Provincial
DSWD extends cash aid, food packs to 50 ex-rebels from Antique
April 14, 2023, 6:49 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), with the help of the Antique Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), has released a total of PHP250,000 cash aid and food packs to 50 former rebels (FRs) from Antique province. “The FRs… Read More
Antique capital revives festival
April 14, 2023, 6:42 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – This capital town of Antique province will revive its Tiringbanay Festival from April 15 to May 1, as an expression of thanksgiving since the event was suspended during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic . Tiringbanay, which means coming together,… Read More
DOH solicits support for measles, polio vax drive
April 14, 2023, 6:34 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has been gathering local government officials and health workers in Eastern Visayas region to achieve at least 95 percent of the target in the vaccination against measles and polio in May. In the past three days, key DOH regional officials here have… Read More
DOH to immunize 935K children in Ilocos vs. measles, polio
April 14, 2023, 6:15 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health - Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) will conduct a simultaneous immunization activity against measles, measles-rubella, and polio, targeting over 935,130 children below 5 years old in the Ilocos Region. In a forum… Read More
Police, soldiers deployed to Negros town mine site
April 14, 2023, 6:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A composite team of Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Army personnel was deployed on Friday to the mining exploration site in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental province to quell the tension between pro- and anti-mining citizens. This developed after the… Read More
28 ex-NPA rebels in Tarlac get cash aid from DSWD
April 14, 2023, 6:03 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 28 former rebels, who recently surrendered to authorities, have received livelihood assistance as part of the government’s effort to help them start new lives. Each former rebel received PHP20,000 under the sustainable livelihood program (SLP) of the… Read More
Ilocos Norte eyes use of high visibility vest
April 14, 2023, 5:49 pm
LAOAG CITY – Owing to the increasing number of road crash accidents in the province, the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) has recommended the passage of a provincial ordinance requiring all drivers and riders of motorcycle, bicycle, electric bicycle or e-bike, tricycle,… Read More
Pangasinan town to debut Kanen Festival
April 14, 2023, 5:41 pm
URBIZTONDO, Pangasinan – The municipality of Urbiztondo will hold its first Kanen Festival and Boodle Fight on April 29 which will showcase 40,000 pieces of native cakes delicacies. In a statement on Friday, Mayor Modesto Operania said native cakes will be placed on a long stretch of tables… Read More
P100-M road to link 8 remote Eastern Samar villages
April 14, 2023, 5:32 pm
ORAS, Eastern Samar – Residents of this town’s eight remote villages will soon be connected to the main road through a PHP100 million funding from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). The budget will finance the Iwayan-Minap-os, Nadacpan-Saurong, Saurong-Agsam, Agsam-Iwayan, San… Read More
6.7K vacancies available in 2-day Bacolod job fair
April 14, 2023, 5:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 6,760 job openings are available during the two-day job fair at Robinsons Place Bacolod here starting Friday. Participated by 55 companies, the employment event is organized by the city government through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and the Department of… Read More
NPA guerilla front in Samar dismantled; another one expiring
April 14, 2023, 4:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – There are now only two active New People’s Army (NPA) guerilla fronts in Samar Island that the government forces will deal with following the dismantling of one front and weakening of another during the first quarter of 2023, the Philippine Army bared on Friday. Army's 8th… Read More
2 students drown in N. Cotabato river, 7 others rescued
April 14, 2023, 4:43 pm
KABACAN, North Cotabato – Two youngsters drowned while seven others were rescued after they swam on a river dam here Thursday afternoon.Mark Osoteo, the town’s information officer, on Friday said the two fatalities, both 16 years old, are junior high school students.Two others were confined at… Read More
Caraga cops lead mangrove reforestation drive in Agusan Norte
April 14, 2023, 4:42 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Personnel from the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) and the Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office have jointly conducted a daylong mangrove reforestation drive in a coastal village of Nasipit town.In a statement Friday, PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra… Read More
2 NPA rebels yield in N. Cotabato, Sarangani
April 14, 2023, 4:39 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Two communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who claimed they wanted to live normal lives have separately surrendered in North Cotabato and Sarangani provinces, military officials here said Friday.In North Cotabato, an NPA fighter identified only as… Read More
Mayor assures safety of ex-rebels facing threats in north Negros
April 14, 2023, 3:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Melecio Yap Jr. of Escalante City, Negros Occidental has assured protection for former rebels (FRs) of the New People’s Army (NPA) facing threats from their former colleagues in the dismantled Northern Negros Front (NNF). “I will not turn my back on you. The government… Read More
2 GenSan lady centenarians get P100-K incentive
April 14, 2023, 3:45 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Two lady centenarians in General Santos City received their cash incentive Thursday afternoon from the city government, with the recipients sharing their secrets to long life.“Healthy lifestyle is the key and make sure you have a very supportive family,” said centenarian… Read More
16 nabbed, 4 drug dens dismantled in 2-week PDEA-BARMM ops
April 14, 2023, 2:30 pm
COTABATO CITY – Sixteen drug suspects were arrested and four drug dens were dismantled by anti-narcotics agents in a string of operations in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since during the first two weeks of the month.Christian Frivaldo, director of the Philippine… Read More
Mayor, residents say no to mining in Negros town
April 14, 2023, 12:04 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Municipal and barangay officials and residents of Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental urged the provincial government to stop the mining exploration in the town before this could become a full-scale operation that would endanger humans and the environment. Sta. Catalina Mayor Peve… Read More
Cebu police taps ‘bystanders’ in combating crimes
April 13, 2023, 7:16 pm Updated on April 13, 2023, 7:17 pm
CEBU CITY – The regional police here will make Cebu a pilot province on a new method of combating criminalities this time utilizing “bystanders” and “street people” in crime reporting and prevention. Lt. Col. Mark Gifter Sucalit, deputy chief for operations of the Cebu Provincial Police… Read More
246K bags of inbred rice seeds allotted for 3 C. Luzon provinces
April 13, 2023, 6:58 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has allotted some 246,000 bags of certified inbred seeds for distribution to rice farmers in the provinces of Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Zambales this wet planting season. During the… Read More
