Provincial
Cops nab wanted MILF member, 5 NPA rebels in S. Kudarat
August 4, 2023, 2:34 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Police operatives arrested a wanted Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) member and five communist rebels in separate law enforcement operations in Sultan Kudarat province on Thursday. In a statement Friday, Col. Christopher Bermudez, Sultan Kudarat provincial police… Read More
PRO-13 urges gun owners to turn over firearms with lapsed reg'n
August 3, 2023, 10:03 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The chief of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) on Thursday called on gun owners in the region to surrender their firearms with expired registrations. This after the Accounting and Disposition of Firearms with Expired Registration (ADFER) reported that only 2,813 of the 6,381… Read More
Batangas intensifies goat production amid rising demand
August 3, 2023, 8:20 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA-4A), through its Halal Program, is looking at improving goat production to meet the rising demand of the Muslim community in this province. Claiming that there is an opportunity in goat production, Marjorie Sepina, DA-4A… Read More
N. Mindanao dev't projects priority under DOST 'iSTART' program
August 3, 2023, 8:02 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Development projects of local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are the primary targets of the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-based Development (iSTART) program.In a statement… Read More
SSS to collect P167K from delinquent employers in Pangasinan
August 3, 2023, 8:00 pm
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – The Social Security System (SSS) bracn in Urdaneta City is set to collect some PHP167,380 from four delinquent employers here following the second Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign this year held on Thursday. In a press conference, SSS concurrent… Read More
CDO exec bats for 'no CCTV, no biz permit' ordinance
August 3, 2023, 7:45 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy is considering the revision of an existing ordinance to include penalties for businesses that fail to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) on their premises.In a statement Thursday, Uy said this was one of the discussions brought up with Councilor Romeo… Read More
Negros residents urged to get Covid-19 bivalent vax
August 3, 2023, 7:39 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) is now giving the Covid-19 bivalent vaccines as regular boosters for those who have not received the additional doses yet, an official said on Thursday. “We are now administering these bivalent boosters not only for health… Read More
1-day manhunt ops net Bicol’s 14 most wanted persons
August 3, 2023, 7:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 14 most wanted persons were rounded up by the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) in several manhunt operations on Wednesday. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, on Thursday said the police operations captured two most wanted persons at the regional level,… Read More
Over 2.2M residents in C. Luzon affected by weather disturbances
August 3, 2023, 7:30 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Over 2.2 million residents in Central Luzon were displaced by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoons Egay and Falcon, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-3 (RDRRMC-3) said. In its latest report released on Thursday, the RDRRMC-3 said… Read More
Comprehensive tobacco control ordinance urged in Western Visayas
August 3, 2023, 7:28 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas (WV) is calling on local government units (LGUs) in the region to pass ordinances containing comprehensive tobacco control policies to address lung-related diseases in the region. The call was made as the country celebrates National… Read More
Negros Occidental logs lowest daily swine deaths in 4 months
August 3, 2023, 7:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental province has recorded single-digit hog deaths in the first two days of August, the lowest since mortalities due to African swine fever, hog cholera and other diseases have been reported here starting April. Data from the Provincial Animal Biosecurity Incident… Read More
China donates 320 sewing machines to Davao IPs
August 3, 2023, 6:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – The People's Republic of China and the Office of Davao City (1st District) Rep. Paolo Duterte turned over on Wednesday afternoon 320 sewing machines to members of the Indigenous People (IP) community in this city.Duterte, represented by his son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, and… Read More
DSWD rolls out emergency cash transfer to Egay victims in Ilocos
August 3, 2023, 6:26 pm Updated on August 3, 2023, 6:57 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its provincial field office here, rolled out on Thursday the provision of cash assistance to the first batch of beneficiaries affected by Typhoon Egay. During the first day of the cash payout in Batac City and Gabut… Read More
Davao rolls out P7-M mobile library
August 3, 2023, 6:25 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Library and Information Center (CLIC) launched its latest PHP7-million mobile library at the People’s Park on Wednesday.In a statement Thursday, CLIC head Salome Enoc said the city’s third mobile library bus holds around 2,000 book titles, arts and crafts… Read More
Landbank releases P16.6M loan to Leyte farmers
August 3, 2023, 6:23 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – State-run Landbank of the Philippines has extended a PHP16.63 million loan to rice farmers in Leyte from January to June 2023 through its two major lending programs. Landbank Leyte Lending Center head Resty Ilagan said some 96 farmers received the loan during the first six months… Read More
Feeding program fights child malnutrition in Negros town
August 3, 2023, 6:05 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Malnourished children in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental have achieved significant improvement in their nutritional status after undergoing a 90-day feeding program implemented by the provincial government. Through the Community-Based Nutrition Program (CBNP) for Peace… Read More
Gov't aid arrives in 5 Pangasinan areas under state of calamity
August 3, 2023, 5:58 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A state of calamity has been declared in four municipalities and one city in the province of Pangasinan due to the effects of Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon, but government assistance has been continuously coming in, officials said. In a situational report issued… Read More
158 ex-rebels complete 6-month reintegration program
August 3, 2023, 5:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 158 former rebels in Northern Samar have completed the reintegration program inside a residential facility built by the provincial government. Since its opening in 2019, the facility has been helping former rebels rebuild their lives shattered by years of armed… Read More
DPWH-CAR assures continued reopening of Egay affected roads
August 3, 2023, 5:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Only seven of the more than 110 road routes that closed due to landslides, road cuts, road slips, washed-out, and caving-in have yet to fully open, even as the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DPWH-CAR) assured the public of its… Read More
Ilocos Norte tightens watch vs. re-entry of ASF
August 3, 2023, 5:48 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) here has reminded hog raisers, traders, butchers, meat processors, and vendors to adhere to government protocols to prevent the re-entry of African swine fever (ASF) in the province. While hog repopulation is currently intensified in various… Read More
