Provincial
DTI launches ‘Layag Leyte’ brand to aid MSMEs
June 23, 2023, 4:21 pm
TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched on Friday the marketing brand "Layag Leyte" to further help micro small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) grow. "Layag", a local term which means to sail, embodies the objective of DTI Leyte to "usher its assisted enterprises to… Read More
Petitions on NegOr BSKE deferment encouraged
June 23, 2023, 3:21 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging the public to formalize in writing their sentiments or petitions on the proposed deferment of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental in time for the upcoming public hearings. The hearings on June… Read More
Engineer killed as tricycle collides with bus in Palawan
June 23, 2023, 2:20 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – An engineer from Montalban, Rizal, lost his life Thursday afternoon in a collision between a top-down tricycle and an oncoming bus in San Vicente municipality, northern Palawan. The victim was identified by police investigators as Ryan Labo-Labo, 26. He was the… Read More
40 ex-NPA rebels receive P2.8-M E-CLIP aid in Davao Oro
June 23, 2023, 2:14 pm
DAVAO CITY – At least 40 former fighters of the communist New People's Army (NPA) benefited from the PHP2.8 million worth of Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) assistance in Davao de Oro province on Thursday.Led by Governor Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga, the cash assistance to… Read More
DOJ, NBI to probe MagSur police op that killed 7 MILF men
June 23, 2023, 2:02 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao Norte – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct separate investigations on the June 18 police operation that left seven Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) men dead in Maguindanao del Sur.In a visit to this camp… Read More
5 MILF men detained for illegal possession of firearms
June 23, 2023, 1:01 pm
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur – Authorities here disarmed and detained five members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for possession of unlicensed firearms Thursday.“We saw men with firearms,” Lt. Col. Armando Liwan, municipal police chief, told reporters in an interview… Read More
2 NPA rebels killed in Albay clash
June 22, 2023, 8:40 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with military troops in Barangay Bololo, Guinobatan town, the Philippine Army (PA) reported on Thursday. In an interview, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) Public Affairs Office chief, said the troops… Read More
PNP secures affidavits from 2 witnesses in Negros family slay
June 22, 2023, 8:39 pm
TALISAY CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has secured the judicial affidavits of two witnesses as investigators continue to expedite the filing of charges against the perpetrators in the brutal killing of the Fausto family in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The update was presented… Read More
7 'super health centers' to serve remote areas in Albay
June 22, 2023, 8:36 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least seven super health centers (SHC) that will soon rise in Albay province will provide comprehensive basic health services to the people, particularly in remote areas. In a media interview on Thursday, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, who was in Tabaco City to visit… Read More
DENR, private firm commit to protect native trees
June 22, 2023, 8:18 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 7) in Central Visayas region and geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to propagate and protect trees, particularly the endangered species. The commitments… Read More
Mayon evacuees who have left evacuation center will still get aid
June 22, 2023, 8:09 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 352 family evacuees in Sto. Domingo, Albay who have voluntarily returned to their homes will continue to receive government aid, the provincial leader said on Thursday. In an interview, Albay Gov. Edcel Grex Lagman said these families will still be treated as evacuees and… Read More
W. Visayas cooperatives told to innovate to become sustainable
June 22, 2023, 8:00 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Cooperatives in Western Visayas region are encouraged to innovate to remain strong and sustainable. Cooperative-National Confederation of Cooperatives (Coop-NATCCO) Partylist Representative Felimon Espares made the call in his keynote address at the opening of… Read More
DOST, MSU-IIT innovation help Bukidnon IPs get clean water
June 22, 2023, 7:59 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A joint project between the Department of Science and Technology in Northern Mindanao (DOST-10) and Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute has helped an indigenous community in Talakag, Bukidnon have access to potable water.In a statement Thursday, the DOST-10 and the… Read More
BARMM unveils P40-M housing project in Lamitan City
June 22, 2023, 7:26 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Ministry of Human Settlement and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MHSD-BARMM) unveiled a PHP40 million housing project in Lamitan City, Basilan province on Thursday.The project in Barangay Balobo, consisting of 50 housing units, is known as… Read More
First computer-delivered IELTS exam opens in Ilocos Norte
June 22, 2023, 7:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte on Thursday launched the first shared laboratory in the Ilocos Region that will provide a computer-delivered International English Language Testing System (CD-IELTS) examination. For the convenience of Ilocano test takers, Nelson Basug, owner and CEO of… Read More
New child adoption made easier without going to court
June 22, 2023, 7:09 pm
CEBU CITY – The Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) in Central Visayas on Thursday urged parents to adopt through the administrative adoption process, which is now easier than the court proceedings under the old law. Concepcion Solera, officer-in-charge of RACCO-7, said about 50… Read More
Investors willing to ‘put money’ on Northern Samar
June 22, 2023, 7:02 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – With better infrastructure and the dying threat of the New People’s Army (NPA), Northern Samar province has opened its door to more investors to steer the local economy. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan said in a statement on Thursday the provincial government held the… Read More
8 Nueva Ecija MSMEs receive P9.4-M tech boost from DOST
June 22, 2023, 6:45 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) has provided micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nueva Ecija the needed boost to improve their products and become more competitive. Under its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program… Read More
PDEA destroys P25-M worth of illegal drugs, paraphernalia
June 22, 2023, 6:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – Some PHP24.8 million worth of illegal drugs confiscated and seized in three Mindanao regions were destroyed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Thursday at the Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Plant here.PDEA-11 (Davao) Director Naravy Duquiatan said the narcotic drugs… Read More
Processing facility seen to boost coffee industry in Laguna town
June 22, 2023, 6:41 pm
SANTA MARIA, Laguna – The Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Calabarzon on Thursday announced that it has conducted a meeting with members of the Juan Santiago Agricultural Cooperative (JSACOOP) to discuss the construction of the first major coffee… Read More
