Provincial
DSWD-11, electric firm tie up to grant subsidies to 4Ps members
June 22, 2023, 6:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) and the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) have joined hands to offer electric subsidies for low-income households enrolled under the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps).Michelle… Read More
DTI monitors price freeze due to rabies outbreak
June 22, 2023, 6:25 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday said it has begun checking if business establishments were adhering to the price freeze on basic goods imposed after the province was placed under a state of local health emergency due to increasing rabies cases. DTI provincial… Read More
Antique prov’l gov’t readies P10-M aid to ASF-hit hog raisers
June 22, 2023, 6:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government has allocated PHP10 million in funds to assist backyard raisers in the town of Hamtic, who have been affected by African swine fever (ASF). The funds that can be used for the repopulation and rehabilitation of their hog industry… Read More
Tanjay City drug ops yield P1-M shabu
June 22, 2023, 6:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police have seized more than PHP1 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Obogon in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office on Thursday identified the suspect… Read More
Cebu town halts tourism activities due to safety issues
June 22, 2023, 6:05 pm
CEBU CITY – The municipality of Alegria has temporarily suspended trailing and canyoneering activities due to some physical hazards that may pose danger to visitors. Mayor Gilberto Magallon on Thursday issued a memorandum prohibiting activities around the canyoneering sites and the waterfalls in… Read More
5 more NPA rebels surrender in Iloilo town
June 22, 2023, 6:00 pm
ILOILO CITY – Five members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) brought with them assorted firearms when they surrendered to law enforcement authorities in the municipality of Calinog in Iloilo on Wednesday. Maj. Mary Grace Borio, spokesperson for the Police… Read More
4 Reds yield days after Butuan clash that left 5 NPA rebels dead
June 22, 2023, 5:58 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Four communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to authorities five days after an encounter in Barangay Anticala here that killed five insurgents and seizure of 16 high-powered firearms.The surrenderers turned themselves in to the Philippine Army’s 29th Infantry… Read More
81 IP families in Surigao Norte get P25-M housing units
June 22, 2023, 4:16 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 81 families of the Mamanwa tribe in Claver town, Surigao del Norte are recipients of PHP25 million worth of housing units from the government through the National Housing Authority (NHA).The housing units were handed over to the Indigenous People (IP) families on Wednesday… Read More
Food firm expansion in Davao City to create 500 jobs
June 22, 2023, 4:15 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Monde Nissin Corporation broke ground on their plant expansion in this city on Thursday, targeting to generate at least local 500 jobs.In a press briefing, Monde Nissin Davao plant head Jun Matayabas said the scheduled opening of the plant by the first quarter of 2024 will begin… Read More
Samar town’s island villages get sea ambulance
June 22, 2023, 4:11 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has turned over a sea ambulance to the local government unit of Tarangnan, Samar, to ensure quick response during health emergencies in island communities. DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino on Thursday… Read More
Parents urged to avail of amnesty to rectify tampered birth certs
June 22, 2023, 3:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – Parents with children through simulated births are encouraged to avail of the amnesty provided under Republic Act 11222 or the Simulated Birth Rectification Act of 2019, which will end in March 2029. “Simulated is tampering or falsifying the document of the child, and that is the… Read More
Negros Occidental exceeds tourist arrivals target in 2022
June 22, 2023, 3:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental logged 510,022 tourist arrivals in 2022, higher than the target of only 350,000 for the whole year, data from the Provincial Tourism Division on Thursday showed. The figures also showed more than 60 percent increase compared to the tourist… Read More
‘Facts’ show NPA behind Himamaylan family massacre - PNP
June 22, 2023, 2:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Western Visayas (Region 6) has dismissed the “baseless and malicious accusations” on its objectivity in the conduct of the investigation on the Himamaylan City massacre in Negros Occidental, saying that “facts indicate categorically”… Read More
Batangas fetes 100-year-old 'Death March' survivor
June 22, 2023, 2:12 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial government honored a 100-year-old World War II veteran from Tanauan town, one of the few surviving members of the so-called "greatest generation". Fidel Gonzales Macahia received much-deserved recognition from Governor Hermilando Mandanas and the Provincial… Read More
ITCZ triggers flooding in N. Cotabato, Maguindanao
June 22, 2023, 12:40 pm
KABACAN, North Cotabato – At least 1,000 families have been affected by flash floods in low-lying towns of North Cotabato and Maguindanao del Sur due to heavy downpours brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in the past two days.Disaster workers were still validating the exact… Read More
Sorsogon handicraft weavers get sack of rice from prov’l gov’t
June 22, 2023, 12:20 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 642 handicraft weavers from two towns in Sorsogon received a sack of rice each from the provincial government under its 7K Kabuhayan program. In a message on Wednesday, Salvador Mendoza, Sorsogon provincial information officer, said the beneficiaries were from Bulusan and… Read More
Antique calls for massive cleanup to rid mosquito vectors
June 21, 2023, 9:45 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reiterated the need for a massive cleanup to eliminate mosquito vectors following the six confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in the province as of June 2. IPHO Provincial Epidemiological and… Read More
Young evacuees get free shuttle rides to school amid Mayon unrest
June 21, 2023, 8:39 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Students affected by the ongoing restiveness of Mayon Volcano are getting help from soldiers as they continue with their studies even while staying in evacuation centers. The Philippine Army (PA), through the 9th Infantry Division’s Task Force (TF) Sagip, has started to provide… Read More
1.5K contract workers in Dumaguete receive rice subsidy
June 21, 2023, 8:19 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government of this capital city on Wednesday started its distribution of rice subsidies to job orders and contract of service workers pursuant to Administrative Order No. 02 issued by the Office of the President. In a statement, the City Public Information Office said… Read More
DA info caravan rallies support for Antique’s organic agri areas
June 21, 2023, 8:03 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lobbied for the support of local government units (LGUs) for the protection of organic agriculture (OA) areas during an information caravan held at the Eagles Hotel in San Jose de Buenavista on Wednesday. “We need to… Read More
