Provincial
Mild quake jolts parts of Ilocos Sur on Friday
May 12, 2023, 6:31 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Residents in some parts of Ilocos Sur province on Friday felt a mild shaking of the ground at 10:38 a.m., state seismologists said. Located at four kilometers southwest of San Emilio in Ilocos Sur, the 3.3-magnitude earthquake was tectonic in origin with a depth of one kilometer,… Read More
Shared service facilities to enhance salt making in Antique
May 12, 2023, 6:21 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Salt makers in Antique province are among this year's identified recipients of the shared service facilities (SSFs) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to enhance their production. “Four local government units (LGUs) in the province have already… Read More
Hundreds flee homes, rebels’ firearms seized in NegOcc clash
May 12, 2023, 5:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 553 individuals have fled their homes while high-powered weapons have been recovered as fresh clashes took place between the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) and New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Thursday… Read More
DENR seizes P8.6-M hot logs from Jan.-April in Caraga
May 12, 2023, 4:57 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The intensified campaigns against illegal logging in the Caraga region netted a total volume of 214,121.35 board feet of hot logs from January to April, with a total value of PHP8,609,253.Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 (Caraga) Executive Director Nonito… Read More
SSS RACE runs after delinquent employers in Leyte, Samar
May 12, 2023, 4:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) branch office here has identified more than 200 employers in Leyte and Samar provinces for failing to pay SSS contributions. SSS Tacloban branch head Lilibeth Cajucom said they have been sending notices to remind establishments of their… Read More
New bridge to ease transport of agri products in Aurora
May 12, 2023, 4:40 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a bridge in Dilasag town, Aurora province that will now provide for a safer and more efficient transport of agricultural goods and services. Implemented by the DPWH-Aurora… Read More
Lapu-Lapu City mulls monorail or LRT for better public transport
May 12, 2023, 3:55 pm
CEBU CITY – The historical city of Lapu-Lapu will adopt a Monorail or Light Rail Transit (LRT) structure to boost its mass transport system as economic activities driven by more tourist arrivals continue to grow, Mayor Junard Chan said on Friday. Chan also said the working population is also… Read More
15 more Ilocos Norte public schools to get solar rooftops
May 12, 2023, 3:55 pm
LAOAG CITY – Solar rooftops will be installed in 15 public schools in the province of Ilocos Norte in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and improve air quality. Athena Nicolette Pilar, representative to the board of the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative, said Thursday these schools will… Read More
Ex-Surigao Sur village chief turns 100, gets P100K cash gift
May 12, 2023, 3:16 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A former village chief in Surigao del Sur town of Tagbina who turned 100 years old Thursday was awarded PHP100,000 cash gift by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13).“Clementino Alico was the first barangay captain of Malixi and a proud… Read More
BARMM extends financial aid to 667 PWDs
May 12, 2023, 1:40 pm
COTABATO CITY – Some 667 indigent Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) received financial assistance from the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) said Friday.In a statement, MSSD-BARMM said the beneficiaries included 449… Read More
DTI fund for ELCAC beneficiaries in Negros Oriental used up
May 11, 2023, 9:34 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday called on the local government units and congressional representatives in Negros Oriental to allocate funds for livelihood assistance to barangays affected by the communist insurgency. This developed as DTI-Negros Oriental… Read More
DA trains banana farmers in 3 Caraga towns on production
May 11, 2023, 9:09 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 75 farmers from the towns of Sison and Tagana-an in Surigao del Norte and Remedios T. Romualdez in Agusan del Norte have completed a six-day capacity training on Banana Production Good Agricultural Practices that concluded Wednesday. In a statement Thursday, the… Read More
Zambo marks heritage month with ‘Riquesa na Baul’ contest
May 11, 2023, 9:06 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city museum has launched an artifacts collection competition to mark the celebration of National Heritage Month here.Architect Ildefonso Torres Jr., city museum curator, said Thursday that the “Riquesa na Baul” competition was inspired by the “America's Lost… Read More
Largest construction expo opens in Davao
May 11, 2023, 8:47 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Building and Construction Exposition (PHILBEX), the largest and the most comprehensive building and construction trade show and Travel and Leisure Expo (TLEX), opened Thursday at the SMX Convention Center here. Some 300 exhibitors of building and construction… Read More
P4-M smuggled cigarettes seized anew in Zambo City
May 11, 2023, 8:41 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a suspect and confiscated more than PHP4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in this city early Thursday. Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police director, said Sonny Aliabar Jawali was caught unloading boxes of cigarettes during the law enforcement operation… Read More
Research center for mother, child health care opens in Davao
May 11, 2023, 8:37 pm
DAVAO CITY – The first-ever Niche Centers in the Regional for Research and Development (NICER) in the Philippines opened on Thursday at the Davao Medical School Foundation Inc., that would primarily address problems among women and children. Supported by the Department of Science and Technology… Read More
DOH offers Ilocos LGUs add’l fund, rewards to ramp up vax drive
May 11, 2023, 8:13 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health in Ilocos Region (DOH-1) will provide local government units (LGUs) in the region with mobilization funds and incentives to boost the vaccination campaign for children against measles, rubella and polio. In a statement on Thursday, DOH-CHD-1… Read More
Upcoming PRC mobile services in Siargao Island lauded
May 11, 2023, 8:12 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Francisco Jose Matugas II has welcomed the May 16-18 mobile registration services of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) 13 (Caraga Region) in Siargao Island.In a statement Thursday, Matugas said the PRC-13 would be extending its… Read More
DA-BFAR program to boost 'bangus' industry in C. Luzon
May 11, 2023, 7:10 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Luzon (DA-BFAR 3) is set to implement a program that will boost the "bangus" (milkfish) industry in the region. DA-BFAR 3 Regional Director and national focal person for bangus… Read More
Albay residents brace for 12-hour brownout on Friday
May 11, 2023, 7:07 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Residents of two districts in Albay province have been told to prepare for a 12-hour brownout as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) conducts preventive and corrective maintenance from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. The Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) said in a… Read More
