Provincial
Service caravan resumes for insurgency-affected areas in Negros
February 17, 2023, 6:39 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOTF-ELCAC) will resume holding the "Dagyawan Sa Barangay: Talakayan sa Mamamayan" and Caravan on Basic Services (Serbisyo Caravan) in seven villages in Negros Oriental tagged as still affected by the… Read More
Bacolod needs 53 more modern jeeps for 5 reopened routes
February 17, 2023, 6:35 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Western Visayas (LTFRB-6) has reopened five routes that will add 53 more units of modernized jeepneys in the city. As of Friday, the LTFRB-6 has given transport operators until Feb. 20 to submit a letter of intent and… Read More
BFAR, USAID team up to continue fight vs. illegal fishing
February 17, 2023, 6:34 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered for the continuing fight against illegal fishing in Central Luzon. BFAR 3 (Central Luzon) Director Wilfredo Cruz said on Friday… Read More
Estrella assures agrarian reform beneficiaries of gov't support
February 17, 2023, 6:31 pm
PASSI CITY, Iloilo – Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III on Friday appealed to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to trust the government for continuous support and not to sell the lot awarded to them within 10 years or it will be reclaimed by the department. Estrella delivered… Read More
Cops destroy P5-M marijuana plantation in Lanao Sur
February 17, 2023, 5:53 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have destroyed some PHP5 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants in a remote village in Lanao del Sur, a top police official said Friday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the marijuana plantation was… Read More
DOST helps Ilocos Norte reduce Paoay Lake’s coliform build up
February 17, 2023, 5:35 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday turned over at least one ton of Vigormin product to the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to reduce coliform level at the Paoay Lake water park. DOST Ilocos Norte Provincial Director Benjamin Mercado Jr. said in an… Read More
Antique loom weavers cultivate model farm for natural dye
February 17, 2023, 5:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A loom weavers group in the municipality of Bugasong has started cultivating a model farm as a source of natural dye for handwoven fabric known as patadyong. The Bagtason Loom Weavers Association (BLWA) led by its chairman Mario Manzano, in an interview Friday,… Read More
24K set to take March 26 CSC exams in Ilocos Region
February 17, 2023, 4:38 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Some 24,429 individuals from Ilocos Region are set to take the Civil Service Examination pen-and-paper test scheduled on March 26 this year. Civil Service Commission (CSC) Ilocos Region chief human resource specialist Jerwin Linsangan, in a forum hosted by Philippine… Read More
ASG bombing suspect arrested in Zamboanga City
February 17, 2023, 4:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bomber found in possession of an improvised explosive device (IED) and other materials was arrested in a law enforcement operation in this city on Friday, police officials said. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police… Read More
Comelec records nearly 190K new voter registrants in Ilocos
February 17, 2023, 4:10 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded 189,785 voter registrants from the four provinces of Ilocos Region from Dec. 12, 2022 to Jan. 31 this year. In a virtual forum on Friday hosted by the Philippine Information Agency, Comelec San Fernando City election… Read More
VP Sara ‘excited’ to grace Araw ng Dabaw festivities
February 17, 2023, 3:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has confirmed that she will be attending the celebration of the 86th Araw ng Dabaw next month. In an interview Thursday, Duterte said that this early she is excited to join the face-to-face festivities after three years of conducting the event via… Read More
Cebu City embarks on massive greening, beautification project
February 17, 2023, 3:00 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City government on Friday embarked on a massive greening and beautification project, marking the start of the capital’s efforts to pivot into a green, smart and livable place, and adopt a development similar to Singapore. The project was spearheaded by Mayor Michael Rama,… Read More
Dozens of houses, 6 buildings damaged in Masbate quake: OCD
February 17, 2023, 2:50 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The initial assessment of roads and buildings in Masbate after the magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Thursday showed 61 houses, 15 schools and six buildings were damaged, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) regional office in Region 5 (Bicol) said. In an interview on Friday, Gremil Alexis… Read More
PNP ready to secure gov't road projects in critical areas: Azurin
February 17, 2023, 1:59 pm
CAMP BADO DANGWA, LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Thursday reiterated its offer for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to tap the police to secure workers in critical areas to ensure government infrastructure projects are… Read More
Catholic Church launches book on Capelinha de Fatima replica
February 17, 2023, 1:46 pm
CEBU CITY – The Roman Catholic Church in Cebu on Friday launched a coffee table book featuring the Capelinha de Fatima as a new center of Marian pilgrimage in the Philippines and Asia. The “little chapel” that has a glass-encased statue of the Our Lady of Fatima inside a huge sanctuary at… Read More
Ilocos Norte province employees, cops cleared of illegal drugs
February 17, 2023, 1:31 pm
LAOAG CITY – Employees of local government units (LGUs) and uniformed personnel in the province of Ilocos Norte are leading the way to make their communities drug-free. Of the 23 barangays in Piddig town, only one barangay is up for deliberation to be declared as drug-free, and the remaining 22… Read More
Go sworn as MinDA board director, vows support for Mindanao dev't
February 17, 2023, 11:29 am
DAVAO CITY – Senator Christopher Lawrence Go has vowed to help with the development initiatives in Mindanao after being sworn in as ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) representing the Philippine Senate. Go took his oath Thursday evening here… Read More
Construction starts for P325-M medical center on Siargao Island
February 17, 2023, 11:01 am
DAPA, Siargao Island – Construction has begun for the PHP325 million modern medical center on this island in Surigao del Norte province, an official said Friday. “Our impossible dream is now a reality. I thought that the legislative measure to convert the Siargao District Hospital (SDH) to… Read More
157 artillery troopers join mental health awareness drive
February 16, 2023, 8:47 pm
BALER, Aurora – A total of 157 enlisted personnel from different line units and separate batteries of the Army Artillery Regiment (AAR) attended the Troops Information and Education (TI&E) on mental health awareness early this week. Organized by the regiment's Office of the Regiment Sergeant… Read More
Over 2.7K farmers in Zambales get fertilizer discount vouchers
February 16, 2023, 8:45 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total of 2,709 farmers in Zambales have received fertilizer discount vouchers from the Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) since the distribution activities started early this month. Regional Rice Program Coordinator Lowell Rebillaco said on… Read More
