Provincial
2 new HIV treatment hubs to open in Zambo City
May 20, 2023, 2:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The government is opening two new treatment hubs in remote areas in this city that would offer free Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing.Clarissa Jose, regional coordinator of the Department of Health HIV - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) program, said Saturday… Read More
From drug addiction to recovery: the advent of 'Bida'
May 19, 2023, 8:44 pm
(Last of two-part series)CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Inside an office that also serves as a consultation room, a group of persons who used drugs (PWUDs) was having an afternoon session in hopes of opening up about their life.The session was led by John Gabriel Lasquites, the program and client… Read More
Palawan coco farmers train in agronomics amid calls for R&D
May 19, 2023, 8:32 pm
BROOKE’S POINT, Palawan – Advocates of coconut research and development (R&D) lauded government efforts into introducing agronomic cropping technology to farmers in this town, saying it puts the sector closer to realizing its untapped potentials. In an interview on Friday, Jesus Arranza,… Read More
‘Illegal structures’ in Cebu tourism village to be demolished
May 19, 2023, 7:43 pm
CEBU CITY – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered the immediate demolition of all abandoned buildings and other structures within easement and foreshore zones in the canyoneering village of Matutinao in the southern town of Badian. The provincial capitol released on Friday Executive Order No.… Read More
Albay, CamSur farmers receive P135-M agri inputs from gov't
May 19, 2023, 7:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) distributed farm inputs worth PHP135 million to rice, high-value crops and poultry farmers from Albay and Camarines Sur this week. The mass distribution of agricultural inputs was funded under the Quick Response Fund (QRF) and regular… Read More
Coco processing center to benefit over 2K Guimaras farmers
May 19, 2023, 7:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – The over PHP16-million shared processing facilities for copra and refined bleached deodorized oil to be constructed inside the 10-hectare Guimaras agri-fishery industrial village in Barangay Sapal, Nueva Valencia town is expected to benefit more or less 2,000 coconut farmers in the… Read More
Construction of new Pagudpud viaduct to start soon
May 19, 2023, 7:05 pm
LAOAG CITY – The construction of a more modern Patapat viaduct will soon start in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte as the bidding process has been scheduled for the end of the month. Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos said (IN A STATEMENT?) on Friday that the Department of Public Works and… Read More
Laoag, China's Huangshan sign sisterhood deal
May 19, 2023, 7:04 pm
LAOAG CITY – Laoag City and the Huangshan Municipal People's Government of China are pushing for deeper cooperation with regular exchange and communication. On Friday, at least six representatives from Huangshan City led by Secretary General Yang Long signed a memorandum of understanding with… Read More
Iloilo City seeks to serve as venue for 2023 bar exams
May 19, 2023, 6:40 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here is hoping for the Supreme Court to consider establishing a local testing center (LTC) in Iloilo City for the 2023 bar examinations. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas wrote a letter addressed to Associate Justice Ramon Paul I. Hernando, the chief of the 2023 Bar… Read More
Zambo agriculture office readies measures for El Niño
May 19, 2023, 6:38 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city agriculturist office has readied mitigating measures for the agriculture and fishery sector against the drought-induced El Niño phenomenon.This came as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration-Zamboanga office advised the local… Read More
465 ex-rebels in Caraga get P39-M aid from ECLIP in ‘22
May 19, 2023, 6:12 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 465 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received PHP39,079,957 in financial aid in 2022 through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).Based on the 2022 Annual Report by the Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Caraga Region… Read More
500 out-of-school youth get USAID funds in savings, skills course
May 19, 2023, 5:53 pm
CEBU CITY – At least 500 out-of-school youth in this city and four other localities nationwide have received financial support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The youth, organized in five cities, have saved a total of PHP620,000 since January 2021 as they underwent… Read More
Kadiwa stores in Antique now offer P20/kilo PBBM rice
May 19, 2023, 5:45 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Vegetables, fruits and other commodities sold at lower prices, including President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) rice sold at PHP20 per kilo, are available in 16 Kadiwa trading stores in Antique.Engr. Israel de Guzman, general manager of the Jubilee Agila… Read More
Mindanao emigrants predeparture services made easy
May 19, 2023, 5:33 pm
DAVAO CITY – Emigrants from Mindanao will have easier access to the frontline predeparture services of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) with the reopening of its extension office here on May 22.The CFO-Davao Office is now located at Unit 309, 3rd floor, Pink Walters Building, Quimpo… Read More
DepEd exec: Hybrid learning continues as summer heat persists
May 19, 2023, 5:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – School principals have the discretion to decide the best learning mode for their learners during the summer months amid the hot and humid conditions, a key Department of Education (DepEd) official said on Friday.Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd 7 (Central Visayas) director, told… Read More
DSWD-12 pays 13K cash-for-work beneficiaries
May 19, 2023, 4:44 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Soccsksargen Region (DSWD-12) has distributed cash-for-work payments to 13,302 beneficiaries.The beneficiaries were from the towns of Magpet and Midsayap in North Cotabato province, and Banga in South Cotabato.The… Read More
BARMM police gets 200 new rifles, mobility assets
May 19, 2023, 4:41 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has received new equipment and mobility assets from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the BARMM interior ministry office. Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, BARMM police director, turned over four patrol cars, 86 units of… Read More
BARMM OKs P1.77-B investments from Jan-May 2023
May 19, 2023, 4:38 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) has approved PHP1.77 billion worth of investments in the past five months, more than double during the same period last year.“From January to May 2023, BBOI has approved nine new projects worth P 1.77 billion investments,” BBOI… Read More
23 left-leaning group members in N. Ecija cut ties with CPP-NPA
May 19, 2023, 3:54 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 23 members of left-leaning organizations in Nueva Ecija have cut off ties with the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to support the continuing peace and development efforts of the government. Col. Richard V. Caballero,… Read More
High-value suspect yields P6.8-M shabu in Naga drug sting
May 19, 2023, 3:30 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Police arrested a "high-value individual" who yielded PHP6.8 million shabu in a buy-bust at Barangay Sabang in Naga City on Friday morning, a police report said. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO-5) spokesperson, identified the suspect as John Joseph… Read More
