Provincial
Camiguin QR system to promote tourism, improve services
August 21, 2024, 6:35 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Camiguin Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo said the island’s Quick Response (QR) registration policy is part of the island province's measure to improve tourism services. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Romualdo said the QR system empowers registered to have streamlined… Read More
500 NIA-assisted farmers in Albay get gov't livelihood aid
August 21, 2024, 6:33 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 500 farmers assisted by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol have been included and provided with additional livelihood through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD, a program of the Department of Labor and… Read More
Negros Occidental sets up P30-M common sanitary landfill for 9 LGUs
August 21, 2024, 6:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is establishing a common sanitary landfill worth PHP30 million for nine local government units (LGUs) in La Castellana town. This is among the initiatives pursued by the province through the Provincial Environment Management Office, as… Read More
SRA eyes satellite office in Mindanao
August 21, 2024, 5:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is eyeing a satellite office in Mindanao as sugar farmers in the southern part of the country formed an alliance recently. In a statement to the media here on Wednesday, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said the regulatory agency will… Read More
P112.2-M worth of shabu recovered in Pangasinan
August 21, 2024, 5:56 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that the powder inside a floating plastic container surrendered by a fisherman in Barangay Patar Bolinao town, Pangasinan on Monday is shabu weighing about 16.5 kilos and worth PHP112.2 million. This was based on the screening report of… Read More
Expert pushes measures to cut postharvest fish losses in N. Samar
August 21, 2024, 5:43 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisheries expert has recommended measures to curb postharvest fish losses after environmental group Oceana disclosed these have reached 38.39 percent in some coastal areas in Northern Samar from harvesting to marketing stages. Based on the report shared by the Northern Samar… Read More
P2.8-M bill deposits returned to qualified city consumers
August 21, 2024, 5:34 pm
ILOILO CITY – The distribution utility in this city has released PHP2.8 million in refunds to 685 eligible customers since it started returning bill deposits in May 2023. “As of the latest count, 685 customers have successfully processed and received their bill deposit refunds,” the More… Read More
Bicol LGUs urged to step up ASF fight as cases resurge
August 21, 2024, 5:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 5 (Bicol) is calling on local government units (LGUs) and hog raisers to strengthen the implementation of the “Bantay ASF (African swine fever) sa Barangay” (BABay ASF) program to prevent and contain the reported increase of ASF in… Read More
BFAR-Bicol probes shark selling in Sorsogon town market
August 21, 2024, 5:28 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol is conducting an investigation and coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Matnog in Sorsogon province after confirming the sale of juvenile sharks by the kilo in the local market. In an interview on… Read More
Pursuit ops up vs. NPA remnants in Butuan City
August 21, 2024, 5:24 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Government troops belonging to the 29th Infantry Battalion (29IB) of the 901st Infantry Brigade (901Bde) are pursuing remnants of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) after an encounter in the hinterlands of Barangay Salvacion, Butuan City on Monday. In a statement on Wednesday,… Read More
Iloilo province in state of calamity due to dengue outbreak
August 21, 2024, 3:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo is once again placed in a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak. This developed as the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) adopted a resolution declaring another state of calamity in the province, during its regular session on Tuesday. Provincial… Read More
Another super health center to rise in Pangasinan town
August 21, 2024, 2:29 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Accessibility to medical services of about 42,000 residents of Anda in Pangasinan, an island town, will be better by the first half of 2025 following the groundbreaking on Monday of the PHP10 million super health center. Anda municipal health officer Dr. Gillen Vuelta, in… Read More
Eastern Visayas NPA further weakens with surrender of leaders
August 21, 2024, 2:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The voluntary surrender of two high-ranking leaders of the New People’s Army will further diminish the communist terrorist group's strength in Eastern Visayas, the Philippine Army said on Wednesday. The surrender of alias Leo, the former leader of the squad 2, sub-regional… Read More
Veteran disability pension rises to P10K - PVAO
August 21, 2024, 1:39 pm
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration increased the disability pension of veterans to PHP10,000 from PHP1,700 monthly in November last year, according to the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office in Davao Region (PVAO-11). “They only got a PHP1,700 pension before. But… Read More
2 suspects yield P6.8-M shabu in Cotabato City
August 21, 2024, 1:23 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested two men allegedly engaged in the illegal drug trade and seized from them PHP6.8 million worth of “shabu” during a drug sting operation along a commercial district here Tuesday afternoon. In a statement Wednesday, Director Gil Cesario Castro of… Read More
Guv vows ‘stronger Cebu’ tag to benefit constituents
August 21, 2024, 12:00 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia vowed to translate Cebu’s position as the richest province to more projects that will benefit its constituents. Garcia opened her Station of the Province Address on Tuesday night by claiming that the province is “super strong” as she enumerated… Read More
6K Bicol veterans, survivors continue to get PVAO aid
August 20, 2024, 11:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) in Legazpi said a total of 6,694 veterans and survivors in Bicol continue to receive benefits from the government. During Tuesday's Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum held at the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) regional office inside… Read More
DOLE-TUPAD releases P2.4-M support for far-flung CDO village
August 20, 2024, 10:29 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released PHP2.4 million for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program to a far-flung village here on Tuesday. DOLE Misamis Oriental Director Emmanuel Toledo handed the cheque to Barangay… Read More
PVAO hurdles limited manpower to serve 3.2K Butuan veterans
August 20, 2024, 9:48 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Despite the lack of workforce, the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) here continues to cater to the needs of the city's veterans. Dulce Vida Sta. Iglesia, assistant financial claims examiner of PVO-Butuan, said she and a colleague are the only staff members of the PVAO… Read More
New airport to stimulate Negros Oriental economy
August 20, 2024, 9:47 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental's business sector is looking forward to new investment opportunities and a vigorous economy once the new airport in the province is completed, an industry executive said. “What once was a dream has now come true, or at least, will soon come true once the… Read More
