Provincial
Partnership with big firms opens opportunities for startups
May 16, 2023, 7:19 pm
CEBU CITY – The startup community in Cebu can pitch their business models and collaborate with big companies for investment and expansion opportunities, according to an accelerator executive on Tuesday. Walter Cang, vice president of DOHE Cebu, said Manila-based investors are beginning to notice… Read More
DTI rolls out B2B app for farmers in conflict areas
May 16, 2023, 7:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental province is initiating a digitization online application for farmers and producers in conflict-affected areas to connect them directly to a wider market.DTI-Negros Oriental information officer Krystle Jade Bato said… Read More
Antique LGU goes house-to-house to reach immunization target
May 16, 2023, 7:10 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The municipality of San Jose de Buenavista is doubling efforts to reach its target in the “Chikiting Ligtas” measles-rubella and oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization activity (MR-OPV SIA). Municipal health officer Dr. Melba Billones said… Read More
5 Chinese nationals, 13 Filipinos face illegal mining raps in CDO
May 16, 2023, 6:59 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Five Chinese nationals and 13 Filipinos are facing charges for violating multiple laws after a joint government operation for illegal mining operations in this city's Iponan River.Ban Mikhael Pacuribot, chief of the legal division of the Department of Environment and… Read More
57 ex-rebels in Negros receive cash, food aid from gov’t
May 16, 2023, 6:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 57 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental province received financial assistance of PHP5,000 each along with food packs on Tuesday as part of the support given by the government in their return to mainstream society. The distribution of assistance… Read More
NegOcc remains ASF-free but hog cholera downs 2K pigs
May 16, 2023, 6:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental remains free of African swine fever (ASF) but more than 2,000 heads of swine have died of hog cholera in the province since last month. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he discussed during an emergency meeting on Tuesday the province’s animal biosecurity… Read More
Solar firm gives back to Ilocos Norte host communities
May 16, 2023, 5:53 pm
LAOAG CITY–Local residents in the province of Ilocos Norte continue to benefit from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects of renewable energy firms here as another financial assistance worth PHP353,000 has been turned over to the provincial government. Leah Blas, the newly-installed… Read More
Over 270K rice farmers in W. Visayas to get gov't cash aid
May 16, 2023, 5:51 pm
ILOILO CITY – A total of 272,134 farmers with landholdings of not more than two hectares in Western Visayas region are expected to benefit from the PHP1.36 billion Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) allocation under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund as mandated in the Rice… Read More
Zamboanga City to put up 911 call station
May 16, 2023, 5:50 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is establishing its own 911 emergency hotline number to respond to emergency calls here.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said Tuesday the creation of the local call station (LCS)-911 has the… Read More
Davao City to establish 2-way link with Malaysia
May 16, 2023, 5:48 pm
DAVAO CITY – Government officials here, led by Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte, have successfully concluded a recent official visit to Malaysia for the establishment of a two-way connection between this city and Putrajaya in that country.In a statement Tuesday, the City Information Office said the… Read More
BFAR repopulates Tarlac, Pampanga rivers with 120K fingerlings
May 16, 2023, 5:47 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has dispersed some 120,000 fingerlings in the rivers of this province and Tarlac under its Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) program. Personnel from the BFAR-3 and Provincial Fisheries… Read More
N. Cotabato town seeks DOST help on ‘kalabasa noodles’ processing
May 16, 2023, 5:31 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jesus Sacdalan of Alamada, North Cotabato, will be requesting the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to establish a processing facility to turn their "kalabasa" (squash) farm produce into nutritious "pancit canton" (stir-fried) noodles.In a Facebook… Read More
2.6K residents in Siargao get P13.6-M TUPAD pay
May 16, 2023, 5:01 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 2,600 residents in Siargao Island stand to benefit from the two-day payout for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program under the Department of Labor and Employment. In a phone interview Tuesday, Niel Arlan of the office of Surigao… Read More
Palace declares June 19 as non-working holiday in Laoag
May 16, 2023, 4:38 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ahead of the 58th Charter Day anniversary of this city next month, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared June 19 as a special non-working holiday here. “It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Laoag be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate… Read More
Antique to establish 'add'l super health center' for IPs
May 16, 2023, 4:36 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Board is pushing for health programs to be more accessible to the indigenous people’s community through the establishment of a Super Health Center in the municipality of Valderrama. The Provincial Board approved a resolution during its… Read More
Rice Congress to tackle emerging threats to productivity
May 16, 2023, 4:15 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – The upcoming 6th International Rice Congress (IRC), to be hosted by the Philippines for the first time, will focus on providing holistic science-based solutions to the combined impacts of climate extremes, looming rice crisis, conflict, and economic shocks to the rice value… Read More
Intensified drive nets 777 loose firearms in Caraga
May 16, 2023, 2:26 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The intensified campaign against the loose firearms in Caraga Region for the past seven months has resulted in the confiscation and surrender of 777 guns to field units of the regional police office, its officials said Monday afternoon.In an interview, Police Regional Office-Caraga… Read More
4 hurt, 30 families flee Koronadal City floods, landslides
May 16, 2023, 2:23 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Heavy downpours triggered flash floods that submerged several communities here and forced civilians to flee to safer grounds Monday night.At least four persons were slightly injured and more than 150 individuals or 30 families were rushed to the regional evacuation center as… Read More
Kerwin Espinosa’s alleged bagman killed in Ormoc City bust
May 16, 2023, 12:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The alleged bagman of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa was killed in a drug bust in Ormoc City Monday where operatives also seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP10.2 million Police identified the drug personality as Allan Bulahan, 37, a resident of… Read More
Open communication helps curb depression in youth: CDO psych exec
May 15, 2023, 9:43 pm
MALITBOG, Bukidnon – The Cagayan de Oro City government on Monday urged families to have open communication among their members to help curb incidents of depression.Jayme Leonen-Pagaspas, head psychologist at the Psychosocial Division of the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD), said most… Read More
