Provincial
Apayao trains cops in criminal investigation
May 4, 2023, 7:18 pm
LAOAG CITY – Fifty uniformed personnel from the lone district of Apayao are undergoing criminal investigation training to help speed up the resolution of cases and avoid dismissal of criminal cases due to technicalities. The provincial government-sponsored training began on May 2 at the LMP… Read More
Over 11K gov’t workers to get rice aid in Ilocos Norte
May 4, 2023, 7:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – Eligible government workers and employees in the province of Ilocos Norte will get a one-time rice assistance courtesy of the national government. In Ilocos Norte, the National Food Authority has set aside a total of 11,280 sacks of rice weighing 25 kilos each for the program. NFA… Read More
USAID lauds Negros sustainable coastal management
May 4, 2023, 7:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – An official of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday lauded the successful implementation of the Fish Right Program in southern Negros aimed at improving marine biodiversity and the fisheries sector. Ryder Rogers, Environment Officer of… Read More
4 Antique towns suspend classes due to inclement weather
May 4, 2023, 7:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Four towns in the province of Antique have suspended classes due to the heavy downpour brought about by the Low Pressure Area (LPA). Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderick Train said in an interview Thursday that the towns of… Read More
25 E. Visayas' fisher groups to benefit from P58.4-M BFAR program
May 4, 2023, 6:55 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least PHP58.4 million have been set aside to assist poor fishermen in Eastern Visayas in the next six years under the second phase of Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Thursday. BFAR Eastern Visayas… Read More
NPA rebel killed, 3 injured in central Negros clash
May 4, 2023, 6:50 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter died while two soldiers and a civilian were wounded in renewed clashes between communist rebels and troops of the Philippine Army at the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon. The encounter, which transpired in… Read More
Over 1.3K schools shift to alternative delivery mode amid LPA
May 4, 2023, 6:43 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has monitored 1,374 public schools in Western Visayas shifting to alternative delivery mode (ADM) of learning as a precautionary measure due to poor weather caused by a low pressure area (LPA). DepEd information officer Hernani Escullar Jr., in… Read More
Zamboanga Peninsula logs 97.4% employment rate - DOLE-9
May 4, 2023, 6:43 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Zamboanga Peninsula has logged a 97.4 percent employment rate for the past four months this year, the region’s Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-9) said Thursday.Albert Gutib, DOLE-9 director, said the prevailing employment rate is higher by 2.4 percent compared to the… Read More
VP Sara stresses need for better public health system in PH
May 4, 2023, 6:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte underscored Thursday the need to strengthen the country’s public health system.In her speech at the opening ceremony of the 49th Midyear Convention of the Philippine College of Surgeons here, Duterte cited the country’s journey throughout the… Read More
DPWH clears landslide-hit road in E. Samar
May 4, 2023, 6:24 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The road section blocked by rain-induced landslides in Taft, Eastern Samar is now passable to all types of vehicles after hours of clearing operations, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday. DPWH Eastern Samar district engineering office chief Alvin… Read More
Cuenca town parish church declared an archdiocesan shrine
May 4, 2023, 4:29 pm
CUENCA, Batangas – The Archdiocese of Lipa on Thursday officially designated the Parish church of St. Isidore Labrador an Archdiocesan Shrine, in grand ceremonies attended by the Catholic hierarchy, prominent members of this town as well as ordinary townsfolk. Under Catholic Church tradition,… Read More
Village exec killed by NPAs found in shallow grave in N. Samar
May 4, 2023, 4:13 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Soldiers unearthed the body of a village official reportedly killed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in July 2022 on the outskirts of Las Navas, Northern Samar. The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Battalion said troops recovered on Wednesday the cadaver of Jaime Asinas, a… Read More
Classes suspended in Nueva Ecija due to brownout
May 4, 2023, 3:04 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Classes were suspended in this city and other parts of the province due to a massive 12-hour brownout brought on by maintenance activities of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday. In Division Memorandum No. 100 s. 2023, signed by… Read More
Bacolod anti-drug ops net P2.2-M shabu, 57 suspects in April
May 4, 2023, 1:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.27 million and arrested 57 drug personalities during April, data released on Thursday showed. From April 1 to 30, recovered were 334.5279 grams of the… Read More
Bacolod, NegOcc LGUs halt classes due to heavy rainfall warning
May 4, 2023, 1:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, canceled classes in all levels on Thursday following a heavy rainfall warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Other areas… Read More
Alleged mastermind in Lanao Sur guv ambush killed in police op
May 4, 2023, 1:33 pm
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte – Government forces killed during an operation Wednesday the alleged mastermind in the Feb. 17 ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr.Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, said private armed group leader Oscar Tacmar Capal… Read More
Albay, UNDP ink program for disaster resilience
May 3, 2023, 8:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The provincial government of Albay (PGA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Philippines, with support from the Australian government, on Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build more resilient communities against climate change and… Read More
4 cops axed as PRO-13 intensifies internal cleansing
May 3, 2023, 7:57 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Four erring cops were dismissed from service as part of the internal cleansing within the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13).In a statement Wednesday, PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II said the four were part of the 15 police personnel who were… Read More
DOLE gives P2.9M to SPES beneficiaries in Bataan
May 3, 2023, 7:55 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Luzon (DOLE-3) on Wednesday distributed PHP2.9 million for a total of 799 student-beneficiaries of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) in the province of Bataan. The distribution activity was held… Read More
Iloilo City mayor issues EO for energy-saving measures
May 3, 2023, 7:48 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here is calling on all public and private establishments to adopt energy-saving measures to be carried out in the city hall, villages, barangay facilities, schools, and local police offices and stations due to the power outages in Western Visayas in March.… Read More
