Provincial
Bank deposits in NegOcc, Bacolod City hit almost P360-B in 2023
August 6, 2024, 8:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Total bank deposits in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City reached PHP359.5 billion in 2023, higher than PHP342.3 billion in 2022, data presented by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) on Tuesday here showed. “The deposits in Negros and Bacolod in Region 6 are… Read More
DepEd Antique needs P2.5-B to meet classroom shortage
August 6, 2024, 8:52 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique needs around PHP2.5 billion to address its shortage of 986 classrooms. DepEd engineer Rex Galero said in an interview Tuesday they are urging local and national governments to help as they still… Read More
P224-M illegal drugs seized, 2.6K suspects nabbed in Bicol since 2022
August 6, 2024, 8:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) seized some PHP224 million worth of illegal drugs and nabbed 2,609 suspects from drug operations under the Marcos administration for the past two years. During Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas briefing held at Camp Simeon Ola… Read More
Bicol's new military chief spells out strategies to 'WIN'
August 6, 2024, 8:29 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The new commander of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division (9ID), Maj. Gen. Noe Alberto Q. Peñafiel, said under his leadership, the division would focus on WIN – Work as a team, Innovate for the campaign, and Nurture peace and preparedness for defense. "As I ponder the… Read More
PHP1.36-B illegal drugs seized in Ilocos Region Jan-Aug. 2
August 6, 2024, 8:21 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Intensified border checkpoints and other anti-illegal drugs measures have yielded a total of PHP1.36 billion worth of shabu and marijuana in the Ilocos Region from January to Aug. 2 this year. The bulk of the more than 237,400 grams of contraband is consisted of the about… Read More
P46.8-M PAFFF aid reach 4.6K Butuan farmers, fishers
August 6, 2024, 8:12 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The three-day distribution of financial aid to farmers and fishers in this city, whose sources of livelihoods were affected by the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon, started Tuesday under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families (PAFFF) program.… Read More
DSWD activates education grant to ensure 4Ps kids enroll in schools
August 6, 2024, 8:01 pm
CEBU CITY – Schoolchildren under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas are provided with education grants to entice them to enroll and finish their school year, a social welfare official said on Tuesday. Jiah Sayson, head of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
‘Bagong Pilipinas’ sting ops haul P2.5-B illegal drugs in C. Visayas
August 6, 2024, 7:48 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bagong Pilipinas anti-drug campaign in Central Visayas has resulted in the confiscation of illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP2.5 billion since the start of the Marcos administration, the region’s top police official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin,… Read More
Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinics boost health services for Negrenses
August 6, 2024, 7:46 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The delivery of health services for Negrenses is getting a boost with the deployment of Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinic received by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson during the turnover led by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in Cebu City on Monday. “This mobile clinic will not only… Read More
Cebu business mentoring program benefits 20K microentrepreneurs
August 6, 2024, 6:48 pm
CEBU CITY – More microentrepreneurs in Cebu province will benefit from the microenterprise mentoring program, institutionalized through an ordinance, an official said on Tuesday. Glenn Anthony Soco, Cebu’s sixth district representative to the Provincial Board, said the number of… Read More
New Bacolod city hall to be completed in 18 months
August 6, 2024, 6:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The construction of the new Bacolod City Hall, with an initial project cost of almost PHP223 million, is expected to be completed in 18 months. On Tuesday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led the groundbreaking ceremony on the original historical site of the building on Luzuriaga… Read More
Antique board seeks DILG opinion on suspension of 8 members
August 6, 2024, 6:41 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Vice Governor Edgar Denosta sought the opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the possible replacement of three ex-officio members who were among the eight members of the Provincial Board suspended by the Ombudsman. Denosta,… Read More
Community support crucial in Caraga insurgency fight
August 6, 2024, 5:54 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Over the past two years, police units under the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) have arrested 280 leaders and members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA). PRO-13 Director Brig. Gen. Alan Nazarro said intensified operations against communist from June… Read More
PRO-11 chief challenges Quiboloy to yield, act as 'true leader'
August 6, 2024, 5:51 pm
DAVAO CITY – The chief of the Police Regional Office in the Davao Region (PRO-11) on Tuesday challenged Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to surrender and "act as a true leader." “This is the right time for him to show his followers he is a leader. He is claiming to… Read More
Marawi resident yields P6.8-M shabu in Butuan
August 6, 2024, 5:50 pm
BUTUAN CITY – A resident from Marawi City was caught with PHP6.8 million worth of “shabu” in a drug sting operation by the Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), a police official here said Tuesday. In a report, BCPO chief Col. Marco Archinue said… Read More
DPWH-11 JO, COS get SSS social protection coverage
August 6, 2024, 5:43 pm
DAVAO CITY – Nearly 900 Department of Public Works and Highways in Davao Region (DPWH-11) job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers are now covered under the Social Security System’s (SSS) KaSSSangga Collect Program. In an interview on Tuesday, Dennis Calo, the acting communications… Read More
After POGO ban, city dad eyes inventory of foreign nationals
August 6, 2024, 5:37 pm
ILOILO CITY – The chair of the committee on public safety at the Sangguniang Panlungsod is looking at the possibility of passing an ordinance for the conduct of an inventory of residents, boarders, and lessors in subdivisions and areas that are sometimes difficult to regulate as the first step… Read More
P308-M illegal drugs recovered in E. Visayas in 2 years
August 6, 2024, 5:18 pm
PALO, Leyte – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has confiscated some PHP308.03 million worth of illegal drugs during its two-year operations under the Marcos administration, focusing on drug supply and demand reduction. Seized contrabands from July 2022 to July 2024… Read More
2 potential private Cordillera armed groups dismantled
August 6, 2024, 5:07 pm Updated on August 6, 2024, 8:29 pm
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Police Regional Office in the Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) said it dismantled two potential private armed groups (PAGs) and is closely monitoring five others. PRO-CAR Director Brig. Gen. David Peredo said 34 members from the two groups agreed to surrender… Read More
Ilocos Norte tightens watch vs. reentry of ASF
August 6, 2024, 4:37 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) on Tuesday called on hog raisers, traders, butchers, meat processors, and vendors to adhere to government protocols to prevent the reentry of African swine fever (ASF) in the province. Alarmed by the increasing cases of ASF in the nearby… Read More
