Provincial
Oil spill threatens P79-M seaweed industry in Antique island town
March 6, 2023, 5:35 pm
ILOILO CITY – The oil spill suspected from a sunken vessel off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro is a threat to the seaweed industry in Caluya Island in Antique valued at PHP79 million and providing livelihood to 99 percent of the more or less 11,000 fisherfolk in the area. “Looking into… Read More
Albay town mayor vows employment for 5 plane crash responders
March 6, 2023, 5:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Camalig town Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr., incident commander of the Cessna 340 operations, on Monday recognized five local residents who volunteered to locate the ill-fated plane that crashed on Mt. Mayon on Feb. 18 and retrieve the bodies of the four passengers. During the… Read More
DILG calls for village participation in planting program
March 6, 2023, 5:18 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged villages in Eastern Visayas region to participate in the nationwide food sufficiency program to curb high food prices. DILG Eastern Visayas assistant regional director Darwin Bibar said they are committed to this… Read More
23 ASG bandits surrender in Sulu
March 6, 2023, 3:45 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 23 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members have surrendered to government authorities in Sulu province over the weekend, a top police official said Monday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the 23 ASG militants turned… Read More
No transport paralysis in Cebu, says LTFRB-7
March 6, 2023, 3:09 pm
CEBU CITY – The national transport strike did not make a massive impact in Cebu as many public utility drivers continued to pick up passengers on their usual routes. Eduardo Montealto Jr., director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region 7, said that while there was no… Read More
Transport operation in Central Luzon normal on Day 1 of strike
March 6, 2023, 2:53 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The transport operation in Central Luzon is normal on Monday as jeepney operators and drivers did not join the nationwide weeklong strike. Dan Yumol, chairperson of the Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator and Confederation of the Passenger Transport of Central… Read More
P300-M OCD integrated reg’l office to rise in Leyte
March 6, 2023, 2:47 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has set aside nearly PHP300 million to build the first integrated regional office in Palo, Leyte in the bid to boost the agency’s disaster response capacity. OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Bonifacio said in an interview Monday that the… Read More
Maguindanao Norte road mishap leaves 6 dead, 13 hurt
March 6, 2023, 1:23 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – A freak highway accident along the national highway here has claimed the lives of six persons and injured 13 others, police said Monday. Sgt. Benjamin Bedo, Datu Odin Sinsuat traffic investigator, said a pickup truck, a loaded passenger van, and a… Read More
Transport strike fails to paralyze provinces
March 6, 2023, 11:47 am Updated on March 6, 2023, 2:15 pm
MANILA – The first day of the scheduled weeklong transport strike on Monday against the national government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program was shunned by drivers in the provinces as they continue to ply the streets and with no reports of stranded passengers. In Central… Read More
Ilocos Norte offers new tourist attraction
March 5, 2023, 6:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte has a new attraction that both foreign and domestic tourists can include in their itineraries. Tanap-Avis falls, a basin-like waterfall that forms part of a watershed forest reserved in the rural village of Tanap in Burgos town, is now made more accessible and safer for… Read More
New 1003rd commander vows to continue gains vs. NPA
March 5, 2023, 6:00 pm
DAVAO CITY – A new commander of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade (1003IB) has promised to continue the gains that his predecessor has achieved in preventing the resurgence of the New People’s Army (NPA). Col. Marion Angcao, who replaced Brig. Gen. Consolito Yecla as commander of the 1003IB, made… Read More
Lucena group won’t join Monday transport strike
March 5, 2023, 4:44 pm
LUCENA CITY – A transport group official here on Sunday said they will not join a transport strike against the jeepney modernization program beginning Monday. Freddie Bravo, interim president of the Lucena City Transport Cooperative (LCTC), cited their concern for the commuting public as the… Read More
1 dead, 11 hurt in Bacolod poultry farm blaze
March 5, 2023, 11:36 am
BACOLOD CITY – A male worker died while 11 others were injured during a fire that hit the poultry production site of Ta-ala Farms Inc. in Barangay Mansilingan here on Saturday afternoon. In a report on Sunday morning, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fatality was identified as… Read More
Suspect killed; arms used in Degamo slay seized
March 5, 2023, 11:32 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Joint police and military authorities recovered early Sunday a cache of firearms and explosives in Barangay Cansumalig, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, believed to have been used in the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of the… Read More
Rape-slay suspect surrenders in MisOr
March 4, 2023, 5:45 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The suspect behind the alleged rape-slay of a 10-year-old girl has surrendered to the police in Claveria town, Misamis Oriental after the victim's cadaver was found Saturday dawn. In a statement, the Claveria Municipal Police Station identified the suspect as Ariel Limas,… Read More
NegOcc, Bacolod execs join calls for justice for Degamo
March 4, 2023, 5:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Top officials of Negros Occidental and this provincial capital have joined the calls for justice for Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, who was assassinated at his residence in Pamplona town Saturday morning. In separate statements, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose… Read More
Unclaimed bodies of 4 NPA rebels buried in NegOcc
March 4, 2023, 5:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of four New People's Army (NPA) rebels have been buried by the City of Himamaylan and the Philippine Army as they had not been claimed by family members three days after they died in a clash with government troops in the hinterlands of Negros Occidental. Three bodies… Read More
Checkpoints set up, teams mobilized to go after Degamo’s killers
March 4, 2023, 4:10 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Checkpoints have been set up and uniformed personnel from different units were deployed immediately for pursuit and blocking operations after the gun attack that killed Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and five others on Saturday morning, provincial police director Lt. Col.… Read More
2 most wanted persons nabbed in Zamboanga
March 4, 2023, 3:00 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Policemen have arrested two most wanted persons, including a soldier, in separate operations in Zamboanga del Sur and this city, police officials said Saturday. Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), said the suspect, Private Mark Cifren Jay… Read More
PCG rescues distressed vessel off Basilan
March 4, 2023, 2:56 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued four people aboard a wooden-hulled vessel off Basilan province, an official said Saturday. In a report shared with the media, Commodore Marco Antonio Gines, Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao commander, said the four were rescued… Read More
