Provincial
500 Bilibid, Correctional inmates transferred to Iwahig
June 29, 2023, 4:48 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Some 500 male and female inmates arrived here by boat on Wednesday night as part of the Bureau of Correction’s (BuCor) efforts to decongest penal facilities in the National Capital Region. The Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF), located less than 22 kilometers… Read More
22 WiFi sites launched in three Samar provinces
June 29, 2023, 4:12 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has launched 22 WiFi sites in Samar provinces that will address the digital divide on the island. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan said on Thursday that DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy visited the province on… Read More
DILG rolls out nat’l plan to save Samar villages from insurgency
June 29, 2023, 4:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has rolled out the National Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (NAP-PCVE) module for villages vulnerable to insurgency in three Samar provinces. The module was first introduced on June 20 in… Read More
593 Agusan Sur residents get P2-M cash-for-work payments
June 29, 2023, 3:59 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 593 beneficiaries in two villages of Loreto town, Agusan del Sur received their cash-for-work payments in separate distribution activities conducted on Wednesday.The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) facilitated the distribution of… Read More
Police probe gun slay in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental
June 29, 2023, 11:41 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police are probing the death of an event host in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental at sundown Wednesday, just shortly after the second day of the public hearings on the deferment of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the province ended. An initial police… Read More
2K college students in Pampanga town get educational aid
June 28, 2023, 8:41 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some 2,000 college students in Lubao town in this province have received financial assistance that could help them finish their studies. The municipal government of Lubao provided the grant under its Educational Financial Assistance Program (EFAP). Mayor… Read More
Antique Muslim community joins Eid al-Adha to express gratitude
June 28, 2023, 8:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Muslim community in this Antique’s capital town of San Jose de Buenavista on Wednesday joined the observance of the Eid al-Adha in thanksgiving for having a peaceful place to stay in the province.Hanan Abdul Ustad, one of the Muslim community leaders in… Read More
More improvement at Currimao port eyed to lure more tourists
June 28, 2023, 8:10 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Philippine Ports Authority - Port Management Office (PPA-PMO) in Northern Luzon on Wednesday pledged to continue to improve and modernize its seaport’s facilities and services with the help of the Department of Tourism (DOT), to entice more cruise liners and investors to visit… Read More
68 more renewable energy projects eyed in W. Visayas
June 28, 2023, 8:06 pm Updated on June 28, 2023, 9:52 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday that 68 indicative renewable energy (RE) projects with a potential capacity of 14,245 megawatts are being eyed in Western Visayas, while 29 projects are already operating with an installed capacity of 708 megawatts. Engineer… Read More
Dumaguete to restore early warning system against flooding
June 28, 2023, 7:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government of this capital city is planning to revamp its early warning system (EWS) against flooding now that the rainy season has started. City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (CDRRMO) Allen Cabaron said on Wednesday the early warning system devices… Read More
Antique capital prohibits backyard slaughter of hogs
June 28, 2023, 7:38 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The backyard slaughter of hogs in San Jose de Buenavista is prohibited effective Tuesday to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF). Executive Order number 42 issued by Mayor Elmer Untaran on June 27, 2023, said hogs would only be slaughtered at the… Read More
Cebu bolsters real property tax collection to fund programs
June 28, 2023, 7:11 pm
CEBU CITY – The provincial government has vowed to intensify its real property tax collection from various business establishments to support programs to better its public service. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said Wednesday the effort to re-appraise real properties in 44 localities in the province… Read More
Zambales town steps up biosecurity measures vs. ASF
June 28, 2023, 7:09 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The municipal government of Candelaria in Zambales has ordered the stricter implementation of biosecurity measures to contain and prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF). This came in the wake of a confirmed report of hogs infected with ASF in three… Read More
Palawan SP to summon NCIP exec over Cuyonon tribe concerns
June 28, 2023, 6:54 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Palawan’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or provincial board disclosed on Wednesday that the local head of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) would be summoned to shed light on complaints raised by members of the Cuyonon Tribe over the commission’s… Read More
W. Visayas cops net P3-M ‘shabu’ in 2-day sting ops
June 28, 2023, 6:40 pm Updated on June 28, 2023, 9:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Police drug enforcement teams seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP3.04 million during five major operations in three cities in Western Visayas in the past two days. The largest haul of PHP1.73 million led to the arrest of a 19-year-old drug personality in… Read More
ARBs reopen coffee shop, ecopark in scenic north Negros village
June 28, 2023, 6:39 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Members of the Dalayapan Agrarian Reform Cooperative (DARCo) are back in business this month to welcome visitors to the coffee shop and ecological park operated by their farmer-members in Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City in northern Negros Occidental. About a 10-km. ride from… Read More
PNP: Private armed group in NegOr closely watched
June 28, 2023, 5:46 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental is keeping a close eye on an alleged private armed group (PAG) in the province as law enforcement authorities step up security for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Acting police provincial director… Read More
About 14K drug cases filed in Cebu City courts in 6 years
June 28, 2023, 5:23 pm
CEBU CITY – Around 14,000 drug cases have been filed in courts here since 2016, a top official of the Philippine National Police in this city said on Wednesday. Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, Cebu City police director, said based on the Crime Information Reporting and Analysis System, only 0.28 percent… Read More
DPWH opens new bridge linking N. Ecija and Aurora provinces
June 28, 2023, 5:21 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday inaugurated a multi-million bridge crossing the Diteki River in San Luis, Aurora. DPWH Regional Director Roseller Tolentino, together with Aurora lone district Representative Rommel Rico Angara and… Read More
DOLE releases PHP20M more for TUPAD workers in Ilocos Norte
June 28, 2023, 5:11 pm
LAOAG CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment has released an additional PHP20 million for the continuing implementation of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating mga Displaced/Disadvantage (TUPAD) workers in various parts of the province of Ilocos Norte. Anne Marie Lizette Atman, manager of the… Read More
