Provincial
Miss Universe PH delegates explore Eastern Visayas
May 2, 2023, 6:38 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) candidates have explored key tourist destinations in this city and Samar during their first two days in the region. The 38 candidates arrived in the city on Monday and joined a welcome lunch, offering the region’s best dishes and native… Read More
Antique kicks off immunization drive vs. measles, polio
May 2, 2023, 6:37 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) launched its month-long measles-rubella (MR) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) supplemental immunization activity (MR OPV SIA) under the “Chikiting Ligtas” campaign targeting over 120,000 children aged zero to 59… Read More
Unlicensed ammunition trader nabbed in Marawi City
May 2, 2023, 6:34 pm
CAMP S.K. PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Norte – The Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) reported Monday the arrest of a businessman allegedly engaged in peddling ammunition for various calibers following an entrapment operation in Marawi City.Brig. Gen. Allan… Read More
Tornado destroys boats, uproots trees in Maguindanao Norte
May 2, 2023, 6:29 pm
COTABATO CITY – A tornado amid a heavy downpour damaged homes and small boats, and uprooted trees in a Maguindanao Norte coastal village on Monday afternoon.In a statement Tuesday, Mayor Marshal Sinsuat of Datu Blah Sinsuat town said the tornado hit the village of Nalkan during a heavy downpour… Read More
DOLE extends emergency employment to 280 Antiqueños
May 2, 2023, 6:22 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The 280 beneficiaries of the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Antique started their 10-day cleanup work on Tuesday. The beneficiaries from municipalities Tobias Fornier, Hamtic and San Jose de Buenavista were… Read More
Air strike launched vs. DI extremists in Maguindanao Sur
May 2, 2023, 6:11 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Backed by artillery fire, military helicopter gunships pounded a suspected Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terrorist group’s lair in the marshland of Maguindanao del Sur early Tuesday.“We are running after the terrorists behind the (April 17) bus bombing in… Read More
PBBM wants NGCP to immediately address W. Visayas power woes
May 2, 2023, 6:02 pm
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to immediately address the power problem in Western Visayas. Marcos relayed the instructions through Energy Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla upon his arrival at Washington, D.C.… Read More
W. Visayas sugar heritage trail pushed for World Heritage List
May 2, 2023, 5:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – A sugar heritage trail in Western Visayas (Region 6) is being proposed to be included in the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Iloilo City Planning and Development Officer Jose Roni Peñalosa, in an interview on… Read More
DepEd Antique to review sports program
May 2, 2023, 5:20 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique will review its sports program to improve the performance of its athletes in future regional athletic competitions. “The training equipment and other resources must be looked into considering that… Read More
Borongan City to enhance sports program, capacitate coaches
May 2, 2023, 5:15 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar will be holding a Sports Summit in June to discuss initiatives to enhance its sports program and the capacity of all sports coaches to produce better athletes. Borongan City information officer Rupert Ambil said on Tuesday that… Read More
Army lauded for successful anti-NPA ops in Northern Samar
May 2, 2023, 4:19 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has lauded the Philippine Army for its successful operation that left seven New People’s Army (NPA) combatants killed on the outskirts of Bobon, Northern Samar on Sunday. Governor Edwin Ongchuan, chair of the provincial task force to end… Read More
DTI: Price freeze in Occidental Mindoro still in effect
May 2, 2023, 3:20 pm
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reiterated that the price freeze covering most of the province will remain in effect until June 18, even while the power situation here improves. In an interview on Tuesday, a representative from the DTI’s Consumer… Read More
12 coops join Labor Day 'Kadiwa ng Pangulo' in Butuan City
May 2, 2023, 12:18 pm
BUTUAN CITY — At least 12 farmer’s cooperatives and associations from this city and Agusan del Norte joined the Kadiwa ng Pangulo product displays in time with the celebration of the 121st Labor Day on Monday.Aside from the 12 farmer’s cooperatives, four other farmer’s associations are… Read More
Labor Day Kadiwa benefits farmers, MSMEs, informal sector workers
May 1, 2023, 6:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Kadiwa ng Pangulo Para sa Manggagawa Program has provided a market linkage for government-assisted farmers’ organizations and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) while workers have availed of products sold at reasonable prices. On Monday, 30 participants consisting of… Read More
DOLE-9 releases P43.5-M livelihood, employment aid
May 1, 2023, 6:27 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment in Region 9 (DOLE-9) has released some PHP43.5 million worth of livelihood and emergency employment assistance coinciding with the Labor Day celebration in Zamboanga Peninsula.Engr. Wesley Tan, labor and employment officer of DOLE-9, said… Read More
35 jobseekers hired on the spot in Pampanga Labor Day job fair
May 1, 2023, 6:12 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 35 jobseekers are now part of the labor force after they were hired on the spot in the job fair held at the SM City Pampanga on Monday. In line with the celebration of the 121st Labor Day, five job fairs were conducted simultaneously in different areas… Read More
15% of Bicol job fair applicants set to get hired on the spot
May 1, 2023, 6:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) is expecting about 300 jobseekers or at least 15 percent of 2,000 applicants who preregistered will be hired on the spot during the Labor Day job fair held at the Ayala Malls here on Monday. DOLE-5 Regional Director Ma.… Read More
Batac marks Labor Day with farmers’ festival
May 1, 2023, 6:00 pm
LAOAG CITY – Farmers from Batac, Ilocos Norte's 43 barangays on Monday opened a week-long festival showcasing not only their best agricultural products but also their talent for the arts, through dancing and poetry. In an event held at the Imelda Cultural Center in the city proper, the farmers… Read More
Bacolod City sets up hospital help desks for indigent patients
May 1, 2023, 4:27 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here deployed liaisons on Monday to man the help desks for indigent patients seeking hospital admissions under the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP). Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the personnel will be assigned to hospitals with existing… Read More
High-powered firearms seized in Masbate, Camarines Sur
May 1, 2023, 4:10 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – High-powered firearms and other war materiel belonging to the New People's Army (NPA) were recovered after armed encounters between government troops and rebel groups in two Bicol provinces on Sunday. In a report on Monday, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs… Read More
