Provincial
NEDA, Leyte school to check impact of 5-year fishery project
July 28, 2023, 4:15 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) regional office here and the Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay City, Leyte will assess the impact of the foreign-funded Fisheries, Coastal Resources and Livelihood (FishCORAL) project implemented in Eastern Visayas from… Read More
Housing project for ex-rebels in Samar to start in August
July 28, 2023, 4:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A housing project for former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the interior San Jose De Buan town in Samar will start in August to help them rebuild their lives shattered by years of arm struggle. Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity… Read More
Albay town empowers marginalized groups with livelihood training
July 28, 2023, 3:33 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 100 individuals from Camalig town in Albay province can now start their own local business after they completed a two-day training program on banana, taro and camote chip processing. According to Tim Florece, Camalig information office chief, the livelihood training… Read More
Close to 6K Mayon-affected families in Albay evacuation centers
July 28, 2023, 3:03 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – As Mayon Volcano continues its effusive eruption and remains under Alert Level 3, the number of affected families being aided by the government in evacuation centers in the province of Albay is nearing 6,000. Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) chief Dr.… Read More
5 cheat death in Bukidnon helicopter crash
July 28, 2023, 2:36 pm Updated on July 28, 2023, 5:19 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Two pilots and three passengers survived a helicopter crash in Lantapan town, Bukidnon province on Thursday. An initial report from the Lantapan Fire Station on Friday, however, said one passenger was injured. He was identified as Carmelo Paras. Aside from Paras and pilot… Read More
Lifting of nat’l emergency to boost economic activities: MinDA
July 28, 2023, 2:28 pm Updated on July 28, 2023, 6:12 pm
DAVAO CITY – The lifting of the state of national emergency in Mindanao will boost economic activities in the island region, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said Friday. In a statement, MinDa chairperson Secretary Maria Belen Acosta said the move is expected to usher in more… Read More
NPA rebel slain in Sultan Kudarat clash
July 28, 2023, 2:23 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – A communist combatant was killed while two assault rifles were recovered by state forces after a clash with New Peoples’ Army (NPA) rebels in Kalamansig town, Sultan Kudarat province on Thursday. In a statement Friday, Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar,… Read More
Pantabangan Dam water level slightly up due to Egay’s rains
July 28, 2023, 2:14 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Torrential rains brought by Typhoon Egay helped raise the water level at Pantabangan Dam which increased by 2.5 meters on Friday but still below their reservoir operation target. Engr. Rosalinda Bote, department manager of the National Irrigation Administration -… Read More
Egay displaces over 123K residents in Western Visayas
July 28, 2023, 2:12 pm Updated on July 28, 2023, 3:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY –Some 123,108 residents, coming from 29,313 families, in five of the six provinces in Western Visayas (Region 6) have been displaced mainly by floods following monsoon rains brought about by Typhoon Egay in the past several days, data from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More
About 2,421 families affected by Typhoon Egay in Cordillera
July 27, 2023, 9:27 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Around 2,421 families from the region were affected by Super Typhoon Egay as of 5:00 p.m. of July 26, while reports about four casualties are being validated, the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) said. The CDRRMC said 66 families have been evacuated… Read More
DepEd trains Bicol learners to become disaster-resilient
July 27, 2023, 9:04 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Hundreds of young learners from different public schools in the Bicol Region will soon start to take part in resilience enrichment activities as part of the Batang Empowered and Resilient Team (BERT) -- a disaster resilience training program of the Department of Education (DepEd).… Read More
Cagayan posts over P400-M corn, palay damage due to Egay
July 27, 2023, 8:39 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Typhoon Egay left PHP217.4 million worth of damage to corn and PHP2 million to palay crops in Cagayan, initial data released by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) and Department of Agriculture-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) on Thursday showed. The damaged farms were… Read More
CDRRMC advises public to be wary of more landslides
July 27, 2023, 8:37 pm
BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) on Thursday advised the public to brace for the possibility of more landslides as rains dumped by Typhoon Egay already drenched this mountainous region. In an advisory shared with government information… Read More
Classes, gov't work suspended as floods hit Central Luzon areas
July 27, 2023, 8:35 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Continuous rains on Thursday triggered flooding in some areas of Central Luzon as a result of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Egay. Based on the latest monitoring report of disaster risk management authorities in the region, several areas in the… Read More
Naga City, Cebu breaks ground for 150-bed hospital
July 27, 2023, 7:56 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday led the groundbreaking ceremony for a 150-bed medical facility in Barangay Poblacion, Naga City of Cebu province, as part of the provincial government’s bid to bring health services in every locality through… Read More
NEDA secures P12.7-B development plan for NorMin airports
July 27, 2023, 7:28 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Economic and Development Authority in Northern Mindanao (NEDA-10) will have a PHP12.7-billion budget for the improvement of its airports., an official said Thursday. In a statement, NEDA-10 director Myla Faye Aurora Cariño said the approval of the amount would… Read More
Antique to award housing to ‘Yolanda’ victims before yearend
July 27, 2023, 7:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A total of 770 families rendered homeless by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 in Antique are expected to transfer to their permanent homes at a relocation site in Barangay Lugta in the municipality of Laua-an before this year ends. Eby Archangel Butiong, head of… Read More
Butuan LGU boosts mangrove protection drive among new couples
July 27, 2023, 7:16 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Around 45 would-be couples have been required to join a mangrove protection activity here as a requisite before their marriage in a mass wedding by the city government on August 1. In a statement Thursday, the City Information Office (CIO) said the couples who are about to take… Read More
Bago City boosts ‘green agritourism’ initiatives
July 27, 2023, 7:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental, which is part of the current global Green Destinations Top 100 Stories list, is highlighting its “green agritourism” initiatives to become a sustainable tourism destination. As a direction of the city’s tourism industry, “Green”… Read More
Pagudpud road still closed as ‘Egay’ whips Luzon
July 27, 2023, 7:12 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Manila North Road in Sitio Baquero, Pancian, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, along with other roads in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, are temporarily closed on Thursday due to major landslides and floods. In a road advisory from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), clearing… Read More
