Provincial
PDEA-12 nabs 7 drug suspects, dismantles 2 drug dens
March 24, 2023, 3:57 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-12) agents have arrested seven drug suspects and dismantled two drug dens during separate operations in South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces, an official said Friday. PDEA-12 Director Aileen T. Lovitos reported that the anti-drug… Read More
Curfew up in S. Cotabato town as preventive step vs. crimes
March 24, 2023, 3:55 pm
POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato – Mayor Bernie Palencia has issued an order implementing curfew hours in this town as part of preventive measures against crimes.In a statement Friday, the mayor said curfew hours starts from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.Palencia issued the order on Thursday, six days after… Read More
NIA to rehabilitate 60-year-old Tingib Dam in Leyte
March 24, 2023, 3:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has bared its plan to rehabilitate the 60-year-old Tingib Dam of the Binahaan River Irrigation System in Pastrana, Leyte to ensure continued service to farmer-beneficiaries. NIA Acting Administrator Eddie Guillen and key NIA regional… Read More
DAR extends P1.9-M tractor to NoCot farmers’ coop
March 24, 2023, 1:28 pm
COTABATO CITY – Department of Agrarian Reform Undersecretary Milagros Isabel Cristobal led Thursday afternoon the turnover of a brand new four-wheel drive tractor to a farmers’ cooperative in Pigcawayan town, North Cotabato province.The PHP1.9 million tractor is an initiative under DAR’s… Read More
Zamboanga City conducts house-to-house drive vs. dengue
March 23, 2023, 10:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has assigned personnel to continue the local government's campaign against dengue hemorrhagic fever as cases continue to appear in various villages in the city.The personnel assigned to sustain the anti-dengue campaign consist of job order employees… Read More
Army chief affirms territorial security as long-term plan
March 23, 2023, 8:41 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The chief of the Philippine Army declared on Thursday that territorial security would be a crucial element of the military's long-term goals.During an interview here, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said efforts to strengthen territorial security had already been set in motion… Read More
Quezon town set to stage ‘living’ Stations of the Cross
March 23, 2023, 8:31 pm
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – Coming from a three-year hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions, Mayor Matt Erwin Florido assured that this year’s Buhay na Kubol Festival 2023 will be the grandest event for the Holy Week celebration on April 3-9. In an interview on Thursday, Florido said the events they… Read More
Another onion cold storage hub to benefit 600 N. Ecija farmers
March 23, 2023, 8:29 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Another onion cold storage facility will be built in Nueva Ecija province as part of the government’s continuing effort to help farmers lessen their post-harvest losses. The facility to be constructed in Barangay Bantug, Talavera town can hold up to 60,000 bags… Read More
Ilocos Norte readies for return of cruise tourism
March 23, 2023, 8:20 pm
LAOAG CITY – Travel operators can look forward to welcoming more visitors in Ilocos Norte province as the Department of Tourism (DOT) started talks with cruise line operators to once again consider stopping by this northern gateway of Luzon. "Talks are underway between cruise line operators and… Read More
Aurora fishing community now feels safer with newly built seawall
March 23, 2023, 8:10 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a seawall structure that will protect the fishing community in Dingalan, Aurora against storm surges. DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino, in his report to DPWH… Read More
NegOcc hog raisers get better prices from NCR buyers
March 23, 2023, 7:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Hog raisers in Negros Occidental are now getting better prices for live pigs from buyers in Metro Manila after resuming shipments to the nation's capital about two weeks earlier. "Now, prices are higher compared to when they started about two weeks ago. Prices have picked up. Our… Read More
Inclusion of Iloilo airport expansion in priority projects urged
March 23, 2023, 7:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has requested that the Iloilo International Airport be included on the list of priority projects of the national government. “We need to continue pushing for the development of our international airport since it is now overcrowded. If it is… Read More
2 IS-linked gunmen killed in Maguindanao, N. Cotabato ops
March 23, 2023, 6:49 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – A military operation that entered its second day on Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least two suspected Dawlah Islamiya (DI) extremists, while four others were injured in an ongoing air and ground assault on the border of Maguindanao Sur and North Cotabato… Read More
Paoay Lake to host dragon boat tilts in April, June
March 23, 2023, 6:41 pm
LAOAG CITY – Preparations are now ongoing for two dragon boat competitions to be held at the Paoay Lake Natural Park in Nagbacalan village in April and June. “As of the moment, close coordination is now ongoing between the municipal government of Paoay and the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon… Read More
Oil spill threatens Mindoro fish sanctuary
March 23, 2023, 6:10 pm
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The oil spill that originated from a sunken tanker in Naujan town, this province, has reached a fish sanctuary in Barangay Lazareto here. In an interview, aquaculturist Marius Panahon said several photos showing traces of oil monitored at the Harka Piloto fish… Read More
DA-funded bridges improve lives of Sagay City residents
March 23, 2023, 6:01 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Two major bridge projects in Sagay City, Negros Occidental province under the Department of Agriculture's Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) are seen to improve the lives of residents and farmers in the upland communities of the northern Negros city. The… Read More
NegOr police chief relieved
March 23, 2023, 5:56 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Police Director, Col. Reynaldo Lizardo, has been relieved of his post effective March 22. His relief was part of the ongoing investigation on the death of Governor Roel Degamo and eight others, and the wounding of several others during the March 4 gun attack at… Read More
Leptospirosis claims 2 lives in Iloilo
March 23, 2023, 5:44 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has reported 85 cases with two deaths due to leptospirosis from Jan. 1 until March 18 this year. The deaths were from the municipalities of Badiangan and Carles, said IPHO head, Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon, in a press conference on Thursday.… Read More
Measles, polio vax drive targets 1M kids in E. Visayas
March 23, 2023, 5:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing to administer measles and oral polio vaccines to more than one million children in Eastern Visayas in its monthlong immunization drive in May. The activity will cover 471,472 children (9 months to 50 months old) for measles and 550,559… Read More
3rd armed group dismantled in Tawi-Tawi this week
March 23, 2023, 4:29 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities in Tawi-Tawi reported the dismantling of another private armed group (PAG) on Thursday, the third this week, after its members surrendered. The Area Police Command - Western Mindanao (APC-WM) identified the group as the Asaad group, based in the town of Panglima… Read More
