Provincial
2 NPA combatants, 2 supporters surrender in Zambo Sibugay
June 15, 2023, 7:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) combatants and two supporters have separately surrendered to authorities in Zamboanga Sibugay province, a top police official said Thursday.Col. Eduard Mallo, provincial police director, identified the two NPA combatants as Edwin Loma alias "Ka… Read More
Pag-IBIG entices Davao riders for membership, targets 400k in PH
June 15, 2023, 7:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – To further increase its membership, the Pag-IBIG Fund launched the “Pag-IBIG Asenso Rider Raffle Promo” on Wednesday here by enticing more delivery riders to avail of the agency’s services.In an interview, Pag-IBIG Fund chief executive officer Marlene Acosta said they are… Read More
Info drive seeks to shield Agusan youth from NPA recruitment
June 15, 2023, 7:40 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 50 Grade 12 students from a remote village of Las Nieves town in Agusan del Norte benefited from a daylong Information Education Campaign (IEC) conducted by the Philippine Army’s 23rd Infantry Battalion (IB). In a statement Thursday, the 23IB said the awareness drive in… Read More
Zambo City Hall bomb threat caller arrested
June 15, 2023, 7:36 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Cops have arrested here the bomb threat caller that disrupted the City Hall operations Wednesday.Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the suspect, Concepcion Francisco, a staff of a printing shop, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by… Read More
Comelec pushes for voter education among 4Ps
June 15, 2023, 7:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is partnering with the Department of Social Welfare and Development for the conduct of voter education among beneficiaries of the DSWD's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). While in a consultative meeting here with Comelec regional… Read More
W. Visayas media workers urged to report threats to police
June 15, 2023, 7:20 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has called on members of the local media to report any threats concerning their work for appropriate intervention. PRO-6 spokesperson Maj. Grace Borio initially called for dialogue with members of the Iloilo Police and Defense Press Corps at the… Read More
267 out of 557 Negros Oriental villages now ‘drug-cleared’
June 15, 2023, 7:07 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Two more barangays in Negros Oriental were declared as “drug-cleared”, bringing to 267 out of 557 villages in the province that have been placed under this category, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday. These two barangays are Malalangsi and Sta.… Read More
Bacolod City’s most wanted person falls
June 15, 2023, 6:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city’s number one most wanted person, Antonio Macasa Uy, who is facing a murder case, was arrested by operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in Barangay 2 here on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Paul Vincent Pendon, officer-in-charge of Police Station 2, said on… Read More
Iloilo wildlife park closed to protect endangered pigs from ASF
June 15, 2023, 6:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The municipality of Lambunao, through its municipal tourism office, announced on Thursday the indefinite closure of the Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park due to confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay Jayubo where it is located. “The closure started on… Read More
DTI turns over P2.2-M SSF project to Bulacan university
June 15, 2023, 6:54 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Trade and Industry-Central Luzon (DTI-3) has turned over a shared service facility (SSF) to Bulacan State University (BulSU). This after the BulSU has proven that it can sustainably govern and manage the SSF facility on food processing and food… Read More
Negros Oriental readies P50M for ASF-affected villages
June 15, 2023, 6:32 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria is sourcing funds of some PHP50 million for hog growers who have been affected by the African swine fever (ASF). This comes as hog deaths due to ASF continue to rise, although the spread of the virus has been contained so far in only three… Read More
Resumption of int’l flights from Iloilo airport being planned
June 15, 2023, 6:14 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism in Western Visayas on Thursday said it is working on the resumption of international flights to Hong Kong and Singapore from the Iloilo International Airport. “We were able to get back the direct flights from Clark- Iloilo, Clark-Bacolod, and… Read More
Cops suspect slay of couple, 2 kids in Negros insurgency-related
June 15, 2023, 6:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is appealing for information on the perpetrators in the killing of a couple and their two minor children in the far-flung village of Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon,… Read More
Farmers urged to plan before planting to avoid crop oversupply
June 15, 2023, 6:00 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged farmers to first scout for prospective markets for their crops to avoid oversupply. In an interview on Thursday, Richmond Pablo, the DA’s Agribusiness Promotion Section Chief in Calabarzon, said many farmers cause oversupply… Read More
28IB trains in Luzon for UN peace ops mission
June 15, 2023, 5:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion (28IB) is currently Luzon-bound for its training for the United Nations (UN) Peace Support Operations (PSO) Mission next year.In an interview Thursday, Maj. Mark Anthony Tito, the Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10ID) spokesperson, said a… Read More
E. Samar bishop urges DENR to hire more forest rangers
June 15, 2023, 5:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A Catholic bishop in Eastern Samar has called on the government to hire more forest rangers to protect the remaining forest covers on the island. Borongan Diocese Bishop Crispin Vasquez urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to hire more forest rangers… Read More
Batangas evaluates LGUs' response after 6.3-magnitude quake
June 15, 2023, 5:11 pm
CALATAGAN, Batangas – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Batangas said it is assessing various local government units’ (LGUs) readiness and ability to respond to the effects of the earthquake that struck the province at 10:19 a.m. on Thursday. In a phone… Read More
NIA: 'Green tech' to boost N. Mindanao farmers' productivity
June 15, 2023, 5:02 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration in Northern Mindanao (NIA-10) has adopted "green technology" in four areas of the region to help sustain farmers' productivity.In an interview Thursday, NIA-10 Manager Elpidio Lucernas Jr. said solar pumps have been installed this year… Read More
Antique town incurs P8-M damage due to hog mortalities
June 15, 2023, 4:27 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The municipality of Hamtic has reported PHP8 million in damage following the death of 906 hogs suspected to be cases of African swine fever (ASF). Hamtic Municipal Agriculture Officer (MAO) Isidro Ramos said in an interview Thursday that 18 out of the 47… Read More
Female teacher dies in N. Cotabato grenade blast
June 15, 2023, 4:25 pm
PIKIT, North Cotabato – A female public school teacher died in a grenade blast inside her home in Barangay Ginatilan here at 2 a.m. Thursday, according to Pikit Municipal police chief Lt. Col John Miredel Calinga.Calinga identified the fatality as Marichu Valle Cabañog, 42, a teacher at Balong… Read More
