Provincial
Farmers, PWDs in Albay get free-range chickens
February 8, 2023, 4:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Daraga Municipal Agriculture Services Office (MASO) has distributed livelihood assistance to farmers, persons with disabilities (PWD) and other members of marginalized sectors as part of the local government unit's intervention programs to uplift the lives of its constituents.… Read More
TOWCEN marks 12th anniversary, vows improved disaster response
February 8, 2023, 4:46 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Air Force’s Tactical Operations Wing Central (TOWCEN) underscored its role of ensuring peace and development in the Visayas through integrated air operations, as the unit celebrated its 12th founding anniversary Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Ramil Oloroso, TOWCEN’s wing… Read More
Kids in Iloilo told to stay home if they manifest HFMD symptoms
February 8, 2023, 4:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (PHO) is calling on parents to refrain from sending their children to school or daycare centers once they manifest signs and symptoms of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) to prevent its spread. PHO head Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon, in a media… Read More
Iloilo City gears for ‘Paraw Regatta’ Festival
February 8, 2023, 3:56 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo’s Paraw Regatta Festival, one of the main tourist attractions in this city, will return three years after it was temporarily shelved because of the health pandemic. Touted as the largest sailing event in the Philippines and oldest event in Asia, the race course stretches… Read More
3 NPA rebels with arrest warrants fall in Caraga
February 8, 2023, 3:16 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels with arrest warrants for murder and multiple murder charges were arrested in separate police operations in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte on Tuesday.In a report Wednesday, Col. Filemon Pacios, Agusan del Norte Police… Read More
Davao de Oro incurs P142-M damage from quake
February 8, 2023, 3:16 pm
DAVAO CITY – The damage incurred by the Feb. 1 magnitude 6 tremor has reached PHP142 million, the Davao de Oro provincial government reported Wednesday.In a statement, the provincial government said at least PHP79 million damage in infrastructure was recorded while PHP63 million for the… Read More
543 scholars get P1M allowance from Dinagat prov’l gov’t
February 8, 2023, 3:15 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Dinagat Islands provincial government has completed the release of over PHP1 million worth of allowances for its 543 scholars for the first semester of the school year 2022-2023, an official said Wednesday.In an interview, John Philip Tan, the executive assistant of Governor… Read More
Army thwarts bombing plot in Maguindanao Sur
February 8, 2023, 1:10 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte – Government forces have foiled attempted bombing plots by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) following an artillery offensive that left three extremists killed and one captured in Maguindanao del Sur province, military officials reported… Read More
Ilocos anti-drug campaign adopts whole-of-nation approach
February 7, 2023, 8:35 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1), different national government agencies, local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations, the academe and other sectors are now geared at working together to address the illegal drug problem in the region. This, after… Read More
DSWD-7 resumes in-person family sessions for 4Ps beneficiaries
February 7, 2023, 8:19 pm
CEBU CITY – Three years since in-person activities were halted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) officials have resumed face-to-face “family development sessions” in order to address concerns regarding the conditional cash transfer. Shalaine Marie Lucero,… Read More
Cebu City LGU to recognize 2 ‘hero’ students on Charter Day
February 7, 2023, 8:11 pm
CEBU CITY – After being awarded by the local police, the two nursing students here who rushed to the aid of a wounded woman will receive the “Mayor’s Awards” during the Cebu City Charter celebration on Feb. 24, Mayor Michael Rama said on Tuesday. Rama said Angyl Faith Ababat and Kristianne… Read More
Army targets end of NegOr insurgency in 2023 Q1
February 7, 2023, 7:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine Army targets to end the communist insurgency in Negros Oriental as early as the first quarter of this year with sustained operations. Brig. Gen. Leonardo Peña, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade based in Tanjay City, told the Philippine News Agency on… Read More
Quezon town police cited for drug ops, arrests
February 7, 2023, 7:27 pm
TIAONG, Quezon – Police in this town are in high spirits after ranking No. 1 among the province's 39 municipalities and two cities in drug arrests from Jan. 23 to 29. Tiaong tied with Lucena City, both with seven drug arrests for the said period, according to Capt. Lovelynn Lalunio, Quezon… Read More
9 Ilocos LGUs set up own Barangay Employment Services Office
February 7, 2023, 7:25 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Eight municipalities and one city in the Ilocos Region have established their own Barangay Employment Services Office (BESO) to help facilitate job seeking for the residents in their communities. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)… Read More
Baguio parents urged to get kids in daycare centers jabbed
February 7, 2023, 7:24 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The local government on Tuesday urged parents sending their children to government-run daycare centers to let their little ones undergo mandatory basic immunization. Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, in a phone interview on Tuesday, reminded parents that they would need to present… Read More
Danish nat’l, 2 others nabbed over death of town mayor’s brother
February 7, 2023, 7:07 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A Danish national, his Filipino common-law wife and a third suspect in the shooting to death of the brother of a Negros Oriental town mayor were arrested by the police hours after the victim’s cadaver was found early Monday in the municipality of Valencia. Maj. Roger Quijano,… Read More
Bataan offers free rides on board electric shuttles
February 7, 2023, 7:05 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Commuters in Balanga City, Bataan can now avail of free rides on board electric shuttles. In partnership with the Global Electric Transport City Optimized Managed Electric Transport (GET COMET), the provincial government of Bataan on Tuesday started to test-run… Read More
DA allots P32M for agri dev’t in 4 Davao provinces
February 7, 2023, 7:03 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Davao Region (DA-11) has allotted PHP32.6 million worth of assistance to curb poverty in four provinces in the region.In a press briefing here, DA-11 Regional Officer for Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Naomi Lamata said 14… Read More
Navy rescues 28 passengers, crew of distressed vessel off Basilan
February 7, 2023, 7:01 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Personnel of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) rescued 28 people from a wooden-hulled vessel in distress off Basilan province, a top military official said Tuesday.Rear Adm. Donn Anthony Miraflor, NFWM commander, said the 28 people, comprising 11 crewmen and 17… Read More
DILG cites Davao Norte’s good financial housekeeping in 2022
February 7, 2023, 7:00 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte province has been cited as the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) Passer in Region 11, according to a report by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) released Tuesday.In the report, DILG recognized the province's exceptional financial… Read More
