Provincial
2 NPA fighters killed, residents displaced in Negros clash
June 13, 2023, 7:03 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Two unidentified New People’s Army (NPA) fighters were killed in a series of encounters with troops of the 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) in the remote village of Macagahay in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, a report of the Philippine Army said. The encounters came… Read More
'Batang Malaya’ fulfills wishes of Mimaropa child laborers
June 13, 2023, 7:02 pm
SAN VICENTE, Palawan – The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) regional office in Mimaropa has launched a program to help provide for the material needs of child laborers here. In an interview on Tuesday, Naomi Lyn Abellana, director of DOLE-Region 4B, said that the fresh initiative… Read More
28 Zambales boatmen train on Pinoy ‘brand of excellence’
June 13, 2023, 7:00 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has capacitated boatmen in Zambales province with the necessary knowledge and skills on rendering service excellence to tourists. DOT Regional Director Richard G. Daenos said on Tuesday that 28 boatmen from the towns of Candelaria… Read More
NegOcc, Bacolod City drawing up list of hog raisers to get aid
June 13, 2023, 6:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government and the city government here are drawing up their respective list of hog raisers who will receive cash assistance due to losses brought by hog cholera and African swine fever (ASF). Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Tuesday… Read More
Containment measures up as Dumaguete reports first ASF case
June 13, 2023, 6:52 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities here in this capital have started the monitoring and surveillance of the African swine fever (ASF) after the first case was reported in a barangay on the city outskirts recently, the city veterinarian said on Tuesday. Dr. Marites Arapols told the Philippine News… Read More
Batac hospital rolls out Pfizer bivalent vaccine
June 13, 2023, 6:50 pm
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte has begun rolling out the Pfizer bivalent vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). On Tuesday, Dr. Maria Lourdes Otayza, medical chief of the government-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City, was… Read More
Small, backyard farms key to food security, says DA official
June 13, 2023, 5:53 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged those farming small parcels of land, including backyard farmers, to be more productive because they play a key role in establishing the country’s food security. In an interview on Tuesday, Milo delos Reyes, the DA’s regional… Read More
40 job seekers hired on the spot in Pampanga job fair
June 13, 2023, 5:50 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 40 applicants are now part of the labor force after they were hired on the spot in the job fair held at the SM City Telebastagan here on Monday. In line with the celebration of the 125th Independence Day, six job fairs were conducted simultaneously in… Read More
Central PH tourism expo to boost industry’s recovery efforts
June 13, 2023, 5:14 pm
ILOILO CITY – Nearly 2,000 tourism stakeholders are expected to gather for the Central Philippines Tourism Expo (CPTEx) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to be held at the Iloilo Convention from June 16 to 18. “This is the first for Western Visayas and for DOT. This is one of the pet projects… Read More
Leyte town in the midst of erasing stigma of illegal drugs
June 13, 2023, 5:02 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Seven years after the illegal drugs trade placed Albuera, Leyte in a bad light, the town is still in the process of removing the stigma of illicit drugs, Mayor Sixto Dela Victoria said on Tuesday. Dela Victoria said three of 16 villages are still affected by the illegal drugs… Read More
DAR gives P42M worth of machinery, equipment to Ilocos farmers
June 13, 2023, 4:39 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed on Monday farm machinery and equipment worth PHP42 million to some 109 agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in the Ilocos Region. The ARBOs are composed of a total of 13,609 farmers or agrarian reform… Read More
289 hired in 'Kalayaan' job fair in Bacolod
June 13, 2023, 4:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 78 applicants for local employment and one for an overseas job have been hired on the spot (HOTS) while 210 job seekers were to process their requirements after the successful holding of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Kalayaan Job Fair held at SM City Bacolod… Read More
Man nabbed for selling fake TESDA certificates, driver’s licenses
June 13, 2023, 4:16 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police arrested a suspect involved in selling fake certificates from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and driver’s licenses from the Land Transportation Office (LTO), an official said Tuesday.An entrapment operation was launched against the suspect… Read More
Samar bishops renew call for creation of Samar Island Region
June 13, 2023, 4:12 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Church leaders in Samar Island have revived the proposal to create a Samar Island Region, separating the three provinces from Leyte Island. Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan Bishop Crispin Vasquez said during the 47th Samar Island Partnership for Peace and Development (SIPPAD)… Read More
Bomb try to topple NGCP tower in N. Cotabato foiled
June 13, 2023, 3:48 pm
PIKIT, North Cotabato – Army and police bomb experts foiled an attempt by lawless elements to topple a transmission tower of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in this town, military and police officials said Tuesday.Lt. Col. Rowel Gavilanes, Army’s 90th Infantry Battalion… Read More
Iloilo's Centennial museum opens stamp collections exhibit
June 13, 2023, 3:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – Various stamp collections dating from the 1800s are featured in the ongoing philatelic stamp exhibit at the Sta. Barbara Centennial Museum in this Iloilo municipality. In an interview Tuesday, Sta. Barbara tourism officer and museum director Irene Magallon said the exhibit was… Read More
Transfer of Army brigade to help end insurgency in Samar Island
June 13, 2023, 3:09 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade (802nd IBde) has been transferred from Leyte province to Eastern Samar to help suppress the insurgency in Samar Island. The brigade, which was based in Camp Downes in Ormoc City for more than two decades, was officially transferred… Read More
Some LGUs in Ilocos Region suspend classes due to bad weather
June 13, 2023, 10:52 am Updated on June 13, 2023, 4:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – Several local government units in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and Pangasinan suspended classes on Tuesday due to inclement weather caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat) affecting Northern Luzon. In Solsona and Pagudpud towns, Mayors Joseph de Lara and Rafael Ralph… Read More
N. Mindanao execs, residents join PH 125th Independence Day rites
June 12, 2023, 8:46 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy reminded residents here to follow rules and pay their taxes diligently, as it is among the "simple ways" to honor the nation's freedom.Uy and other Northern Mindanao leaders joined Monday the country’s celebration of its 125th Independence Day.Following… Read More
Thousands of applicants flock to C. Luzon job fairs amid rains
June 12, 2023, 8:04 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Thousands of job seekers on Monday trooped to the various sites of job fairs in Central Luzon amid the occasional moderate to heavy rains experienced in the region the whole day. In line with the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day, some 12,000… Read More
