Provincial
Obeying building code prevents quake damage, DOST chief says
July 21, 2023, 12:56 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Thursday said that abiding by the building code and other structural laws would help prevent or lessen damage to life and properties during strong earthquakes. “Ang nakakamatay sa mga malalang… Read More
Cops seize over P1.2-M shabu, nab 3 suspects in Bulacan
July 20, 2023, 8:48 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some PHP1.2 million worth of illegal drugs were seized from three drug suspects in a buy-bust in Baliwag City, Bulacan on Wednesday. In his report on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr., director of the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3), identified… Read More
Cold storage facility in Ilocos Norte to cut post-harvest losses
July 20, 2023, 8:46 pm
LAOAG CITY – Farmers in the province of Ilocos Norte look forward to the operation of a tomato cold storage facility to help reduce their post-harvest losses due to spoilage. Funded by the World Bank worth PHP38 million under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of… Read More
Over 1.5K Antiqueños get P7-M TUPAD wages
July 20, 2023, 8:13 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Some 1,556 parents from various municipalities of Antique have received over PHP7 million as wages under an emergency employment program just in time for them to have money to defray the graduation expenses of their children. The emergency employment program… Read More
Bacolod City to submit list of idle gov't lands to DHSUD
July 20, 2023, 7:44 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is coming up with an inventory of unused government lands suitable for shelter, following the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that declared the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program as the administration's flagship… Read More
PBBM delights N. Samar over approval of P7.4B road project
July 20, 2023, 7:32 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The Northern Samar provincial government has thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for approving the PHP7.4 billion Samar Pacific Coastal Road (SPCR) 2 Project, days after the visit of the Chief Executive to the province. In a statement Thursday, Governor Edwin Ongchuan said the… Read More
75 anti-poverty coordinators in Cebu now SSS covered
July 20, 2023, 7:28 pm
CEBU CITY – At least 75 non-organic coordinators and facilitators of anti-poverty programs run by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Central Visayas are now covered by the Social Security System (SSS). Lilia Estillore, regional director of DOLE-7, said that the 75 coordinators of the… Read More
1K NegOr health workers to receive Covid-19 bivalent booster
July 20, 2023, 7:24 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Over a thousand health workers in Negros Oriental are about to receive the Covid-19 bivalent booster dose after the Department of Health (DOH) sent an initial 300 vials of the vaccine this week. Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Liland Estacion said Thursday 40 health… Read More
BJMP-Quezon, nutritionists work on raising quality of jail food
July 20, 2023, 7:13 pm
PAGBILAO, Quezon – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) - Quezon District Jail is collaborating with the Nutritionist-Dietitians Association of the Philippines-Quezon Chapter and the Rotary Club of Lucena University District on raising the quality of food being served to persons… Read More
Solon distributes P1-B agri projects in N. Mindanao
July 20, 2023, 6:53 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Senator Imee Marcos led Thursday the distribution and launch of PHP1 billion worth of agriculture projects for farmers in the Northern Mindanao Region.During her visit, Marcos said Misamis Oriental will receive PHP522.8 million worth of projects, and an initial PHP82.7… Read More
Iloilo province to purchase land for housing program
July 20, 2023, 6:51 pm
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government here is looking for a property to purchase for its housing program for informal settlers in support of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), the national administration's flagship program. In an interview on Thursday, Iloilo Governor… Read More
1.3K PUJs in Bacolod obtain provisional authority to operate
July 20, 2023, 6:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Almost 1,300 traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) here have obtained the provisional authority to operate from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Western Visayas (LTFRB-6) until the end of the year. The number is considered sufficient to meet the public… Read More
NoCot power firm, DSWD tie up to grant subsidies for 4Ps members
July 20, 2023, 6:25 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – The Cotabato Electric Cooperative Inc. (Cotelco) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have joined hands to offer electric use subsidies to members of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and low-income households… Read More
3 anti-poverty projects in Cebu to aid Kadiwa ng Pangulo
July 20, 2023, 6:22 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebu residents are assured of buying commodities at cheaper prices through the Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which will be aided by three anti-poverty projects of the provincial government, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Thursday. Garcia said the Kadiwa’s objective of bringing cheaper food… Read More
19 Iloilo villages eyed for repopulation program vs. ASF
July 20, 2023, 6:05 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government will implement the sentineling program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) at the barangay level with 47 growers from 19 villages to undergo validation by the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian. The sentineling program will determine the… Read More
C. Visayas groups not joining transport strike on SONA
July 20, 2023, 6:03 pm
CEBU CITY – Transport operators in Central Visayas on Thursday assured commuters of undisrupted mass transportation next week, particularly on Monday when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). The different transport groups in Cebu expressed… Read More
NIA readies Ilocos farmlands vs. possible effects of El Niño
July 20, 2023, 6:02 pm
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has drafted contingency measures to mitigate the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the farmlands in the Ilocos Region. NIA Ilocos acting Regional Manager Danilo Gomez said the regional office has initiated three… Read More
Experts to study jellyfish sting in Tacloban, nearby areas
July 20, 2023, 5:39 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) will be studying the prevalence of box jellyfish sting injuries in this city and nearby towns to be used for future surveillance systems. Research proponents said the presence of lethal box jellyfish poses a… Read More
43 transport groups shun Central Luzon transport strike
July 20, 2023, 5:28 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 43 transport service cooperatives in Central Luzon on Thursday assured the public that they will not join the three-day transport strike next week. Leaders of transport service cooperatives from the provinces of Bataan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Zambales, Nueva… Read More
Over P2B collectibles eyed from debtors of 20 closed banks
July 20, 2023, 5:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is reaching out to 124,788 accounts or borrowers with outstanding loans from 20 banks that have ceased operations in Western Visayas to avail of its incentive program to settle their debts. Freddy S. Galosmos, Assistant Vice… Read More
