Provincial
Business as usual in Bacolod City amid transport strike
May 8, 2023, 8:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A transport strike launched by minor jeepney operators and drivers’ groups in this city failed to disrupt the operations of business establishments and schools on Monday. The protestors, mainly members of the Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators and Drivers (BACOD) Inc. and… Read More
Coconut-cacao farming system gets boost in Ilocos Norte
May 8, 2023, 8:02 pm
LAOAG CITY – The production of coconut and cacao, considered as high-value crops with an extensive area suitable for growing in this northern part of Luzon, promises good fortune among local farmers here.In its bid to help farmers diversify their source of income, the Agricultural Training… Read More
Residents in 3 Marinduque mountain villages get nat’l IDs
May 8, 2023, 7:59 pm
BOAC, Marinduque – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday announced that its efforts to reach more residents in remote villages are making headway after 820 residents from three mountain barangays in this Marinduque municipality were registered with the Philippine Identification… Read More
BFAR pilots sustainable crab production program in Iloilo village
May 8, 2023, 7:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will launch on Tuesday its Adopt-A-Village project in Barangay Igbon in the municipality of Concepcion as part of the rollout of the new Blue Swimming Crab National Management Plan (BSCNMP). “This is our strategy under the Blue… Read More
CDO to hire professionals in handling psychosocial interventions
May 8, 2023, 7:46 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government will hire professionals who can help with psychosocial interventions amid recent mental health issues that led to suicides here.In a statement Monday, City Information Officer Ivy Guantero said these professionals would help manage the city's… Read More
Wounded NPA rebel yields in Surigao Sur
May 8, 2023, 7:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A wounded New People’s Army (NPA) rebel has surrendered to government troops in Surigao del Sur, the Army’s 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB) said on Monday. In a statement, the 36IB identified the NPA surrenderer as Jonas Maayo Angeles, of Barangay Pantukan, Carrascal, Surigao… Read More
Winning Kidapawan athletes in SRAA meet get P316-K incentives
May 8, 2023, 7:41 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The city government distributed Monday at least PHP316,000 for local athletes who won in the recently-concluded Soccsksargen Regional Athletic Association (SRAA) Meet held here."This is a way of recognizing their efforts and talents in bringing the name of the city,” Mayor… Read More
BuCor suspends visiting hours in Zambo prison facility
May 8, 2023, 7:37 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has suspended the visiting hours at the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm here for a week effective Monday to cleanse the facility of illegal drugs.The suspension came after BuCor guards foiled an attempt by a 64-year-old woman to smuggle… Read More
Pamplona massacre survivor succumbs to complications
May 8, 2023, 7:29 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A man who survived the gruesome massacre in Pamplona, Negros Oriental where Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight others were killed has died due to gunshot wound infections and complications. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion told the Philippine News Agency on… Read More
Renew, register firearms 6 months before expiration
May 8, 2023, 7:27 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office in Davao Region has called on firearms holders to complete the requirements for Firearms Registration (FR) or renew their License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) within six months before its expiry date.To further cater to the firearm holders, the… Read More
New 4Ps recipients urged to use cash grants for education, health
May 8, 2023, 6:19 pm
CEBU CITY – The over 75,000 families newly enrolled beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas will undergo a guided monitoring process to ensure proper use of their cash grant, a social welfare official said on Monday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director… Read More
Albay to capacitate 50K farmers vs. adverse effects of El Niño
May 8, 2023, 6:18 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Agriculture Office (APAO) will conduct an orientation and intensified awareness campaign on the El Niño phenomenon for over 50,000 farmers following the alert issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)… Read More
PSA brings nat’l ID registration to 6 Tacloban schools
May 8, 2023, 6:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) regional office here is bringing its Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) campaign to schools in this city this May since the majority of unregistered individuals are school children. PSA Eastern Visayas regional director Wilma… Read More
Search on for 10 outstanding Ilocos Norte police officers
May 8, 2023, 5:49 pm
LAOAG CITY – The search is on for Ilocos Norte’s top 10 outstanding police officers in the service (INTOPS) to recognize their achievements and dedication to public service. Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Ilocos Norte on Monday unanimously approved provincial ordinance number… Read More
Dawlah Islamiya 'finance officer' nabbed in Sultan Kudarat
May 8, 2023, 5:44 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Acting on a tip, police authorities in the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Sultan Kudarat arrested in the hospital here Sunday a woman suspected of serving as finance officer of Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorist group.Capt. Joel Lebrillo, police chief of the Rajah… Read More
Army, N. Samar town bury 6 unclaimed NPA cadavers
May 8, 2023, 5:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Only one of the seven bodies of the New People’s Army (NPA) killed in a recent clash with government forces in Bobon, Northern Samar was identified and claimed by their families a week after the armed encounter, the Philippine Army said. Capt. Jefferson Mariano, Army’s 8th… Read More
Iloilo City wants robust transmission lines to avert outages
May 8, 2023, 5:01 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas wants the transmission lines for Panay and Negros to be at par with those serving Cebu and Davao to avoid more power outages. “We want to be comparable to Davao and Cebu when it comes to having robust transmission lines so that we will not suffer… Read More
227 NoCot corn farmers get P708-K indemnity checks from PCIC
May 8, 2023, 4:21 pm
COTABATO CITY – At least 227 corn farmers in Carmen, North Cotabato have received indemnity checks for damage incurred in the recent cropping season, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Monday.DAR and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) released the checks to farmer… Read More
Top E. Visayas PNP exec reiterates cops’ role as duty bearers
May 8, 2023, 4:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Be defenders of human rights while performing your tasks of maintaining peace and order in the region. That was the marching order of the newly appointed regional chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Brig. Gen. Vincent Calanoga, as he addressed uniformed and… Read More
Firm, Angeles water district, BFP inspect 225 fire hydrants
May 8, 2023, 4:16 pm
ANGELES CITY – PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. and Angeles City Water District (ACWD) together with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conduct regular fire hydrant inspection in Angeles City to ensure the prevention of fire incidents this dry season. PrimeWater-ACWD and BFP have inspected… Read More
