Provincial
Pangasinan to open own college this year
June 29, 2023, 8:37 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan will soon open its very own Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) that will offer free college education and vocational courses to qualified residents. In a statement obtained by the Philippine News Agency on Thursday, Vice Governor… Read More
PhilExport Ilocos opens physical concept store in Pangasinan mall
June 29, 2023, 8:36 pm
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – The Philippine Exporters Confederation Incorporated (PhilExport) has opened its first concept store in Northern Luzon, showcasing the unique and quality food and non-food items of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Ilocos Region, at the SM City… Read More
Lapu-Lapu City to build P17.8-M evacuation center
June 29, 2023, 8:35 pm
LAPU-LAPU CITY – A PHP17.8-million evacuation center will stand in the middle of Olango Island to serve as a protective shelter for residents during calamities.Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Cindi King-Chan and her husband, Mayor Junard Chan, led on Thursday the groundbreaking of the proposed evacuation… Read More
1.6K Ilocos farmers benefit from DSWD’s cash-for-work program
June 29, 2023, 8:34 pm
LAOAG CITY – A total of 1,606 farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte affected by drought have received a total of PHP6.4 million as payment for clearing and maintaining bamboo areas in their communities through the national government’s cash-for-work program. The program, funded by the Department… Read More
Ilocos Norte eyes expropriating lands for airport expansion
June 29, 2023, 8:33 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte’s provincial government is considering expropriating lands from landlords who will fail to attend the final meeting for the implementation of site acquisition for the Laoag International Airport development project. In an interview on Thursday, Gervy James Gumarit,… Read More
Zambo City releases P2.9-M financial aid to 994 PWDs
June 29, 2023, 8:31 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has released about PHP2.9 million in financial aid to 994 indigent persons with disabilities (PWDs), a local official said Thursday.Ma. Socorro Rojas, City Social Welfare and Development Office chief, said the recipients of the Assistance to Individuals… Read More
Antique-Palawan maritime route reopening to boost trade, tourism
June 29, 2023, 8:07 pm Updated on June 29, 2023, 9:55 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The completion of the maiden voyage of M/V Maria Estrella del Mar, a commercial passenger-cargo vessel, has paved the way for the resumption of the Antique province to Cuyo, Palawan route. The vessel started its maiden voyage from its home port in Iloilo City on… Read More
Bacolod City to send more Badjaos back to Mindanao
June 29, 2023, 7:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to send back 54 more Badjaos to Mindanao by next week. City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Thursday the group comprises the second batch of sea gypsies who will return… Read More
Comelec wraps up 3-day hearings on NegOr BSKE deferment
June 29, 2023, 7:52 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday wrapped up the three-day public hearings on the proposed deferment of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental.Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, acting director of Comelec 7 (Central Visayas), told… Read More
Over 4K hog raisers in Negros Occidental to get cash aid
June 29, 2023, 7:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is set to release financial assistance to more than 4,000 families with reported swine deaths due to hog cholera and other animal diseases. With a budget of PHP10 million, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Thursday that… Read More
DA exec urges more Calabarzon residents to engage in corn farming
June 29, 2023, 7:27 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is encouraging farming and gardening enthusiasts in Calabarzon to explore corn farming. In an interview on Thursday, Fidel Libao, the DA’s regional technical director for Research, Regulations and Integrated Laboratories Division in the… Read More
SSS calamity loan available for Mayon-affected members
June 29, 2023, 7:24 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Members and pensioners of the Social Security Systems (SSS) in the areas affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano may now avail of the Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) equivalent to one-month salary credit. In an interview on Thursday, Jeanette Mapa, SSS-Bicol… Read More
Madrasah education available to Muslim learners in Antique
June 29, 2023, 7:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Muslim community migrating to Antique from Mindanao in search of peace and greener pasture is still assured of Madrasah education. The Gov. Santos Capadocia Memorial School, a public school in the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, started offering the… Read More
BFAR trains Aurora fisherfolk on aquaculture, financial literacy
June 29, 2023, 6:40 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) is continuously empowering the fisherfolk community in Aurora province. In partnership with the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) and the Municipal Agriculture Office,… Read More
BTA bill seeks to create new town in Maguindanao Norte
June 29, 2023, 6:30 pm
COTABATO CITY – A bill creating a new municipality in Maguindanao del Norte has been filed before the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the provisional parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).BTA member Baileng Mantawil said she filed BTA Bill No. 223 On… Read More
Davao Oriental governor dies at 73
June 29, 2023, 5:42 pm Updated on June 29, 2023, 7:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon passed away 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday. She was 73.The death of the governor, who is also the chairperson of the Regional Development Council, was announced by Vice-Governor Niño Uy on the same day.Uy did not disclose the cause of death, but… Read More
NPA subleader yields in Surigao Sur
June 29, 2023, 5:37 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A vice commander of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and three others operating in the hinterlands of Surigao del Sur have surrendered to the government after several years with the rebel group.Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13)… Read More
After 21 years in hiding, murder suspect nabbed in Pampanga
June 29, 2023, 5:35 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Authorities arrested a wanted person in Camarines Sur during a manhunt operation in Arayat town, this province on Wednesday afternoon, ending more than two decades of hiding. In his report on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr., director of the Police… Read More
Flooded N. Cotabato, Maguindanao towns under state of calamity
June 29, 2023, 5:25 pm
COTABATO CITY – Two towns in North Cotabato and Maguindanao del Sur provinces have been placed under a state of calamity following floods that damaged crops, infrastructure, and homes.In North Cotabato, the Pikit town council approved Thursday a resolution placing the area under a state of… Read More
GSIS meets Iloilo stakeholders to enhance services
June 29, 2023, 4:53 pm
ILOILO CITY – Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) executives led by its President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso are in Iloilo for a series of engagements aimed at enhancing their services not only for their members but also for employees. Veloso, in a press… Read More
