Provincial
E. Visayas fisherfolk associations get P3.2-M fishing aid
August 1, 2023, 5:04 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Four fisherfolk associations in Leyte and Northern Samar provinces are recipients of over PHP3.2 million worth of deep-sea nets and fish aggregating devices from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Funded under the Special Area for Agricultural Development… Read More
100 IP families displaced by armed attack get BARMM aid
August 1, 2023, 4:09 pm
COTABATO CITY – At least 100 indigenous people (IP) families displaced by an armed attack in a remote village in Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur, were given emergency assistance by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), an official said Tuesday.BARMM Interior Minister Naguib… Read More
Victorias City to open 'Dairy Box' for carabao milk products
August 1, 2023, 3:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental will soon open the province's first "Dairy Box", a one-stop outlet for carabao dairy products, with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center and the Office of Senator Cynthia Villar. The construction of… Read More
Cagayan allots P52M for rehab, relief after Egay's wrath
August 1, 2023, 3:10 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Officials of Cagayan province have earmarked a PHP52-million fund following the declaration of a state of calamity on Monday, days after its 26 towns and a city were pummeled by Typhoon Egay, Governor Manuel Mamba told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday. The provincial board… Read More
P3.8-M shabu seized in Iloilo City drug bust
August 1, 2023, 2:59 pm
ILOILO CITY – Authorities seized from two jobless high-value individuals PHP3.876 million worth of shabu following a buy-bust in this city’s Jaro district on Tuesday. The big haul was confiscated from Rene Paches, 41, of Brgy. Man-it in Passi City; and Jean Narciso, 29, of Brgy. Aglalana in… Read More
Mindanao business leaders hail lifting of nat’l emergency
July 31, 2023, 11:34 pm
DAVAO CITY – Various business leaders here are thanking President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday for lifting the state of national emergency in Mindanao.Arturo Milan, the vice president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Mindanao, said the lifting is a very welcome… Read More
P38-M ‘shabu’ seized in 2 sting ops in Cebu
July 31, 2023, 10:46 pm
CEBU CITY – Authorities in Cebu province arrested a junk shop owner and a laborer in separate drug-busts, yielding a total of more or less PHP38 million worth of suspected shabu Sunday night. Lt. Col. Randy Caballes, Talisay City Police Office chief, said junk shop owner, Robert Fernan, 31, is a… Read More
Viscom targets ranking NPAs to support PBBM amnesty offer
July 31, 2023, 10:41 pm
CEBU CITY - The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Monday vowed to sustain focused military operations against officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the central Philippines to support the amnesty offered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Lt. Gen. Benedict… Read More
NEA urged to energize sitio hosting Antique’s greenhouse project
July 31, 2023, 10:39 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial board will request the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to energize Sitio Gahit (hamlet) of Barangay Aningalan in the municipality of San Remigio which hosts the province’s demonstration farm for high-value crops. The… Read More
PNR Albay-Camarines trip resumes, opens economic prospects
July 31, 2023, 8:59 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) station in Ligao City, Albay province reopened on Monday, providing an improved transportation experience and lower fare costs to passengers. Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Cabredo, in an interview, said the PNR trip enhances the… Read More
Tabon Cave Complex endorsed to become UNESCO World Heritage Site
July 31, 2023, 8:41 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has officially endorsed the nomination of the archaeologically important site, Tabon Cave Complex, and the whole of Lipuun Point in Quezon town, this province as a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and… Read More
Marcos appoints Magno as CORDS for Davao Region
July 31, 2023, 7:09 pm
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Secretary Leo Tereso Magno has been designated as the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Southern Mindanao.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier approved the designation of his 17 CORDS appointees, including… Read More
‘Hired gun’ in Negros Oriental killings dies in police op
July 31, 2023, 7:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – An alleged hired gun tagged in several Negros Oriental killings died in a police operation on Monday in Barangay Malabugas in Bayawan City after he reportedly resisted arrest.Alex Manegos Mayagma, of Barangay Minaba, Bayawan City, died from a gunshot wound to the body after he… Read More
Parents told to monitor kids after 3 drowning cases
July 31, 2023, 6:49 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is urging parents or guardians to prohibit children from swimming especially in floodwaters following the drowning incidents involving minors over the weekend. In a radio interview on Monday,… Read More
Egay initial damage in Bicol placed at P62M
July 31, 2023, 6:42 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Almost PHP62 million worth of infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets were damaged by Typhoon Egay-enhanced southwest monsoon in the Bicol Region, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Monday. In an interview, Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said the… Read More
Dengue cases drop by 45% in Eastern Visayas in 2023
July 31, 2023, 6:28 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas region has recorded 1,692 cases from January to the second week of July this year, lower by 45 percent than last year, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here reported on Monday. This year’s dengue cases are fewer than the 3,064 recorded in the same… Read More
Egay, 'habagat' leave P103-M infra, agri damage in Pangasinan
July 31, 2023, 6:00 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has recorded PHP70.2 million in damage to agriculture and PHP32.9 million to infrastructure as a result of Typhoon Egay and enhanced southwest monsoon. In a report furnished by PDRRM officer… Read More
P8.4B needed to complete Jalaur River multipurpose project
July 31, 2023, 5:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the loan restructuring for the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) for an additional PHP8.48 billion for its completion. JRMP II Project… Read More
Suspected NPA rebel falls in MisOr
July 31, 2023, 5:41 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Government troops captured a suspected communist rebel in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, over the weekend, an Army official said Monday.In a statement, Lt. Col. Christian Uy, the Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion commander, identified the suspect as Rubin Palyares Bago, an… Read More
1 hurt in Cotabato bus terminal grenade attack
July 31, 2023, 5:39 pm
COTABATO CITY – A “barker” was hurt after unidentified men on board a motorbike tossed a hand grenade at the main entrance of a bus terminal here Monday morning, police said.Maj. John Vincent Bravo, police station 2 chief, said the blast occurred at about 5 a.m. at the gate of Husky Bus… Read More
