Provincial
Mandatory tree planting pushed in Iloilo
May 23, 2023, 7:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) of Iloilo is crafting an ordinance requiring all municipalities, city, barangays, school administrators, farmers and subdivision developers and owners for the mandatory tree-planting activity with corresponding penalties for would-be… Read More
C. Visayas workers urged to report firms violating labor laws
May 23, 2023, 6:48 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 7 or Central Visayas on Tuesday urged workers in the region to report establishments that are not complying with the labor laws. This, as the agency aided in the recent release of about PHP1 million in compensation for 13… Read More
Agusan Sur towns exceed immunization targets
May 23, 2023, 6:47 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Five municipalities in Agusan del Sur have achieved over 100 percent of their targets in the ongoing Measles-Rubella bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine Supplementary Immunization Activity (MR-bOPV SIA) in the province.In a report Tuesday, the provincial health office (PHO) said their… Read More
Visayas Command ready for village, SK polls in October
May 23, 2023, 6:45 pm
CEBU CITY – Military units in the central Philippines are preparing to secure at least 158 election watchlist areas (EWA) in the Central, Eastern and Western Visayas regions in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Visayas Command (Viscom) chief Lt. Gen. Benedict… Read More
Dev't of coco coir to stop coconut farming waste
May 23, 2023, 6:16 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) has identified developing coco coir as a priority in Eastern Visayas to address environmental concerns and raise the income of coconut farmers. During a gathering at the Summit Hotel here Tuesday, officials from national government… Read More
Negros Occidental town steps up blue crab conservation efforts
May 23, 2023, 6:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of E.B. Magalona, considered the “Blue Crab Capital of Negros Occidental,” has issued a reminder against harvesting undersized and gravid blue swimming crabs for the protection and conservation of these marine species. Mayor Marvin Malacon said on Tuesday he… Read More
ILO pilots IP skills training project in Iloilo town
May 23, 2023, 6:11 pm
ILOILO CITY – The fourth-class municipality of Tubungan in Iloilo province has been chosen as the pilot site for the Skills for Prosperity (SFP) project of the International Labor Organization (ILO) funded by the British government. The four-month technical cooperation project focusing on food… Read More
Davao Sur agri-school to upscale bamboo industry
May 23, 2023, 6:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has recently turned over a PHP20- million Bamboo Rural Enterprise and Development (BREAD) project to the Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) in Matanao town, Davao del Sur province.In a Facebook post Monday, DA-11 Director Abel… Read More
Pangasinan town eyes Guinness World record
May 23, 2023, 5:31 pm
ASINGAN, Pangasinan – The local government here is eyeing to place the town on the world’s map in an attempt to log a world record for the longest-lined native rice cake in the upcoming Kankanen (native rice cake) Festival. In a virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Information Agency… Read More
Ilocos Norte town fishers adopt eco-friendly fish trap technology
May 23, 2023, 5:30 pm
LAOAG CITY – Over 100 fishermen from Dilavo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte have received their “lambaklad” (fish net), an eco-friendly fish trap technology to boost their production. Funded by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) based in Ilocos Region for PHP2.8 million, the… Read More
Agusan Sur IP village gets P3.4-M tribal center from DSWD
May 23, 2023, 5:22 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) handed over Monday a PHP3.4-million multi-function center to an Indigenous People (IP) community in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.“The new center will help the IPs of Barangay Claro Cortez preserve… Read More
Cebu City sting op nets P8.3-M shabu
May 23, 2023, 5:03 pm
CEBU CITY – Drug syndicates here suffered a major blow after an elite unit of the Police Regional Office - Central Visayas (PRO-7) in confiscated a total of PHP8.3 million worth of shabu from three suspects, the top regional police official said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, PRO-7… Read More
BFAR vessel test expedition in N. Samar yields 1.5 tons of tuna
May 23, 2023, 3:39 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The vessel donated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to fishermen in Northern Samar made its first voyage harvesting 1.5 tons of high-value species. The BFAR regional officer here reported on Tuesday that the first test-fishing mission of the FV/DA-BFAR 2102… Read More
35 former rebels to be profiled on May 24 for E-CLIP
May 23, 2023, 3:02 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Thirty-five former rebels (FRs) of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros are ready for profiling after having complied with the documentary requirements to avail of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). “Initially, 45 FRs who… Read More
SRA gathers data to determine refined sugar import volume
May 23, 2023, 2:20 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has started collating figures from sugar mills to determine the actual volume of refined sugar to be imported by the end of May amid the expected drop in production this year. In a statement on Tuesday, SRA Acting Administrator Pablo Luis… Read More
NegOcc bans entry of pigs, pork products from neighbor NegOr
May 23, 2023, 1:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has prohibited since Monday night the entry of live pigs, pork meat and pork-related products from Negros Oriental, which has reported swine deaths in Dauin town due to African swine fever (ASF). The ban was ordered by Acting Governor… Read More
Bacolod’s economic dev’t gets boost with 'insurgency-free' status
May 22, 2023, 10:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez welcomed on Monday the declaration of this city as “insurgency-free” during the recent Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC) meeting held at the Bacolod City Government Center. “It is very important for our peace and… Read More
Zamboanga City fetes IWF, SEA Games medal haulers
May 22, 2023, 10:09 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government awarded cash incentives Monday in recognition of Zamboangueño athletes who excelled in international athletic competitions.The honored athletes are International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championship gold medalist Albert Delos Santos; IWF… Read More
Davao Norte HPG best highway patrol in 2022
May 22, 2023, 10:08 pm
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte - Top officials of the Davao del Norte Provincial Highway Patrol Team (DNPHPT) vowed to further intensify their enforcement on traffic safety after being named the best in the country for 2022.In an interview, Lt. Col. Surki Sereñas, the DNPHPT regional deputy chief,… Read More
DA-Zamboanga Peninsula 'ready' for El Niño
May 22, 2023, 9:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DA-9) said it is ready to implement measures to help farmers cushion the adverse effect of the El Niño phenomenon expected to hit the region in the coming months.DA-9 Director Dennis Arpia said Monday that they see the… Read More
