Provincial
Cebu youth urged to reflect on heroes’ lives
April 11, 2023, 8:07 pm
CEBU CITY – A Cebu City official has encouraged the Cebuano youth to reflect on the lives of the Filipinos who fought during World War II through the uniformed military and police personnel who are risking their lives for the country’s peace and security. In his remarks during the 81st Araw ng… Read More
‘Freedom Park’ for war veterans eyed in Antique town
April 11, 2023, 7:59 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Sibalom Veterans Post wanted to perpetuate the heroic deeds of the Sibalomnons who fiercely fought for freedom during World War II by calling on the local government unit of Sibalom to establish a “Freedom Park” at the town plaza. “There were around… Read More
3-day payout to benefit 9.1K indigent seniors in Surigao City
April 11, 2023, 7:56 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 9,149 indigent senior citizens in Surigao City will receive their regular pension in a three-day payout on April 12-14 covering 54 barangays.“This is for the release of the first semester of social pension for our indigent senior citizens covering the months of January… Read More
Dinagat Islands starts sending farm, fishery workers to S. Korea
April 11, 2023, 7:51 pm
BUTUAN CITY — At least 68 workers from Dinagat Islands province departed Tuesday for South Korea via Cebu International Airport following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the province and the Pyeongchang County late last year.Signed on Nov. 21 last year, the MOU calls for the… Read More
325K day tourists visit Ilocos Norte on Holy Week
April 11, 2023, 7:39 pm
LAOAG CITY – The province of Ilocos Norte welcomed more than 325,000 day visitors during the long weekend, according to the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office (INTO). “This is 43.53 percent higher than the same period last year,” Xavier Ruiz, assistant tourism head of the Ilocos Norte government,… Read More
2 C. Luzon cops relieved for using cell phone while on duty
April 11, 2023, 7:34 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Two police officers assigned in this province were relieved from their posts and transferred to other police units after being caught using cellular phones while on duty on board a patrol car. Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr., regional director of the Police… Read More
Bulacan fish farmers learn green water tech for shrimp, tilapia
April 11, 2023, 7:33 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) is continuously equipping fish farmers in the region with new technologies that could help boost the industry. BFAR-3 Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz said on Tuesday that 55 fish farmers from… Read More
Balikatan in Capiz seen to enhance PH troops' CBRN response
April 11, 2023, 7:33 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry "Spearhead" Division (3ID) is confident that the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Training under the Balikatan Exercises 2023 at Camp General Macario B. Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz will boost the capabilities of the Philippine… Read More
Dumaguete to honor veterans on 78th Liberation Day
April 11, 2023, 7:12 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The city government of this Negros Oriental provincial capital will pay tribute to World War II and post-war veterans when it commemorates its 78th Liberation Day on April 26. The city had to forego the usual April 9 nationwide celebration of Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan) to… Read More
Return of bet takers in licensed cockpits urged
April 11, 2023, 7:10 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte’s provincial board on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution urging local government units to restore the employment of bet takers or “kristos” in licensed cockpits. In sponsoring the resolution, provincial board member Franklin Dante Respicio said more than… Read More
6 drown in Pangasinan, La Union during Holy Week
April 11, 2023, 7:09 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Four died from drowning in Pangasinan province and two in La Union during the Holy Week holiday from April 6 to 10, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (PDRRMO) of the two provinces in the Ilocos Region. In an interview on Tuesday,… Read More
NegOcc to sell more hogs to other areas as Cebu extends pork ban
April 11, 2023, 7:07 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Hog raisers in Negros Occidental province will continue selling live pigs in other areas in the Visayas and Luzon after the neighboring Cebu province extended the pork ban covering the Negros Island for another 15 days or until April 20 to curb African swine fever (ASF) infection.… Read More
40.5K Western Visayas households to be included in 4Ps
April 11, 2023, 7:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – An additional 40,559 indigent families in Western Visayas will be admitted to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. Belen Gebusion, chief of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western… Read More
Troops capture ranking NPA rebel in Lanao Sur
April 11, 2023, 6:25 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops have captured a ranking New People’s Army (NPA) rebel after seizing their hideout in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur province, the military said Tuesday.The 1st Infantry Division (ID) said that Emid Turay Pumarag was captured after the Army's 5th Infantry… Read More
17 BARMM health stations get ambulance units
April 11, 2023, 6:20 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) has donated ambulance units to 17 health stations across the region.Dr. Rizaldy Piang, BARMM health minister, said Tuesday the distribution of new ambulance units was realized through the… Read More
Cebu City’s ban on entry of birds, game fowls stays
April 11, 2023, 4:59 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City veterinary office has reminded bird lovers and game fowl operators not to bring in any feathered animal species from Luzon and Mindanao due to the existing ban amid threats of avian influenza or bird flu. Dr. Jessica Maribojoc, head of the Department of Veterinary… Read More
DOH logs slight rise in Covid-19 cases during Lent in E. Visayas
April 11, 2023, 4:38 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has reported a slight increase in new cases of Covid-19 in Eastern Visayas during the Holy Week. The DOH said nine new cases were recorded from April 3-9 out of 32 samples tested during the height of Holy Week activities such as… Read More
Southern Leyte’s Sogod Bay hosts European dive event
April 11, 2023, 2:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 34 European divers are in Southern Leyte province for a week-long dive event organized by the French-based underwater event group, Objectif Atlantide. For the third edition of the underwater game, Objectif Atlantide chose Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte, which is tagged as… Read More
Medical mission to benefit 70 cleft lip, palate patients
April 11, 2023, 2:38 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Seventy indigent cleft lip and palate patients from Panay provinces will benefit from the medical mission that will be conducted by the Medical Mission Matters Philippines in partnership with the provincial government on April 19-25, 2023. Medical Mission… Read More
Ilonggos honor heroism of WWII, post-war soldiers
April 10, 2023, 6:48 pm
ILOILO CITY - The commemoration of the 81st Araw ng Kagitingan here on Monday honored the courage of Filipino soldiers who fought during and after the Second World War (WWII). “Every time we enter the hallowed grounds of this national shrine, we are reminded of the heroism of Filipino soldiers… Read More
