Provincial
C. Visayas police taps aerial tech vs. crimes
February 3, 2023, 6:15 pm
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 (Central Visayas) has trained drone patrol officers as part of its effort to institutionalize the use of aerial technology in preventing and solving crimes, a police official said Friday. Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis said some personnel underwent a… Read More
Hub for homemade Ilocos products reopens at Laoag airport
February 3, 2023, 6:11 pm
LAOAG CITY – The One Town, One Product Philippines Hub (OTOP PH Hub) at the Laoag International Airport, which sells homemade Ilocos products, has reopened and now occupies a bigger and more accessible space at the waiting area. Department and Trade Industry (DTI) Ilocos Norte head Amelia Galvez… Read More
91 DTI-established Negosyo Centers ready to serve MSMEs in Bicol
February 3, 2023, 5:55 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 91 Negosyo Centers in Bicol are now fully operational and ready to serve all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and would-be entrepreneurs, the Department of Trade and Industry in Bicol (DTI-5) bared Friday. In a radio interview, DTI-5 regional director Rodrigo… Read More
Pangasinan town Sigay Festival celebrates sea’s bounty
February 3, 2023, 5:50 pm
BINMALEY, Pangasinan – The sunset, sea breeze and the sound of waves added to the fun of the street party to celebrate the bounty of the sea in this town’s Sigay Festival on Friday to promote the local businesses and tourism in the town. The street party, usually held at the poblacion area,… Read More
Biochar production plant to operate soon in Nueva Ecija
February 3, 2023, 5:34 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A production plant that turns rice husk into a soil enhancer will operate soon in Nueva Ecija province. The provincial government led by Governor Aurelio Umali, and the Singaporean renewable energy and carbon projects developer, Alcom Pte Ltd., led by its… Read More
Davao City enterprise collects P177-M in 2022
February 3, 2023, 5:21 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Economic Enterprises (CEE) has generated an income of PHP177.7 million in 2022, an increase of 26.5 percent from the PHP140.4 million collected during the previous year.CEE officer-in-charge Maximo P. Macalipes Jr., however, said their 2022 collection only hit 88.18… Read More
Top PH runners urged to join 1st Laoag sand dunes challenge
February 3, 2023, 5:20 pm
LAOAG CITY – The city government on Friday invited the country's top runners and enthusiasts to take part in its first-ever running event on Feb. 25 featuring the famous sand dunes of Ilocos Norte. Laoag Mayor Michael Keon said the city government would be hosting the Laoag City Sand Dunes… Read More
Baguio shuts down all city-managed Covid-19 isolation units
February 3, 2023, 5:16 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The local government has decided to stopped the operation of all city-managed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) isolation facilities as these have remained empty for the past few weeks now. Aileen Refuerzo, chief city information officer, on Friday said the Baguio City Community… Read More
2.5K indigent students in Agusan Norte get P10-M aid
February 3, 2023, 5:09 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Educational assistance payouts started Friday for 2,500 indigent students from the second legislative district of Agusan del Norte province.“Each of the 161 indigent high school and college students from Carmen town received PHP4,000 educational during the payout on Friday… Read More
NegOcc grants P8-M financial aid to DepEd farm schools
February 3, 2023, 5:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has granted a total of PHP8-million financial assistance to rural farm schools of the Department of Education (DepEd) across the province. Data on Friday showed the recipients were farm schools from 12 divisions, which received aid from… Read More
90K individuals added to 4Ps listing in Central Visayas
February 3, 2023, 4:52 pm
CEBU CITY – At least 90,242 individuals in Central Visayas will be added as new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a social welfare official said Friday. DSWD-7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero said the number accounts for 31 percent of the 288,841 households… Read More
Close to 1.4M Ilonggos receive PhilSys ID
February 3, 2023, 4:52 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) here said that 1,399,685 residents of Iloilo province have already received their Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) card, either in digital or physical format, as of January this year. Jerry Dolutan, supervising statistical… Read More
DOST helps Tarlac MSME to become globally competitive
February 3, 2023, 4:43 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has played a major role that helped a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) in Tarlac City penetrate the global market. Through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), the DOST gave the… Read More
Pangasinan restricts entry of poultry products from 17 provinces
February 3, 2023, 4:36 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has implemented anew a temporary ban on the entry of all ducks, quails, spent hens (culled), hatching eggs, pigeons, gamefowls, ready-to-lay pullet (RTL) and restricted the movement of other poultry birds and by-products from 17… Read More
Baguio mulls privatization of city’s garbage collection
February 3, 2023, 4:13 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is mulling privatizing the garbage management system of the city, which last year spent PHP186 million on waste management alone, an official said on Friday. “We are studying the cost-benefit of privatizing the management of solid waste to reduce the cost of… Read More
Digitalization helps Davao market vendors reach more buyers
February 3, 2023, 4:10 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government has expanded the digitalization of payments in its public markets, helping microentrepreneurs achieve cashless transactions.Davao City Economic Enterprises officer-in-charge Maximo Macalipes Jr. said the “PalengQR” program is currently “onboarding” the… Read More
NegOcc town treasurer faces probe over ‘stolen’ P6.4-M LGU funds
February 3, 2023, 3:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Irene Montilla of Isabela, Negros Occidental said on Friday she is awaiting the results of the investigation on the town's acting treasurer who lost millions of local government funds to an alleged robbery. "We are still waiting for the full investigation of the Philippine… Read More
P151-M fertilizer discount vouchers released for Caraga farmers
February 3, 2023, 3:50 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) has started the distribution of fertilizer discount vouchers to rice farmers for the month of February, an official said Friday.“The distribution of vouchers started last February 1 and will continue until February 27,”… Read More
Over 53,000 flood-hit victims in E. Visayas get food packs
February 3, 2023, 3:36 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 53,941 family food packs (FFPs) have been distributed to families in Eastern Visayas region heavily affected by recent flooding, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Friday. DSWD regional director Grace Subong said in a press briefing… Read More
DOH declares Oriental Mindoro malaria-free
February 3, 2023, 3:30 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday declared this province malaria-free after the review and recommendation of the National Malaria Elimination and Control Technical Working Group. Before this, Oriental Mindoro has completed and satisfied all the… Read More
