Provincial
209 farmer-beneficiaries obtain land titles in north Negros
May 5, 2023, 6:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 209 farmers received certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) for agriculture lands located in two localities in northern Negros Occidental in April, data from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Friday showed. Among the beneficiaries are 49 farmers given the… Read More
Daughter of solo parent is Antique’s Pantawid model child
May 5, 2023, 6:02 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A daughter of a solo parent from the municipality of Belison is declared as Antique’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Exemplary Child 2023 to represent the province in the regional search in September. Mikaela Demamay, 12 years old from Barangay… Read More
Bacolod to use 'My Basurero' app for garbage pick-up
May 5, 2023, 5:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here, together with private garbage hauler IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (CDC), will soon launch the use of a mobile application (app) that will allow households and business establishments here to book a garbage pick-up. City Administrator Pacifico… Read More
Laoag athletes get new running shoes
May 5, 2023, 4:43 pm
LAOAG CITY – Over 500 athletes representing this city in the upcoming Ilocos Region (Region 1) Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet have received new pairs of shoes courtesy of the city government. “This initiative is our way of showing our full support to them, and hopefully, it will enhance… Read More
E. Samar takes pride in Miss U PH nat’l costume win
May 5, 2023, 4:27 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The town of Arteche, Eastern Samar is all proud after their candidate bagged the Miss Universe Philippines national costume top award during the preliminaries Thursday night. Mayor Rolando Boie Evardone thanked Airissh Ramos for bringing pride to their town and the entire… Read More
DENR partnering with shipping sector to prevent oil spills
May 5, 2023, 4:24 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday revealed that a partnership is currently taking shape between the government and the local shipping industry in hopes of preventing future oil spills. It was disclosed that DENR Secretary… Read More
DA to roll out 26 Kadiwa stores for E. Visayas residents
May 5, 2023, 3:53 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) 8 (Eastern Visayas) here, in partnership with local government units, is rolling out 26 Kadiwa stores this month to make affordable agricultural products more accessible to Eastern Visayas residents.The initiative, which is part of the Farmers… Read More
Iloilo to install 50 rain gauges for faster weather watch
May 5, 2023, 3:34 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has ordered the immediate installation of 50 manual rain gauges in strategic areas for faster weather monitoring. Defensor, in an interview Friday, said they only have to identify strategic areas and involve committed barangay disaster responders… Read More
34-km. oil spill-hit shoreline in Oriental Mindoro cleaned up
May 5, 2023, 2:44 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Thursday evening that about 34 km. of shoreline in oil spill-affected areas in Oriental Mindoro province have been cleaned up. The cleanup rate at the coast of Naujan town, which is nearest to the M/T Princess Empress… Read More
2 nabbed, P3.4-million shabu seized in Cotabato City
May 5, 2023, 2:03 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested two alleged big-time drug peddlers and seized P3.4 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion 8 here, an official said Friday.Agent Jocelyn Mary, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in… Read More
Italian-themed condo answers Iloilo City’s rising housing need
May 5, 2023, 2:02 pm
ILOILO CITY – An Italian-themed residential tower that will soon rise in this city will not only give Ilonggos a taste of luxurious living but likewise respond to its growing housing demand. The new building will be inside the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park (IBP) of Megaworld Corp. in this… Read More
200 illegal structures in Davao City demolished
May 4, 2023, 8:35 pm
DAVAO CITY – Nearly 200 makeshift structures atop dikes and under bridges were demolished by the Public Safety and Security Office-River Patrol Monitoring Team (PSSO-RPMT), an official here said Thursday.PSSO head Angel Sumagaysay, said the RPMT, tasked with the monitoring and demolition of… Read More
Army seizes high-powered firearms in Butuan clash
May 4, 2023, 7:56 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Government troops have seized three high-powered firearms following an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents in Barangay Bugsukan here, the Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion (IB) reported Thursday.In a statement, the 29IB said the gun battle transpired Wednesday after… Read More
Albay town, POPCOM ink deal to localize family planning programs
May 4, 2023, 7:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The local government of Camalig and the Commission on Population (POPCOM) signed a memorandum of agreement on Thursday to localize and institutionalize population management and development programs, particularly on family planning and early pregnancy prevention. In an interview… Read More
Iloilo welcomes US-based BPO firm's 1st call center in PH
May 4, 2023, 7:44 pm
ILOILO CITY – The province and city of Iloilo will lay down the red carpet to welcome business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Atento, which is set to put up its first call center in the Philippines at the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao District here. “It is their first in the… Read More
P9.6-M marijuana, plantation destroyed in Ilocos Region in April
May 4, 2023, 7:41 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Authorities have confiscated and destroyed PHP9.6 million worth of marijuana and marijuana plantations in three separate operations in the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, and Ilocos Sur in April. In a statement on Thursday, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos)… Read More
Assault rifles seized from alleged gunrunner in N. Cotabato
May 4, 2023, 7:39 pm
LIBUNGAN, North Cotabato – Alert military and police personnel foiled an attempt by a suspected gunrunner to sneak in high-powered firearms to Cotabato City following the conduct of a checkpoint in Barangay Grebona here Thursday.Lt. Col. Rey Rico, the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion commander,… Read More
Dumaguete to welcome Sto. Niño de Cebu on Saturday
May 4, 2023, 7:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Diocese of Dumaguete is ready for the visit of the pilgrim image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu this weekend as part of the commemoration of the “Kaplag”, or the finding of the original icon in Cebu some 450 years ago. The pilgrim image of the Child Jesus will arrive here on… Read More
Zambo Norte cops nab DI extremist; ASG spy surrenders
May 4, 2023, 7:21 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested a Dawlah Islamiya (DI) extremist in a manhunt operation in Zamboanga del Norte, while an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) spy surrendered here, police and military reports said Thursday.In a statement, the Area Police Command - Western Mindanao (APC-WM)… Read More
Surigao Norte IP community gets 30 NHA housing units
May 4, 2023, 7:20 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 30 families from the Mamanwa Indigenous People (IP) community in San Francisco town, Surigao del Norte, are beneficiaries of housing units from the National Housing Authority in the Caraga Region (NHA-13).“The program aims to provide housing assistance to IP communities… Read More
