Provincial
OCD urges volunteer groups to join disaster management council
March 20, 2023, 6:25 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan –The Office of the Civil Defense in Ilocos Region is urging volunteer groups to be accredited and join the regional disaster and risk management councils. “Napakahalaga tulong na ibinibigay ng volunteer group in implementation disaster management dahil nakikita natin… Read More
Ex-rebel tips off arms cache in Nueva Ecija town
March 20, 2023, 6:17 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Government troops have recovered an arms cache belonging to communist rebels in Cuyapo town, Nueva Ecija province over the weekend. In his report on Monday, Col. Richard Caballero, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office, said combined police and… Read More
Families of massacre victims, survivors get aid
March 20, 2023, 5:58 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 18 families of victims and survivors of the March 4 mass shooting in Pamplona town, Negros Oriental province have received individual livelihood starter kits amounting to PHP30,000 to aid their livelihood. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) field office in… Read More
Masbate town coastal waters now red tide-free
March 20, 2023, 5:05 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – After five months of shellfish ban, the coastal waters of Milagros town in Masbate province have been cleared of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Bicol (BFAR-5) said on Monday. "Shellfish advisory dated March 17,… Read More
Bacolod power rate drops for 4th straight month
March 20, 2023, 4:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Average residential power cost in this city and its five neighboring localities has decreased for the fourth consecutive month since December, with the March billing rate reduced by PHP1.2040 per kilowatt hour (kWh). In a statement, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco)… Read More
Iloilo City eyes UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy title
March 20, 2023, 4:49 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here is bent on earning the title of Creative City of Gastronomy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network (UCCN) on its second try. The UCCN covers seven creative fields including gastronomy, crafts… Read More
Vietnamese man, daughter rescued off Zamboanga City
March 20, 2023, 4:39 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Vietnamese father and his toddler daughter were rescued by crewmen of a commercial ferry plying the Zamboanga-Malaysia route after jumping off the vessel here due to deportation orders, a top police official said Monday.Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police director, said Nguyen… Read More
DA: HFMD outbreak in E. Samar not related to animal disease
March 20, 2023, 4:27 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Eastern Samar is human-related and will not affect the animal industry in the region. In an advisory Monday, the DA regional office said the agents that caused foot and mouth… Read More
Series of Davao Oro quakes leave P274M worth of infra damage
March 20, 2023, 3:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – The series of earthquake in Davao de Oro has left some PHP274 million in damages to infrastructures as of March 19, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) reported Monday.The report bared that the 6.0 magnitude temblor on Feb. 1 and the two strong tremors… Read More
DOT honors icons of sustainable tourism in W. Visayas
March 20, 2023, 3:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – Four women entrepreneurs in Western Visayas were recognized during the first Icons of Sustainable Tourism Awards and Recognition (ISTaR) ceremony to mark the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) celebration of National Women’s Month in Region 6 on Monday. DOT Western Visayas Regional… Read More
S. Cotabato town mayor offers P500-K reward on aide’s attackers
March 20, 2023, 2:30 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Mayor Bernie Palencia of Polomolok town in South Cotabato province on Monday offered PHP500,000 reward for anybody who can provide information on the whereabouts of the culprits behind the attack on his executive assistant on March 17.Palencia told reporters he could have been… Read More
CDO law students win Mindanao-wide debate championship
March 20, 2023, 2:27 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A team of law students from the Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU) won the championship in the Mindanao-wide debate competition over the weekend, making it the second school in the city to triumph in debating events within the month alone.Spencer Palen, leader of the… Read More
Victims of deadly 2022 Leyte landslide move to new shelters
March 20, 2023, 2:23 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The 579 families displaced by a killer landslide in Baybay City last year have already moved from evacuation centers to their new relocation sites, the city government reported on Monday. Baybay City Mayor Jose Carlos Cari said the city council had immediately allocated funds to… Read More
Gov’t forces capture pregnant NPA fighter, provide medical aid
March 20, 2023, 2:14 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Government forces have arrested a pregnant communist rebel in Palimbang town, Sultan Kudarat province, and provided the needed care for an expectant mother, an official reported Monday.Lt. Colonel John Paul Baldomar, the Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion (IB)… Read More
Army overruns NPA lair in Agusan Sur
March 20, 2023, 1:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY—Government troops from the Army's 26th Infantry Battalion (26IB) overran an encampment of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) over the weekend following a skirmish in the hinterlands of Barangay Lydia, La Paz, Agusan del Sur.The 20-minute encounter resulted in the recovery of a… Read More
14 more Super Health Centers to rise in E. Visayas this year
March 20, 2023, 12:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – To boost the government’s universal healthcare program and to decongest hospitals, the Department of Health is pushing for the completion of 14 more Super Health Centers in Eastern Visayas this year. DOH Eastern Visayas regional information officer Jelyn Lopez-Malibago on… Read More
8 Cebu villages ‘biofenced’ to keep garbage off waterways
March 19, 2023, 5:24 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government has introduced its biofence technology to eight mountain villages here, aimed at addressing the massive accumulation of garbage from neighboring municipalities’ coastal areas. The setting up of biofences in Agsungot, Binaliw, Pulangbato, Pit-os, San Jose,… Read More
Murder suspect, firefighter nabbed in Sulu, Zambo City
March 18, 2023, 4:29 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – One of the most wanted persons in the country and a female firefighter were arrested in separate manhunt operations in Sulu and this city, police officials said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, said Singbi Hassan,… Read More
S. Kudarat cops arrest wanted man, lady rebel
March 18, 2023, 1:46 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – A man wanted for illegal possession of firearms and explosives and a female communist rebel were separately arrested in Sultan Kudarat province, a police official said Saturday. Col. Christopher Bermudez, provincial police director, said in his report that operatives… Read More
Ilocos Norte LGU declares 'plastic-free holiday'
March 18, 2023, 1:37 pm
LAOAG CITY – The local government unit of Burgos town in the province of Ilocos Norte has declared every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as a "plastic-free holiday” in all residential, commercial, agricultural, and institutional establishments within the municipality. This means that the use of… Read More
