Provincial
Oil spill reaches 3 barangays in Antique
March 4, 2023, 2:45 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard is not discounting the possibility that the oil leak from Motor Tanker (M/T) Princess Empress that recently sank off the vicinity of Nauian, Oriental Mindoro, has already reached the province of Antique.The PCG has confirmed the presence of an oil spill… Read More
PBBM backs Davao’s rise as primary Mindanao agri, industrial hub
March 4, 2023, 2:21 pm
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured that the government would back this city in cementing its position as one of the most peaceful, orderly, and harmonious local government units. In his message dated March 3 for the 86th Araw ng Dabaw (Davao Day), Marcos acknowledged the… Read More
Reds kill barangay tanod in Surigao Sur: PRO-13
March 4, 2023, 10:10 am
BUTUAN CITY – Suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels gunned down a barangay tanod (village watchman) in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur on Thursday afternoon. The victim, identified as Fortunato Jacinto, alias Fortun, 59, was a resident of Purok Pulotan, Barangay Awasian, Tandag City. In a… Read More
BFAR awards P16.7-M livelihood aid to salt makers, fishers
March 3, 2023, 7:53 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday awarded various projects worth more than PHP16 million to boost the livelihood of salt makers and fisherfolk in the province. Vanessa Abegail Dagdagan, senior aquaculturist at the BFAR, said the assistance included… Read More
Cops recover NPA guns, ammunition in remote Sarangani village
March 3, 2023, 7:48 pm
COTABATO CITY – The police have unearthed a dozen assorted firearms kept by communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Maitum town in Sarangani province, a top official said Friday.Brigadier Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Police Regional Office in the Soccsksargen Region (PRO-12)… Read More
SSS expands services in Cagayan de Oro villages
March 3, 2023, 7:38 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) expanded Friday its services to the barangay level in this city after a successful pilot testing last month.In a statement, the SSS Cagayan de Oro (SSS-CDO) branch said it opened its "E-Center" and "KaltaSSS" projects in Barangay 29 with… Read More
Zambo mayor revives free movie privilege for seniors
March 3, 2023, 7:36 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe has ordered the revival of the free movie admission granted to senior citizens under an existing ordinance.Dalipe said Frida he issued the revival of the ordinance since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the city has dramatically decreased and that… Read More
2 ranking NPA leaders yield in Caraga
March 3, 2023, 7:35 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The communist New People’s Army (NPA) has lost two ranking leaders in the Caraga Region after they surrendered in Surigao del Sur province, a police official here reported Friday.“The surrender came three weeks before the celebration of its founding anniversary,” Brig. Gen.… Read More
Batangas mango, lime growers target high sales for juice products
March 3, 2023, 7:21 pm
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – A new mango and calamansi processing facility has started operating in this city and targets to earn PHP1.5 million by 2024, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 4A (Calabarzon) said Friday. Milo Delos Reyes, project director of DA-4A, said the PHP7-million… Read More
Several transport groups in C. Luzon shun transport strike
March 3, 2023, 7:14 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Federation of Transport Operators in Central Luzon on Friday said it will not join the nationwide transport strike slated by other transport groups for next week. Members of the federation, which is composed of 16 transport groups in the provinces of Bataan,… Read More
DOST, MSU open P10-M optoelectronics lab in Marawi City
March 3, 2023, 7:08 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A PHP10-million optoelectronics laboratory inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City is now operational."This research project was a dream come true because I said I would set up a research laboratory. We are making our dream slowly unfold in this… Read More
First Lady to grace mass wedding of 2,023 couples in Bacolod
March 3, 2023, 6:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY – First Lady Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos will be the guest of honor during the mass wedding of 2,023 couples at the Government Center grounds here at 2 p.m. on March 11. The First Lady's scheduled arrival was confirmed by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday afternoon as… Read More
DICT launches 'Broadband ng Masa' in Antique
March 3, 2023, 6:56 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A total of 150 barangays in Antique will be among the first beneficiaries of the Broadband ng Masa of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that was launched in this province on Friday. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy, in his message… Read More
68 tons food packs readied for calamity victims in W. Visayas
March 3, 2023, 6:45 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 68 tons of family food packs (FPP) intended for calamity victims in Western Visayas will be shipped to Iloilo City on Monday (March 6), the Philippine Navy in the Visayas said Friday. Lt. Michael John Savillo, Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) public affairs chief, said… Read More
P200-M irrigation dam to serve 2K farmers in DavSur town
March 3, 2023, 6:45 pm
DAVAO CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has inaugurated a rehabilitated irrigation system to Davao del Sur's town of Hagonoy to supply water to the rice fields of some 2,249 farmer-beneficiaries, an official said Friday.NIA acting administrator Engr. Eddie Guillen led Thursday… Read More
Zambo cops launch intensified anti-crime drive after 11 shootings
March 3, 2023, 6:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) has launched an intensified anti-criminality drive in response to the 11 street shootings since January in this southern port city, an official said Friday.As part of the heightened measure, a tactical motorcycle riding unit was activated… Read More
3 NPA fighters slain in Sultan Kudarat operations
March 3, 2023, 6:07 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Three communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a clash with government forces in the hinterlands of Sen. Ninoy Aquino town in this province, the military here said Friday.Lt. Colonel Frederick Chicote, the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion commander, said… Read More
11 inmates test positive for illegal drugs in S. Cotabato
March 3, 2023, 6:05 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Eleven of 40 inmates at the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center (SCRDC) here tested positive for illegal drug use, an official said Friday.Lorry Celeste, acting provincial jail warden, said an investigation as to the people behind the trafficking of illegal drugs… Read More
224 new BARMM cops up for deployment
March 3, 2023, 6:04 pm
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte – At least 224 rookie police officers are ready for deployment to various police units across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), an official said Friday.Brig. Gen. John Guyguyon, BARMM police regional director, said the latest batch… Read More
Batac hospital offers free cancer screening tests
March 3, 2023, 4:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – Free screening for the early detection of colon, breast, cervical, lung, liver, prostate, head, and neck cancers began on Friday at the covered court of the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte. The Batac hospital is one of the 31… Read More
