Provincial
Lower generation rate, fuel cost cut power rates in NegOcc
April 20, 2023, 2:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Lower generation rates and fuel costs have brought down the average residential power rates in all three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental in April. On Thursday, the Northern Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noneco) reported a downward adjustment of PHP0.5144 per… Read More
5 Negrense centenarians get P100K cash gift
April 20, 2023, 12:15 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental has handed over PHP 100,000 cash gift each to five centenarians. Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) Rosa Emilia Banquerigo told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday that the PHP 100,000 cash assistance… Read More
20-ha coastal area 'realigned' for CDO reclamation project
April 19, 2023, 8:54 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Reclamation Authority has partnered with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in conducting a technical study on the realignment of some coastal areas as part of the city government's reclamation project.Ramil Balquin, city planning and development… Read More
Bulakenyos thank PBBM for decent, affordable shelters
April 19, 2023, 8:16 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Local officials and residents of the province of Bulacan on Wednesday thanked the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for implementing a massive housing project that could provide Bulakenyos with decent, safe and affordable shelters. Governor… Read More
Kadiwa ‘timely intervention’ for poor Pinoys, says Bulacan mayor
April 19, 2023, 8:11 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Local officials in Bulacan on Wednesday thanked the national government for bringing the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” (KNP) program to the province, giving the residents an opportunity to buy affordable agricultural products as well as other food and non-food items.… Read More
9 Antipolo, Cainta villages to go waterless on Wednesday
April 19, 2023, 8:08 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – Manila Water announced that at least nine residential villages across four barangays in Antipolo City and Cainta town will be affected by an eight-hour long water service interruption beginning Wednesday evening, to allow maintenance crews to patch up a damaged main water line.… Read More
Iloilo City validates death of toddler due to dengue
April 19, 2023, 7:49 pm
ILOILO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) here is currently validating a report on the suspected death of a two-year-old girl due to dengue, that could increase to three the number of fatalities here in the first quarter of 2023. Dr. June Frances Umani, Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious… Read More
9th drug reformation center in Pangasinan opens
April 19, 2023, 7:48 pm
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – The ninth Balay Silangan Reformation Center in this province was inaugurated here on Wednesday intended for drug peddlers voluntarily surrendering to authorities and availing of plea bargain agreement. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Ilocos Regional Director Joel Plaza,… Read More
331K doses of various Covid-19 vaccines available in W. Visayas
April 19, 2023, 7:48 pm
ILOILO CITY – Over 331,405 doses of Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-10) are currently available in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Health’s regional office on Wednesday. "Based on our inventory our total delivery to Western Visayas is 36,270… Read More
Ilocos Norte to have solar-powered gov’t buildings
April 19, 2023, 7:47 pm
LAOAG CITY – At least six government buildings in the province of Ilocos Norte are being considered to be retrofitted with solar panels to save on electricity and support the environment. With the help of the Philippine National Oil Company Renewable Corporation (PNOCRC), the provincial… Read More
Bacolod police assures quick response to citizens' complaints
April 19, 2023, 7:44 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has partnered with the Public Information Office (PIO) here to provide a quick response to complaints related to crimes and other police matters. Col. Noel Aliño, acting police city director, said they would act on the concerns raised through… Read More
Maguindanao power firm exec slain in gun attack
April 19, 2023, 7:42 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – A Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) official was killed in an ambush by still unidentified gunmen along the diversion road here at past 1 p.m. Wednesday.Maj. Reggie Albellera, municipal police station chief, identified the victim as Alhassan… Read More
Army stops NPA attempts to recover 20 villages in E. Visayas
April 19, 2023, 7:39 pm
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – The Philippine Army is stepping up efforts to foil the attempts of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) to recover 20 previously-influenced villages in Eastern Visayas, a top official said on Wednesday.Maj. Gen. Camilo Ligayo, the Army’s 8th Infantry Division commander,… Read More
DI extremist killed in Lanao del Sur clash
April 19, 2023, 7:35 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Dawlah Islamiya (DI) terror group member was killed in a clash with government troops in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur, the military said Wednesday.Lt. Col. Angestal Angeles II, the Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion commander, said the troops were conducting an operation in… Read More
NHCP asked to probe ‘pre-war tunnel’ in Bacolod City
April 19, 2023, 7:24 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council here has urged the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to investigate what seemed to be a pre-war tunnel found during an excavation for a drainage project on Roxas Street earlier this week. The resolution was passed on Wednesday after… Read More
NFA Ilocos Norte starts buying palay at P19/kg
April 19, 2023, 7:24 pm
LAOAG CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Ilocos Norte province on Wednesday announced that it has started buying palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers here at PHP19 per kilogram. NFA-Ilocos Norte provincial manager Jonathan Corpuz said the continuing procurement of palay aims to… Read More
Legazpi puts in place security measures for Palarong Bicol 2023
April 19, 2023, 7:21 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal has directed this city’s police force and the Public Safety Office (PSO) to carry out necessary security measures in preparation for the Palarong Bicol 2023 to be conducted here on April 24-29. Rosal, in an interview on Wednesday, said she has… Read More
NegOr imposes indefinite ban on Cebu pork
April 19, 2023, 7:14 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental ordered an indefinite ban on pork and pork products coming from Cebu and other places affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). Gov. Carlo Jorge Reyes signed Executive Order No. 23, dated April 18, 2023, extending the total ban… Read More
Suspected rebels shoot 2 civilians dead in Negros Oriental
April 19, 2023, 6:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Suspected members of the New People’s Army shot and killed two civilians in the mountainous Barangay Trinidad in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental close to midnight Tuesday. The victims were identified as 24-year-old Juven Patagatay Pasinabo, resident of Barangay Trinidad; and… Read More
Samar completes 1st anti-insurgency project
April 19, 2023, 6:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Samar province has recently completed its first project under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP), a PHP4 million school building for day care learners in a remote village in Motiong town.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial director… Read More
