas public information officer, said… Read More
Drug bust nets P1.36-M shabu, 4 suspects in Iloilo
September 1, 2023, 8:55 pm
ILOILO CITY - A female fish broker, who was out after a plea-bargaining for a drug case, was arrested along with three relatives following a buy-bust operation that resulted in the confiscation of 200 grams of shabu valued at PHP1.36 million in the municipality of Lemery in Iloilo province on… Read More
Farm, fishery census to cover 1,460 Region 8 villages
September 1, 2023, 8:46 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 1,460 villages in Eastern Visayas will be covered in the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing and publishing data on agriculture and fishery sectors of the country. In a press briefing Friday, PSA regional director… Read More
PNP chief orders stringent monitoring of poll hotspots
September 1, 2023, 8:27 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said here Friday that the country's police force has been put on heightened alert, with a focus on monitoring election hotspots.During his visit to the Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10), Acorda said… Read More
School in Antique attracts dropouts to avail of ALS
September 1, 2023, 8:24 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A makeshift three-classroom school that can be reached after crossing a river and a hike of another five kilometers in Bugasong town, Antique has enticed dropouts to go back and finish their elementary education through the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The… Read More
Blackout hits north Negros localities amid substation breakdown
September 1, 2023, 8:24 pm
BACOLOD CITY – For five days now, three localities in Negros Occidental have been hit by massive power outage after the 15 MVA substation of Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) in Victorias City broke down during a storm Monday night. Victorias City and E.B. Magalona town are… Read More
Mindoro execs seek kin’s help to ID bodies of 8 QC fire victims
September 1, 2023, 8:15 pm
MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro – Provincial officials here announced Friday that they have taken steps to bring home the bodies of at least eight locals who died in a fire in Quezon City at dawn on Thursday, but said that victims must first be positively identified. Rizal town Mayor Sonny Pablo… Read More
PSA to cover over 1.15M households for agri-fishery census
September 1, 2023, 8:05 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is calling on household respondents to support the conduct of the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) covering 1,153,842 households in Western Visayas from Sept. 4 to Oct. 25, 2023, results of which can impact on food supply and… Read More
Over 1K soldiers man Comelec checkpoints in Visayas
September 1, 2023, 8:01 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 1,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been deployed to checkpoints in 16 provinces of the Visayas to tighten security in 11,443 villages in time for next month’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Visayas Command (Viscom) chief, Lt.… Read More
DA-PCC to supply more milk for gov't feeding program in 2024
September 1, 2023, 7:46 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) and its assisted cooperatives have vowed more supply for the government’s national milk feeding program. DA-PCC Officer-in-Charge Executive Director Caro Salces said on Friday 50 percent of the… Read More
