Provincial
Disaster workers, gov't employees plant mangroves in Quezon town
July 7, 2023, 8:16 pm
SARIAYA, Quezon – The mangrove strips of two barangays in this town on Friday were replenished with new propagules (mangrove seeds) planted by Quezon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) personnel and other government employees. The PDRRMO, headed by Dr. Melchor… Read More
3 containers of white onions declared as kimchi seized in Cebu
July 7, 2023, 8:05 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs-Port of Cebu Friday discovered white onions in three container vans from China declared as "kimchi". District Collector Ciriaco Ugay, BOC-Cebu chief, said the three container vans were part of the 10 container vans opened for inventory after the consignee… Read More
Cebu business group stands by DOT’s Frasco
July 7, 2023, 8:00 pm
CEBU CITY – The Filipino-Chinese business community in Cebu expressed support for the programs of the Department of Tourism (DOT) promoting the Philippines as one of the top tourist destinations in the world. The statement signed by seven officers of the Cebu Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce… Read More
Iloilo island village to get P12.8-M solar-powered water system
July 7, 2023, 7:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – A PHP12.845 million solar-powered desalination water system to be constructed in an island barangay in the municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo will provide adequate potable water supply to 213 households. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project funded under the Philippine Rural… Read More
Close to 800 Davao ARBs get e-titles under DAR Project SPLIT
July 7, 2023, 7:10 pm
DAVAO CITY – In time for the signing of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, the Department of Agrarian Reform in Davao Region (DAR-11) distributed electronic titles (e-titles) to some 789 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB).In an interview, DAR-11… Read More
Parents of child laborers in Camarines Sur receive P1.4-M aid
July 7, 2023, 7:04 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 46 parents of profiled child laborers in Camarines Sur received PHP1.4 million worth of livelihood assistance from the government, Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) chief said on Friday. Ma. Zenaida A. Angara-Campita, DOLE Bicol regional director, said… Read More
OWWA in W. Visayas releases P25-M social benefits to OFWs
July 7, 2023, 6:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Western Visayas (OWWA-6) has released some PHP25 million in social benefits to migrant workers and their families in the region from January to June this year. These include more than PHP19 million worth of death insurance and burial… Read More
MILF 'member' nabbed in GenSan for murder charges
July 7, 2023, 6:28 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Police arrested an alleged member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) facing murder charges in Barangay Apopong, Gen. Santos City, Thursday afternoon. In a statement Friday, Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, police regional director for the Soccsksargen region, identified the… Read More
NorMin PUV groups nix 'consolidation' extension
July 7, 2023, 6:24 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The majority of public utility vehicle (PUV) groups in the Northern Mindanao Region do not want another deadline extension for the consolidation of operators as a single cooperative.In an interview on Friday, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Northern… Read More
New law to condone over P1-B ARB loans in Caraga
July 7, 2023, 6:22 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Farmers who are beneficiaries of the agrarian reform program of the governmen expressed appreciation for the passage into law of the New Agrarian Emancipation Bill, the Department of Agrarian Reform in the Caraga Region (DAR-13) said Friday.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the… Read More
Misamis Oriental PDLs to get livelihood aid in new facility
July 7, 2023, 5:57 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in Misamis Oriental will still have livelihood and education assistance once the provincial jail facility here is transferred to its new location, an official assured Friday.Provincial board member Wayne Militante, who chairs the Committee… Read More
5 injured as moored motorboat catches fire in Zamboanga City
July 7, 2023, 5:53 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five people, including three children, were injured when the motorboat they were riding caught fire in this city, a top police official said Friday.Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police director, said the incident took place Thursday evening at the wharf in Barangay Rio Hondo.He… Read More
4 arrested, P850-K smuggled cigarettes seized in Zambo Sur
July 7, 2023, 5:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four suspects were arrested while some PHP850,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized by policemen in an anti-smuggling operation in Dumingag town, Zamboanga del Sur province, a police official said Friday.Suspects Ahmad Latip Amil, 34; Salin Sandi Mansul, 26; Malling… Read More
E. Visayas gets P960M anti-poverty funding
July 7, 2023, 4:07 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated at least PHP960 million to carry out anti-poverty projects in Eastern Visayas this year. Sareth Tingson, DSWD regional social development unit head for Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and… Read More
Air quality in Albay remains ‘green’ despite Mayon unrest
July 7, 2023, 3:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The air quality in Albay remains at a good level amid the continued unrest of Mayon Volcano, according to the Environment Management Bureau-Bicol (EMB-Region 5). Based on the last 24-hour monitoring, the data indicated that the overall air quality index remains at the green level… Read More
DBP extends P367-M credit for Iloilo coop’s 148 new PUJs
July 7, 2023, 3:46 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Metro Iloilo Transport Service Cooperatives (MITSCOOP), operating in seven routes here, has acquired 148 units of brand new EURO-compliant public utility jeepneys (PUJs) using the PHP367.72 million credit assistance granted by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).… Read More
Vets probe deaths of over 100 ducks on farm in Koronadal City
July 7, 2023, 3:01 pm
KORONADAL CITY – The City Veterinary Office (CVO) has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of more than 100 ducks in a remote village here that made its owner suspect they were poisoned.Jose Gaje, a duck farm owner in Barangay Gen. Paulino Santos, said Friday his caretaker told… Read More
System for better calamity service delivery OK'd in Cordillera
July 7, 2023, 3:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CRDRRMC) response council has approved a camp coordination system and management plan that will smoothen the delivery of services in evacuation centers during calamities. Leo Quintilla, regional director of the… Read More
Negros Occidental rolls out 2.3K doses of Covid-19 bivalent vax
July 7, 2023, 2:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is rolling out some 2,340 doses of Comirnaty Pfizer-BioNtech-adapted bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines for qualified health workers in capitol-owned hospitals across the province. During the initial two-day… Read More
Mobile TB van to expand active case findings in W. Visayas
July 7, 2023, 2:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health regional office in Western Visayas is a recipient of a Tuberculosis mobile van (TB van) to expand the active case findings (ACF), especially in areas where access to health services is difficult. The TB van, a donation from the Philippine Business for… Read More
