Provincial
Butuan City gov’t compliant with ease of doing business law
August 9, 2024, 8:53 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has recognized the local government here for fully setting up an Electronic Business One-Stop Shop (e-BOSS) in adherence to the provisions of Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Service. The… Read More
Solar energy farm thru PNOC to address Dinagat power needs
August 9, 2024, 8:22 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is set to establish a solar farm in Dinagat to serve as a power reserve amid the increasing demand for electricity in the island province. In a phone interview on Friday, Provincial Planning Office of Dinagat Islands chief Jorge Daligdig… Read More
Antique’s capital town pushes waste segregation at source
August 9, 2024, 7:48 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) of this capital town of Antique has urged residents, institutions, and establishment owners to practice waste segregation at source as their sanitary landfill in Barangay Pantao is almost full. San… Read More
Ex-OFWs complete ‘Balik Bayani sa Turismo’ training in Pangasinan
August 9, 2024, 7:05 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Forty-one former overseas workers from Pangasinan have graduated from the pilot run of the three-day “Balik Bayani sa Turismo” community-based culinary training. The project of the Department of Tourism (DOT) Ilocos Region, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and… Read More
P7.6-M aid benefits over 2.5K Ilonggos
August 9, 2024, 6:49 pm
ILOILO CITY – The PHP7.6 million assistance under the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) benefitted 2,550 city residents during the two-day payout in a mall in this city that ended on Friday. AKAP was intended for the “near… Read More
Molasses spill contained in Sagay City port
August 9, 2024, 6:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The molasses spill from M/T Mary Queen of Charity docked along the feeder port in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, has already been contained, with minimal trace of the leak remaining on Friday. This was confirmed by Sagay Marine Reserve Resource Assessment head Roberto Togle as the… Read More
Ati community eyes mandatory representative in Antique village
August 9, 2024, 6:35 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is extending assistance to the Ati community in Barangay Igcococ, Sibalom, to have a representative in their village council to ensure their needs as a cultural minority group are attended to. Charlen… Read More
Cebu City sting hauls P7.3-M ‘shabu’ from 2 drug personalities
August 9, 2024, 6:30 pm
CEBU CITY – A woman and her companion have yielded some PHP7.3 million worth of “shabu” during a drug sting operation in Barangay Sawang Calero here. “The suspects are currently in the custody of Sawang Calero Police Station 6 and are facing charges for the sale and possession of illegal… Read More
CAR cops intensify IEC vs. rape as cases surged
August 9, 2024, 6:30 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) is carrying out massive information drive at the grassroots to address rising rape cases. “Given the number of rape cases, we have implemented various interventions to counter this trend,” Police Col. Byron… Read More
Cebu City PNP to get new admin building
August 9, 2024, 6:22 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in this capital city assured an improved safety and security administration with the groundbreaking for a new building set for next month, the top police official here said on Friday. Col. Antonietto Cañete, the newly installed chief of the Cebu… Read More
Davao inflation of bottom 30% income household rises in July
August 9, 2024, 6:19 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region’s inflation rate for the bottom 30 percent income households increased to 5.9 percent in July from 4.8 percent in June, the regional office of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-11) reported Friday. In its bulletin, PSA-11 said the region’s inflation was lower… Read More
3.4K 'exiting' 4Ps beneficiaries in Sorsogon avail of gov't services
August 9, 2024, 5:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some 3,485 exiting member beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Sorsogon province benefited from the three-day government service caravan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-5 (DSWD-Bicol) and the provincial government from Aug. 7 to 9.… Read More
Iloilo City develops income-generating program for elderly
August 9, 2024, 5:02 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here has developed a project that could give senior citizens a sense of purpose even after they retire from the workforce. Special Assistant to the Mayor, Maria Mathilde Treñas, said the city government would introduce "Project Uswag para sa mga… Read More
Pangasinan's ban on pork, swine from ASF red zone still in place
August 9, 2024, 4:48 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The temporary total ban on the entry of live swine, pork, and pork by-products from areas under red zone for African swine fever (ASF) remains in place to prevent the recurrence of the disease in the province. Strict animal quarantine border checkpoints are also being… Read More
Tacloban airport terminal phase 3 construction to start soon
August 9, 2024, 4:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is preparing to implement the PHP1.5 billion third phase of the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's passenger terminal building construction here. The third phase covers the provision of public toilets, ticketing booths, waiting areas… Read More
DA to compensate ASF-affected Negros Oriental farmers
August 9, 2024, 4:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) will indemnify farmers whose hogs were culled following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay West Balabag in Valencia, Negros Oriental, an official said Friday. Alejandro Rafal, DA-Provincial Agriculture Technical Coordinating… Read More
DOH notes rising dengue cases in Eastern Visayas
August 9, 2024, 3:25 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed concern over rising cases of dengue fever in Eastern Visayas, with 13 deaths and 5,730 cases from January to July this year. The total cases logged in the first seven months are 152 percent higher than the 2,273 cases, with only seven… Read More
5-day police ops net 85 wanted persons in Bicol
August 9, 2024, 2:55 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) has arrested 85 wanted persons, including a communist rebel, from the six provinces and one independent component city of the region during a five-day operation. In a report Friday, Lt. Col. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson,… Read More
NHCP head urges DepEd to beef up history subjects in school
August 9, 2024, 2:52 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to promote historical education in schools. Prof. Regalado Trota Jose Jr., in an interview Friday, said DepEd should bring back history subjects which… Read More
Lapid to secure funds for Calbayog Airport’s night rating
August 9, 2024, 2:38 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Senator Lito Lapid vowed to secure the PHP150 million fund requirement to upgrade the Calbayog Airport for night operations.In an interview Thursday night, Lapid, the new chair of the Senate Tourism Committee, said the Tourism Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has initially… Read More
