Provincial
‘Sugba sa Plaza’ promotes tilapia farming in Kidapawan City
May 30, 2023, 9:09 pm
KIDAPWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Thousands of residents here flocked to the city square Tuesday to join the "Sugba sa Plaza" that aims to promote tilapia production."This is a showcase of our potential that needs to be cultivated and capacitate our farmers to improve their tilapia production,”… Read More
Pag-IBIG inaugurates bigger office for growing members in Antique
May 30, 2023, 8:32 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) opened a bigger office to accommodate the growing number of members in Antique on Tuesday. The inauguration of the new office inside Robinsons Place mall in the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista was graced by… Read More
PCG, cops nab 2 illegal recruiters in Basilan
May 30, 2023, 8:13 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An entrapment operation resulted in the arrest of two persons illegally recruiting individuals for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Isabela City, Basilan province, police said Tuesday.In a report to the Police Regional Office in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Isabela City… Read More
Smoke machine ‘downs’ 20 college students in Bacolod City
May 30, 2023, 8:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 20 students of Bacolod City College (BCC) fell ill after inhaling colored smoke from the props used during a Physical Education (PE) culmination event at the school’s activity center late Monday afternoon. City Administrator Pacifico Maghari III said on Tuesday seven… Read More
DENR to test air quality amid foul odor in Victorias City
May 30, 2023, 8:08 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will test the air quality in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, whose residents have been experiencing foul odor following the molasses spill incident in the compound of Victorias Milling Company (VMC), the country’s… Read More
Over 1.2K Albay farmers get P5K gov't cash aid
May 30, 2023, 8:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 1,200 local farmers from different towns in Albay province received government assistance on Tuesday during the ongoing Agri Fiesta 2023 at the Albay Farmer’s Bounty Village in Camalig town. In an interview, Lorena Quising, Albay provincial information officer, said… Read More
Spillways overflow in NegOr but no casualties: PDRRMO
May 30, 2023, 7:53 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – At least five spillways across Negros Oriental were rendered impassable on Tuesday after water in different rivers swelled due to heavy rains associated with Typhoon Betty and the southwestern monsoon or “habagat.” Marlo Quilnet, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More
DA links N. Ecija farmers to Kadiwa amid oversupply of squash
May 30, 2023, 7:44 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Central Luzon (DA-3) is assisting vegetable farmers in Nueva Ecija in finding viable markets to sell their tons of harvested squash. The DA-3, through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), initiated finding… Read More
DSWD grants P9-M infra projects in DavSur town
May 30, 2023, 7:29 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 11 (Davao region) granted PHP9 million worth of infrastructure projects to Malalag town in Davao del Sur.Lani Cudino, the regional coordinator for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan - Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of… Read More
Zambo institutionalizes adolescent, youth health dev’t council
May 30, 2023, 7:28 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe signed on Tuesday an ordinance institutionalizing the creation of the Adolescent and Youth Health and Development Council (AYHDC) here.Ordinance 607 created the AYHDC to serve as the policymaking body of the adolescent and youth health programs and a center for… Read More
Agusan Sur town cited for P20-M tax remittance
May 30, 2023, 7:27 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional District Office No. 104 (RDO-104) in the Caraga Region conferred Tuesday a recognition to Trento town in Agusan del Sur province for its PHP20 million worth of withholding tax remittances for 2022.In a ceremony, Trento Mayor William… Read More
New E. Samar road seen to curb insurgency, poverty
May 30, 2023, 7:10 pm
MASLOG, Eastern Samar – The construction of the PHP98.78 million worth of road from Maslog town to Jipapad town is expected to bring economic prosperity and end of the insurgency in Eastern Samar’s remote communities. Maslog town Mayor Heraclio Santiago said that once the project is completed,… Read More
NFA releases PBBM rice aid to 16K gov’t employees in NegOr
May 30, 2023, 7:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental has started distributing the one-time rice aid to national government employees as mandated by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Benilda Fidel, NFA-Negros Oriental branch manager, told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday… Read More
DSWD grants P9-M infra projects in DavSur town
May 30, 2023, 7:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 11 (Davao region) granted PHP9 million worth of infrastructure projects to Malalag town in Davao del Sur.Lani Cudino, the regional coordinator for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan - Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of… Read More
2 village officials slain in Maguindanao, S. Kudarat
May 30, 2023, 6:37 pm
TACURONG CITY – Two village councilmen were killed in separate gun attacks in Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao del Sur provinces on Monday, police said Tuesday.In Sultan Kudarat, gunmen shot dead Mahadi Khalipapa, a council member of Barangay Malingon in President Quirino town.Maj. Davis Dulawan,… Read More
Families preemptively evacuated in Ilocos Norte
May 30, 2023, 6:07 pm
LAOAG CITY – Around a dozen families in a flood-prone Lanao village in Bangui, Ilocos Norte were preemptively evacuated to safer grounds on Tuesday due to the continuing threat of Typhoon Betty. Acting Bangui Vice Mayor Denton Lawrence Garvida confirmed this in a media interview Tuesday as he… Read More
Underground cabling enhances beauty of Iloilo City heritage zone
May 30, 2023, 6:05 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city is eyeing to make the one-kilometer stretch of its old business district along J.M. Basa Street, including its heritage zone Calle Real, much safer and pleasing to the eyes by hiding its power lines beneath the ground, officials here said Tuesday. A groundbreaking… Read More
Lapu-Lapu gets efficiency award for digitalized transactions
May 30, 2023, 5:44 pm
CEBU CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has bestowed Lapu-Lapu City the Accelerating Reforms for Improved Service Efficiency (ARISE) Award, citing its digitalization of government transactions, an official said on Tuesday. Mayor Junard Chan vowed to keep their government transactions at… Read More
Leader’s arrest, death of 4 fighters big blow to NPA in Region 8
May 30, 2023, 5:28 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) has suffered a big blow with the recent arrest of one of its leaders and the deaths of four fighters, the Philippine Army said on Tuesday. Major Gen. Camilo Ligayo, commander of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry… Read More
PPP eyed for transport, hospital sectors in Iloilo City
May 30, 2023, 5:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here is planning on entering into public-private partnerships (PPP) to improve the city's transportation system and the operation of its hospital. Mayor Jerry Treñas, who participated in the May 22-25 CityNet Benchmarking on Public-Private Partnership for… Read More
