Provincial
Students in oil spill-hit Mindoro town get cash aid
May 3, 2023, 4:03 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The local parish in Pola town, this province has announced that the first tranche of educational cash assistance from a humanitarian group had already been received by students whose families have been affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Oriental… Read More
NegOr LGUs urged to put up ‘Balay Silangan’ for drug users
May 3, 2023, 3:55 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has urged local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental to put up Balay Silangan facilities to cater to drug dependents requiring interventions to overcome their substance addiction. PDEA-Negros Oriental provincial chief Elmer… Read More
El Niño to cause 15% cut in rice yield in E. Visayas next year
May 3, 2023, 3:38 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture is looking at a 10 to 15 percent cut in rice production in Eastern Visayas next year due to the possible impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) field office here said. Should the dry spell persist this… Read More
W. Visayas hopes for better finish in 2023 Palarong Pambansa
May 3, 2023, 2:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education in Western Visayas is hoping to retain if not clinch a higher spot in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa to be hosted by Marikina City from July 29 to Aug. 5. DepEd regional information officer Hernani Escullar Jr., in an interview on Wednesday, said Western… Read More
DTI shared service facility, greenhouse benefit Antique IPs
May 3, 2023, 2:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The shared service facility (SSF) and the greenhouse provided by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to indigenous peoples (IPs) in the municipality of Laua-an in Antique have helped improve their productivity and generate more income. Latazon IP… Read More
244 hired, P16.7-M grants released in Caraga Labor Day rites
May 2, 2023, 9:42 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 244 applicants were hired on the spot during the conduct of a job fair in time for the 121st Labor Day celebration here Monday. The Department of Labor and Employment in the Caraga Region (DOLE-13) said those immediately hired formed part of the 1,011 registered… Read More
BARMM eyes 95% immunization coverage vs. polio, measles
May 2, 2023, 9:41 pm
COTABATO CITY – Health frontliners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are aiming to immunize at least 95 percent of children against polio and measles.BARMM health officials launched Tuesday its regionwide campaign dubbed “Chikiting Ligtas: Measles-Rubella and Oral… Read More
Cruise ship port to boost tourism in Legazpi City pushed
May 2, 2023, 8:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Ako Bicol (AKB) Party List Representative Elizaldy Co on Tuesday expressed optimism of securing the necessary project fund to build a cruise ship port here. Co, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, underscored the importance of investing in infrastructure, such as a new… Read More
DILG to launch BIDA program in Zamboanga Peninsula May 6
May 2, 2023, 8:01 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to launch the "Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan" (BIDA) program here in Zamboanga Peninsula on May 6.Ginagene Vaño-Uy, DILG-Zamboanga City director, said Tuesday the BIDA program is an intensified and more… Read More
40 Bataan fishers train to become Bantay Dagat volunteers
May 2, 2023, 8:00 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 40 fishermen in Bataan province are set to help the local government units protect marine resources in their coastal waters as well as stop illegal fishing activities. Wilfredo Cruz, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic… Read More
CDO rolls out online app for law, med school scholarships
May 2, 2023, 7:56 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government launched Tuesday an online application for law and medical school scholarships.In a statement, Mayor Rolando Uy said he sees the need for more law and medical professionals, who will assist indigent communities after completing their degrees.The city… Read More
Guv welcomes gov't help to solve power problem in Negros
May 2, 2023, 7:50 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed on Tuesday the national government intervention to help address the power supply woes in Negros and Panay Islands. “It’s good that the President (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) did say that, that the national government is… Read More
602 applicants hired in May 1 job fairs in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur
May 2, 2023, 7:34 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 602 job seekers from Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan have been hired on the spot during the Labor Day Job Fair held simultaneously in four locations in the region. In an interview on Tuesday, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Ilocos regional information… Read More
Zamboanga City Labor Day job fair nets 60 HOTS workers
May 2, 2023, 7:24 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 60 jobseekers were hired on the spot (HOTS) during the Labor Day job fair held at the KCC Mall de Zamboanga on Monday.Karen Grafia, Department of Labor and Employment - Zamboanga Peninsula (DOLE-9) information officer, said Tuesday that those hired on the spot represent… Read More
DOLE gives PHP13.8M in TUPAD aid to NegOr workers
May 2, 2023, 7:22 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has shelled out more than PHP13.8 million in cash assistance to 3,024 beneficiaries under the government’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD). DOLE-Negros Oriental… Read More
Active Covid-19 cases in Caraga jumps to 201 in 1 week
May 2, 2023, 7:21 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Caraga Region increased to 201 as of May 1, the Department of Health in the Caraga Region (DOH-13) reported Tuesday.In a statement, the DOH-13 said the current figure is 71 cases higher compared to the previous count of 130 on… Read More
NegOr targets 148K kids for mass vaccination campaign
May 2, 2023, 7:16 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 148,201 children in Negros Oriental are targeted for the nationwide “Chikiting Ligtas” mass vaccination campaign against measles and rubella (MR) and polio during the whole month of May. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion said the month-long… Read More
Davao Oro quake victims get P21-M aid
May 2, 2023, 7:02 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) has disbursed some PHP21.7 million in financial aid to victims affected by earthquakes in Davao de Oro last March, an official said Tuesday.DSWD-11 Director Vanessa Goc-ong said the agency has conducted… Read More
Southern Negros town poised to become bamboo hub
May 2, 2023, 6:52 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of Cauayan is positioning itself to become the “Bamboo Capital of Southern Negros Occidental” to provide more livelihood opportunities to its residents and boost the local economy. After initiating the first-ever Bamboo Summit over the weekend, the municipal… Read More
6 BIFF men yield in North Cotabato
May 2, 2023, 6:43 pm
COTABATO CITY – Saying they now desire to live normal lives, six members of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered to the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Midsayap town, North Cotabato, a military official said Tuesday.“Their decision to lay down guns and… Read More
