Provincial
Iloilo City youths to plant 30K seedlings under TUPAD program
May 31, 2023, 8:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – Some 30,000 seedlings will be planted in various sites in Iloilo City and at Camp Pasica in the municipality of Dingle under the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The office of Iloilo City (Lone District) Rep. Julienne Baronda… Read More
NFA, Albay province to buy palay at higher price
May 31, 2023, 7:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Rice farmers in Albay province who will sell their palay (unhusked rice) to the National Food Authority (NFA) will get an additional PHP3 per kilogram on top of the agency’s current buying price of PHP19. On Wednesday, Lorena Quising, Albay provincial information officer, said… Read More
25 fishers from oil spill-hit towns complete boat building course
May 31, 2023, 7:46 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday announced that 25 fishermen from coastal towns in this province have just graduated from a government-sponsored fiberglass boat building course. In an interview, Naomi Lyn Abellana, DOLE 4-B (Mimaropa)… Read More
Army confirms death of activist-turned-rebel in N. Samar clash
May 31, 2023, 7:35 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army confirmed on Wednesday the death of a campus activist-turned-rebel during a recent clash between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Northern Samar. The Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division verified in a press statement that one of the… Read More
Agusan Sur IP community gets P3.5-M tribal center
May 31, 2023, 7:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 13 (Caraga) on Tuesday handed over a PHP3.5-million tribal center to another Indigenous People (IP) community in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.The center was funded through the DSWD’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan -… Read More
Army escorts school teachers in critical villages in N. Cotabato
May 31, 2023, 7:09 pm
COTABATO CITY – Following the recent killing of a teacher and wounding of another in Pikit, North Cotabato, the military has started providing security escorts to public school teachers in critical villages of the municipality.Lt. Col. Rowel Gavilanes, the Army's 90th Infantry Battalion… Read More
DICT to boost internet in Ilocos Norte town's far-flung village
May 31, 2023, 7:07 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will install a communication tower in Bucarot, a far-flung sub-village in the mountainous town of Adams in Ilocos Norte province, to boost internet connectivity in the area, officials said Wednesday. DICT Ilocos… Read More
NegOcc isolates area in southern town with reported ASF case
May 31, 2023, 7:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday the provincial government is isolating an area in the southern town of Pulupandan, where the province's first African swine fever (ASF) case was reportedly detected on May 30. “With regards to that incident in… Read More
New Negros Oriental governor takes oath
May 31, 2023, 6:19 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Vice Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria officially took his oath as the new governor of Negros Oriental on Wednesday after the demise of Governor Carlo Jorge Reyes. Sagarbarria took his oath before Negros Oriental Executive Judge Gerardo Paguio at the Sangguniang… Read More
Viscom: 40 more rebels neutralized in one month
May 31, 2023, 5:58 pm
CEBU CITY – The Visayas Command (Viscom) said Wednesday the New People’s Army’s (NPA) manpower and armed capability have weakened further after the intensified operations conducted for the month of May. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, Viscom commander, said 40 suspected NPA rebels were… Read More
DepEd-Antique urges schools to hold catch-up lessons
May 31, 2023, 5:55 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique is urging all 535 public schools in the province to have catch-up lessons to reach the required 200 days of contact time with learners before the school year ends. DepEd chief of school governance… Read More
4 men trapped in middle of swollen La Union river rescued
May 31, 2023, 5:36 pm
SUDIPEN, La Union – Four men trapped in the Amburayan River in Barangay Ipet here have been rescued. In a statement on Wednesday, Ilocos Police Regional Office director Brig. Gen. John Chua identified the individuals as Mariano Mostoles, 65; Mark Marquez, 29; Domingo Ramos, 47; and Luie Piaoan,… Read More
Bacolod police sets up emergency hotline for village watchmen
May 31, 2023, 5:35 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has established a direct emergency hotline between the chiefs of barangay tanod (village watchmen) and acting city director, Col. Noel Aliño, for faster response when requesting police assistance. “This is to ensure timely conveyance of… Read More
DOST project brings potable water to 3 remote villages in Bataan
May 31, 2023, 5:15 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) has provided technology interventions to communities that lack a potable water supply in Bataan province. In collaboration with the Bataan Peninsula State University, the DOST-3 has set up a set of… Read More
Fishing boats help stranded passengers cross Antique river
May 31, 2023, 5:02 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Fishing boats helped stranded passengers to cross the Paliwan River in going to the northern towns of Antique after the embankment that served as a temporary bridge in the area got washed out on Tuesday. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management… Read More
Monetary Board shuts down rural bank in S. Leyte
May 31, 2023, 3:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has shut down the Rural Bank of San Juan (Southern Leyte), Inc., affecting over 1,000 depositors in the province. The MB issued Resolution No. 662.B on May 25, 2023, directing the Philippine Deposit Insurance… Read More
Bacolod, other NegOcc LGUs cancel classes due to heavy rains
May 31, 2023, 3:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This capital city and several other local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes at all levels on Wednesday due to heavy rains brought by the convergence of Typhoon Betty and the southwest monsoon. Acting Mayor El Cid Familiaran here said he declared the… Read More
India’s biz sector builds ties with Iloilo via 'roadshow'
May 31, 2023, 3:39 pm
ILOILO CITY – Nearly 30 leading Indian firms from various industry sectors presented their products and portfolios to connect with businesses in this city as part of the India Business Roadshow held here on Wednesday. “It’s an effort to try and take the conversation about economic diplomacy… Read More
6 nabbed, P1.4-M shabu seized in Iloilo City buy-bust
May 31, 2023, 3:38 pm
ILOILO CITY – A buy-bust operation conducted by the police in Iloilo City resulted in the confiscation of 215 grams of shabu valued at PHP1.46 million and the arrest of six suspects on Wednesday. The operation happened inside a hotel in Barangay Hipodromo around 1:05 a.m. with Jeffrey B.… Read More
Negros Oriental guv dies
May 31, 2023, 2:57 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Governor Carlo Jorge “Guido” Reyes died of a terminal illness at a hospital in Metro Manila on Wednesday, a Capitol official said. He was 62. Provincial Administrator Karen Molas confirmed with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview that the… Read More
