Provincial
DSWD extends aid to oil spill-affected residents of Batangas
March 31, 2023, 2:43 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has facilitated more than PHP1.5 million worth of assistance to the oil spill-affected areas in this province. The department, through its Field Office IV-A Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and in… Read More
NPA collector, 3 others yield to Caraga cops
March 31, 2023, 1:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels separately surrendered in the Caraga region on Wednesday, in time for the rebel group’s 54th founding anniversary, a police official reported Friday. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, the Police Regional Office-Caraga (PRO-13)… Read More
Massacre suspects' belongings found at ex-guv's sugar mill
March 31, 2023, 1:13 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Government operatives have seized personal items belonging to suspects in the March 4 murder of Governor Roel Degamo and eight others at a sugar mill compound in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, Thursday evening, the Joint Task Force Negros (JTFN) said. The items were found with… Read More
Private armed group leader surrenders in Tawi-Tawi
March 31, 2023, 12:00 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities dismantled another private armed group (PAG) in Tawi-Tawi, the fourth this month after its leader surrendered on Thursday. The Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM) on Friday identified the surrenderer as Romil Tammang Jaafar, leader of the Jaafar armed group… Read More
NorMin police seizes P2.2-M ‘shabu,’ marijuana in March
March 31, 2023, 11:39 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 10 (Northern Mindanao) has seized suspected shabu and marijuana plants with an estimated street value of PHP2.2 million for this month alone. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the PRO-10 said their latest operation led to the… Read More
64 Southern Leyte farmers get P3.6-M credit assistance
March 31, 2023, 11:35 am
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 64 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Southern Leyte have availed of the credit assistance program offered by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) thru the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) in more than two years. Mark Obregon, monitoring and evaluation… Read More
4 farmers' groups in CamSur get P769-K farm machinery
March 30, 2023, 8:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 171 agrarian reform beneficiaries in four towns of Camarines Sur expect a boost in their farming operations as the Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol (DAR-5) provided them with PHP769,000 worth of farm machinery and equipment. The assistance was given through the… Read More
NegOcc farm established as hybrid coconut seed production site
March 30, 2023, 8:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – An on-farm coconut hybridization site has been established in Manapla, Negros Occidental as part of the implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan-Coconut Hybridization Project in Western Visayas. Situated in Barangay Purisima, the Manapla Hybrid Seednut… Read More
Quezon state U to accept initial batch of 36 medical students
March 30, 2023, 8:22 pm
LUCENA CITY – The Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) Main Campus in Lucban, Quezon said Thursday it will accommodate 36 students to comprise the first batch at its College of Medicine. In a text message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the SLSU said the school year will begin in August… Read More
NegOcc conducts 3-month feeding to fight child malnutrition
March 30, 2023, 8:16 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is initiating a three-month feeding program to fight malnutrition among children in 20 identified villages under a barangay-based nutrition initiative with PHP10-million funding. As of Thursday, baseline data of the target… Read More
DENR E. Visayas to award 1.6K free patents in 2023
March 30, 2023, 7:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is eyeing to award 1,600 free patents in Eastern Visayas this year as part of its effort to help develop alienable and disposable lands in the region. About 800 of the patents are intended for residential lots and the other 800… Read More
Iloilo City gears up for safe Lent observance
March 30, 2023, 7:25 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here is ready to implement its “Oplan Semana Santa” for a safe observance of Lent next week. On Good Friday, more or less 18,000 pilgrims and visitors are expected to travel by sea to the nearby Guimaras province via Iloilo. Darwin Papa, head of the Quick… Read More
New P30-M dam to irrigate 60 hectares of rice lands in Albay
March 30, 2023, 7:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Hundreds of farmers in Ligao City are looking forward to an increase in their harvest in the next cropping season after a PHP30-million dam project was completed in their area early this month. In a phone interview on Thursday, Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Cabredo said the dam… Read More
158 watchlist areas in Visayas under assessment for village polls
March 30, 2023, 7:12 pm
CEBU CITY – The Visayas Command on Thursday said it would conduct a security risk assessment in 158 cities and municipalities placed under election watchlist areas (EWAs) in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls in October. Viscom met with the Area Police Command-Visayas of… Read More
132 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings released in Siargao town
March 30, 2023, 6:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 132 Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings were released to the sea in Gen. Luna town of Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, an environment official said Thursday.Bonifacio Modanza, the municipal environment and natural resources officer, said the hatchlings were set free… Read More
Ranking NPA exec nabbed in Ilocos Sur
March 30, 2023, 6:41 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Authorities have arrested a high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) official in Barangay Macabiag, Sinait, Ilocos Sur. In a statement on Thursday, Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos) Director, Brig. Gen. John Chua, identified the NPA official as Casimiro Binayon, also… Read More
BFP logs 20 fire incidents in E. Visayas in March
March 30, 2023, 6:22 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recorded 20 fire incidents in Eastern Visayas in March 2023, which left PHP4.36 million worth of losses. The number is higher than the 18 fire incidents recorded in the same month last year, with PHP3.6 million worth of properties destroyed,… Read More
28 die as vessel catches fire off Basilan
March 30, 2023, 5:59 pm Updated on March 30, 2023, 8:28 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty-eight people died and over 200 people were rescued after a commercial vessel caught fire Wednesday night near the waters off Hadji Muhtamad town in Basilan province. The fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. while the vessel, M/V Lady Mary Joy 3, was nearing Baluk-Baluk Island… Read More
Another suspect behind Lanao Sur guv ambush killed in shootout
March 30, 2023, 5:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fifth suspect in the Feb. 17 ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. was killed in a shootout with authorities, the police said Thursday.The wife of the group’s leader allegedly involved in the ambush was also captured during the clash that took place in… Read More
War matériel seized after troops, ASG clash in Basilan
March 30, 2023, 5:32 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government troops recovered war materials after two clashes against different Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Basilan province, the military said Thursday.The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said the first clash broke out around 3 a.m. Wednesday when combined troops of… Read More
