Provincial
SSS seeks coverage of 3K graduating students in Negros
July 2, 2024, 8:21 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) is encouraging graduating senior high school and college students in Negros Island to become members as they prepare for employment. The SSS Visayas West 1 Division based here is eyeing the social security coverage of nearly 3,000 students of… Read More
Over 8.9K Negrenses receive PBBM El Niño assistance
July 2, 2024, 8:17 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 8,929 beneficiaries in Negros Occidental have received cash aid of PHP10,000 each from the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk and Families (PAFFF) as of July 1, according to data released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday.… Read More
Surigao Sur gets weather instruments for disaster preparedness
July 2, 2024, 8:15 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur province has new weather instruments donated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and its partner, A2D Project Research Group for Alternatives to Development Inc., to boost preparation for calamities and disasters. In an interview on Tuesday,… Read More
Bago City’s anti-hunger initiative leads to 215% rice sufficiency
July 2, 2024, 8:14 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The holistic anti-hunger initiative of Bago City in Negros Occidental has resulted in 215.7 percent rice sufficiency level, ensuring greater food security and economic stability for its people. Through the Food Staples Sufficiency Program, the city just south of Bacolod aims to… Read More
Ordinance for installation of historical markers gets support
July 2, 2024, 8:07 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – An ordinance authorizing the provincial council on history and cultural heritage to install markers on statues, landmarks, and historic sites in the province of Antique received a favorable response from stakeholders during a committee hearing on Tuesday. “We… Read More
DOH-Calabarzon youth centers promote reproductive, mental health
July 2, 2024, 7:39 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon reported the successful establishment of youth centers across the region’s 31 congressional districts under its "TEENDig KABATAAN! Kalusugan ay Pahalagahan" project. Dr. Ariel Valencia, DOH Assistant Secretary and concurrent… Read More
Biz group pushes for Philippine Retirement Authority branch in NegOr
July 2, 2024, 7:37 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is seeking the establishment of a Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) satellite office here for faster visa processing of retirees. NOCCI president Edward Du said at a press conference on Tuesday that a PRA satellite… Read More
DSWD starts reading tutorial for 2K struggling learners in Samar
July 2, 2024, 7:34 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here has kicked off its 20-day tutorial program to enhance the reading capabilities of elementary students in Samar province. Dubbed “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” (TBTP), it will deploy 375 tutors and… Read More
DOH: 3K W. Visayas villages achieve zero open defecation status
July 2, 2024, 7:07 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD) on Tuesday reported that 74.73 percent or 3,028 of the 4,052 barangays in the region have achieved zero open defecation (ZOD) status. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas here, WVCHD Regional… Read More
Ilocos Norte’s rice buffer stock enough until next harvest season
July 2, 2024, 7:03 pm
LAOAG CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Ilocos Norte has assured the public of sufficient buffer stock of rice this rainy season, enough to last until the harvest season in October. NFA-Ilocos Norte manager Jonathan Corpuz said in a phone interview Tuesday that residents have nothing… Read More
PNP chief wants to see more police officers on the ground
July 2, 2024, 6:55 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is reconfiguring its offices to pull out policemen and replace them with non-uniformed personnel to intensify deployment on the ground. “What we are doing now, we want to bring our policemen on the ground. Maybe not this year, but next year… Read More
Comelec-Negros Island Region sets up office in Dumaguete
July 2, 2024, 6:51 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set up its Negros Island Region (NIR) regional office here, just 10 months ahead of the mid-term national and local elections in May 2025. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano formally assumed his new post as the acting Regional Election… Read More
Negros solon commits support for new DepEd chief
July 2, 2024, 6:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, earlier shortlisted to become the next Department of Education (DepEd) chief, vowed support for Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, who was named as the next Education Secretary by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.… Read More
DOH institutionalizes #711 hotline for faster patient admission
July 2, 2024, 5:55 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has strengthened its #711 call center for easier and faster referral of patients needing immediate health care in Central Visayas, a health official said Tuesday during the Bagong Pilipinas forum. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director, said… Read More
Over 4K farmers, fisherfolk in Albay get P41.5-M cash aid from gov't
July 2, 2024, 5:45 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Agriculture Office (APAO) continued the distribution of financial assistance provided by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to 4,155 farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon. In an interview on Tuesday, Assistant Provincial Agriculturist… Read More
North Cotabato enforces measures as ASF cases spike
July 2, 2024, 5:24 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – The provincial government imposed preventive measures to contain the new spike of African swine fever (ASF) infestation in North Cotabato, depopulating around 128 hogs as of Tuesday. Eliseo Mangliwan, the provincial government's ASF focal person, said the hogs… Read More
Medical courses now offered in 4 E. Visayas provinces
July 2, 2024, 5:14 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) regional office has welcomed the offering of medical courses in four of the six provinces in Eastern Visayas, as this will address the shortage of health workers. Outside this city, medical courses will be offered in the upcoming school year in… Read More
BARMM okays P467.8-M tourism investments
July 2, 2024, 5:09 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Board of Investments (BBOI) has approved the registration of a major player in the region’s tourism industry, putting in P467.8 million in capital, investment officials said Tuesday. “This marks another… Read More
Ilocos Region intensifies catch-up vaccination of children
July 2, 2024, 4:04 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Region wants to achieve 95 percent immunization coverage of children, hence it is intensifying catch-up vaccination. Department of Health Director Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco said Tuesday that they are actively reaching out to bring immunization services for free from Mondays… Read More
Travel exhibit brings museum closer to barangays
July 1, 2024, 9:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Iloilo aims to raise public awareness and inspire appreciation of Filipino heritage with its Pambansang Museum sa Barangay (PMB) project. NMP Iloilo officer-in-charge Maricyn De Los Santos on Monday said the PMB are mobile boxes brought… Read More
