Provincial
40 NPA rebels yield in Caraga
February 28, 2023, 5:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Forty communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to various field units of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) from Feb. 19 to 26, an official said Tuesday.PRO-13 Director Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II said the series of surrenders came after the intensified… Read More
Pangasinan donates P2M to typhoon-hit areas
February 28, 2023, 5:25 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has donated PHP2 million to the provinces of Maguindanao and Antique, as well as to the capital town of Kalibo in Aklan. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC)… Read More
20 rescued from partially-submerged oil tanker in Mindoro
February 28, 2023, 5:19 pm
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued on Tuesday 20 crew members of a tanker off Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province early Tuesday morning that was found half-submerged due to engine trouble and bad weather. The Coast Guard is also assessing the… Read More
Disease pulls down Eastern Visayas’ abaca output in 2022
February 28, 2023, 5:18 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The bunchy-top disease that has been plaguing several areas in Eastern Visayas has significantly contributed to the drop in abaca fiber production in the region in 2022, the Philippine Industry Development Authority (PHilFIDA) said on Tuesday. From 4,768 metric tons (MT) output… Read More
Iloilo City to build 1.26K housing units for informal settlers
February 28, 2023, 5:05 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo city government will construct 1,260 housing units on a 2.2-hectare government-owned lot at Uswag Residential Complex in Barangay San Isidro, Jaro district intended for informal settler families (ISF). To pave the way for the construction, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P.… Read More
Navy tows PHL registered boat that drifted to Malaysia
February 28, 2023, 5:02 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) has assisted in towing a Philippine-registered vessel with 24 people aboard that drifted to Malaysia, a top Navy official said on Tuesday.Rear Adm. Donn Anthony Miraflor, NFWM commander, said wooden-hulled vessel ML Rihana was towed back… Read More
Ilocos Norte hog raisers urged to insure all pigs
February 28, 2023, 4:50 pm
LAOAG CITY – The provincial government of Ilocos Norte on Tuesday urged all backyard and commercial hog raisers to secure insurance packages so they could recover part of their investments, in case their farms get affected by the African swine fever (ASF). To assist hog raisers to get back to… Read More
'Deceived' NPA fighter surrenders in Sultan Kudarat
February 28, 2023, 4:41 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Another New People's Army (NPA) rebel admitted that he was tricked into joining the communist rebel group and surrendered over the weekend to military authorities in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat province.Lt. Colonel Carlyleo Nagac, commander of the Army's 5th Special… Read More
Weeklong police ops in C. Luzon net 422 suspects, P3.4-M drugs
February 28, 2023, 4:36 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total of 422 individuals who committed various offenses were arrested and illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million were confiscated in weeklong anti-crime operations in Central Luzon. Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) chief… Read More
Angeles City opens humane, automated slaughterhouse
February 28, 2023, 4:34 pm
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government on Tuesday formally inaugurated its first automatic and humane slaughterhouse accredited by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in Barangay Sta. Trinidad here. The meat processed at the newly-renovated Angeles City Slaughterhouse can be… Read More
Resolution on Nat’l Hijab Day approved in Bangsamoro parliament
February 28, 2023, 3:56 pm
COTABATO CITY – A resolution seeking to support Senator Robinhood Padilla’s Senate Bill No. 1272 and its counterpart House Bill No. 5693 in the House of Representatives, which declares Feb. 1 of every year as National Hijab Day, was approved by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (Parliament).… Read More
Former rebels to receive DOLE’s chicken egg-laying package
February 28, 2023, 2:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Four former rebels (FRs) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental province are the first recipients of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) chicken egg-laying project for this year. DOLE-Negros Oriental provincial… Read More
BARMM okays P130-M investments in February
February 28, 2023, 2:46 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) investment body has approved nearly PHP130 million worth of investments in February, bringing this year's current regional investment to more than PHP604 million.The Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) has approved… Read More
Gastro cases in Negros remain high; another death recorded
February 27, 2023, 9:53 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Acute gastro-intestinal cases in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, are still up despite containment measures as one more death reported, a health official said on Monday. Department of Health (DOH) provincial chief Jennifer Remollo however told the Philippine News Agency that the… Read More
Troops seize anti-personnel mines, ammunition in Albay town
February 27, 2023, 8:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Government troops have recovered war materiel belonging to communist terrorist groups (CTGs) in Barangay San Antonio, Oas town in Albay province over the weekend. Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, told the Philippine News Agency on Monday that troops… Read More
Army gives livelihood aid to 2 people’s organizations in Aurora
February 27, 2023, 8:43 pm
BALER, Aurora – The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) has provided livelihood assistance to two people’s organizations in this province. Lt. Col. Julito Recto Jr., commander of 91IB, said on Monday around 6,000 tilapia fingerlings were awarded to the Calaocan New Life… Read More
P17.7-M shabu seized, 2 arrested in Cebu
February 27, 2023, 8:35 pm
CEBU CITY – Two suspected big-time drug dealers have yielded a total of PHP17.7 million worth of “shabu” in two separate anti-drug sting operations in this city, the police reported on Monday. A report from the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu City Police Office said they arrested Ramil… Read More
Hundred Islands to host 3 int'l cruise ships
February 27, 2023, 8:29 pm
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here will host three international cruise ships in the first half of the year following the ease of restrictions to foreign tourist vessels in the country. In a phone interview on Monday, city tourism officer Miguel Sison said… Read More
DSWD-Bicol releases more aid to families affected by bad weather
February 27, 2023, 8:17 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has sent augmentation support to residents affected by the low pressure area (LPA) and the northeast monsoon that continue to bring heavy rains across the region. In an interview on Monday, Mary Gizelle Mesa,… Read More
PCG rescues 14 crewmen of vessel that ran aground in Mindoro
February 27, 2023, 8:15 pm
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – Fourteen crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground Sunday night in Occidental Mindoro were rescued Monday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. In its incident report posted on social media, the PCG-Occidental Mindoro said the crew members of… Read More
