Provincial
Typhoon, school opening accelerate Ilocos' July inflation
August 16, 2024, 6:02 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Ilocos Region’s July 2024 inflation rate accelerated to 3.3 percent from 2.8 percent last June, driven by the faster upticks in the food, educational services, and transport indices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Ilocos Region reported Friday. In a virtual… Read More
Labor exec: TESDA-certified jobseekers have better chances
August 16, 2024, 5:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)-certified individuals have better chances of landing employment during job fairs, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here said Friday. Ma. Socorro Mira, PESO-Dumaguete chief, told the Philippine News Agency… Read More
Butuan rice farmers get P14-M irrigation project
August 16, 2024, 5:30 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The National Irrigation Administration in Agusan del Norte (NIA-ADN) turned over on Friday a PHP14-million irrigation project to the Tagabaca-Aupagan Irrigators Association, Inc. here. The project, including three solar-powered pumps, will benefit not only the 15 members of the… Read More
CSC Antique to embark on tree growing for cause
August 16, 2024, 3:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Office in Antique is inviting concerned national government agencies, institutions, and all those interested to join the tree growing for a cause activity set on Sept. 19 at Sitio Catwayan, Patnongon. CSC Antique… Read More
2 Antique towns progress to pink ASF zone
August 16, 2024, 3:45 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The municipalities of Sibalom and San Jose de Buenavista in Antique have downgraded to pink zone (buffer) from red (infected) under the African swine fever (ASF) category while two more have applied for reclassification. Sibalom was reclassified into a pink zone… Read More
Iloilo province eyes another state of calamity
August 16, 2024, 12:29 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) has recommended placing Iloilo province under a state of calamity as dengue cases continue to spike. In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the PDRRMC adopted the resolution upon determining that Iloilo passed… Read More
Country's vice mayors push for 'smart LGUs'
August 16, 2024, 12:03 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Vice Mayors League of the Philippines (VMLP) called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other network providers to improve connectivity as they gear toward becoming "smart" local government units (LGUs). "We have prepared a roadmap of where… Read More
13.4K ‘unqualified’ elderly booted out of social pension program
August 16, 2024, 7:09 am
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Thursday that 13,468 elderly from Western Visayas have been delisted from the Social Pension Program, effective immediately. DSWD 6 (Western Visayas) Director Carmelo N. Nochete said the revalidation of… Read More
Iloilo gov’t maintains local peace engagement work to win rebels
August 16, 2024, 7:05 am
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government here said the local peace engagement continues to work to entice more rebels to return to the fold of the government. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said Thursday the province is doing everything to make the local peace engagement work with… Read More
Victorias City broadens support for promotion of obstacle sports
August 15, 2024, 11:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental broadened its support for the promotion of obstacle sports by formally collaborating with the Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF) as it hosts the region’s biggest obstacle course racing (OCR) challenge dubbed Sidlak OCR 2024 on… Read More
Bago City launches ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo’, sells rice at P25/kilo
August 15, 2024, 9:06 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 40 farmers and local entrepreneurs in Bago City, Negros Occidental, are selling farm produce at affordable prices to launch the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” (KNP) program on Thursday. Held at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center, the event preceded the… Read More
NIA-Calabarzon sells P29/kilo rice to priority buyers in Cavite
August 15, 2024, 9:00 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Region 4A (Calabarzon), through the Cavite-Batangas Irrigation Management Office (IMO), held Thursday its “KabayaNIAn Agri-Trade Fair” in Naic, Cavite, where it offered rice at only PHP29 per kilogram (kg). Vince… Read More
Command vehicle to boost Southern Leyte town’s disaster preparedness
August 15, 2024, 8:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office will provide a mobile command and control vehicle with triage technology to the local government unit of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, to enhance the latter’s monitoring and response during calamities. DOST-Eastern… Read More
Iligan heightens biosecurity measures to maintain ‘zero’ ASF cases
August 15, 2024, 8:51 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government of Iligan will increase biosecurity measures to maintain zero cases of African swine fever (ASF). In a statement on Thursday, Dr. Dahlia Valera, the city veterinary officer, said Iligan remains in the "yellow zone" under the Department of Agriculture… Read More
35 Eastern Visayas towns earn rebel-free status this year
August 15, 2024, 7:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 35 towns in Eastern Visayas have been declared free from threats of the New People’s Army (NPA) and have attained Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status, the Philippine Army reported on Thursday. The municipalities conferred the SIPS status from January to… Read More
La Union, NFA ink pact for proposed P200-M rice processing plant
August 15, 2024, 6:45 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A PHP200 million worth rice processing plant will be constructed in La Union as early as this year that will benefit around 61,000 farmers. This, after La Union Governor Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David and National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson signed on… Read More
Palm oil potential seen in BARMM, 800K hectares identified
August 15, 2024, 6:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council, Incorporated (PPDCI) has identified the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as suitable for oil palm plantations. “With so much land available, we don’t have to go far. Even around BARMM, which is suitable for oil… Read More
Solar-powered system provides clean water to 200 families in Albay
August 15, 2024, 6:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 200 families from an upland village in Sto. Domingo town, Albay province, now have free access to clean and safe water from a solar-powered water system provided by the the Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List. In an interview during the inauguration and turnover ceremony of… Read More
Antique vet collects blood samples for bird flu test
August 15, 2024, 6:05 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique’s Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) collected 180 blood samples of chicken, waterfowl, and livestock for testing on avian influenza or bird flu. ProVet chief of Public Health Division, Dr. Marco Rafael Ardamil, said in an interview Thursday that together… Read More
LGU deploys vehicles for stranded passengers in Bacolod City
August 15, 2024, 5:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here provided transportation assistance to stranded commuters during the two-day transport strike of unconsolidated traditional jeepney operators and drivers until Thursday. Two groups, Kabakod Negros and Bacod Kambyada Manibela, led the transport holiday to… Read More
