Provincial
PH economic briefing in Laoag brings new hope for farmers, MSMEs
August 15, 2023, 4:01 pm
LAOAG CITY – Farmers and entrepreneurs in the province of Ilocos Norte rejoiced on Monday as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s economic team visited this city and gave updates to local business and finance communities on the administration's economic agenda. Suerte Mia Soriano, owner of Lucky… Read More
Viscom urges voters to reject CPP-NPA affiliates
August 15, 2023, 2:32 pm
CEBU CITY – The top Army official in the Visayas reminded voters not to support candidates affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, Visayas Command (Viscom) chief,… Read More
OFW dependents in W. Visayas get over P10-M scholarship aid
August 15, 2023, 2:26 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has released over PHP10.91 million in scholarship assistance to dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Western Visayas who are recipients of its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) from January to July… Read More
22 loose firearms, RPGs surrendered to Army in N. Cotabato
August 14, 2023, 10:43 pm
PIGCAWAYAN, North Cotabato – The government’s campaign against loose firearms continues to gain ground in North Cotabato with village chairpersons of Pigcawayan town leading the surrender of 22 guns and explosives to the military over the weekend. “This is in support of the government’s… Read More
Separate ops net two NPA rebels in Caraga
August 14, 2023, 9:20 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) squad leader and a member were arrested in separate implementation of arrest warrants on Saturday in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur. Maj. Jennifer Ometer, Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) information office chief, said the two… Read More
Tax mapping tech to boost Oroquieta City's income
August 14, 2023, 9:11 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Oroquieta City in Misamis Occidental province is the newest recipient of a tax mapping technology of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Caraga State University (CSU) that could help boost its income. Rogelyn Calago, DOST-Misamis Occidental science… Read More
PCIC pays insurance claims of ASF-affected farmers in Antique
August 14, 2023, 8:54 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has started paying the insurance claims of hog raisers in Antique province whose swine were hit by the African swine fever (ASF) this August. “Our first release of the indemnity was last Aug. 1 amounting to around… Read More
DTI Antique urges consumers to check SRP of school supplies
August 14, 2023, 8:51 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urges consumers, particularly parents, to always check the suggested retail price (SRP) of school supplies before their purchase. In an interview on Monday, Mutya Eusores, DTI Antique officer in charge Provincial… Read More
3-year El Niño Action Plan to help Baguio become resilient
August 14, 2023, 8:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY – This city's three-year El Niño Action Plan will focus on long-term preparations that are expected to make the local government and residents resilient to the effects of the weather phenomenon. Louie Glenn Lardizabal, OIC of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council… Read More
DTI assures ample supply of basic goods in Pampanga
August 14, 2023, 8:09 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office here has assured the public that there is an ample supply of basic goods amid the price freeze imposed due to the declaration of a state of calamity. DTI-Pampanga Director Elenita Ordonio said on Monday… Read More
Alaminos regulates use of plastic bags, styrofoam
August 14, 2023, 8:00 pm
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – The city government has started regulating the use of plastic bags and polystyrene foam packaging in all retail and business establishments here to reduce plastic waste. City information officer Venus Balgua, in an interview, said the ordinance was passed in April… Read More
Davao, Japan's Kumamoto City eye partnership on water challenges
August 14, 2023, 7:44 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology in Davao Region (DOST-11) and the Hydrology for Environment, Life, and Police (HELP) Davao Network are pursuing a sisterhood agreement between this city and Kumamoto City, Japan, to address water-related challenges through sustainable and… Read More
Weeklong police ops in C. Luzon net nearly P3.5-M illegal drugs
August 14, 2023, 7:30 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Almost PHP3.5 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and 163 drug suspects were arrested in Central Luzon as a result of intensified weeklong anti-criminality operations in the region. In his report on Monday, Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr., director of the… Read More
DPWH to help mitigate long-term flooding in Batac, Paoay
August 14, 2023, 7:00 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday announced its plan to construct an eight-kilometer floodway and a diversion channel in Ilocos Norte to put an end to the perennial flooding in downtown Batac and low-lying areas in neighboring Paoay town. At a press… Read More
Activist turned NPA ‘political instructor’ killed in Iloilo clash
August 14, 2023, 6:04 pm
ILOILO CITY – A political instructor and finance officer of the Southern Front Committee of the Komiteng Rehiyon Panay of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) was killed after sustaining injuries in a three-minute firefight with government troops in Barangay… Read More
E. Visayas trade fair targets P2.3-M sales
August 14, 2023, 5:28 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Trade officials are optimistic to generate PHP2.3 million in sales from a four-day fair of local products at Robinsons North mall here. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Eastern Visayas regional director Celerina Bato said Monday that at least 65 micro, small and medium… Read More
Cops with kin running in Oct. 30 polls need to be reassigned
August 14, 2023, 5:26 pm
ILOILO CITY – Police officers with relatives running for posts in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) need to be reassigned before the start of the banning period for the transfer and detail of public officials and employees. “We will make sure that before the prohibition of… Read More
Gov't aid for Mayon-affected families reaches P323M - OCD
August 14, 2023, 5:22 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The government's assistance to families in Albay province affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano has so far reached PHP323.3 million, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) reported on Monday. In a report, Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-5 spokesperson, said the significant… Read More
971 classrooms in Ilocos damaged by typhoons, ‘habagat’
August 14, 2023, 5:06 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Almost 1,000 classrooms in the Ilocos Region were damaged due to typhoons Falcon and Egay and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday. Of the 971 damaged classrooms, 514 incurred minor damage, 354 major damage and 103 total… Read More
Leyte coop to put up more substations as power demand grows
August 14, 2023, 4:56 pm
TOLOSA, Leyte – An electric cooperative in Leyte is building more substations amid growing power demand in the central part of the province. Allan Laniba, general manager of Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative (Dorelco), said in an interview Monday that the construction of a 10 MVA… Read More
