Provincial
Comelec, security forces ready for 3rd district special polls
August 31, 2023, 7:23 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and government security forces are ready for the special elections in the 3rd congressional district of Negros Oriental on December 9, a poll official said Thursday. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor of Negros… Read More
PRO-BARMM fetes 4 Maguindanao Sur cops injured in BIFF attack
August 31, 2023, 7:21 pm
COTABATO CITY – The chief of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM) led Wednesday afternoon the awarding of medals to four wounded police officers following the harassment by Daesh-inspired terrorists on a police outpost in Maguindanao del Sur on Aug.… Read More
Classes resume in 66 public schools in Iloilo City
August 31, 2023, 7:11 pm
ILOILO CITY – Classes resumed in 66 public schools in Iloilo City, although several classrooms in seven schools still serve as evacuation centers on Thursday. “Classes utilized classrooms that were not affected,” said Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Ma. Luz de los Reyes in an… Read More
Blue swimming crab hatchery opens in Iloilo town
August 31, 2023, 7:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government launched on Thursday its hatchery for blue swimming crab, locally known as “kasag,” aimed at reviving the production of the species in Concepcion town. Provincial Agriculturist Ildefonso Toledo said the construction of the hatchery started in… Read More
P50M assured for Laoag River dike repair
August 31, 2023, 6:34 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways, through the initiative of Ilocos Norte (1st District) Rep. Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos, has assured PHP50 million in funding for the immediate repair of the Gabu River revetment wall to save and protect residents living close to… Read More
2,768 barangays in E. Visayas declared drug-cleared
August 31, 2023, 6:21 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 2,768 villages in Eastern Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared after local authorities managed to get rid of the drug trade and use in their communities, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported on Thursday. In a press briefing, PDEA 8 (Eastern… Read More
PH’s largest bus firm vows to sustain service in public transport
August 31, 2023, 6:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod-based Yanson Group of Bus Companies, the country’s largest bus firm, committed to sustaining its brand of service for Filipino commuters across the country on Thursday. Yanson Group founder Olivia Villaflores-Yanson made the commitment after receiving an honorary… Read More
Bulacan MSMEs join trade fair to start Tanglawan Festival
August 31, 2023, 5:52 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A trade fair showcasing products of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) kicked off this year’s Tanglawan Festival in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on Thursday. A total of 40 MSMEs put on sale food and non-food products that include native… Read More
Classes finally open in 537 DepEd schools in Antique
August 31, 2023, 5:16 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Local government units in Antique have lifted class suspensions, and classes go full swing in all 537 public schools on Thursday. “All the schools in the 18 towns of the province have resumed their classes with the improved weather condition,” said Eric… Read More
N. Samar’s Biri Island preps to welcome cruise tourists
August 31, 2023, 5:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The island town of Biri in Northern Samar is preparing to welcome 120 guests aboard Australian cruise ship Coral Adventurer, who will explore the destinations in November. Provincial tourism officers, tour operators and port agents inspected the island earlier this week to… Read More
Pangasinan, La Union towns cancel classes due to 'habagat'
August 31, 2023, 5:01 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Seven towns in Pangasinan and 12 in La Union suspended classes on Thursday due to bad weather caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon or "habagat." In Pangasinan, classes were canceled in all levels in Sual, Infanta, Burgos, Bani, Anda and Agno towns, while the… Read More
Flood-hit Bacolod placed under state of calamity
August 31, 2023, 4:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city has been placed under a state of calamity and suspended classes until Friday following four days of incessant rains that flooded 33 out of its 61 barangays, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez announced Wednesday night. “Due to the declaration placing the entire city under… Read More
E. Visayas awaits P220-M school furniture
August 31, 2023, 4:34 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 300 public schools in Eastern Visayas are expecting to receive tables and chairs for students and teachers by October, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday. In an interview, Jazmin Calzita, DepEd Eastern Visayas regional information officer, said procurement is… Read More
151-year-old heritage home in Negros gets historical marker
August 31, 2023, 3:14 pm Updated on August 31, 2023, 3:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The 151-year-old Balay Ni Tana Dicang (House of Tana Dicang) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental has earned a historical marker to highlight its stature as an important cultural property as declared by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). Third District Rep. Jose Francisco… Read More
Ilocos Norte sustains P401-M damage from Goring
August 31, 2023, 2:57 pm
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte sustained around PHP401 million in infrastructure damage from Typhoon Goring, while damage assessment to agriculture is ongoing. Marcel Tabije, local disaster risk reduction and management officer IV of Ilocos Norte, confirmed this on Thursday as work… Read More
Iloilo builds P5-M resilience hub in Estancia
August 31, 2023, 2:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – A PHP5-million resilience hub that will manage all disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) activities of the host local government unit (LGU) will soon rise in Estancia town in Iloilo province. On Thursday, the provincial government broke the ground for the Civil Defense… Read More
DSWD sends P8-M aid to ‘habagat’-affected LGUs in W. Visayas
August 31, 2023, 1:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) has released PHP8,025,361.45 worth of relief aid to local government units (LGUs) affected mostly by flooding due to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon that is enhanced by Typhoon Goring. “We… Read More
PNP forms task group to probe Albay village chief's slay
August 30, 2023, 8:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol through the Albay Provincial Police Office (APPO) has created a special investigation task group (SITG) to probe the killing of a barangay official in Libon town on Monday. In an interview on Wednesday, Capt. Kharren Formales, APPO… Read More
44 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Albay get land titles
August 30, 2023, 8:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 44 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Ligao City, Albay province have received emancipation patents (EP) and certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) this month. Maria Flora Serra, DAR-Albay information officer, said… Read More
Batangas to help corn growers improve productivity
August 30, 2023, 8:08 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Batangas has approved a measure to improve the productivity of corn growers, which will increase their capacity to provide feeds to poultry and egg producers in the province. Vice Governor Mark Leviste, presiding officer of the SP, said a… Read More
