Provincial
W. Visayas police boosts monitoring of coastal areas vs. smuggling
August 3, 2024, 7:22 am
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) is intensifying its monitoring of coastal areas to prevent possible smuggling activities. In an interview on Friday, PRO-6 Director, Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, said this complies with instructions from the national headquarters to… Read More
BPO firm’s workforce expansion to benefit Ilonggos
August 3, 2024, 7:14 am
ILOILO CITY – A business process outsourcing (BPO) firm specializing in contact center and clinical nurse operations announced on Friday its plan to expand its workforce in Iloilo City, providing more job opportunities for Ilonggos. “We have 40 percent of our population out of Iloilo, barely… Read More
NorMin enforcers nab 9 suspects, seize P3.7-M illegal drugs
August 2, 2024, 9:03 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Law enforcement teams in Northern Mindanao rounded up illegal drug suspects and seized substances worth PHP3.7 million in separate operations in Misamis Oriental and this city. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority Region 10 (PDEA-10) and the Police Regional Office… Read More
Cordillera firefighters train on sign language to reach more PWD
August 2, 2024, 8:34 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The language barrier between the firefighters and persons with disabilities (PWD) will soon be a thing of the past as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has started training personnel to do and understand sign language. “It is being piloted at the Baguio City Fire Station… Read More
Cebu island-town builds wharf for int’l cruise vessels
August 2, 2024, 8:07 pm
CEBU CITY – The town of Sta. Fe in the tourist island of Bantayan is building a finger wharf to accommodate international cruise ships, an official revealed Friday. Francisco Comendador III, general manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA), said a wharf will be incorporated into the design of… Read More
Ilocos Norte ups measures vs. dengue after 2 deaths
August 2, 2024, 7:46 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte Provincial Health Office (PHO) has intensified its information and education drive on dengue fever after recording two fatalities out of the total 146 cases as of July 20, 2024. “There is intensive information education campaign in every municipality,… Read More
Armyworms damage to NegOcc corn farms reaches P37-M
August 2, 2024, 7:46 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Damage brought by armyworm infestation to cornfields in 11 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental reached PHP37.32 million as of July 30, data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) on Friday showed. The consolidated data showed that 2,504.6 hectares of… Read More
Pacific Partnership to improve AFP's emergency, disaster response
August 2, 2024, 7:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday expressed its full confidence on the "Pacific Partnership 2024" which is expected to directly assist disadvantaged populations, and promote regional resilience, interoperability, and security through comprehensive engagements.… Read More
NU opens 1st VisMin campus in Bacolod City
August 2, 2024, 7:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National University (NU) is opening its first campus in Visayas and Mindanao in this city for the academic year 2024-2025 starting Aug. 5. In a statement on Friday, Dr. Renato Carlos Ermita Jr., president and chief executive officer of NU Philippines, cited the opening of the… Read More
Former NPA rebels become community dev’t volunteers in Negros
August 2, 2024, 6:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental are taking a new path in life by serving as community development volunteers through the assistance of the Philippine Army and the provincial government. In a statement on Friday,… Read More
Comelec-Baguio eyes 10K more registered voters
August 2, 2024, 6:40 pm
BAGUIO CITY – An official of the Commission on Elections-Baguio hopes to register additional 10,000 voters with the opening of a satellite office in a mall here and the Register Anywhere Program. Comelec-Baguio election officer lawyer John Paul Martin said they have exceeded their 10,000… Read More
Davao City beefs up watershed management campaign in barangays
August 2, 2024, 6:09 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Watershed Management Council (WMC) here has strengthened the campaign on watershed management in communities. WMC secretariat member Karmela Tongo underscored the importance of villagers’ role in protecting watersheds, especially through the Barangay Watershed Management… Read More
CDO bats for incubation program for MSMEs
August 2, 2024, 6:00 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is pushing for an incubation program to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and make local businesses more visible. In an interview Friday, John Asuncion, head of the city's Trade Investments Promotion Center, said a support mechanism… Read More
DA-CAR helps sell 2 tons of unsold veggies
August 2, 2024, 5:48 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) on Friday linked farmers with buyers to help dispose of and sell more than two tons of cabbages unsold at the different trading posts in La Trinidad, Benguet. “There are about one ton being delivered… Read More
Cebu coops to PBBM: Save transport modernization program
August 2, 2024, 5:19 pm
CEBU CITY – The Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to save the modernization program of the public transport system. The FCTC wrote the President on Aug. 1, expressing its opposition to Senate Resolution No.1096 which seeks to suspend and review the… Read More
2 provincial police chiefs assume posts in Bicol
August 2, 2024, 4:58 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Two police officials assumed posts as the new Philippine National Police provincial directors in Camarines Sur and Catanduanes early this week. In an interview on Friday, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) chief Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said the movement and change of… Read More
Samar expands Tandaya trail for tourists
August 2, 2024, 4:25 pm
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar – The Tandaya trail in Samar province has expanded, adding more sites for tourists to explore. Samar provincial tourism officer Marvin Piczon said in a press briefing Friday that the Barobaybay River Cruise and Mangrove Tour in Barobaybay village in Calbiga, Samar, will… Read More
Cordillera on heightened alert due to rising dengue cases
August 2, 2024, 3:04 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) placed the whole region under blue or heightened alert effective Aug. 1 due to to increasing cases of dengue. Citing the latest Department of Health (DOH) - Center for Health Development surveillance… Read More
2 towns in NoCot, MagSur declared ‘drug-free’
August 2, 2024, 2:28 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared two towns in Maguindanao del Norte and North Cotabato as drug-free municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and the Soccsksargen Region. In North Cotabato, the town of Antipas became… Read More
NegOr replacement for withdrawn cops arrive for NIR transition
August 1, 2024, 9:02 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Hundreds of police personnel are being pulled out from Negros Oriental, with many more being sent here as replacements as the transition to the newly-created Negros Island Region (NIR) takes place. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office… Read More
