Provincial
'Code White' up in Ilocos for typhoon-related emergencies
July 26, 2024, 5:35 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Health (DOH) has placed all public health facilities in the Ilocos Region under a Code White status to respond to emergencies and provide immediate assistance and guidance in health emergency response situations amid the heavy rains brought by the… Read More
Lifesaving advocate group preps youth on emergency response
July 26, 2024, 5:28 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A volunteer organization urged local government units in this province to prepare younger members of the communities for emergency response during calamities. The Dao Lifesaving Advocates (DLA) said it is ready to provide free disaster risk reduction and… Read More
Rains leave P99.8-M damage to agri, infra in Pangasinan
July 26, 2024, 3:45 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) enhanced by Typhoon Carina left an initial PHP99.8 million damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Pangasinan, and affected around 12,637 families or 44,483 individuals in La Union. In a phone interview on… Read More
P8.1-M shabu seized in Cebu town drug sting
July 26, 2024, 3:43 pm
CEBU CITY – A high-value drug suspect was arrested during a sting operation in Liloan town, north of Cebu Thursday, and yielded some PHP8.1 million worth of shabu. In a report Friday, Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office 7, said combined elements of the provincial and… Read More
17 retailers accredited as ‘Walang Gutom’ food suppliers in NegOcc
July 26, 2024, 2:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Western Visayas (Region 6) has tapped 17 retailers to supply food products to beneficiary households of the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program in two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. As of Friday, there are… Read More
Water sources in BARMM flooded areas test positive for E. coli
July 26, 2024, 2:28 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) on Friday urged residents in flooded areas to boil drinking and cooking water after samples tested positive for E. coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria. Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr., minister of… Read More
PNP, LGU intensify ops vs. POGOs in C. Visayas
July 26, 2024, 2:08 pm
CEBU CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is working closely with local government units (LGUs) as they go after Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) in Central Visayas, a police official said on Friday. Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare said LGUs in the region could help with their… Read More
Shabu worth P7.58-M found in Laoag shoreline
July 26, 2024, 12:55 pm
LAOAG CITY– Illegal drugs worth PHP7 million were recovered along the shoreline of this Ilocos Norte capital, the local police said on Friday. Col. Andrew Rabang, city police chief, said a light blue plastic pack with Chinese markings containing white crystalline substance was turned over to the… Read More
DA-CAR assures availability of seeds for calamity-affected farmers
July 25, 2024, 9:58 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department for Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) assured farmers of the availability of standby seeds should they need to immediately replace plants damaged by the rains caused by the monsoon and Super Typhoon Carina. "Ready naman tayo dyan kasi may… Read More
CDO boosts disaster preparedness with flood forecasting technology
July 25, 2024, 9:49 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Department (CDRRMD) is beefing up its Comprehensive Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) with the installation of flood forecasting technology.In an interview on Thursday, CDRRMD chief Nick Jabagat said the CDRA would use the flood… Read More
Dinagat guv optimistic for aid, investments after Mindanao forum
July 25, 2024, 9:31 pm
DAVAO CITY – Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. is optimistic that his province will receive much-needed development aid and investment opportunities after participating in the Mindanao Development Forum 2024, which culminated here Thursday.In a press briefing Thursday, Demerey said the… Read More
Soldiers deployed to protect civilians after clashes in MagNor town
July 25, 2024, 9:24 pm
COTABATO CITY – About a hundred soldiers, backed by Simba armoured personnel carriers, were deployed in the coastal villages of Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province following clashes between armed men that left one dead and three injured before dawn Thursday.The clashes also… Read More
98 rebels surrender in Antique under whole-of-nation approach
July 25, 2024, 9:14 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The government’s whole-of-the-nation approach or End to Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) program encouraged 98 rebels in Antique to return to the fold of law since 2023, according to the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO). APPO Deputy Director for… Read More
Water level at San Roque Dam far from spilling level
July 25, 2024, 9:11 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The water level at San Roque Dam, which spans the municipalities of San Nicolas and San Manuel, Pangasinan remains far from spilling level amidst the release of water from Binga Dam in Itogon town, Benguet province on Thursday. San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC) vice… Read More
NPA squad leader killed in Eastern Samar clash
July 25, 2024, 8:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in a clash between government forces and rebels in the upland Osmeña village in General MacArthur, Eastern Samar on Thursday. The Philippine Army's 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB) identified the slain rebel as Joel Guarino alias… Read More
Safe spaces for women, children in evacuation centers urged
July 25, 2024, 7:27 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office assured Thursday that evacuation centers in Negros Oriental are safe and friendly to women and children. Hilton Edrial, PSWDO chief, said other evacuation centers across the country are safe and friendly towards children and… Read More
Negros Occidental awards P901-K cash incentives to Palaro medalists
July 25, 2024, 6:06 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental’s provincial government awarded on Thursday a total of PHP901,000 in cash incentives to its athletes who won medals in the just-concluded 2024 Palarong Pambansa held in Cebu City. The amount consisted of PHP224,000 for elementary division medalists, PHP581,000… Read More
New land preparation machinery to benefit 8.5K Negrense farmers
July 25, 2024, 5:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 8,504 rice farmers in Negros Occidental can avail of technology for fast and efficient land preparation through the 15 brand-new units of floating tiller distributed by the provincial government here. Data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) on Thursday… Read More
Carina-enhanced ‘habagat’ causes flooding in 5 Iloilo towns
July 25, 2024, 5:29 pm
ILOILO CITY – Five municipalities of Iloilo experienced flooding due to massive rains caused by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Super Typhoon Carina. Despite this, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Cornelio Salinas said Thursday the province is still in a… Read More
Over 720K Region 8 learners now enrolled for new school year
July 25, 2024, 3:13 pm
PALO, Leyte – At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29. The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enrollment as of Thursday morning only… Read More
