Provincial
Farmers' dependents hit by Egay to get P15-K school aid
August 2, 2023, 6:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – To ensure that school children of farmers and fishermen will stay in school after the onslaught of Typhoon Egay, the office of Senator Imee Marcos is giving educational assistance to eligible dependents. Pegged at PHP15,000 per beneficiary, the Provincial Education Office (PEO) at… Read More
Negros Oriental fears possible diarrhea outbreak
August 2, 2023, 6:11 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Health authorities in Negros Oriental are scrambling to contain a possible outbreak of diarrhea cases in two neighboring towns following the hospitalization of at least 21 people in less than a week. “The cases were sporadic with the patients coming from the adjacent towns of… Read More
72 Bacolod public schools get computer sets
August 2, 2023, 6:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here has distributed 184 desktop computer sets worth PHP18.3 million to 72 public learning resource centers. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Wednesday the assistance for the 72 recipient schools under the Department of Education Schools Division of Bacolod… Read More
Rescue underway as possible crash site of Cessna found in Apayao
August 2, 2023, 5:23 pm Updated on August 2, 2023, 6:25 pm
LAOAG CITY – Local authorities said on Wednesday they have identified the possible crash site of a missing Cessna plane within the border of Salvacion, Luna, and San Mariano in Pudtol in Apayao province. In a report posted on the official Facebook page of the Provincial Government of Apayao, a… Read More
Baguio records rainfall higher than 30-yr July average: PAGASA
August 2, 2023, 5:20 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The state-run weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said this city has received 1,091 millimeters of rainfall in July, higher than the city's 30-year average rainfall for July. “Nakapag record tayo ng 1,091.8 noong… Read More
Egay’s initial infra damage in C. Luzon pegged at P1.9B
August 2, 2023, 5:10 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Damage to infrastructure caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon in Region 3 (Central Luzon) was initially estimated at PHP1.9 billion. Based on the consolidated Calamity Damaged Infrastructure Report of the Department of Public… Read More
Search team formed for missing Cessna plane in Cagayan
August 2, 2023, 4:57 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – An Incident Management Team has been formed to conduct the search and rescue operation for the two occupants of a missing two-seater plane that took off from Laoag City Airport and was supposed to land in this city on Tuesday. Rueli Rapsing, head of the Cagayan Provincial… Read More
NPA rebel’s house yields guns, grenade in N. Cotabato
August 2, 2023, 4:08 pm
COTABATO CITY – Law enforcement authorities implementing an arrest warrant in Magpet, North Cotabato, missed a suspected NPA rebel but recovered guns and explosives from his home on Tuesday, an official said.Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, police director for the Soccsksargen (PRO-12), identified… Read More
DA-Calabarzon tells farmers to test soil for higher yield
August 2, 2023, 3:23 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has advised farmers in the Calabarzon Region to test soil quality first before planting to ensure higher crop yield and contribute more to the country’s food security. In an interview on Wednesday, Shermark Navarro, Agriculturist I of… Read More
Over 4K individuals get bivalent Pfizer Covid-19 vax
August 2, 2023, 3:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – Around 4, 447 individuals coming from targeted priority sectors in Western Visayas have so far received the bivalent Pfizer coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) said on Tuesday. In a press… Read More
Royal Air PH to launch Hongkong-Davao route
August 2, 2023, 10:27 am
DAVAO CITY – Royal Air Philippines announced Tuesday its inaugural flights from Davao to Hong Kong and vice versa on Oct. 8.Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Maria Belen Acosta said the addition of Royal Air PH to the airlines operating in the city marks "a significant milestone… Read More
Antipolo racing to mitigate landslides, floods amid non-stop rain
August 1, 2023, 11:20 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – The City Disaster Reduction and Risk Management Office (CDRRMO) on Tuesday said efforts are underway to relocate the remaining informal settlers still living in a landslide-prone area on a lower elevation to a residential subdivision here. In an interview, CDRRMO head Enrilito… Read More
Negros Oriental armed group ‘crippled’ with death of key member
August 1, 2023, 10:19 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A private armed group (PAG) responsible for the series of killings in Negros Oriental has been neutralized following the death of a key member, a police official said Tuesday.In a press briefing, Col. Ronan Claravall, acting police provincial director, said the death of alleged… Read More
1.6K food packs released to Samar families hit by Egay
August 1, 2023, 9:26 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has distributed 1,621 family food packs (FFPs) to residents in fishing communities in Samar province badly affected by Typhoon Egay. The distribution is just an initial assistance as the agency identified 6,196 families or over… Read More
N. Samar steps up tourism drive as insurgency weakens
August 1, 2023, 9:24 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government is preparing local stakeholders for the influx of tourists to the province as the insurgency situation dwindled this year. Local tourism officials have been undergoing capacity-building activities to enhance the municipal tourism… Read More
Cebu City prepares for El Niño with clustering of agri villages
August 1, 2023, 8:32 pm
CEBU CITY – Clustering of 30 upland, crop-producing villages has facilitated the rollout of various assistance to the farmers in preparation for the upcoming El Niño that is expected to affect the agriculture sector here by the last quarter of this year. Engr. Joelito Baclayon, head of the… Read More
DSWD distributes 89K relief assistance to Ilocos residents
August 1, 2023, 8:00 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Ilocos regional office has already distributed 89,021 family food packs and non-food items to affected households in the region as of 12 noon Tuesday. In a radio interview, Melecio Ubilas Jr., DSWD Ilocos… Read More
NCSC, DSWD streamline services in 2 Mindanao regions
August 1, 2023, 6:58 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will streamline services for the elderly in Northern Mindanao and Soccsksargen regions.On Tuesday, NCSC Commissioner Franklin Quijano gathered in this city… Read More
More C. Luzon LGUs now under state of calamity; relief works up
August 1, 2023, 6:06 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Relief efforts have been stepped up in flood-hit areas in Region 3 (Central Luzon) to assist hundreds of thousands of residents still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon. Concerned government agencies such as the Department… Read More
Magnitude 5.3 quake jolts Cagayan
August 1, 2023, 5:40 pm
LAOAG CITY – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Cagayan Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 26 km. northeast of Dalupiri Island at 4:03 p.m. It was 16 km. deep. Intensity II was felt in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, while… Read More
