Provincial
Laoag school set to open interactive learning center
March 2, 2023, 6:41 pm
LAOAG CITY – An interactive learning center that focuses on classroom interaction systems and technology, including robotics education and the use of tablets and interactive whiteboards, among others, is now in place at the Shamrock Elementary School in this city. Sponsored by the General… Read More
Flood-hit families in Agusan, Davao provinces get aid from OVP
March 2, 2023, 6:21 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has sent food and relief goods for the families badly hit by the recent floods in the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Davao de Oro.“Thank you, Vice President Inday Sara (Duterte),” Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane Jr.… Read More
PCG finds debris believed from missing chopper in Palawan
March 2, 2023, 6:10 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Palawan province on Thursday found debris believed to be from a chopper that went missing on Wednesday in Balabac town. PCG-Palawan District commander, Capt. Dennis Labay, said in a telephone interview that his men… Read More
Water refilling stations to face closure over high gastro cases
March 2, 2023, 6:05 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has warned refilling stations to ensure their water is safe for drinking or else face sanctions over the continued rise in the number of acute gastroenteritis cases in Vallehermoso town, Negros Oriental province. This comes after at least one… Read More
P1.6B worth of infra projects to benefit central Leyte towns
March 2, 2023, 5:25 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in central Leyte will embark on a PHP1.62 billion of projects this year for the improvement of roads and bridges now that the province has been regularly experiencing torrential rains. At least 60 projects have been identified… Read More
Popcom taps more C. Visayas male locals to strengthen ‘KATROPA’
March 2, 2023, 5:00 pm
CEBU CITY – The Population Commission (Popcom) will tap more men in the localities of Central Visayas to beef up its family planning program through "Kalalakihang Tapat sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa Pamilya" (KATROPA), an official said Thursday. Robert Yana, Popcom 7 (Central Visayas)… Read More
Men urged to step up in crafting policies vs. VAW
March 2, 2023, 4:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Although much has been done to address violence against women (VAW), the government needs additional efforts to curb VAW, with the support of the private sector.One of these is for men to step up to the plate and engage more in initiatives that promote women's welfare, Population… Read More
4 NPA rebels killed in Negros Occidental clash
March 2, 2023, 3:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Army has declared another victory in its anti-insurgency operation in central Negros with the death of four Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels during an encounter in Barangay Carabalan in Himamaylan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday.… Read More
‘Tahum’ returns to raise funds for scholarship program
March 2, 2023, 3:40 pm
ILOILO CITY – “Tahum,” an all Filipino-themed pop-up event, is returning after a three-year hiatus, gathering more than 50 participants from various areas nationwide to raise funds to send less-privileged students in Iloilo to school. “Tahum is the biggest curated and all-Filipino-themed… Read More
BFP-Antique draws up community fire protection plan
March 2, 2023, 3:33 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Bureau of Fire Protection’s (BFP) municipal stations in Antique, in coordination with barangay officials, are in the process of formulating their Community Fire Protection Plan (CFPP) to have zero fire incidents. BFP-Antique fire marshal Supt. Patricio… Read More
NorMin transport group rejects weeklong strike
March 2, 2023, 3:06 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of public transportation cooperatives here signified it would not join a planned weeklong transport strike and disassociated itself from Manila-based organizers.In a statement released Wednesday evening, the Northern Mindanao Federation of Transport Service… Read More
Over 3K Guimarasnons avail of emergency employment
March 2, 2023, 2:53 pm
ILOILO CITY – A total of 3,950 informal workers from the province of Guimaras have been eligible for emergency employment under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The recipients were from the 96… Read More
BFP: 16 E. Visayas towns without fire stations, trucks
March 2, 2023, 2:35 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 16 towns in Eastern Visayas still lack firefighting facilities and manpower, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported on Thursday. Chief Supt. Adel Bautista, BFP 8 (Eastern Visayas) director, in a press briefing said the programming of the construction of fire… Read More
4 ex-rebels embark on chicken egg-laying business
March 2, 2023, 10:04 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Former members of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental province who have reintegrated into mainstream society are now embracing a new life as entrepreneurs. The former rebels received Tuesday night their livelihood kits – layering chicken packages – from the Department… Read More
ASG 'courier' nabbed in Basilan
March 1, 2023, 8:54 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police forces have arrested an alleged courier of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan province in a counter-terrorism operation, a top police official said Wednesday.Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said Insani Joy Samla was… Read More
New manufacturing plant employs over 1,000 Batangueños
March 1, 2023, 8:31 pm
CITY OF STO. TOMAS, Batangas – More than 1,000 residents of this city and nearby towns are now employed at a manufacturing plant here which was formally inaugurated on Wednesday. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas led the inauguration of the Mega… Read More
DOLE, TESDA collab on livelihood project for Legazpi food vendors
March 1, 2023, 8:24 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) has partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in the region (TESDA-5) and other agencies in a project that will uplift the socio-economic status of informal food vendors in this city. In an… Read More
Flatbed dryer to increase income of Camarines Sur corn farmers
March 1, 2023, 8:18 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 159 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who are members of the Pag-iribang Nagkakaisang Magsasaka (PNM) in Pili town, Camarines Sur province received on Wednesday a flatbed dryer worth PHP1 million from the Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol (DAR-5). In an interview,… Read More
Zambales farmers credit rice seed program for higher yields
March 1, 2023, 8:15 pm
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – Farmers in the province of Zambales are now reaping the fruits as beneficiaries of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Cristito Ancheta, a 44-year-old farmer from San Marcelino town, said his yields doubled as a result of using the… Read More
Ilocos workers get 3rd tranche of daily wage increase
March 1, 2023, 8:11 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The daily wage in the Ilocos Region is now PHP372 for establishments with one to nine workers and PHP400 for those with 10 to 29 employees starting March 1, as part of the third and final tranche of wage hike approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity… Read More
