Provincial
Dengue cases rising in E. Visayas; state of calamity up in 5 areas
August 19, 2024, 2:24 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Cases of dengue fever in Eastern Visayas continue to rise this week, with five areas in the region having declared a state of calamity due to the spread of mosquito-borne illness. The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday that 7,145 residents in the region have suffered… Read More
Top distiller optimistic on long-term rum production in Negros
August 18, 2024, 6:38 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Tanduay Distillers Inc. (TDI), the main sponsor of the Bacolod Rum Festival, is upbeat on a long-term rum production in Negros Occidental, the site of its plant which supplies the world-class spirit in the Visayas. “We’re very happy with the way the Negrenses have responded to… Read More
Loading starts for US-bound shipment of 25K MT raw sugar
August 18, 2024, 5:04 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced on Sunday the start of loading for the shipment of 25,300 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to fulfill the country’s sugar allocation quota to the United States as provided in Sugar Order (SO) No. 3. The manual loading of the sugar… Read More
Comelec brings voting machine to Lucena for demo
August 17, 2024, 8:24 pm
LUCENA CITY – Residents here cast their votes during the demonstration of a new automated voting machine held at a mall on Saturday. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia said the machine to be used for the May 12, 2025 midterm elections has a smooth receptacle for the… Read More
Bacolod City positions MassKara Festival as sought-after global event
August 17, 2024, 8:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said this city will mount a better and bigger MassKara Festival in October to celebrate the 45th year of one of the most colorful festivities in the country. “This 2024, we are starting to bring in international entertainment. We are creating… Read More
VP Sara: My husband will answer for himself
August 17, 2024, 6:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte said Saturday that only her husband, Manases Carpio, could answer the allegations against him. “We talked about it and whatever issue pressed on him, he is the only one who can answer it,” Duterte said in an interview during a book donation drive… Read More
Incoming TESDA chief Benitez earns colleagues, industry support
August 17, 2024, 6:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Fellow legislators and educators hailed the appointment of Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez as the new head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). “This appointment serves as a recognition of his diligence and dedication to… Read More
Gov’t agencies set up guidelines to synchronize anti-drug programs
August 17, 2024, 11:51 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Key offices and agencies mandated to fight the illegal drug problem in this Negros Oriental capital are coming up with a set of guidelines that will synchronize their programs and projects. Officials from the City Drug Abuse Council (CADAC), City Peace and Order Council,… Read More
16 DSWD sub-projects turned over to 5 Bicol provinces
August 17, 2024, 11:41 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), has turned over 16 sub-projects to five provinces in the region that would benefit 1,379… Read More
P90-M seafood market to boost tourism in northern Iloilo
August 17, 2024, 7:27 am
ILOILO CITY – A seafood market in the municipality of Estancia, funded by the national government, is expected to boost the tourism industry in the northern part of Iloilo province. In an interview on Friday, Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas said the project started three years ago with… Read More
Negros Oriental inflation drops to 3.4% in July
August 17, 2024, 7:25 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – The headline inflation of Negros Oriental dropped to 3.4 percent in July from 4.2 percent in June. It was the lowest so far this year, according to an official of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday. During a press briefing, Chief Statistical Analyst and… Read More
3 ex-PMA cadets guilty of murder, hazing
August 16, 2024, 10:13 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A Regional Trial Court (RTC) here sentenced on Friday three former Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets to up to 40 years for murder and hazing of a 20-year old cadet in 2019. In a 42-page decision, Baguio City RTC Branch 5 presiding judge Maria Ligaya Itliong-Rivera found… Read More
NDF consultant, 2 other top NPA leaders killed in Iloilo
August 16, 2024, 9:39 pm
ILOILO CITY – Three top leaders of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay, including the consultant of the National Democratic Front (NDF), were killed during a series of encounters in the mountainous villages of Iloilo. In a statement Friday, the 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office… Read More
Pork prices in La Union slightly up in July due to ASF
August 16, 2024, 8:49 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Inflationary impact of the African swine fever (ASF) is now being felt in La Union, an official of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. In a virtual forum, PSA La Union chief statistical specialist Dr. Danites Teñido said the inflation rate of pork… Read More
Biz owners, testing centers required to submit water testing results
August 16, 2024, 8:34 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Businesses offering water to its clients as well as testing centers are now required to submit results of laboratory tests to ensure the public’s safety and prevent a repeat of the diarrhea outbreak in the first quarter of 2024. An ordinance amending the provisions of Ordinance… Read More
Caraga poverty incidence drops in 2023
August 16, 2024, 7:36 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Caraga Region showed the “most notable improvement” in poverty incidence among the country's 18 regions, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The 2023 full year official poverty statistics was initially released on July 22 covering data at the… Read More
La Union records P462-M tourism receipts in H1 ‘24
August 16, 2024, 7:08 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Provincial Tourism Office has recorded an estimated PHP462.2 million tourism receipts, with 237,868 tourist arrivals from Jan. 1 to July 15 this year. Provincial Tourism Office head Julius Manabat, in a phone interview on Friday, said the peak of tourist… Read More
4 nabbed, P1.6-M illegal drugs seized in Bicol drug sting
August 16, 2024, 6:57 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) reported on Friday the arrest of four suspected drug personalities and the seizure of over PHP1.6 million worth of illegal drugs in simultaneous anti-drug operations the previous night. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said… Read More
SSS to collect P1M unpaid contribution from 7 delinquent employers
August 16, 2024, 6:42 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) Legazpi City branch is expecting to collect PHP1.095 million in unpaid contributions from seven delinquent employers. The amount to be collected will benefit 112 employees of three restaurants, a printing shop, a private school, a gasoline station… Read More
Trash for school, household essentials project fosters cooperation
August 16, 2024, 6:10 pm
LAOAG CITY – Residents of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte have shown overwhelming support for the local government's waste management efforts by participating in the “Palit-Basura” (trash exchange) program that allows them to swap discards for school and household essentials. Orlando Pascua,… Read More
