Provincial
Davao Region logs over 8K dengue cases, 28 deaths since January
August 4, 2023, 9:10 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) recorded 8,681 dengue cases with 28 deaths from January to July this year, an official said Friday. Dr. Annabelle Yumang, the DOH-11 director, said nine of the deaths were recorded in Davao City, followed by Davao del Norte with… Read More
Dialysis tops list of PhilHealth insurance claims in E. Visayas
August 4, 2023, 8:27 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Hemodialysis remains the top procedure the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been paying for this year due to the steady rise of chronic kidney failure cases. Rosario Suyom, PhilHealth-Eastern Visayas healthcare delivery management division chief, said that… Read More
DA’s swine multiplier facilities to aid Iloilo recover from ASF
August 4, 2023, 8:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – The swine multiplier facilities established by the Department of Agriculture through its Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) program in two municipalities in Iloilo can help the province recover from the African swine fever (ASF).… Read More
DOT inaugurates P7-M rest area in Bukidnon
August 4, 2023, 7:23 pm
MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon – The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) turned over a PHP7-million Tourist Rest Area (TRA) here Friday. TIEZA chief operations officer Mark Lapid said the project is the first to be completed in Mindanao. As… Read More
DepEd-CAR rallies support for 2023 'Brigada Eskwela'
August 4, 2023, 7:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Education-Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) urged the public, especially parents, on Friday to help in preparing the classrooms that students would be using when the new school year opens on Aug. 29. Estela Cariño, regional director of the DepEd-CAR,… Read More
BOC Dumaguete subport collects P3.8B, surpasses Q2 target
August 4, 2023, 7:18 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Subport of Dumaguete has exceeded its revenue collection for the first two quarters of this year and is already more than 50 percent of its 2023 annual target. Port collector Geniefelle Lagmay told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that from Jan. 1… Read More
Region 8 records 2.15M persons in labor force
August 4, 2023, 7:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 2.15 million people in Eastern Visayas have been included in the Eastern Visayas labor force in April 2023, higher than in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. The number represents 65.6 percent of the region’s estimated 3.28 million… Read More
DOH-11 logs 10K TB cases for 1st half of 2023
August 4, 2023, 6:56 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) recorded a total of 10,363 tuberculosis (TB) cases in Region 11 from January to June this year, an official said Friday. In a press briefing, Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-11 director, said the discovery of the cases was attributed to… Read More
Rice for garbage helps reduce solid waste in Antique LGU
August 4, 2023, 6:53 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The municipality of Bugasong has reduced its daily generated waste by 50 percent and even saved on gasoline with its “Garbage in a Bottle” initiative. “Before, our daily garbage collection was about one ton, but with the implementation of the Garbage in a… Read More
DOH records 60% increase in leptospirosis cases in Ilocos Region
August 4, 2023, 6:52 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health’s regional office in Ilocos on Friday warned residents against leptospirosis and other water-borne diseases amid the rainy season and flooding in the region after recording 45 cases from Jan. 1 to July 22 this year. The DOH-1 said the number of… Read More
DOH cites Batac’s pioneering mobile water filtration system
August 4, 2023, 6:49 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Health in the Ilocos Region (DOH-1) on Friday lauded the city government of Batac in Ilocos Norte for investing in people’s health by pioneering a mobile water filtration and purification system. “This is a significant breakthrough in the city of Batac, the… Read More
Balay Negrense museum up for renovation
August 4, 2023, 6:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The famous Balay Negrense museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental will undergo rehabilitation and renovation after its care and preservation has been formally turned over by the Negros Cultural Foundation Inc. (NCFI) to the provincial government. “The provincial government will… Read More
Navy mobility exercise assesses reservists' capability
August 4, 2023, 6:28 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Naval Forces of Southern Luzon (NAVFORSOL) on Friday started a mobilization exercise (Mobex) involving around 152 reservists in the Bicol Region and other provinces. In a phone interview, Lt. Kim Paulo Lopez, NAVFORSOL assistant public affairs officer, said the five-day… Read More
Micro-enterprises in Bacolod get P1.2-M livelihood aid
August 4, 2023, 6:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Three micro-enterprises here are recipients of PHP1.245 million in livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). These include the Mabandata 110 Unload Association, South Women's Association, and… Read More
Oil spill-affected workers in Naujan get ‘emergency employment’
August 4, 2023, 6:08 pm
CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Some 600 individuals affected by the oil spill from the town of Naujan on Saturday are set to begin a ten-day emergency employment under the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.… Read More
6 nabbed, P9.2-M drugs seized in Bacolod sting ops
August 4, 2023, 5:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Police anti-drug operatives arrested six suspects in buy-busts that yielded PHP9.207 million in shabu and marijuana on Thursday and Friday, reports of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) showed. Col. Noel Aliño, police city director, said the recovery of the large volumes of… Read More
Guimaras lures more investors, tourists with dragon fruit fest
August 4, 2023, 4:54 pm
ILOILO CITY – The province of Guimaras, known for its sweetest mangoes, now promotes an emerging agriculture product with its second-year staging of the Dragon Fruit Fest with the end goal of enticing both investors and tourists. Francisco Gentoral, Guimaras Provincial Economic Development (PED)… Read More
2 ex-PMA cadets guilty of physical injuries in Dormitorio death
August 4, 2023, 4:40 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Municipal Trial Court here Friday found two former cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) guilty of slight physical injuries over the death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio in September 2019. In a decision, Judge Roberto Mabalot sentenced convicted cadets Julius… Read More
PRO-13 probes village chief’s slay in Surigao Norte
August 4, 2023, 4:36 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) has ordered an in-depth investigation into the killing of a village chief in Claver town, Surigao del Norte on Friday. Barangay Panatao chairperson Godofredo Cagasan was gunned down Friday morning in his village by still… Read More
DSWD distributes 6.4K food packs to Camarines Sur families
August 4, 2023, 3:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) on Friday distributed 6,418 family food packs (FFPs) to families in Camarines Sur affected by Typhoon Egay and enhanced southwest monsoon or "habagat". In an interview, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk… Read More
