Provincial
Shellfish ban up in Tacloban’s Cancabato Bay
January 26, 2023, 2:10 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against consuming shellfish taken from Cancabato Bay here after meat samples turned positive for red tide toxins. In an advisory issued Wednesday night, BFAR said paralytic shellfish toxin was found during the… Read More
Calbayog airport mulls P100 terminal fee hike
January 26, 2023, 1:39 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is planning to raise the terminal fee at the Calbayog Airport in Samar from PHP50 to PHP150 following the completion of development projects within the facility. CAAP Eastern Visayas area manager Danilo Abarreta said they… Read More
Kidapawan completes P4-M solar lighting project in 40 villages
January 26, 2023, 1:35 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – The city government here has completed the installation of PHP4 million solar lighting units in 40 villages, an official said Thursday.Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista said the project aims to provide lighting in secluded areas to keep communities safe.“Our Task… Read More
DAR awards CLOAs to 400 Cebu farmers
January 26, 2023, 1:34 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 400 farmers were added to the list of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) in Cebu province who received land titles from the national government, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Thursday.Grace Fua, DAR-Cebu agrarian reform program officer, said the recent… Read More
Stakeholders prepare tourism infra ‘wish list’ for E. Visayas
January 25, 2023, 8:26 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Tourism stakeholders in Eastern Visayas came up with a master list of tourism infrastructure that the national government could look for funding in the future. Department of Tourism Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes on Wednesday said they recently gathered key stakeholders… Read More
Davao City dads OK free cinema pass for PWDs
January 25, 2023, 8:16 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed and approved on final reading an ordinance allowing persons with disabilities (PWD) here to have free access to movies in all local cinemas.In a statement Wednesday, Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, the SP committee chair on games and amusement, said… Read More
Lucena farmers learn new techniques via DA 'PalaySikatan' program
January 25, 2023, 8:12 pm
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Around 30 rice farmers from Barangay Mayao Parada, this city on Wednesday underwent a seminar to level up their farming techniques as part of the "PalaySikatan-Lakbay Palay" joint program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Rice Research Institute or… Read More
Army official wants air-tight cases vs. NPAs
January 25, 2023, 8:09 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A Philippine Army brigade commander in Negros Oriental on Wednesday called for the strengthening of the provincial anti-insurgency task force’s legal fight against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Brig. Gen. Leonardo Peña, commander of the… Read More
1,225 households from Antique exit 4Ps
January 25, 2023, 7:41 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A total of 1,225 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from five municipalities in Antique province have exited the program intended for the poorest of the poor. DSWD 4Ps Social Welfare Officer 2 Marian Dumana, in an interview… Read More
1.5-M Quezon residents register for nat'l ID
January 25, 2023, 7:36 pm
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has registered around 1.5 million residents of Quezon province to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and distributed a total of 602,371 Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards or the printed version of the PhilID as… Read More
Bacolod City offers free Wi-Fi access at Gov't Center grounds
January 25, 2023, 7:35 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Free Wi-Fi access is now available for the public at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds, the city government announced on Wednesday. Each day, a user can avail of a one-hour connectivity subscription available to a single device. "This is the initiative of the city… Read More
Army tells Nueva Ecija youth: Don't believe NPA lies
January 25, 2023, 7:33 pm
BALER, Aurora – The 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) of the Philippine Army on Wednesday urged the youth not to be swayed by the false ideologies of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). Lt. Col. Julito Recto Jr., commander of the… Read More
Negros health office probes buried “medical mission” meds
January 25, 2023, 7:33 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental provincial health officer has ordered the investigation of social media reports that medicines purportedly for medical mission were found buried in a vacant lot in this capital city. Provincial Health Office officer-in-charge, Dr. Liland Estacion, said she… Read More
DavOr to hand over Mindanao's biggest irrigation dam to NIA
January 25, 2023, 7:27 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao’s biggest irrigation project of the Davao Oriental provincial government is set to be turned over soon to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).In a statement Wednesday, Governor Corazon Malanyaon said the provincial government decided to turn over the Cateel… Read More
Western Visayas cops remember gallantry of SAF 44
January 25, 2023, 7:26 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas Police Regional Office (PRO6) is one with the nation in remembering the gallantry of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF), an elite force of the Philippine National Police who died in the line of duty on Jan. 25, 2015. “Today as we remember the sacrifice of the… Read More
P5.3-M cash aid given to 824 flood-hit families in Zamboanga
January 25, 2023, 7:26 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Punay led Wednesday the distribution of PHP5.3-million cash aid to 824 flood-hit families here.Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD-9 information officer, said Punay flew in from Manila to see for himself the… Read More
N. Mindanao police remember SAF 44, cops slain in line of duty
January 25, 2023, 7:24 pm Updated on January 25, 2023, 11:26 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) commemorated Wednesday the 8th death anniversary of the 44 troopers of the Special Action Force (SAF) and other police officers killed in the line of duty.Major Gen. Eliseo Cruz, the Philippine National Police… Read More
BIR seizes smuggled cigarettes in Zambo market
January 25, 2023, 7:22 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) personnel seized an undetermined volume of smuggled cigarettes in a surprise inspection of stalls at the city public market here Wednesday.BIR-Region 9 Director Aynie Mandajoyan-Dizon said the operation yielded reams of assorted… Read More
City dad eyes any gov’t ID as elderly proof for discounts
January 25, 2023, 7:22 pm
ILOILO CITY – A city councilor here is pushing for business establishments to accept any government-issued identification cards as proof of senior citizen status to avail of discounts and not just those issued by the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs Office (OSCA). Councilor Sedfrey… Read More
Army general tagged in businesswoman's murder
January 25, 2023, 6:50 pm
DAVAO CITY – The special investigation task group (SITG) of the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) identified Wednesday a high-ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the mastermind in the killing of businesswoman Yvonette Plaza.Brig. Gen. Benjamin Silo Jr.,… Read More
