Provincial
3K Batangueños receive aid from DSWD’s AICS program
June 26, 2023, 8:00 pm
BATANGAS CITY – Some 3,000 financially-struggling residents of this province on Monday received financial assistance through the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. Sen. Imee Marcos and Gov. Hermilando Mandanas led… Read More
DA expands soil rejuvenation program in Eastern Visayas
June 26, 2023, 7:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding the implementation of its soil rejuvenation program to increase yield covering 10 more farming towns in five provinces of the Eastern Visayas region. DA Eastern Visayas Regional Executive Director Andrew Orais said the Yamang Lupa:… Read More
Iloilo City rolls out Covid-19 bivalent vaccines
June 26, 2023, 7:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government has distributed Covid-19 bivalent vaccines that arrived here last week mostly to hospitals, while others to frontliners in health centers and dialysis clinics. “Once we have more, we will open it to everyone,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas in a… Read More
CHR to proceed with series of probes on Negros family massacre
June 26, 2023, 7:20 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Occidental will proceed with a series of investigations in the coming days as part of the agency’s efforts to seek justice for the victims of the massacre of the Fausto family members in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City. Vincent… Read More
DTI sets up 145 Negosyo Centers in Eastern Visayas
June 26, 2023, 6:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has already established 145 Negosyo Centers in Eastern Visayas that will provide opportunities to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. Aside from business centers in seven cities and 136 towns in the region, the… Read More
Lapu-Lapu City boosts aftercare programs for former drug users
June 26, 2023, 6:01 pm
LAPU-LAPU CITY – To keep the people in this historical city from drug abuse and ensure the safety of tourists, the local government unit intensifies its aftercare programs for drug rehabilitation patients. Mayor Junard Chan on Monday said the local government lined up some programs for… Read More
1.6K jeepneys join public transport simulation drill in Bacolod
June 26, 2023, 5:50 pm
BACOLOD CITY – About 1,600 traditional and modernized passenger jeepneys are taking part in a three-day simulation exercise (simex) that will run until Tuesday to determine the effectivity of the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) for the Public Utility Jeepney Modernization Program… Read More
209K farmers in W. Visayas urged to avail P480-M crop insurance
June 26, 2023, 5:39 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is calling on farmers to avail of the free insurance that is made available by the government to six agricultural product lines. PCIC 6 Regional Manager Eva Ulie Laud, in an interview on Monday, said that Western Visayas has an… Read More
Degamo widow, 28 others to appear on June 27 DOJ prelim probe
June 26, 2023, 5:25 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Only complainants in Pamplona, Negros Oriental massacre where Gov. Roel Degamo was killed along with nine others will be attending the second preliminary investigation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 27. The slain governor’s widow, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, and… Read More
Iloilo City continues roundup of 80 Badjaos
June 26, 2023, 3:18 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here will continue to gather the remaining Badjaos, part of the group of 80 Indigenous Peoples who arrived at the Dumangas Port in Iloilo province last week, for them to be returned to Bacolod City and eventually to Zamboanga, their place of origin. “We will… Read More
30 ARBs complete DAR farm business school training
June 26, 2023, 2:47 pm
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat – Thirty farmers in Sultan Kudarat province are expected to increase productivity and profit after completing their four-month Farm Business School (FBS) training, officials said Monday.Mary Joy T. Labanero, Department of Agrarian Reform-Sultan Kudarat agrarian… Read More
Youth urged to continue forest protection
June 25, 2023, 6:34 pm
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – Regreening the environment is a continuing process not only for today’s generation but also for the next, said an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - Isabela. At the celebration of the Arbor Day at Fuyot Springs National Park in… Read More
Surigao Norte swimmer conquers Masbate open waters
June 25, 2023, 5:49 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Long-distance and open water swimmer Ingemar Macarine of Surigao del Norte became the first person to swim solo, unassisted, and nonstop from Bugtong Island in Pio V. Corpus town to the Barangay Matayum lagoon in Cataingan, all in the province of Masbate. The open water swim took… Read More
Suspected drug trader killed in Zambo Norte shootout
June 25, 2023, 4:08 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A drug suspect was killed in an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga del Norte, a regional police official said Sunday. Faizal Cailo, 57, was killed when he traded shots with a cop who posed as a buyer at 10:45 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Kauswagan, Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte,… Read More
Puerto Princesa embarks on tree planting in urban areas
June 25, 2023, 2:52 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Residents here trooped to several locations over the weekend to take part in an annual mass planting of trees to celebrate the 30th Pista Y Ang Cagueban (Feast of the Forest) and the launch of its urban version intended to alleviate the heat in the city. Mayor Lucilo… Read More
Mt. Maculot shields Batangas town from Taal’s ashes
June 25, 2023, 2:42 pm
CUENCA, Batangas – The local government unit (LGU) here has vowed to protect Mt. Maculot, which has served as its cover against the ashes of Taal Volcano and a haven for fleeing wildlife from eruption-affected areas in the province. In an interview Sunday, Mayor Alex Magpantay said the mountain… Read More
Navy's Exercise 'Pagsisikap' 2023 begins in Zambo City
June 24, 2023, 5:56 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy (PN), through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), formally opened Exercise “Pagsisikap” 2023 Saturday in this southern port city. Rear Adm. Donn Anthony Miraflor, NFWM commander, said the Exercise Pagsisikap (exerting effort) is an annual unilateral… Read More
9 wounded as troopers, armed group clash in Sulu
June 24, 2023, 5:41 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nine were wounded when a gunfight ensued between government troops and members of a suspected private armed group allegedly maintained by a former vice mayor in Maimbung, Sulu, Saturday morning. The Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM) said the firefight broke out… Read More
Palawan launches app for reporting environmental violations
June 24, 2023, 5:14 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Environmental authorities last June 20 launched a new mobile application aimed at getting local communities involved in reporting violations against the province's flora and fauna.Called the Sumbong App, it is now available for download on Google Play and offers… Read More
Budget secured for Laguindingan MisOr airport expansion
June 24, 2023, 5:04 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The expansion development for the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental will be given priority in the next two years on its way to achieving its target to become an international gateway. In a statement on Saturday, Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny Vincente… Read More
