Provincial
Rehab of Antique hospital nears completion
August 28, 2024, 11:06 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The rehabilitation of the President Diosdado Macapagal District Hospital in Tobias Fornier town, Antique province, is nearing completion, with a 90 percent accomplishment as of Wednesday. The rehabilitation, funded with PHP15 million from the Department of… Read More
Ilocos Norte guv sees economic prospects with Thai investors
August 28, 2024, 10:12 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc on Wednesday expressed optimism for the province’s economic prospects after an investment conference with Thai businessmen. In a briefing here Wednesday, Manotoc said the business delegation, led by Thailand Ambassador to the… Read More
6 NPA rebels yield to Army in Agusan del Norte
August 28, 2024, 9:58 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Six communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including three ranking leaders, yielded earlier this week in Agusan del Norte province, the military here reported Wednesday. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, the Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade (402Bde) commander, said… Read More
Baguio Blood Council calls for donors as supply hits critical level
August 28, 2024, 9:34 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Blood Council is calling on blood donors as supply of platelet concentrate dwindle due to high demand as a result of the dengue cases that require transfusions. Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes, Baguio City acting health officer, said the council has asked the 128 villages in… Read More
Calamba mayor attributes city's recent feats to improved peace, order
August 28, 2024, 9:07 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Mayor Roseller Rizal on Wednesday said the enhanced peace and order situation in this city has been pivotal in the local government unit's recent achievements and recognition from national government agencies. Rizal made the pronouncement in his State of the City Address… Read More
AFP deploys troops to assist PRO-11 in KOJC op
August 28, 2024, 8:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units have been deployed here as the Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-11) continues its search for fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader… Read More
PAO improves services in Cordillera with more lawyers
August 28, 2024, 8:45 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has recorded winnability in terms of handling drug cases after it hired additional lawyers. On Tuesday, Atty. Henry Francisco, PAO-CAR regional director, said there were only 50 lawyers for the… Read More
Flight from Mactan to Bantayan Island to bolster tourist arrival
August 28, 2024, 8:44 pm
CEBU CITY – A 72-seater aircraft on Wednesday made its inaugural flight from Mactan-Cebu International Airport to Bantayan Island Airport, according to Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. The ATR twin-engine turboprop aircraft of King Aces Travel and Tours took off at the MCIA in Lapu-Lapu City at… Read More
Caravan of services benefits 2 ELCAC barangays in Antique
August 28, 2024, 8:33 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The government’s caravan of services benefited 277 residents of two barangays considered as End to Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) areas in the municipality of San Remigio in Antique on Wednesday. The activity gathered residents of barangays Aningalan… Read More
P54M district hospital building turned over to Bantayan Island
August 28, 2024, 8:09 pm
CEBU CITY – Residents on Bantayan Island are assured of improved healthcare services now that they got a new hospital building, an official said on Wednesday. Mayor Arthur Despi said the PHP54.59-million three-story building for the Bantayan District Hospital at Ticad, Bantayan town will house… Read More
Over 3.6K Negrenses avail of P25 per kilo rice
August 28, 2024, 7:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 3,649 individuals in Negros Occidental have availed of PHP25 per kilogram (kg.) of rice sold by the provincial government on various occasions in collaboration with the Federation of Irrigators Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS).… Read More
Council OKs budget for city gov’t workers’ salary adjustment
August 28, 2024, 7:45 pm
ILOILO CITY – About 2,000 regular employees and officials of the city government are expected to receive their salary adjustment soon after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) approved the PHP411.35 million Supplemental Budget (SB) 2 on Wednesday. The SB 2 consists of more than PHP403.09… Read More
Coconut showcase seen to help farmers innovate
August 28, 2024, 7:38 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is upbeat that an exhibit of innovative products from coconut will encourage other farmers to produce more than copra. PCA Eastern Visayas Regional Manager Joel Pilapil admitted that copra remains the primary product from coconut in the… Read More
P72-M concrete roads spur development in Negros rural communities
August 28, 2024, 7:16 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Farm-to-market roads worth PHP72.1-million constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are seen to spur development in rural communities of two cities in Negros Occidental. In a report on Wednesday, the DPWH-Western Visayas (Region 6) said the completed… Read More
E. Visayas seniors to get pension quarterly instead of semestral
August 28, 2024, 7:12 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is preparing for the release of PHP1.66 billion for the social pension of indigent elderlies in Eastern Visayas for the second semester of this year. Officials from the DSWD regional office here have been meeting with… Read More
PCA targets to plant 300K coconut seedlings in Ilocos this year
August 28, 2024, 6:57 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) targets to plant 300,000 coconut seedlings in 600 hectares of land in different parts of Ilocos Region this year in line with the country’s aim to boost the coconut industry. “Region 1 (Ilocos) is very much suitable for coconut.… Read More
68K C. Visayas rice farmers get financial aid
August 28, 2024, 6:50 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 68,000 rice farmers in Central Visayas have received PHP5,000 in financial assistance, an agriculture official said on Wednesday. Jonathan Limocon, focal person of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 (Central Visayas) Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA), disclosed… Read More
Power coop targets energization of 34 'sitios' in Negros Oriental
August 28, 2024, 6:16 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) in Negros Oriental province has identified 34 “sitios” or sub-villages for energization starting late this year through early 2025, an official said on Wednesday. Lawyer Fe Marie Dicen, NORECO II general manager, told… Read More
Troops unearth NPA’s high-powered firearm, magazines in Samar
August 28, 2024, 6:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Military troops unearthed a rifle and magazines belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) in the mountain of Old Union village in Sta. Rita, Samar. Lt. Col. Eduardo Meclat Jr., commander of the Philippine Army’s 63rd Infantry Battalion, said in a statement Wednesday that… Read More
PRO-11: Legal processes observed in KOJC ops
August 28, 2024, 5:57 pm
DAVAO CITY – Amid the temporary restraining order issued by the Davao City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 on Tuesday, a police official here said the law enforcement operation at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound is carried out legally.Maj. Catherine Dela Rey, spokesperson of… Read More
