Provincial
BARMM electoral code signed into law
March 9, 2023, 3:46 pm
COTABATO CITY – Lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) approved on third and final reading the draft electoral code late Wednesday evening and eventually signed by BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim early Thursday.During his visit to the BARMM last year,… Read More
4 BIFF extremists yield in Sultan Kudarat
March 9, 2023, 3:08 pm
COTABATO CITY – Four more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to military authorities in Sultan Kudarat province, bringing with them their high-powered war matériel, a military official said Thursday.Brig. Gen. Michael Santos, the Army’s 603rd Infantry… Read More
Ormoc City to produce ylang-ylang essential oil
March 9, 2023, 1:05 pm
ORMOC CITY, Leyte – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) tied up with the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) here to set up a facility that would produce ylang-ylang essential oil. The DOST turned over PHP900,000 to the EVSU Ormoc campus, financed under the agency’s Community… Read More
P10.7-M police cars to bolster Caraga's anti-crime drive
March 8, 2023, 7:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) aims to boost its anti-crime campaign by acquiring nine new vehicles for its field stations in the region.“The vehicles were procured by the Philippine National Police Bids and Awards Committee using the funds from the… Read More
DepEd, USAID continue learning recovery program in Bicol
March 8, 2023, 7:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) together with the United States Agency for International Development Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (USAID ABC+) are working together to continue the implementation of a learning recovery program (LRP) that addresses the… Read More
DSWD-11 provides aid to quake-affected Davao Oro residents
March 8, 2023, 7:20 pm
NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region immediately sent family food packs and non-food items to earthquake victims in Davao de Oro late Tuesday evening, hours after two strong earthquakes struck the province.“We ensure that the internally… Read More
Cha-cha to open Antique province to more investments
March 8, 2023, 7:14 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The amendments of the Constitution will open Antique to more investors, according to residents who welcomed the March 6, 2023 approval by the House of Representatives of charter change (cha-cha) that will be done through Constitutional Convention. Provincial… Read More
Iloilo City sounds alarm on suicide
March 8, 2023, 7:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) is revitalizing its mental health and resilience project amid reports of suicide cases here. The program is patterned after “Ginhawa” which promoted a culture of breathing amid the… Read More
Nearly P3-M aid released to oil spill victims in Antique
March 8, 2023, 7:06 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started the release of an initial PHP2,889,900 emergency cash transfer (ECT) to families affected by the oil spill in the island municipality of Caluya in Antique on Wednesday. DSWD Disaster Response Management Division head… Read More
P34-M shabu seized in Sulu, suspect arrested
March 8, 2023, 6:47 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested an alleged big-time female drug suspect and seized some PHP34.2 million worth of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation in Sulu province, the police reported Wednesday.The Area Police Command-Western Mindanao (APC-WM) said suspect Morasad Nasang… Read More
DOST trains Aurora IPs on fish processing, marketing
March 8, 2023, 6:27 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Science and Technology in Central Luzon (DOST-3) has provided technical assistance on fish processing and marketing to indigenous peoples (IPs) in Casiguran town, Aurora province to provide them with sustainable livelihood. Maria Ana Espiritu,… Read More
Cavite buy-bust yields P3.4-M shabu
March 8, 2023, 6:24 pm
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Police operations here on Tuesday afternoon have yielded 500 grams of suspected shabu, with a street value of PHP3.4 million. The buy-bust operation was jointly conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) team from Region 4-A (Calabarzon) and Bacoor Component… Read More
Phivolcs says Davao Oro tremors not due to active volcano
March 8, 2023, 6:21 pm
NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro – A team from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) clarified Wednesday social media posts attributing the series of strong earthquakes that rocked the province to an active volcano.Dr. Raymond Patrick Maximo, Phivolcs science research… Read More
Butuan airport rehab raises passenger capacity by 150%
March 8, 2023, 6:20 pm
BUTUAN CITY—The newly-expanded terminal building at this city’s airport opened Wednesday in a ceremony joined by top officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).The PHP24.5 million project covers the rehabilitation and… Read More
Air samples in oil spill-hit Mindoro villages pass standards
March 8, 2023, 5:57 pm
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The result of the first air quality testing by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the oil spill-affected areas of Oriental Mindoro has passed standards. “Base sa resulta noong March 5 ay pasado pa ito sa national standards, o… Read More
PRO-1: 60 drug suspects fall, 22 others surrender in February
March 8, 2023, 5:50 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) said on Wednesday that a total of 82 drug personalities have either been arrested or surrendered in the region in February. In an interview, PRO-1 information officer Capt. Karol Elizabeth Baloco said 60 arrests were made in 54… Read More
Ilocos Norte guv seeks investors from China, Hawaii
March 8, 2023, 5:47 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc on Wednesday bared his plan to visit China and Hawaii in the US within the year to discuss possible investment opportunities with the two major economies. Through the visit, Manotoc said he hopes to entice more investors from China and… Read More
Learners donate coco husks, plastic bottles for oil spill booms
March 8, 2023, 5:28 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Learners of the Caluya National High School are donating coconut husks and plastic bottles to be made as oil spill booms to be used to stop the further spread of the oil slick that has reached the coastal lines of the three barangays in their island municipality… Read More
Water rationing looms in Zamboanga City
March 8, 2023, 5:19 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) urged its concessionaires to brace for the implementation of water rationing in light of a reduction in water supply in its main source.Michael Angelo Carbon, ZCWD acting general manager, bared that ZCWD’s production is decreasing since… Read More
2 more ranking NPA rebels yield to Agusan Sur cops
March 8, 2023, 4:55 pm
BUTUAN CITY—A squad leader of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and a medic have voluntarily surrendered to Esperanza Municipal Police Station in Agusan del Sur province earlier this week, a police official announced Wednesday.In a statement, Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, director of the… Read More
