Provincial
371 students added to list of DOST scholars in Eastern Visayas
June 27, 2023, 5:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 371 students have qualified as new recipients of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholarship, the department's regional office here announced on Tuesday. Ramil Uy, DOST regional scholarship technical coordinator, said the list of qualifiers comes from the… Read More
Army confers gold award to Bukidnon-based 8IB
June 27, 2023, 5:25 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army (PA) has conferred the "Gold Trailblazer Award" to the 8th Infantry Battalion (IB) based in Bukidnon in this year's Army Government Pathway (AGP) program.In a statement Tuesday, the 8IB said it received the highest distinction given to an Army unit, with… Read More
All set for Tacloban’s Sangyaw Festival 2023
June 27, 2023, 4:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – All is set for the staging of Sangyaw Festival 2023, a fiesta-related event that will draw thousands of visitors here on the night of June 29, the city government said on Tuesday. The city information office announced that the parade will feature 23 groups, including the 12… Read More
11 vape shops in Agusan Norte found compliant with RA 11900
June 27, 2023, 4:30 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry in Agusan del Norte (DTI-ADN) has tightened its monitoring among the 11 existing vape shops in the province and in this city.In a statement Tuesday, the DTI-ADN said its monitoring activities include random checking of the physical validation… Read More
Better comms to boost biz prospects of ‘safe’ Mindanao
June 27, 2023, 1:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – Efforts are underway to strengthen communications aimed at projecting Mindanao as a safe and viable place for tourists and investors alike, a top official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.MinDA's "Communication For Development" approach aims to convey the gains of… Read More
DOH launches bivalent vaccination in Zambo City
June 27, 2023, 1:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) launched Monday the Pfizer bivalent coronavirus-2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for health workers at the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC). Several senior citizens were also vaccinated alongside ZCMC workers. Dr. Joshua… Read More
C. Luzon police ops net 227 suspects, over P4-M illegal drugs
June 27, 2023, 12:07 am
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – More than PHP4 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and some 227 drug suspects were arrested in Central Luzon as a result of weeklong operations conducted by the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3). Data from PRO-3 showed that from June 19 to 25, there were… Read More
Albay logs 4 Covid-19 cases in evacuation centers
June 27, 2023, 12:03 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office on Monday recorded a new case of Covid-19 in an evacuation center, bringing to four the total number of confirmed cases. Jan Edmund Dominic Bailon, Albay provincial epidemiology and surveillance unit chief, said the fourth confirmed case is a… Read More
CDO, Taiwan-based organization ink deal on mental health
June 26, 2023, 10:25 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The local government here on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Taiwan-based institution to strengthen its capacity in addressing mental health concerns.Mayor Rolando Uy led the signing of MOU with the International Mental Health Cooperation and… Read More
DepEd urged to intensify campaign vs. vaping in Antique
June 26, 2023, 9:41 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial board has requested the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique to intensify its awareness campaign against the health hazards and other ill effects of vaping and e-cigarettes. “Vape or e-cigarette companies have… Read More
9K Visayas LGUs declare CPP-NPA 'persona non grata'
June 26, 2023, 9:37 pm
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) sustained community engagement in the Visayas has gained grounds, with close to 9,000 local government units declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) “persona non grata," an Army official said on… Read More
Duo with 1 kilo of shabu nabbed at Davao City checkpoint
June 26, 2023, 9:32 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Task Force Davao (TFD) and the Davao City Police Office confiscated some 1.1 kilograms of shabu from two suspects at a checkpoint on Sunday.In a press briefing Monday, TFD chief Col. Darren Comia said the seized illegal drugs at Barangay Sirawan, Toril checkpoint is the biggest… Read More
ASF spreads to Antique’s capital town
June 26, 2023, 9:31 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The highly contagious African swine fever (ASF) has already spread to this province’s capital town of San Jose de Buenavista. San Jose de Buenavista Mayor Elmer Untaran said he received Monday the laboratory test results from the Department of… Read More
9.2K seedlings planted in Caraga's 19 sites on Arbor Day
June 26, 2023, 9:30 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A simultaneous tree planting marking Arbor Day Sunday managed to cover 19 priority areas in Caraga Region, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Caraga Region (DENR-13) said. Data provided by the DENR-13 on Monday showed that the 19 priority sites included two… Read More
'Sentinelling' program helps revive Caraga's ASF-hit hog industry
June 26, 2023, 9:27 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Through its repopulation program, the Department of Agriculture - Caraga Region (DA-13) said it is making headway in reviving the region’s hog industry after being ravaged by the African swine fever (ASF). In a statement Monday, DA-13 said the sentinelling program this month… Read More
3 dead in separate Maguindanao Sur ambuscades
June 26, 2023, 9:26 pm
SOUTH UPI, Maguindanao del Sur – Unidentified gunmen shot dead Sunday afternoon two fishermen here while a motorist was killed in another ambush in Talayan, also in Maguindanao del Sur.Major Dareen Tolosa, South Upi municipal police station chief, identified the slain fishermen as Danny Ramas,… Read More
DOLE gives livelihood aid to furniture makers in Pampanga
June 26, 2023, 9:23 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) provincial office here on Monday awarded livelihood assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in the furniture manufacturing industries in this province. The move is under the DOLE Integrated… Read More
Rights group condemns Sulu clash, calls for speedy probe
June 26, 2023, 9:20 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has strongly condemned the tragic clash between government troops and the group of ex-Vice Mayor Pando Mudjasan in Maimbung, Sulu over the weekend and has called for a speedy probe into the incident.The clash in Barangay Bualo Lipid,… Read More
PH losing teachers to exchange visitor program of US
June 26, 2023, 9:18 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) on Monday said the Philippines is losing many of its teachers and professionals to the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) of the United States. Manolo Tibe, CFO Overseas Emigrant Services Officer II, in an interview with local reporters… Read More
Pangasinan poultry farm temporarily closed due to fly infestation
June 26, 2023, 8:25 pm
UMINGAN, Pangasinan – Mayor Michael Carleone Cruz of this town has ordered the temporary closure of a poultry farm amid housefly infestation. In Executive Order (EO) No. 31 posted on Monday, Cruz said the Municipal Health Office (MHO) conducted an investigation and gave recommendations that must… Read More
