Provincial
Youth group, PNP use art to keep communities away from drugs
March 28, 2023, 5:11 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) and members of the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) from the 21 towns and two cities of the province used their creative side to remind the public to avoid addictive substances. While passing through the busy highway… Read More
Assault rifle, ammos found on Day 4 of search at Teves sugar mill
March 28, 2023, 5:09 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Operatives of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) have seized an assault rifle with a sniper scope, three magazines, and thousands of ammunition rounds in the premises of a sugar mill in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental… Read More
Magnitude 4.6 quake hits Ilocos Norte
March 28, 2023, 4:50 pm
LAOAG, Ilocos Norte – A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck off Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic quake struck 56 km. west of Burgos at 1:51 p.m. Its focus was 12 km. deep. In the provincial… Read More
Antique seeks P10-M for road concreting to PAF satellite radar
March 28, 2023, 4:32 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Provincial Board of Antique is seeking a PHP10 million fund for the concreting of a road leading to Mt. Liwliw in Barangay Tagaytay, municipality of Anini-y, the site of the proposed satellite radar of the Philippine Air Force (PAF).Board Member Jessielito… Read More
P190-M flood protection structures completed in Camarines Sur
March 28, 2023, 4:30 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Bicol (DPWH-5) has completed the construction of two flood mitigation structures worth PHP190 million in Nabua, Camarines Sur. In a statement on Tuesday, DPWH Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte said the structures -- the PHP93-million… Read More
Northern Samar steps up gender equality drive
March 28, 2023, 4:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has approved its updated Gender and Development (GAD) Code to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in the province. The provincial government announced on Tuesday that Governor Edwin Ongchuan officially signed on March 27, 2023,… Read More
GPS helps cops locate stolen car; 3 nabbed, P7-M shabu seized
March 28, 2023, 4:11 pm
PALO, Leyte – An anti-carnapping operation in Allen, Northern Samar early Tuesday yielded PHP7 million worth of shabu near the Allen port in Northern Samar, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. Police operatives found 10 packs of shabu when they inspected an orange Toyota Vios car… Read More
DepEd restores Gabaldon building in Laua-an, Antique
March 28, 2023, 3:57 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) has turned over the newly-restored two-story Gabaldon building of the Laua-an Central School to the municipality of Laua-an in a ceremony on Monday. The original building was constructed in 1920 but burnt down during World War… Read More
Int’l travel fair seen to boost Cebu-Siargao domestic arrivals
March 28, 2023, 2:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The International Travel Festival 2023 (ITF 2023) held in Cebu City on March 24 to 26 has opened more opportunities to boost tourist arrivals in the Caraga Region from Cebu through the Sayak Airport in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, an official said.“The three-day event was a… Read More
US Air Force, PH Army engineers team up for ‘Balikatan' project
March 28, 2023, 2:44 pm
CEBU CITY – US Air Force and Philippine Army engineers are working together to construct a multi-purpose hall in a village in Antique to mark the start of the Balikatan Exercises in the Visayas. “The construction of the multi-purpose hall in Sibalom, Antique is a welcome endeavor as it… Read More
Agusan Sur skirmish leaves 2 NPA rebels dead
March 28, 2023, 1:56 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with government forces in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, the military said Tuesday.In a statement, the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said combined troopers of the Army’s 401st Infantry and the 901st Brigades… Read More
Baby dies in Maguindanao Sur ambush, 4 others hurt
March 28, 2023, 1:34 pm
DATU HOFFER, Maguindanao del Sur – An eight-month-old baby girl died while four others were injured in an ambush here by still unidentified gunmen on Monday night, police here said.Capt. Ramillo Serame, Datu Hoffer municipal police chief, said the mother was carrying the baby in her arms when… Read More
Negros Oriental posts rise in typhoid fever cases
March 27, 2023, 9:28 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Oriental is strengthening its monitoring as it sees rise in typhoid fever cases over the past three months. PHO chief Dr. Liland Estacion in a virtual press briefer on Monday said that based on the consolidated weekly report up to… Read More
Negros health office to debrief massacre survivors, others
March 27, 2023, 8:56 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Oriental is putting together a program that will provide psychological and trauma interventions for survivors and families of deceased victims of the March 4 mass shooting in Pamplona town.PHO chief Dr. Liland Estacion said Monday… Read More
NPA rebel killed, another captured in Misamis Occidental clash
March 27, 2023, 8:19 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed while another was captured following a clash with government troops in Misamis Occidental province, the military said Monday.In a report, the Army’s 1st Infantry Division (ID) said the clash broke out around 5:15 p.m.… Read More
43K indigent seniors in Caraga get aid in 1Q of ‘23
March 27, 2023, 8:18 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13) has provided 43,273 indigent senior citizens with their social pensions during the first three months of this year.In a statement Monday, the agency said the beneficiaries form part of their Social… Read More
Lanao Norte town's team triumphs in Ironman triathlon
March 27, 2023, 7:34 pm
DAVAO CITY – The team from Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND), a town in Lanao del Norte province, emerged victorious in the team event of the Alveo Ironman 70.3-mile triathlon race held here on Sunday.Satar Salem, a member of the Tri SND Barracuda Team, said that although he did not place in the top… Read More
Siargao surfer is 1st Filipino to compete in world series
March 27, 2023, 7:33 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Professional surfer John Mark Tokong from Surigao del Norte province’s Siargao Island is the first Filipino surfer to qualify for the 2023 World Surf League Challenger Series (2023 WSL CS).In a statement Monday, the United Philippine Surfing Association (UPSA) said Tokong,… Read More
5-day forecast shows high heat index for Caraga
March 27, 2023, 7:23 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents in the Caraga Region are advised to be watchful of the increasing heat index in the region in the next five days.In an advisory Monday, the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)… Read More
Marathon promotes potential of highest mountain in Panay
March 27, 2023, 6:58 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The first Mountain Marathon sporting event has promoted the tourism potential of Culasi town, particularly its Mt. Madja-as, the highest peak in Panay island. The marathon event on March 25-26 gathered 389 sports enthusiasts who conquered Mt. Madja-as, also the… Read More
