Provincial
Bacolod City police endorses fake P500 bills to BSP
July 24, 2024, 4:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has endorsed to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) PHP8,000 in fake peso bills found in a public market here. A temporary certification issued by the BSP Bacolod Branch on July 22, declaring the bank notes counterfeit, was furnished by the… Read More
Leyte’s Kalanggaman Island closed for 5-day recuperation break
July 24, 2024, 4:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Palompon, Leyte, has temporarily closed the picturesque Kalanggaman Island this week for the destination to recuperate from tourism activities. The temporary closure started on July 22 and will last until July 26, the Palompon local government said in its… Read More
Over 52 villages in 7 Bulacan towns under floodwaters
July 24, 2024, 3:51 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS – Over 52 villages in seven towns of Bulacan were inundated with floodwaters due to the strong rains brought by Typhoon Carina and the high tide of Manila Bay. Reports submitted by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Central Luzon to Brig. Gen. Jose… Read More
Toxic red tide now affects Biliran Island
July 24, 2024, 3:41 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Red tide presence expanded in Biliran Island this week, with seven bays in Samar province still affected by this toxic organism, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. In its advisory, the agency said red tide has also been detected in the coastal… Read More
No sanction against absent employees due to weather disturbances: DOLE
July 24, 2024, 3:31 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Calabarzon has reminded employees that absences due to weather disturbances such as Typhoon Carina cannot be meted with administrative sanction from employers. Dale Villafuerte, DOLE Calabarzon assistant labor inspection sector… Read More
'Drug peddler' falls, P6.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in MagSur buy-bust
July 24, 2024, 3:29 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao Sur – Police arrested here Tuesday afternoon an alleged high-value target during a drug buy-bust operation and seized from him suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP6.8 million. Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Sultan Kudarat municipal police station chief,… Read More
2 more Eastern Samar towns cleared from NPA threats
July 24, 2024, 2:51 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Two more towns in Eastern Samar have been formally declared completely free from the threats of the New People's Army (NPA), the Philippine Army said on Wednesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Philippine Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade,… Read More
43K households in NegOcc to avail of ‘Walang Gutom’ food stamps
July 24, 2024, 2:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – At least 43,021 households in Negros Occidental stand to benefit from monthly food assistance of PHP3,000 each under the Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). May Rago-Castillo, information officer of DSWD-6 (Western Visayas),… Read More
Cebu City forms task force to implement PBBM's 4PH program
July 24, 2024, 2:46 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City local government unit will form a task force to address housing backlogs that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. mentioned in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said on Wednesday he is about to issue an executive… Read More
River parks eyed in Cebu City to address flooding
July 24, 2024, 2:44 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government here is speeding up efforts to clear rivers of silts and sludge buildup to pave the way for the creation of river parks to sustain anti-flooding activities, an official said on Wednesday. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the cleaning of the rivers in the… Read More
58 families in La Union evacuate due to flooding
July 24, 2024, 1:28 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A total of 58 families or 142 individuals in La Union have been evacuated as of Wednesday morning due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall brought about by the Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina.La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office… Read More
Grenade launcher, 2 pistols surrendered to MagNor police
July 24, 2024, 1:07 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities in Maguindanao del Norte announced Wednesday that the intensified campaign against loose firearms in the hands of civilians and unauthorized individuals is gaining headway. Col. Sultan Salman Sapal, Maguindanao del Norte provincial police director, said on… Read More
Ilocos Norte residents evacuate due to flood
July 24, 2024, 12:43 pm
LAOAG CITY – Some 11 families living in the low-lying areas of Banna, Burgos, and Laoag in Ilocos Norte remain in evacuation centers on Wednesday due to bad weather. Rochelle Gajes, provincial social welfare and development officer, said food packs were given to the evacuees. In Pagudpud town,… Read More
PRO 6 anti-drug campaign follows PBBM’s directives on due process
July 24, 2024, 12:43 pm
ILOILO CITY – The anti-drug campaign in Western Visayas strictly follows the instruction of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a police official said Tuesday. In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, President Marcos touted the administration's bloodless war on dangerous drugs, in… Read More
About 18K Cordillerans to gain from free birth registration program
July 23, 2024, 10:56 pm
BAGUIO CITY – At least 18,177 from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are expected to benefit from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Birth Registration Assistance Program (BRAP). Juanito Yabes, chief statistical specialist and administrative support division officer-in-charge… Read More
PSA assists over 28K obtain birth certificates
July 23, 2024, 10:40 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Western Visayas has assisted 28,226 residents obtain their certificate of live birth under the Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP). In Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, PSA Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Nelida… Read More
'Walang Gutom 2027' beneficiaries redeem food stamps in Cebu, NegOr
July 23, 2024, 8:59 pm
CEBU CITY – An initial batch of beneficiaries in Cebu and Negros Oriental provinces have utilized their food stamps from the “Walang Gutom 2027 Food Stamp Program” as provided by the national government, a social welfare official here said on Tuesday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director… Read More
PSA-13 delivers over 1-M national IDs to Caraga residents
July 23, 2024, 8:55 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-13) reported on Tuesday at least 1,056,875 national identification cards have so far been delivered in the Caraga Region by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) as of June this year. During the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas forum here,… Read More
DOLE warns of fake TUPAD offers in Siquijor
July 23, 2024, 8:40 pm
CEBU CITY – The national government's community-based emergency employment program implemented through Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) is not for students, a labor official said on Tuesday. Lilia Estillore, regional director of the Department of Labor and… Read More
Dumagueteños laud PBBM commitments for countryside dev't
July 23, 2024, 8:38 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitments to improve and address the welfare of every Filipino, particularly those in the countryside, earned him praises from the business and civil government sectors here. Edward Du, president of the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce… Read More
