Provincial
Baguio's month-long flower festival begins
February 1, 2023, 7:42 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city's most famous month-long festival, Panagbenga, opened on Wednesday to a bevy of community-led activities, including two opening grand parades participated in by students and groups both from the public and private sectors. The Panagbenga was started in 1996 to help boost… Read More
Bolinao town records 643K tourist arrivals in 2022
February 1, 2023, 7:39 pm
BOLINAO, Pangasinan – The number of tourists arrivals in Bolinao more than doubled from 301,589 in 2021 to 643,785 in 2022, the Municipal Tourism Office said Wednesday. In a phone interview on Wednesday, municipal tourism officer Mary de Guzman said of the 2022 figure, 181,934 tourists stayed in… Read More
Hanging bridge in NegOr town to boost anti-insurgency drive
February 1, 2023, 7:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A multi-million peso hanging bridge will soon benefit thousands of farmers and residents in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental province. The 50-meter-long cable-suspended bridge made of steel and concrete will be built in Barangay Abis, Mabinay and is projected to boost the… Read More
Viscom chief tells NPA: Stop terrorizing innocent civilians
February 1, 2023, 7:03 pm
CEBU CITY – An Army official on Wednesday urged members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army not to terrorize innocent civilians as he condemned the series of killings allegedly perpetrated by rebels in Negros Island over the past week. “The CPP-NPA has once again… Read More
Mobile civil registration up for Mimaropa IPs, remote villagers
February 1, 2023, 7:01 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Residents of far-flung areas, especially members of indigenous peoples (IPs) communities, stand to benefit as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) brings civil registry near them in celebration of the… Read More
P5.5-M 'drone-assisted' reforestation set in Bukidnon
February 1, 2023, 6:45 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A PHP5.5 million reforestation project to be carried out by drones is set to be implemented in the Mount Kalatungan ranges in Pangantucan, Bukidnon province this year.Ritchie Guno, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) provincial director for Bukidnon, said the… Read More
Drug pusher yields P1.7-M shabu in Lanao Sur drug bust
February 1, 2023, 6:44 pm Updated on February 2, 2023, 11:15 am
COTABATO CITY – Law enforcement authorities in Lanao del Sur arrested a big-time drug peddler and seized from him PHP1.7 million worth of suspected shabu, an official said Wednesday.Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, identified the arrested suspect as Samsodin… Read More
Zambo City provides P3.5-M financial aid to ASF-hit hog raisers
February 1, 2023, 6:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has so far provided some PHP3.5 million financial assistance to hog raisers affected by the African swine fever (ASF) here.Dr. Mario Arriola, chief of the city veterinarian office, said Wednesday the financial assistance is separate from the family food packs… Read More
DA helps link Pampanga tomato farmers with buyers
February 1, 2023, 6:16 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) has assisted tomato farmers in Lubao town, this province, in selling their fresh produce to buyers directly from farms at reasonable prices. The DA, through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division… Read More
DILG cites 79 effective anti-drug abuse councils in W. Visayas
February 1, 2023, 6:13 pm
ILOILO CITY – Seventy-nine anti-drug abuse councils (ADACs) in Western Visayas were recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as best performing and functional during the 2022 Regional Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Awards held in Iloilo City Tuesday… Read More
Teen ex-NPA rebel surrenders in Bulacan
February 1, 2023, 5:57 pm
CAMP GEN. ALEJO S. SANTOS, Bulacan – A 19-year-old former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered on Wednesday afternoon to the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) in Barangay Sampaloc, San Rafael town, this province. In his report, Col. Relly Arnedo, director of… Read More
MRI, 5 ambulances boost Ilocos Norte’s universal healthcare
February 1, 2023, 5:50 pm
LAOAG CITY – A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner is now available at the provincial government-run Gov. Roque B. Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital (GRBASMH) in this city, in a bid to expand and upgrade the healthcare services of the province of Ilocos Norte. Funded by the Department of Health… Read More
PH most wanted captured in Tawi-Tawi
February 1, 2023, 5:02 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police operatives have arrested one of the nation's most wanted fugitive in an intensified anti-criminality operation in Tawi-Tawi province, a top police official said Wednesday.Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) director, said Faisal… Read More
No hand in gov't projects, Mindanao presidential aide clarifies
February 1, 2023, 5:00 pm
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Secretary Leo Tereso Magno clarified Wednesday that his office cannot approve projects or government contracts, especially in Mindanao.Magno issued the statement after receiving information and requests from several Mindanao officials… Read More
Iloilo City council seeks PBBM’s help in relocating fire victims
February 1, 2023, 4:47 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for help in providing a relocation site to 299 families or 1,123 individuals that lost their homes here due to an early morning fire on Jan. 28 The council unanimously passed a resolution authored by… Read More
Bacolod City registers over 15k businesses in January
February 1, 2023, 4:32 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has processed the registrations of at least 15,315 businesses through the Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) in January this year, data on Wednesday showed. According to the Business and Licensing Office (BPLO), some 13,014 applications were processed manually,… Read More
20 Cebu localities suspend classes amid heavy rainfall warning
February 1, 2023, 4:30 pm
CEBU CITY – Twenty localities in Cebu province that experienced heavy rains due to the shear line suspended their classes on Wednesday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported. Following the orange rainfall warning issued by the National Disaster Risk… Read More
Benguet frost-covered crops, flowers seen to attract tourists
February 1, 2023, 4:09 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A local official on Wednesday said they expect tourists to once again drive up to Atok town not only for its flower farms and vegetable gardens, but also for its frost phenomenon. "Naging destination na ang Atok (Atok has become a destination) with the beautiful flowers,… Read More
Baby sea turtles released in southern Negros
February 1, 2023, 4:08 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 45 sea turtle hatchlings were released by Bantay Dagat personnel of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental province at the Poblacion Beach on Wednesday morning.Bantay Dagat coordinator Edsel Toledo said they found the nest end of November 2022 and secured it until the eggs… Read More
Cebu LGUs given 45-day ultimatum to draft PUVs route plan
February 1, 2023, 4:04 pm
CEBU CITY – Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Wednesday ordered all local government units in the province of Cebu to complete the detailed route network plan for the modern public utility vehicles plying the routes to and from different localities. In an executive order, Garcia instructed all… Read More
