Provincial
Iloilo province battles ASF, pork supply woes
January 27, 2023, 5:05 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. on Friday said the province is facing two battles, one is to stop the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) and another is to ensure the supply of pork products in the next three months, especially in areas where depopulation was enforced.… Read More
P15.3-M shabu seized, 4 arrested in Central Visayas sting ops
January 27, 2023, 5:02 pm
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Central Visayas on Friday bared it seized PHP15.3 million worth of suspected shabu while four drug personalities were arrested during three separate operations in Cebu province. Brigadier General Jerry Bearis, PRO-7 chief, said the regional… Read More
Governance center built for IPs in Negros mountain village
January 27, 2023, 4:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Thousands of members of the indigenous peoples (IP) community in a mountain village of Kabankalan City in southern Negros Occidental province are benefiting from the recently-completed IP Governance Center constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Third… Read More
N. Samar town, Bacoor City boost ties with sisterhood pact
January 27, 2023, 1:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Bacoor in Cavite and the municipal government of Palapag, Northern Samar have signed a sisterhood agreement that would boost their economic, trade, tourism, educational and cultural ties. Palapag Mayor Florence Batula, in a press statement released Friday,… Read More
Local IBP denounces slay try vs. lawyer
January 27, 2023, 1:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Leyte chapter here has condemned the recent shooting that wounded a lawyer and a court personnel while serving a demolition order in Palo town, Leyte province. In a statement issued late Thursday, the local IBP also urged government… Read More
DOH issues operating license to Davao Occidental general hospital
January 27, 2023, 1:00 pm
DAVAO CITY – The 100-bed capacity Davao Occidental General Hospital (DOGH) officially opened on Thursday after the Department of Health (DOH) granted it license to operate as a Level 1 hospital.Currently, construction of the DOGH Phase 2 building is ongoing along with the needed medical… Read More
98% of Cordillera LGUs comply with ease of doing business: ARTA
January 27, 2023, 12:08 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said 98 percent of the local government units (LGUs) of the Cordillera region comply with the government directive to install measures that would ease government transactions. ARTA North Luzon Director Rodolfo del Rosario Jr. made the… Read More
BARMM releases P21-M med assistance for indigent patients
January 27, 2023, 11:30 am
COTABATO CITY – Indigent patients in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) can now avail of free medical assistance from the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) through Mercury Drug outlets, officials said Friday.This came after lawyer Raissa Jajurie, MSSD… Read More
Manhunt on vs. gunmen in murder of village chair in S. Kudarat
January 27, 2023, 11:15 am
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat – Authorities have launched a manhunt against motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot dead a village chairperson in Lebak town Thursday evening.Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento, Lebak police station chief, said Friday soldiers are helping the local police in pursuing the… Read More
BSP introduces 'Paleng-QR' to Benguet farmers
January 26, 2023, 8:26 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday said it is exerting efforts to give farmers in Benguet easier and safer access to digital financial services through its "Paleng-QR" program. Noel Neil Malimban, BSP north Luzon regional director, said in an interview they are in… Read More
Comelec ‘woos’ more registrants with mall listup in Dagupan
January 26, 2023, 8:25 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city started its off-site voters’ registration at a mall on Thursday which will run until Jan. 31 to accommodate more number of registrants. In an interview, Comelec Dagupan election supervisor Michael Frank Sarmiento also said they… Read More
Checkpoints up, gun ban on as poll period starts in Cavite
January 26, 2023, 8:09 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially declared on Thursday the start of the campaign period for the Feb. 25 special election in the 7th district of this province. At exactly 12:01 a.m. Comelec checkpoints were put up in strategic locations, including the… Read More
‘Persons of interest’ tagged in village councilor’s slay try
January 26, 2023, 8:04 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Police investigators have identified “persons of interest” in the shooting and wounding of a barangay kagawad (councilor) and his companion in Minaba, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Initial investigation showed that around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, armed men shot Artemio… Read More
Nearly 350K PhilSys IDs distributed in Nueva Ecija
January 26, 2023, 8:03 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has released almost 350,000 Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID cards to registrants in this province. Elizabeth Rayo, the chief statistical specialist of PSA-Nueva Ecija, said on Thursday a total of 348,782 ID… Read More
Flood-hit villagers get help from group of Mindoreños
January 26, 2023, 8:02 pm
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A group of Metro Manila-based Mindoreños on Wednesday launched a relief operation in Naujan, this province after the town was declared under a state of calamity due to floods caused by the northeast monsoon and the shear line. The Association of Mindoreños… Read More
City tourism bats for more domestic Iloilo flights
January 26, 2023, 7:57 pm
ILOILO CITY –The City Tourism and Development Office (CTDO) here is looking forward to the resumption of domestic flights going to and from the Iloilo International Airport and the proposed reopening of international flights. “We know that a lot are interested to travel coming here and going… Read More
NegOcc cacao farm pushes for dev't of Criollo beans
January 26, 2023, 7:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A large-scale cacao farm in Negros Occidental is pushing for the development of Criollo, the most sought-after variety because of its superior aroma, flavor and taste, to bring Negrense chocolate to the global market. Among those planting the variety is the Lopez family's CY and… Read More
Iloilo cops seize P918-K worth of 'shabu', arrest 32
January 26, 2023, 7:50 pm
ILOILO CITY – Policemen apprehended 32 drug suspects and seized 19 sachets of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP918,000 after a buy-bust operation in a drug den in Barangay Bakhaw in this city’s Mandurriao district Wednesday night. “The efforts of our operatives resulted… Read More
DAR set to cover more lands for individual titles in north Negros
January 26, 2023, 7:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agrarian (DAR) Negros Occidental-I here has stepped up efforts to provide individual titles to farmer-beneficiaries in the northern part of the province under the Project SPLIT or Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling to improve land tenure… Read More
P3.1-M fund turned over for locos Norte town healthcare program
January 26, 2023, 7:42 pm
LAOAG CITY – Piddig municipality in Ilocos Norte has turned over PHP3.1 million to the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City as a trust fund for patients under the town's Cares program. Now in its 9th year, the "Piddig Cares 24-7" program was created to ensure the… Read More
