Provincial
BSP beefs up drive on unfit bills, mutilated coins in Caraga
August 21, 2023, 4:04 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Butuan City (BSP-Butuan) is intensifying its drive in the collection of unfit legal tender banknotes or bills and mutilated coins through a series of Piso Caravans.The Piso Caravans in the region, which started this month until September started… Read More
1K typhoon victims in Pangasinan get cash aid from DSWD
August 21, 2023, 3:59 pm
URBIZTONDO, Pangasinan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed on Monday PHP3,000 each to 1,000 residents most affected by typhoons Falcon and Egay. The financial aid was part of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the DSWD whose… Read More
College students subsidy opens in Ilocos Norte
August 21, 2023, 3:27 pm
LAOAG CITY – Applications for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program in Ilocos Norte are now open to help struggling college students here to financially sustain their studies. Open to all enrolled Filipino undergraduate students, applicants are advised to submit their letter of intent to… Read More
Rebel’s remains recovered in Agusan Sur
August 20, 2023, 1:13 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The troops of the 75th Infantry Battalion (75IB) of the Army recovered on Saturday afternoon a cadaver of a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in the hinterland Barangay Laperian, Prosperidad town in Agusan del Sur. The recovery took place a day after the 75IB troopers engaged around… Read More
New Masbate office to decongest other DSWD-Bicol service areas
August 19, 2023, 8:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The new satellite office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (DSWD-AICS) program in Masbate province is now ready to serve clients and help decongest existing operation areas during payouts. In an interview on… Read More
Family of 3 killed in Negros town road accident
August 19, 2023, 7:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A family of three and another person were killed while one was hurt in a road accident along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion, Bacong town in Negros Oriental Saturday morning. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) identified those… Read More
4K program readies IP farmers for government interventions
August 19, 2023, 7:00 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA-4A) has joined the initiative to strengthen the leadership skills and organizational know-how of farmers from indigenous communities in the region to enable them to work more productively with the government. In an interview… Read More
Mall voting simulation in Legazpi earns positive feeback
August 19, 2023, 6:44 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 50 registered voters from Barangay Capantawan here cast their votes Saturday during a pilot test of mall voting for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Commission on Elections (Comelec) Legazpi City election officer lawyer Connie Del Castillo said the… Read More
Palawan vets probe mysterious swine deaths in island towns
August 19, 2023, 5:46 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The provincial veterinary office of Palawan has dispatched a disease surveillance team to two island towns on its eastern side to investigate the mysterious deaths in backyard piggeries. The team was deployed to the villages of Cocoro and Balaguen in the town of… Read More
P846-M road projects in the pipeline in 2 Caraga provinces
August 19, 2023, 4:06 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Two farm-to-market road (FMR) projects are already in the pipeline in two provinces in the Caraga region and will benefit about 7,357 farming families. With the completion of the Joint Technical Review and Subproject Appraisal and Review in the past two weeks, the Philippine Rural… Read More
Almost 1K cops to secure opening of classes in Caraga
August 19, 2023, 12:28 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) has deployed nearly a thousand cops from different units to secure the opening of classes on Aug 29.In a phone interview on Saturday, Maj. Jennifer Ometer, PRO-13 chief information officer, said 960 personnel were deployed to various… Read More
PSA: Pilot test of nat’l ID verification app successful
August 19, 2023, 11:58 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental has successfully piloted the testing of its national identification verification application program with no problems encountered. “We have conducted the required 30 test subjects for the Civil Registration Services… Read More
Nearly P7-M suspected shabu seized in Dumaguete
August 19, 2023, 11:36 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Anti-illegal drug operatives seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of almost PHP 7 million and arrested two alleged drug pushers during a buy-bust in Barangay Calindagan here at dawn Saturday. An initial report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office… Read More
PNP enforces gun ban for Kadayawan fest
August 18, 2023, 10:40 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is implementing a citywide gun ban from August 18 to 25 for the 38th Kadayawan Festival celebration. This came after the Philippine National Police (PNP) approved the request of the Police Regional Office in the Davao Region to suspend all permits… Read More
5 agencies tapped to monitor execution of E. Visayas dev't plan
August 18, 2023, 10:34 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Eastern Visayas is tapping five entities to ensure that the 2023-2028 Regional Development Plan (RDP) will meet the target of improving the local economy. Director Meylene Rosales, vice chairperson of the Regional Development… Read More
Books, reading materials can change lives: VP Sara
August 18, 2023, 9:57 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte underscored the importance of books and other reading materials, saying these "can change lives” of young learners. “Through books and other related and relevant reading materials, we want to change the lives of our… Read More
P7-M rest area in Samal Island opens for tourists
August 18, 2023, 8:21 pm
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte – Tourists coming here will now have a comfortable place to stay as the Department of Tourism (DOT) turned over a completed PHP7-million tourist rest area (TRA) to the city government on Friday. The facility in Barangay Peñaplata intends to provide… Read More
900 cops deployed to sustain peace in N. Samar villages
August 18, 2023, 7:28 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed at least 900 cops to help sustain anti-insurgency efforts in 14 villages of Northern Samar. Police officers assigned for “confidence-building” mission under the Revitalized “Pulis sa Barangay” (R-PSB) Program will stay for… Read More
Kidapawan residents feast on tons of durian, marang, mangosteen
August 18, 2023, 7:23 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Thousands of residents feasted on 12 tons of free-to-eat fruits lined along the national highway here for the Timpupo Festival that marked the culmination of the city’s 76th foundation anniversary Friday. The “eat-all-you-can” fruit festival, together with… Read More
Abaca farmer groups in Catanduanes get P4.5-M aid
August 18, 2023, 7:21 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Six abaca farming associations in Catanduanes province are recipients of some PHP4.5 million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) and DOLE Catanduanes. Eduardo Lovedorial, DOLE Catanduanes head, said the assistance to the… Read More
