Provincial
Manhunt intensified vs. carnappers behind Lanao cop’s ambush slay
February 16, 2023, 4:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have intensified their manhunt against five carnappers who killed a policeman and injured another during a recent ambush in Lanao del Sur province, a top police official said Thursday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western… Read More
OCD-Bicol assesses magnitude 6 quake in Masbate
February 16, 2023, 4:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) and local disaster risk reduction management offices (DRRMOs) in Masbate province are currently assessing and monitoring the situation following the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rocked Batuan town in Masbate Thursday morning. In an… Read More
Soldier dead, 3 others hurt in Albay NPA mine blast
February 16, 2023, 4:26 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A soldier died while three others were wounded on Wednesday when the New People's Army (NPA) detonated anti-personnel mines in Barangay Ramay in Oas, Albay. Capt. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) chief, said the incident occurred around 9 a.m. after… Read More
DOH records 2,350 HFMD cases in W. Visayas
February 16, 2023, 4:04 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) has warned of increasing cases of hand, foot and mouth disease with 2,350 cases from Jan. 1 to Feb. 4 compared with 132 cases in the same period last year. Airene B. Legarda, medical technologist II… Read More
E. Visayas tourism gets boost with return of int’l cruise ships
February 16, 2023, 3:21 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The return of cruise ships to Eastern Visayas after nearly three years of pandemic restrictions is a big boost to the local tourism industry, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Thursday. DOT Eastern Visayas regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes said the tour operator of a… Read More
Davao Oro logs 418 HFMD cases, info drive up
February 16, 2023, 2:48 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao de Oro provincial health office has intensified its information campaign on hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) after the province logged 418 cases, mostly in children. In a virtual press briefing Thursday, Dr. Antonio Ybiernas, the provincial health officer, said HFMD is… Read More
Dinagat residents hit by ASF to get aid
February 16, 2023, 1:32 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a hog-raising village in Dinagat Islands province hit by the African swine fever (ASF) will receive financial aid from the provincial government, an official said Thursday. “These affected swine raisers are confined in one area in Barangay Don Ruben in the town of… Read More
Teenage pregnancy in E. Visayas dropped to 4.9% in 2022: PopCom
February 16, 2023, 1:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Teenage pregnancy among 15 to 19 years old in Eastern Visayas has dropped based on the 2022 National Health and Demographic Survey (NDHS), the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) reported Thursday. The figure declined to 4.9 percent last year from 6.9 percent… Read More
La Union deploys artificial reefs to boost fish production
February 16, 2023, 1:06 pm
LUNA, La Union – The provincial government of La Union has deployed artificial coral reefs in Barangay Nalvo in this town to provide natural habitat for marine life and boost fish production. In a phone interview, La Union Environment and Natural Resources Office head Ayen Rosario said the… Read More
State of calamity declared in S. Cotabato town due to fish kill
February 16, 2023, 12:52 pm
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – Officials of Lake Sebu town in this province has allocated PHP1.5 million of its calamity fund for financial assistance of fish cage operators affected by a fish kill in the area. In an interview Thursday, Robert Bagong, chief of the Lake Sebu Municipal Disaster… Read More
NTC assists over 500 SIM registrants in Romblon town
February 16, 2023, 12:49 pm
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro – The National Telecommunications Commission in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (NTC-Mimaropa) has facilitated 516 SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) registrants under the “Assistive SIM Registration” at a covered court in Looc town, Romblon province on… Read More
PCG temporarily suspends sea travels to Siargao, Dinagat Islands
February 16, 2023, 9:53 am
BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stations in Surigao del Norte and the Dinagat Islands issued separate advisories Thursday for temporary suspension of sea travels in their jurisdictions for the safety of mariners. This came after a gale warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric,… Read More
La Trinidad farmers urged to adopt elevated strawberry farming
February 15, 2023, 8:26 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The municipal government of La Trinidad has urged farmers to adopt elevated strawberry farming to produce three times their regular yield and battle the effects of land conversion. Nida Organo, municipal agriculture officer of Benguet's capital town La Trinidad, said that due to… Read More
Flood-hit towns in E. Visayas to get additional food packs
February 15, 2023, 8:18 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Navy will transport another round of relief goods to the municipalities in Eastern Visayas hit by massive flooding from late December to January this year. Lt. Michael John Savillo, public affairs officer of the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen), said Wednesday that… Read More
DOH launches cardio health, wellness campaign in La Union
February 15, 2023, 7:56 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health (DOH) has launched a dance contest open to all high school and college students in the province of La Union as part of its cardiovacsular health and wellness campaign. “The campaign will be piloted in the province of La Union, to promote fitness… Read More
Quezon IPs begin 9-day march to air woes on Kaliwa Dam project
February 15, 2023, 7:48 pm
LUCENA CITY – More than 300 indigenous peoples (IPs) belonging to the Dumagat-Remontado tribe in General Nakar town, Quezon province on Wednesday started their nine-day march to Malacañang with the hope of gaining audience with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. regarding the Kaliwa Dam project… Read More
P3.2-M fertilizer discount vouchers reach 805 Dinagat farmers
February 15, 2023, 7:43 pm
BUTUAN CITY – At least 805 rice farmers in the Province of Dinagat Islands will finally receive their fertilizer discount vouchers as the rollout of the distribution in the province finally started on Tuesday.The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13), in a statement Wednesday… Read More
DSWD chief eyes more responsive disaster response mechanisms
February 15, 2023, 7:41 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian aims to make the agency’s disaster management and response efforts more responsive by setting up additional response hubs and spokes. In his visit to Philippine Disaster Resilience… Read More
DOT-13 to hone hospitality skills of 7K tourism players
February 15, 2023, 7:17 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) will train some 7,000 tourism frontline workers and students from the region on the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE). DOT-13 Regional Director Ivonnie Dumadag said the FBSE is a program initiated by the agency to… Read More
Dumaguete hosts first leg of FOI transparency roadshow 2023
February 15, 2023, 7:17 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental’s provincial capital will host the first leg of the nationwide 2023 Freedom of Information (FOI) Transparency Roadshow on Thursday with national and local officials in attendance. The roadshow aims to intensify FOI as a tool for transparency and accountability… Read More
