Provincial
Resumption of direct int’l flights from Iloilo airport urged
March 1, 2023, 3:14 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has requested the resumption of Cebu Pacific Air direct flights from Iloilo to Singapore and Hong Kong and vice-versa to cater to overseas Filipino workers and traveling Ilonggos. In his letter dated Feb. 28, addressed to Kirk Warren E. Patricio,… Read More
Bacolod City eyes world record for biggest mass wedding
March 1, 2023, 3:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – This city is eyeing a Guinness World Record for the most number of couples to tie the knot in a single-venue mass wedding. As of Wednesday, at least 2,052 couples have already registered with the Local Civil Registry Office to marry at a still-to-be-finalized date and venue this… Read More
Negros cops net 19 drug suspects in intensified operations
March 1, 2023, 2:55 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Policemen in Negros Oriental province have arrested 19 drug personalities in a three-day intensified operations that netted hundreds of other violators of laws and local ordinances. A consolidated accomplishment report furnished by Col. Reynaldo Lizardo, provincial police… Read More
Heavy rain spoils kickoff of Fire Prevention Month in E. Visayas
March 1, 2023, 2:36 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas opened the Fire Prevention Month activities on Wednesday with a heavy downpour due to the northeast monsoon affecting the region. Despite the weather disturbance, officials led by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held a motorcade around the city and an opening… Read More
MILF vows to decommission; implores armed groups to disband
March 1, 2023, 11:46 am
COTABATO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) remains committed to the peace deal it signed with the national government, including the decommissioning of its combatants, a top Bangsamoro region official said Wednesday.Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief… Read More
PSA: BARMM still PH’s top fish producer
March 1, 2023, 11:44 am
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains the country’s top fish producer for the past two years, the Philippine Statics Authority reported Wednesday.In a report, the PSA said BARMM has maintained its ranking as the highest fish producer nationwide… Read More
Bicol's biggest disaster facility to house 10K evacuees
February 28, 2023, 8:33 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Bicol University Convention and Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Facility here that is expected to become a safe shelter for around 7,000 evacuees in times of calamity is now nearing completion. During an inaugural ceremony for the structure on Tuesday, Ako Bicol… Read More
More responders climb Mayon to bring down plane crash victims
February 28, 2023, 8:24 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Additional responders began to climb Mt. Mayon on Tuesday to help bring down the remains of the four passengers of a Cessna plane that crashed near the volcano's crater on Feb. 18. At 5 a.m., fresh batches of responders, totaling 62, started their trek, Camalig Mayor and Incident… Read More
PWDs, tech-voc grads in NorMin can work in tourism sector
February 28, 2023, 7:58 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Persons with disabilities (PWDs) and individuals who have no college degree will soon have the opportunity to work in the tourism industry.In a news briefing Tuesday, Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao Region (DOT-10) Director Marie Elaine Salvaña-Unchuan said even… Read More
Northern Samar’s pili nuts featured in Dubai food expo
February 28, 2023, 7:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar province’s pili nut has made it to the International Food Exhibition in Dubai as one of the products featured in one of the world’s largest food exhibitions. The provincial government announced on Tuesday that Governor Edwin Ongchuan and his wife, Bles joined… Read More
Antique capital town gears up for MICE events
February 28, 2023, 7:43 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The local government unit of San Jose de Buenavista is positioning itself to be the center for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) in the province. San Jose de Buenavista Mayor Elmer Untaran said in an interview Tuesday that their newly… Read More
Negros Occidental donates lot, building to LTO-Bacolod
February 28, 2023, 7:39 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government formally turned over to the Land Transportation Office-Western Visayas (LTO-6) the PHP33-million Bacolod City District Office building in Barangay Mansilingan on Tuesday. The new structure was built by the province on its one-hectare lot… Read More
Identical HFMD, dengue signs endanger patient's treatment
February 28, 2023, 7:00 pm
ILOILO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) here has underscored the need for the early detection of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) as its symptoms of rashes and fever are almost similar to dengue. “Early consultation is important because its early presentations of fever and rashes are… Read More
DOT E. Visayas steps up ties with tourist transport operators
February 28, 2023, 6:58 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the region is stepping up its linkages with tourism transport operators to level up the service provided to guests. DOT Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said on Tuesday a group accredited by the tourism department has… Read More
PN ships 68 tons food packs to flood-hit residents in E. Visayas
February 28, 2023, 6:40 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Navy (PN) has successfully shipped 68 tons of family food packs (FPP) for families affected by flooding in Eastern Visayas localities, a naval officer on Tuesday said. Lt. Michael John Savillo, public affairs officer of the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen), said the… Read More
Davao City gov't offers free microchip IDs for pets
February 28, 2023, 6:28 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Veterinarians Office (CVO) here is offering free microchipping services for the proper identification of pets.In a statement Monday, Dr. Gay Pallar, chief of the CVO animal husbandry and disease control division, said they launched the microchipping services on Feb. 17 as… Read More
BSP lauds 6 Visayas partners for help in crafting fiscal policies
February 28, 2023, 6:23 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday recognized six institutions in the Visayas region for their contributions to the central monetary authority’s mandate in crafting fiscal policies and programs through data sharing at the height of the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease… Read More
155 fishing boats join Laoag's fluvial procession
February 28, 2023, 6:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – A total of 155 decorated fishing boats joined the fourth fluvial procession for the Pamulinawen Festival in the waters off Metro Gabu and Metro La Paz in this city on Tuesday. To culminate the feast of St. William the Hermit, the city’s patron saint, devotees led by Laoag City… Read More
Victorias City to build 600 housing units under 'Pabahay' program
February 28, 2023, 6:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental will develop an initial 600 housing units for informal settler families (ISFs) and low-income earners under the national government's Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program. The housing project, dubbed Sidlak Village, will soon rise… Read More
P184-M aid released to 61K Caraga indigent seniors
February 28, 2023, 5:45 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 61,431 benefited from the Social Pension (SocPen) for Indigent Senior Citizens program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in this region from January to February this year.“The number represents 33.36 percent of the total target number of… Read More
