Provincial
Bacolod mulls public-private scheme for city hospital
February 23, 2023, 3:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has said the city government is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme for the operation of the soon-to-rise Bacolod City General Hospital. "We are actually entertaining a PPP for the proposed city hospital, which is being started as… Read More
41K Ilonggos find full-time employment in 103 BPO firms
February 23, 2023, 3:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – Business process outsourcing firms continue to provide jobs to Ilonggos with more or less 41,000 currently on full-time employment in 103 firms while close to 12,000 workers are needed this year. Joeven Tansi, executive director of the Iloilo Federation of Information Technology… Read More
22 ex-rebels in Eastern Samar get financial aid
February 23, 2023, 12:46 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 22 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Samar province have received financial assistance from the national government under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) as they prepare to start a new life after years of armed… Read More
NorMin sees lowest childbirths during pandemic in 3 decades
February 22, 2023, 9:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Live births in Northern Mindanao or Region 10 have dropped during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) bared Wednesday.During a media forum here, PopCom-10 Assistant Director Richmond Charles Gajudo said the figures in… Read More
Zambo City eyes easing up helmet law to deter crimes
February 22, 2023, 8:35 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is looking into the possibility of easing up the implementation of the national helmet law as a measure to deter the occurrence of shooting incidents.Mayor John Dalipe said Wednesday he requested Ginagene Vaño-Uy, Department of the Interior and Local… Read More
Ilocos Norte opens scholarship grants for HS, college students
February 22, 2023, 7:58 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte government, through its education department, announced Wednesday that scholarship grants are now open for academic, technical-vocational education, arts, agriculture, and fisheries, as well as medicine, senior high school, and secondary students. Provincial… Read More
Davao Norte banana growers shift to corn due to Fusarium wilt
February 22, 2023, 7:57 pm
DAVAO CITY – At least 150 banana growers whose plantations were infected with Fusarium wilt or Panama disease shifted to corn farming in Davao del Norte province.This came after they became the first beneficiaries of Governor Edwin Jubahib's KAAGAPAY Corn Program that provides farmers with free… Read More
Army disaster response in E. Visayas gets boost with add’l troops
February 22, 2023, 7:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The arrival of additional troops in Eastern Visayas would not only help end the insurgency in the region but to boost the Philippine Army's capability on post-disaster response. Their deployment in the region is an edge considering the region's location in the storm path, said… Read More
4 Pangasinan LGUs showcase best practices vs. fall armyworm
February 22, 2023, 7:37 pm
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – Four local government units (LGUs) in the province of Pangasinan were chosen to demonstration their technologies and strategies in the management of the fall armyworm infestation as part of the Global Action for Fall Armyworm control in the Southeast Asia. The LGUs… Read More
DepEd to relocate Antique school for airport expansion
February 22, 2023, 7:27 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) will relocate the Salazar Elementary School (SES) in Barangay Funda-Dalipe in San Jose de Buenavista to pave the way for the rehabilitation of the Antique Airport. “Mayor Elmer Untaran has already informed us that they have… Read More
16 human trafficking victims rescued in Tawi-Tawi
February 22, 2023, 7:26 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have rescued 16 human trafficking victims, including three minors, in Tawi-Tawi province, a top police official said Wednesday.Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the victims were rescued around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday… Read More
French-inspired residential project introduced in Iloilo City
February 22, 2023, 7:20 pm
ILOILO CITY – Megaworld Corporation is envisioned to transform the skyline of this city with the various developments it has introduced in its 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park (IBP) property in the Mandurriao district; the latest of which was its fourth residential property, Saint Honoré. The… Read More
World's largest flower blooms anew at Sibalom Natural Park
February 22, 2023, 7:06 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Rafflesia speciosa, one of the types of the Rafflesia species, the world’s largest flower, is again in bloom at the Sibalom Natural Park (SNP) in Sibalom town, Antique province. SNP Protected Area deputy superintendent Joery Oczon said they discovered the… Read More
PBBM to grace reopening of Marcos sports stadium
February 22, 2023, 6:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to grace the reopening of the world-class Ferdinand E. Marcos Sports Stadium, the venue for the grandest cultural dance showdown in the north to be participated in by the 21 towns and two cities of the province on Feb. 24. Provincial tourism… Read More
Another BPO firm to expand in Ilocos Norte
February 22, 2023, 6:33 pm
LAOAG CITY – Another business process outsourcing company is planning to expand its incubation center and headquarters here. Rona Leigh Cheng Bueno, head of the Ilocos Norte investment office, said Wednesday that the company is now looking for a potential hub in the province where it can set up… Read More
Bacolod City Council backs MOU with Chinese e-jeepney maker
February 22, 2023, 4:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Council has expressed support for the proposal of a Chinese electric (e)-vehicle manufacturer to partner with the city government for the establishment of an e-jeepney assembly plant in the city. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson said on Wednesday they granted Mayor… Read More
29 BIFF militants yield in Maguindanao Norte
February 22, 2023, 4:19 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte – Twenty-nine members of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have voluntarily surrendered with their firearms to authorities here, an Army official said Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Leodevic Guinid, the Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team… Read More
CHR slams NPA attack vs. troops in Albay
February 22, 2023, 4:10 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Commission on Human Rights in Bicol (CHR-5) Wednesday condemned the latest attack by suspected members of the New People’s Army against government troops doing a rescue mission in Albay recently. Lawyer Arlene Alangco, CHR Bicol regional director, said the assault against… Read More
Iloilo City demands explanation for 8-hour power outage
February 22, 2023, 3:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here has requested the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for a detailed advisory explaining the cause of the over eight-hour unscheduled power outage in Panay and Guimaras islands on Feb. 20. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, in its regular session… Read More
Nueva Ecija braces for seasonal crop pest infestation
February 22, 2023, 3:30 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) here on Wednesday urged farmers to protect crops from possible infestation by monitoring pests and diseases that normally attack during the first quarter of the year. The Department of Agriculture, based on its… Read More
