Provincial
Leyte 4th district infra project ballooned to P5.77B
July 7, 2023, 1:22 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to connect more rural communities to national highways, the fourth district of Leyte province has significantly increased its infrastructure allocation this year to over PHP5 billion from last year’s PHP2.68 billion. Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez said on Friday… Read More
C. Visayas transport sector supports ‘Love the Philippines’
July 7, 2023, 8:54 am
CEBU CITY – Central Visayas’ Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board rallied behind the move of the Department of Tourism to keep the “Love the Philippines” campaign despite the recent controversy that beset the agency. Eduardo Montealto Jr., LTFRB-Region 7 director said the… Read More
‘Clubfoot’ clinic gives kids chance to walk normally
July 6, 2023, 10:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Children in this city and Benguet province suffering from a clubfoot will no longer have to endure being mocked for being different, thanks to a non-government organization that offers free services to correct their condition. The defect, which is of still unknown reason,… Read More
DA urges agri-fishery sector to adopt digital marketing
July 6, 2023, 8:21 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) is vigorously promoting digital marketing strategies to the agri-fishery sector in the region. Through the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), a series of training on digital marketing has been conducted… Read More
Laoag farmers get more than P4-M for soil restoration
July 6, 2023, 7:57 pm
LAOAG CITY – More than PHP4 million worth of fertilizers and soil conditioners, including a brush cutter and seven units of knapsack sprayers, were distributed to farmers in this city on Thursday as they joined the government’s soil restoration program to promote food security. Farmers… Read More
DOH urges mothers to submit newborns to hearing screening test
July 6, 2023, 7:54 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in the Ilocos Region on Thursday urged mothers of newborns to have their babies undergo a hearing screening test 24 hours after birth. The appeal came a week after the turnover of 10 newborn hearing machines worth PHP412,500 each to Level 1 health… Read More
Agusan Sur IP community gets P3-M tribal center
July 6, 2023, 7:52 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Higaonon tribe in Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur is the recipient of a PHP3 million tribal center from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13).In a statement Thursday, DSWD-13 said the construction of the facility was made possible… Read More
P60-M illegal drugs seized, over 600 nabbed in 6 months in Bicol
July 6, 2023, 7:48 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) has seized some PHP58.9-million worth of illegal drugs and nabbed 669 drug personalities from 541 operations drug operations conducted by different police units during the first semester of 2023. "Out of the 669 drug personalities, 610… Read More
Dabawenyos urged to promote healthy eating
July 6, 2023, 7:43 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO urged Dabawenyos to advocate healthy food options as it kicked off the Nutrition Month celebration on Thursday.Beth Banzon, the CHO nutrition division head, said nutrition month is celebrated every July to diversify Filipino eating habits with healthier… Read More
ASG bandit, NPA rebel arrested in Zamboanga Peninsula
July 6, 2023, 7:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit and a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel in separate operations here and in Zamboanga del Sur, police officials said Thursday.Zamboanga City Police Office Director, Col. Alexander Lorenzo, said alleged ASG bandit Isnaji… Read More
Hybrid rice demo farm to yield 275 tons in Davao del Sur town
July 6, 2023, 7:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – Some 275 tons of rice will be harvested in the hybrid rice cluster demo project for the wet season in Hagonoy town, Davao del Sur, in September this year, the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) said Thursday.Evelyn Basa, DA-11 rice program coordinator, said with an… Read More
NNC calls for healthy diets for Mayon evacuees
July 6, 2023, 7:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The National Nutrition Council in Bicol (NNC) on Thursday urged local government units (LGUs) in Albay province to provide fresh produce for the healthy diets of evacuees. The call is part of the nationwide celebration of the 2023 Nutrition Month with the theme "Healthy diet… Read More
Surigao Norte farmers groups get P16.4-M DA projects
July 6, 2023, 7:25 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 18 farmers associations (FAs) from Surigao del Norte province have received livelihood support packages to sustain their respective projects from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) through the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD)… Read More
Central Luzon wage board to hear P1,100 hike petition
July 6, 2023, 7:06 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Central Luzon (RTWPB-3) is set to conduct public consultations to discuss a salary hike for minimum wage earners in Central Luzon. RTWPB 3 OIC-Board Secretary Kenneth D. Liza said on Thursday the move aims to… Read More
2 dead, 1.7K families displaced in N. Cotabato flash floods
July 6, 2023, 7:02 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Flash floods brought by heavy rains in the past three days left two dead and forced some 1,700 families to vacate their homes in North Cotabato province, an official said Thursday.Engr. Arnolfo Villaruz, the provincial disaster risk reduction and management… Read More
Surigao Norte towns, city forge MOU to bolster disaster response
July 6, 2023, 5:06 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao City and the towns of San Francisco and Sison, all component areas of Surigao del Norte province, signed an agreement Wednesday to bolster disaster resilience and foster effective coordination during disasters and calamities.Among the signatories to the Memorandum of… Read More
Surge in dengue cases alarms Palawan health execs
July 6, 2023, 4:49 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Health officials in this province on Thursday sounded the alarm over a surge in dengue cases numbering 3,274 from January to June in various municipalities. In an interview, Dr. Faye Erika Labrador, chief of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), called the spike… Read More
Davao Oro jail inmates get P400K worth of bakery equipment
July 6, 2023, 4:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – To help inmates at the Montevista District Jail (MDJ) in Davao de Oro earn money, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao de Oro turned over to them PHP400,000 worth of bakery equipment on Wednesday.Jail Chief Insp. Jul Akbar Jamiri, the district jail warden, said the… Read More
DAR to distribute e-titles to 1.2K Bicolano farmers on Friday
July 6, 2023, 4:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 1,229 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the six provinces in the Bicol Region will receive their electronic land titles (e-titles) under the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) project, a Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol… Read More
Bacolod City upbeat about higher revenues, tourist arrivals
July 6, 2023, 2:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is optimistic about attracting more investors and boosting local tourism amid record-high local revenues and tourist arrivals since the start of the year. In his State of the City Address Wednesday night, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said reforms and… Read More
