Provincial
Culling not only option vs. ASF, Cebu guv says
April 20, 2023, 7:53 pm
CEBU CITY – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Thursday reiterated her earlier stand that culling would not solve the spread of African swine fever (ASF), contrary to the Bureau of Animal Industry’s (BAI) position in addressing the virus. Garcia made the statement as she claimed that there were no… Read More
NTA honors outstanding tobacco growers, workers
April 20, 2023, 7:34 pm
LAOAG CITY – The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) honored on Thursday 22 outstanding tobacco growers and extension workers for their exemplary performance in the development of the tobacco industry in the country. Held at the DA-PhilRice auditorium in Barangay Tabug, Batac City, the event… Read More
Ilocos Norte gears up for massive measles vax drive in May
April 20, 2023, 7:33 pm
LAOAG CITY – A massive measles and oral polio vaccination campaign targeting nearly one million children in the region is set for May in a bid to protect children from the infectious disease. Dr. Rogelio Balbag, executive director of the Ilocos Norte Hospital and Management Council, said… Read More
3K Pangasinenses get financial aid from national gov’t
April 20, 2023, 7:32 pm
POZORRUBIO, Pangasinan – Some 3,000 Pangasinense farmers, agri-workers, senior citizens, women, and other locals from different sectors on Thursday received financial assistance from the national government through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) of the Department of… Read More
Iloilo City's fast-paced dev’t entices transport sector investors
April 20, 2023, 7:18 pm
ILOILO CITY – This city’s fast-paced development has enticed investors from the transportation sector to consider investing here. Mayor Jerry Treñas, in an interview Thursday, said that Futran Philippines Inc ., the first company that produces pod cars in the country, has signified its… Read More
Another NPA fighter killed in Negros Occidental clash
April 20, 2023, 7:04 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Another New People's Army (NPA) fighter was killed in a continuing gunfight with government troops at the boundary of Binalbagan and Isabela in Negros Occidental on Thursday, two days after a rebel was also slain in a clash in neighboring Moises Padilla town. The group of the… Read More
Skilled workers in CamSur get livelihood kits
April 20, 2023, 7:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 36 identified skilled workers in Camarines Sur received a Kabuhayan Starter Kit from the Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) early this week. In an interview on Thursday, DOLE-5 spokesperson Johana Gasga said the agency, through its provincial office… Read More
Palace issues moratorium on transfer of regional offices
April 20, 2023, 6:59 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Malacañang Palace has imposed anew a moratorium on the transfer of regional government offices from this city to Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur.The freeze order is based on Memorandum Circular (MC) 18, signed on Wednesday by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, which took… Read More
P180-M fish landing, trading facility to rise in Bataan town
April 20, 2023, 6:57 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A PHP180-million fish landing and trading facility that is expected to boost the local fish industry will soon rise in Orani, Bataan. Governor Jose Enrique Garcia, who led the groundbreaking ceremony in Barangay Pantalan Bago on Thursday, said the facility, one… Read More
Solar-powered facilities supply clean water to remote Albay areas
April 20, 2023, 5:48 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Hundreds of residents in far-flung villages are now enjoying access to clean and reliable water from solar-powered water supply systems installed by the Ako Bicol (AKB) Party-List in this city and Camalig town, both in Albay province. In an interview on Thursday, Sally Luces, AKB… Read More
Antique town DRRMO to replicate Balikatan training in communities
April 20, 2023, 5:45 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO) of the municipality of Sibalom is planning to reecho to barangay DRRM council, responders and schools their newly acquired skills from joining the cooperative health engagement (CHE) activities… Read More
10 tons of mangoes available for 'Manggahan' eat-all-you-can
April 20, 2023, 5:44 pm
ILOILO CITY – For the "Mango Eat-All-You-Can" feast, the provincial government of Guimaras will allot 10 tons of the fruit as it is one of the sought-after activities of the annual Manggahan Festival that will officially start on April 29. The province has prepared a minimum of 100 metric tons… Read More
Eastern Visayas ramps up measles, polio vax drive in May
April 20, 2023, 5:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas (DOH-8) is intensifying its campaign to administer over a million doses of measles-rubella and oral polio vaccines to preschool children in May. Since last month, DOH-8 personnel have been on the ground to capacitate the region’s… Read More
Soldier wounded, another unscathed in Basilan ambush
April 20, 2023, 5:07 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A personnel of the Army Canine Unit was wounded while another managed to emerge unhurt in an ambush in Lamitan City, Basilan province, a top police official said Thursday.Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan City police chief, said Private Jimmy Gaffud was injured in an ambush in… Read More
Anti-Covid measures assured during W. Visayas sports fest
April 20, 2023, 4:46 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas will ensure that health measures and necessary protocols are observed during the 2023 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association (WVRAA) where around 6,000 delegates and officials are expected to gather in the municipality… Read More
NTC to hold 2-day ‘facilitated’ SIM registration in Mandaue City
April 20, 2023, 4:42 pm
CEBU CITY – Prepaid subscriber identity module (SIM) card holders in Cebu who could not register due to lack of data connectivity have been urged to go to the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) regional office in Mandaue City for a “facilitated registration.” NTC 7 (Central… Read More
E. Visayas ready for full face-to-face school sports meet
April 20, 2023, 4:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Everything is set for the four-day 2023 Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet next week, the first full face-to-face school-based sports competition since the pandemic broke out. “Sports and physical education provide a great opportunity for children to… Read More
DA conducts info caravan on emerging pests, diseases in Caraga
April 20, 2023, 4:05 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) is conducting an intensified awareness campaign among farmer's groups in the area on crop pests and disease management.“The campaign aims to help our farmers better manage crop pests and diseases by providing them… Read More
7 farmers' groups in Dinagat Island get P7.4-M machinery
April 20, 2023, 4:03 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Seven farmers' organizations in Dinagat Islands province received various types of farming equipment and machinery from the provincial government.In a statement Thursday, Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr. said the farmers' associations received over PHP7.4 million worth of machinery consisting… Read More
Cop, 12 others nabbed in Maguindanao Norte anti-drug ops
April 20, 2023, 2:49 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – A police officer and 12 others were arrested during separate anti-drug operations in this town, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) said Thursday.Asnawi Salik, PDEA-Maguindanao… Read More
