Provincial
'Hapag Kay PBBM' agri program pilot tested in 4 W. Visayas LGUs
March 3, 2023, 4:50 pm
ILOILO CITY – Four local government units in Western Visayas have been identified as pilot sites for the Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay Kadiwa Ay Yaman Plants for Bountiful Barangays Movement (HAPAG KAY PBBM) sustainable urban farming program. The launch was held in Barangay Balabag in… Read More
Cebu transport coop won’t join weeklong strike
March 3, 2023, 4:48 pm
CEBU CITY – The Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC) and its allied groups will not join the scheduled weeklong strike next week. “I appeal to my colleagues in the transport sector, especially the traditional jeepneys, not to sacrifice the riding public, especially the workers and… Read More
Bodies of plane crash victims brought down from Mt. Mayon
March 3, 2023, 4:15 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr. of Camalig town, Albay province officially terminated Thursday night the retrieval operation for the bodies of the four plane crash victims after the remains were safely brought down Mt. Mayon in Barangay Anoling of the town. In a statement, Baldo, the… Read More
3 senators distribute aid to Davao fire victims
March 3, 2023, 4:04 pm
DAVAO CITY – Three senators personally extended assistance to the fire victims in adjoining Barangays 21-C and 22-C here since Thursday.Senators Sherwin Gatchalian, Robin Padilla, and Christopher Lawrence Go distributed aid in the two affected barangays for the victims of the Feb. 25 fire that… Read More
DSWD rolls out 2 programs to end hunger in Baybay City
March 3, 2023, 2:50 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has launched two Zero Hunger (ZH) Program initiatives in Baybay City, Leyte province. Two sustainable livelihood program (SLP) associations have been tapped to focus on urban vegetable production in the vicinity of Punta Elementary… Read More
P200-K bounty up vs. robbery suspects in Iloilo City
March 3, 2023, 2:26 pm Updated on March 3, 2023, 7:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – A PHP200,000 reward is being offered to fast-track the arrest of suspects that carted away some PHP622,966 from a courier service company in Barangay Quintin Salas in Jaro district here on Wednesday night. Mayor Jerry Treñas, in a statement released on Friday, said that the reward… Read More
PHP725-M farm-to-market roads in E. Visayas endorsed for funding
March 3, 2023, 2:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least five farm-to-market roads in the Eastern Visayas region worth PHP725 million have been endorsed for funding under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) funded by the World Bank. Jenny Lyn Almeria, Department of Agriculture - PRDP regional deputy project… Read More
2 suspects fall, P884-K shabu seized in Butuan City drug bust
March 2, 2023, 8:27 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Police operatives have nabbed an alleged high-value individual (HVI) and a cohort following a shabu buy-bust operation at the Mernilo Beach Resort here, an official said Thursday.Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, director of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13), said… Read More
2-month ops net 40 loose firearms in Surigao del Norte
March 2, 2023, 8:17 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Policemen have recovered at least 40 loose firearms during the intensified operations in Surigao del Norte province from January to February this year, an official said Thursday.“The intensified campaign against loose firearms forms part of our preparations to ensure the safe… Read More
6 wanted persons in Bicol nabbed in police ops
March 2, 2023, 8:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) has rounded up six wanted persons in the region who were all charged with rape, a non-bailable offense. In an interview on Thursday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said police authorities captured a most wanted… Read More
3-day anti-crime ops yield P23-M shabu
March 2, 2023, 7:58 pm
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP23 million during a three-day region-wide anti-criminality campaign that also resulted in the arrest of more than 900 individuals. The report from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) released on… Read More
C. Luzon farmers favor move to promote hybrid rice varieties
March 2, 2023, 7:55 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Farmers' groups in Central Luzon region strongly believe that the country’s goal for rice sufficiency can be attained through the implementation of a program that promotes the use of hybrid seed varieties. Ricardo Buenaventura, chairperson of the Nagkakaisang… Read More
Davao is for con-con, says Sen. Padilla
March 2, 2023, 7:55 pm
DAVAO CITY – Following the public hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes on Thursday here, Senator Robinhood Padilla said the stakeholders (business sector, local and provincial government units, and other government agencies) present during the hearing is in… Read More
MSMEs warned vs. selling non-FDA-approved products
March 2, 2023, 7:36 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental province on Thursday called on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to comply with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards, or their products will be pulled out from the market. DTI-Negros Oriental… Read More
Temporary ban on entry of poultry products to Pangasinan extended
March 2, 2023, 7:34 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has extended the temporary ban on the entry of all ducks, quails, spent hens (culled), hatching eggs, pigeons, gamefowls, ready-to-lay pullet (RTL) and restricted the movement of other poultry birds and by-products from 17 provinces… Read More
EMB: Fecal coliform in Macajalar Bay reaches 'alarming' level
March 2, 2023, 7:13 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fecal coliform bacteria (FCB) in Macajalar Bay has reached an "alarming" level, the Environmental Management Bureau in Northern Mindanao (EMB-10) said Thursday. Macajalar Bay is a deep body of water facing Misamis Oriental… Read More
New evacuation center to serve residents of Tarlac town
March 2, 2023, 7:05 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a disaster-resilient multi-purpose evacuation center in La Paz town, Tarlac province. Located in Barangay Caramutan, the PHP38.4-million evacuation center will serve as a… Read More
Seedlings shortage slackens abaca plant expansion in Region 8
March 2, 2023, 6:55 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Efforts of the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) to expand the plantation of abaca in the Eastern Visayas region were faced with a setback following the shortage of planting materials. PhilFIDA Eastern Visayas regional director Wilardo Sinahon said… Read More
300 Laoag fishermen get fishing equipment to boost livelihood
March 2, 2023, 6:46 pm
LAOAG CITY – The provincial government on Thursday distributed fish aggregating devices called “payao” to about 300 fishers from the coastal villages of Metro Gabu in this city to help boost their livelihood. Composed of three fisherfolk associations, the beneficiaries are from Barangays… Read More
NegOcc guv upbeat on passage of Negros Region bill
March 2, 2023, 6:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed optimism that the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) would come to fruition after a measure proposing it hurdled second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. "It's really a positive (development).… Read More
