Provincial
Ormoc Bay certified ‘storyteller’ as historical mark unveiled
March 1, 2023, 8:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Ormoc City government unveiled a historical marker Wednesday to remember the Battle of Ormoc Bay. NHCP Chairperson Rene Escalante turned over the marker to Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, as witnessed by her… Read More
Hundreds of villagers displaced by fresh clash in central Negros
March 1, 2023, 7:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A renewed clash between New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and Philippine Army troops injured a soldier and displaced at least 351 persons from 81 families in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental province on Wednesday. The City Social Welfare and Development… Read More
Revitalized drive leads to 33 drug busts in 30 days
March 1, 2023, 7:38 pm
ILOILO CITY – An aggressive and revitalized anti-drug and anti-criminality campaign in Iloilo City has resulted in the confiscation of 567.76 grams of suspected shabu valued at PHP3.83 million in 30 days after the change in leadership at the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO). ICPO spokesperson… Read More
DOH teams deployed to Negros city to check amoebiasis surge
March 1, 2023, 7:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has deployed teams from its central and regional offices to San Carlos City in Negros Occidental province which is under a state of a health emergency, following a surge in amoebiasis cases in recent weeks. On Wednesday, personnel of the Epidemiology… Read More
Antique province shelves new gov’t center project
March 1, 2023, 7:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The proposed construction of a new government center of the Antique provincial government will be temporarily shelved due to the failure to reclassify the land from agricultural to an institutional area. "We are still exhausting remedies in what to do,”… Read More
Agusan Sur IP groups declare Aussie mining firm persona non grata
March 1, 2023, 7:22 pm
BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur – Major tribal groups in this town have declared an Australian mining firm and its trading arm as persona non grata for allegedly failing to remit payments for gold and silver dore bars shipped to Hong Kong that were produced and processed by its Philippine partner,… Read More
Cebuanos avail of Kadiwa rice at P25 per kilo
March 1, 2023, 7:03 pm
CEBU CITY – Thousands of Cebuanos took advantage of rice sold at P25 per kilogram in Kadiwa market at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. Dr. Roldan Saragena, Cebu provincial agriculturist, noted an overwhelming turnout of Cebunaos who joined the queue to avail of the cheap rice sold at the two-day… Read More
DA releases P9.7M to Ilocos Norte town rice farmers
March 1, 2023, 6:49 pm
LAOAG CITY – Financial assistance worth PHP9,765,000 was handed to 1,953 rice farmers in Piddig, Ilocos Norte province as part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Piddig town Mayor Georgina Guillen confirmed this on Wednesday as she… Read More
Medic team for Davao Ironman 70.3 to undergo training
March 1, 2023, 6:38 pm
DAVAO CITY – To ensure the safety of the athletes who will participate in the Ironman 70.3 race here on March 26, the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) will conduct a training for the medical team that will be deployed during the event.In a statement Wednesday, Dr. Mark Emmanuel Balag,… Read More
PCG rescues 6 passengers of distressed motorboat in Basilan
March 1, 2023, 6:35 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel have rescued six persons aboard a distressed motorboat at sea in Basilan province, an official said Wednesday.Petty Officer 1 Kitchie Kamaluddin, commander of the PCG substation in Maluso, Basilan, said the rescue took place Tuesday night… Read More
Incentives up for health centers to boost Covid-19 vax rollout
March 1, 2023, 6:30 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental is offering some incentives to health centers to boost their coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination efforts following a low performance this year. Provincial Health Officer (PHO) Dr. Liland Estacion told the Philippine News Agency… Read More
P2.5M in projects allotted for ARBs in southern Negros
March 1, 2023, 6:16 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will implement PHP2.5 million worth of projects that will benefit some 400 farmers in southern Negros Occidental this year. Data on Wednesday showed four agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in Pontevedra town have been… Read More
Antique bids to host Palarong Pambansa 2024
March 1, 2023, 5:50 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government is eyeing to host the 2024 staging of the Palarong Pambansa, according to provincial school governance and operations chief Evelyn Remo on Wednesday. Remo said Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao, during their Provincial School Board… Read More
NPA fighter wanted for murder raps falls in Agusan Norte
March 1, 2023, 5:49 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Policemen have apprehended a communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel wanted for multiple attempted murder charges in Bukidnon province in the Agusan del Norte town of Las Nieves, a police official said Wednesday.Col. Felimon Pacios, Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office… Read More
Pampanga fishers get boats, transport vehicles from BFAR
March 1, 2023, 5:35 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has provided fisher folks in this province some PHP3 million worth of livelihood assistance. BFAR-3 Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz said on Wednesday 50 fishers from the towns of Lubao and… Read More
Angeles City suspends face-to-face classes on March 6-10
March 1, 2023, 5:24 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government here on Wednesday issued a directive suspending face-to-face classes at all levels, both in private and public schools, from March 6-10. In his memorandum, Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. said the move is in anticipation of the potential halt in transport… Read More
Iloilo City gears for cashless payment option in public markets
March 1, 2023, 5:01 pm
ILOILO CITY – Transactions in Iloilo City’s public markets will soon be safe, faster and convenient with the introduction of the Paleng-QR PH, a cashless payment option, starting at the Iloilo Terminal Market. Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO) head Maricel Mabaquaio, in an interview on… Read More
PCG: Sea travel for certain vessels suspended in Surigao Sur
March 1, 2023, 4:58 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Coast Guard Station in Surigao del Sur (CGS-Surigao Sur) issued a notice to all mariners Wednesday morning (March 1, 2023) temporarily suspending the sea travels of certain vessels and watercraft in the province.Roden Aloc, the station commander of CGS-Surigao Sur, ordered… Read More
3 arrested, P1.3-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga
March 1, 2023, 4:40 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested three suspects and seized more than PHP1.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes near an island village in this city, a top police official said Wednesday.Col. Alexander Lorenzo, city police director, said police arrested Bas Sikan Mohammad, 42, the… Read More
COA reviews P427.7-M subsidy for N. Samar electric cooperative
March 1, 2023, 3:23 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Commission on Audit has started reviewing the PHP427.67 million subsidy that a local electric cooperative received from the government from 2011 to 2022, the Northern Samar provincial government announced Wednesday. Auditors of the COA Special Audits Office are now in the… Read More
