Provincial
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
Comelec-Pangasinan surpasses up to 100K registrants goal
August 15, 2024, 5:22 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan has exceeded its 75,000 to 100,000 target registrants for the midterm elections this year after 123,000 voters have registered as of Aug. 15. Comelec-Pangasinan election supervisor lawyer Marino Salas, in a virtual forum… Read More
DTI to Eastern Visayans: Patronize local products
August 15, 2024, 4:36 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on residents of Eastern Visayas to patronize local products as the country celebrates Made in the Philippines Products Week. Speaking during the opening of the four-day “Gawang Otso” (Made in Region 8) trade fair at a mall… Read More
Murder suspect nabbed while getting police clearance in Antipolo
August 15, 2024, 4:30 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Antipolo City police arrested a murder suspect with an outstanding arrest warrant while he was applying for a national police clearance on Wednesday afternoon. Col. Felipe Maraggun, Rizal Provincial Police Office (RPPO) chief, told reporters Thursday that "Ben", 50, of San… Read More
TESDA urges public to consider tech-voc courses
August 15, 2024, 3:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) in Negros Oriental is encouraging the public to consider taking up technical and vocational (tech-voc) courses to fill in the job mismatch gap, an official said Thursday. Fletcher Gumahad, TESDA-Negros Oriental… Read More
DAR-12 posts highest e-titles registration nationwide
August 15, 2024, 2:55 pm
KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Soccsksargen Region (DAR-12) commended Thursday all stakeholders and partners for their collective efforts in project implementation, which led to the regional office recently receiving national recognition. DAR-12 Director… Read More
BARMM donates to CRMC P31-M aid for indigent patients
August 15, 2024, 2:37 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provided medical assistance to the government-run Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) as part of its health care support program for the region's indigents. “BARMM continues to demonstrate its commitment to… Read More
NegOcc sustains aid to corn farmers as armyworm damage hits P50M
August 15, 2024, 12:04 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) continues to assist corn farmers as damage brought by armyworms to plantations reached PHP50.238 million as of Aug. 12, its report on Wednesday showed. The infestation, which was first reported in June, has spread… Read More
121 Caraga farmer groups get P162.4-M machinery from PhilMech
August 14, 2024, 11:23 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 121 farmer groups in the Caraga region have received farm machinery and equipment from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) during the first half of this year. Jingle Paloma-Tinambacan, the… Read More
Over P4-M released for ASF sentinelling program in Iloilo towns
August 14, 2024, 11:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government released PHP4.28 million in financial assistance intended for 357 farmers in six municipalities for the sentinelling or a trial run to determine the presence or absence of African swine fever (ASF) in their areas. “Our pink zone is recovering that is… Read More
Over 20K jobs up for grabs for TESDA graduates in WCO event
August 14, 2024, 10:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Around 1,500 graduates of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) trainings in the Cordillera region are expected to apply during the 7th World Café of Opportunity (WCO) jobs fair that started Wednesday. Around 20,000 jobs are being offered during the… Read More
Ilocos Norte’s ‘pinakbet' products soon in Siargao
August 14, 2024, 10:43 pm
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte will expand its producer-to-consumer (P2C) program in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province. Ilocos Norte vice governor Cecilia Araneta Marcos confirmed this in a media interview on Wednesday, as talks are ongoing for the formulation of a… Read More
Gov’t programs for food access helping boost nutrition
August 14, 2024, 10:33 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A doctor from the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged Filipino families to avail of locally sourced healthy food to ensure their health, especially in the first 1,000 days of kids’ lives. Dr. Ma. Bella Ponferrada, UNICEF’s Nutrition Specialist, in… Read More
PDEA agents win medals in int'l taekwondo tilt
August 14, 2024, 10:22 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Northern Mindanao Region (PDEA-10) on Wednesday applauded the success of its agents who won 40 medals and a trophy in a recent international taekwondo event. PDEA-10 Director Benjamin Gaspi commended agents Vincent Cecil Orcales… Read More
Research center develops healthy food preservative from watermelon
August 14, 2024, 10:05 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The University of Antique-Integrated Research Center (UA-IRC) discovered that the watermelon waste made into Watermelon Powders (WamPow) is a healthy food preservative. UA-IRC Product Standardization Officer Danica Marie Aposaga said in an interview Wednesday… Read More
Stringent bio-security measures needed to plug ASF in La Union: DA
August 14, 2024, 9:57 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging for strict compliance to bio-security measures after 17 of the 36 villages in the municipality of Balaoan in La Union province have confirmed cases of the African swine fever (ASF). Dr. Alfiero Banaag, DA-Ilocos regulatory… Read More
NorMin state U eyeing to become globally competitive
August 14, 2024, 9:50 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's state-run University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) is strengthening its internationalization mechanisms to become globally competitive. During the pre-anniversary launch Wednesday, USTP system president Dr. Ambrosio Cultura II… Read More
Veteran actor calls for audiovisal contents that promote PH
August 14, 2024, 9:42 pm
BALAYAN, Batangas – Batangueño veteran actor and director Leo Martinez is partnering with schools and local government units in the province to produce audiovisual content materials under his "Doon Po Sa Amin" (DPSA) advocacy promoting what is “good, beautiful, and noble” in the country. In… Read More
Catanduanes fisherfolk get capital, training for crab fattening
August 14, 2024, 9:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least five fisherfolk groups in Catanduanes province have received skills training and seed capital for a mangrove crab fattening project through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5). In a phone… Read More
NIA contract farmers in Laguna begin cropping for Dec. rice harvest
August 14, 2024, 9:32 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 4A (Calabarzon) has commenced a new rice contract farming initiative in collaboration with an irrigators' association (IA) in Santa Maria town, Laguna province, that will pave the way for the availability of low-priced rice.… Read More
