Provincial
BARMM pushes for creation of reg’l FDA office
August 9, 2024, 2:38 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) is keen on establishing a Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) office in the region. “Once established, it will be a major milestone for BARMM that for so long relied on its neighboring… Read More
DPWH completes P50.2-M school building in Pangasinan town
August 9, 2024, 2:15 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a PHP50.2 million worth four-story school building of Tayug National High School in Tayug, Pangasinan. DPWH Ilocos Region information officer Esperanza Tinaza, in a statement on Friday,… Read More
Iloilo City alerted on increasing Covid-19 cases
August 9, 2024, 12:17 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city health office (CHO) here alerted the public about the upward trend in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and urged them to continue practicing minimum health protocols, such as wearing face masks for protection. In a press conference Thursday, CHO Epidemiology and… Read More
Stakeholders push for inclusive, responsive sugar industry dev’t law
August 9, 2024, 8:53 am
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Stakeholders pushed for an inclusive and responsive Sugar Industry Development Act (SIDA) during a public hearing on the proposed amendment of the nine-year-old law conducted by the House of Representatives at the Nature’s Village Resort here on Thursday.… Read More
42K public school learners get subsidy from Kidapawan LGU
August 9, 2024, 6:14 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – At least 42,000 students and persons with disability (PWDs) enrolled in public schools here stand to benefit from a PHP19.2-million subsidy extended by the local government unit (LGU) that rolled out Thursday. Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said the program, dubbed… Read More
DAR awards land titles to 2 NoCot farmer-beneficiaries
August 9, 2024, 6:07 am
COTABATO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in North Cotabato province awarded land titles to two agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, the agency said the land titles were delivered by DAR-North Cotabato personnel to the two beneficiaries at… Read More
US-PH disaster exercises enhance troops' search, rescue capability
August 8, 2024, 11:44 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Soldiers from the United States (US) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted on Thursday a humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) training exercise to enhance the soldiers' urban search and rescue capability during calamities. The exercise was conducted… Read More
27 typhoon-hit Luzon LGUs to get P14.5-M aid from Davao City
August 8, 2024, 11:22 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government will give calamity assistance worth PHP14.5 million to 27 provinces and local government units (LGUs) in Luzon affected by Typhoon Carina last month. In a statement Wednesday night, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Alfredo Baloran… Read More
ASF re-emerges in NegOr town, authorities move to prevent spread
August 8, 2024, 9:25 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities are scrambling to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) following the detection of new cases in Barangay West Balabag, Valencia town in Negros Oriental, officials said Thursday. “The ASF cases in Valencia are a re-emergence as there was a previous… Read More
Dengue cases in CAR starts downtrend - DOH
August 8, 2024, 9:18 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Dengue cases in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has started a downtrend but a regional Department of Health (DOH) official urged the public not to be complacent. “We are now on Code White with cases in the last two weeks showing a decreasing trend,” Alexander Baday,… Read More
PDEA agents seize P13.6-M shabu in Lapu-Lapu City
August 8, 2024, 9:17 pm
CEBU CITY – An unemployed man from Tagbilaran City, Bohol was arrested during a sting operation in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-7 reported. The suspect identified as Mark Niño Caliniahan, 26, yielded a total of two kilos of suspected shabu… Read More
Antique guv welcomes replacement for suspended prov’l board members
August 8, 2024, 9:11 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao hopes the replacement for three ex-officio members of the provincial board can already take their oath on Friday so the Sangguniang Panlalawigan can have a quorum when it goes on session next week. In an interview on Thursday,… Read More
Batangas to register 'kapeng barako' with Intellectual Property Office
August 8, 2024, 8:27 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg) in Batangas is currently processing the registration of "kapeng barako" or liberica coffee with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to secure its collective mark and strengthen the branding of local… Read More
Shellfish ban up in 1 more bay in Eastern Visayas
August 8, 2024, 8:11 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Cancabato Bay in this city is now affected by toxic red tide as the phenomenon persists in 10 other bays, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here reported on Thursday. Of the 11 bays, five areas are now officially included in the shellfish ban… Read More
SRA to determine actual volume of ‘other sugars’ entering PH
August 8, 2024, 7:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Sugar Regulatory (SRA) is working to determine the actual volume of sugar-based products or “other sugars” entering the country, believed to be affecting the demand for domestic sugar. “The first thing we will do is we will try to require (those under) this tariff code… Read More
Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinics target Visayas isolated communities
August 8, 2024, 7:44 pm
CEBU CITY – Residents in isolated and far-flung communities in the 16 Visayas provinces will soon be reached and served by the state-of-the-art mobile clinics, a health official said on Thursday. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Glenn Mathew Baggao said the mobile clinics have been… Read More
DOLE gives P3-M worth of wooden boats to Alaminos City boatmen
August 8, 2024, 7:26 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Six boatmen associations in Alaminos City, Pangasinan have each received a motorized wooden boat from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under its Integrated Livelihood Program. Alaminos City Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office assistant head Rosalie Aruelo, in… Read More
DepEd Ilocos Region allots P3.1-M for post-typhoon interventions
August 8, 2024, 7:06 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Region has downloaded PHP3.1 million as initial funding for the clean-up and minor repairs of schools affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon. DepEd Ilocos project development officer and… Read More
Armyworms infestation destroys 6.8K hectares of cornfields in NegOr
August 8, 2024, 6:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Some 6,812 hectares of land planted with corn in Negros Oriental were hit by fall armyworms, an infestation that already reached an alarming level, an official said Thursday. Alejandro Rafal, head of the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating… Read More
ARTA to notify LGUs not compliant with Ease of Doing Business Law
August 8, 2024, 5:53 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will be sending notices to local government units (LGUs) that are still non-compliant with Republic Act 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act passed into law in 2018. “On or before August 15, we… Read More
