Provincial
Iloilo City consumers face hike in July electric bill
July 19, 2024, 8:34 pm
ILOILO CITY – Residential consumers of the More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) can expect an increase in their billing cycle this July due to the hike in generation charges. From last month’s PHP8.7749 per kilowatt-hour, the average residential rate will increase to PHP12.8566… Read More
Negros Oriental biz group hopes PBBM will include NIR in SONA
July 19, 2024, 8:30 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is hopeful that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will include the recently created Negros Island Region (NIR) in his State of the Nation Address on Monday. NOCCI president Edward Du said in an interview Friday that… Read More
Cebu eyes power generation takeover in Malapascua Island
July 19, 2024, 8:27 pm
CEBU CITY – Cebu’s provincial government on Friday announced its bid to supply power to the tourist island of Malapascua in Daanbantayan town, north of Cebu. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced this after the Cebu II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CEBECO II) terminated its contract with… Read More
PBBM delivers aid to Ilocos Region agri workers affected by El Niño
July 19, 2024, 8:19 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the ceremonial distribution here of PHP186.7 million worth of financial aid to 18,674 farmers and fisherfolk from the Ilocos Region severely affected by the El Niño phenomenon. Each beneficiary of the Presidential Assistance… Read More
CDO travel expo draws 130 international, local exhibitors
July 19, 2024, 8:04 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – At least 130 international and local exhibitors opened the Mindanao leg of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) travel trade expo at Limketkai Atrium on Friday. Evangeline Manotok, PTAA president, said in an interview Friday that the three-day expo is the first… Read More
French energy firm to put up renewable projects in Mindanao
July 19, 2024, 7:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – Two provinces and one city in Mindanao are expected to have a stable power supply after a French energy firm formally signified intention to put up renewable energy projects in the form of green hydrogen (Renewstable), or by producing electricity on demand from decarbonized hydrogen… Read More
Ilocos Norte’s first impounding dam, dream come true for farmers
July 19, 2024, 7:08 pm
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – Over a thousand farmers and their families across 10 villages rejoiced on Friday as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of the PHP940 million Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) in Barangay Sapat this municipality. The Sulvec SRIP features… Read More
Bicol police add layer of security to PBBM’s 3rd SONA
July 19, 2024, 6:59 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) will enhance border control and checkpoint operations to thwart groups that may be planning to travel to Metro Manila and disrupt the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Batasang Pambansa Complex… Read More
21-hectare township to help develop Bacolod into ‘super city’
July 19, 2024, 6:51 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The vision to become a “super city” received a boost with the construction of the 21-hectare Saluda township in Barangay Bata here. Phinma Property Holdings Corp. and local partner JEPP Real Estate Co. broke ground on Friday for the establishment of the PHP12-billion… Read More
Swine biosecurity training vs. ASF intensified in Davao Region
July 19, 2024, 6:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Agricultural Training Institute in Davao Region (ATI-11) is intensifying its training of village animal workers on biosecurity measures to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from harming livelihood and supply. Dr. Omarbliss Dalam, ATI-11 senior agriculturist, said ASF training in… Read More
Cebu City beefs up monitoring of undocumented pork amid ASF resurgence
July 19, 2024, 6:10 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government here has strengthened enforcement against entry of undocumented pork meat following the resurgence of the African swine fever (ASF) virus, an official said Friday. Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF), said… Read More
Negros Occidental to hold first coffee fiesta Aug. 9-11
July 19, 2024, 5:48 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The inaugural Negros Occidental Coffee Fiesta will be held Aug. 9 to 11 at Ayala Malls Capitol Central here to celebrate and promote the Negrense coffee culture. The event with the theme “From Bean to Cup: Uniting Communities, Igniting Possibilities" is being organized by the… Read More
92 farmers get titles, take oath as ARBs in southern Negros
July 19, 2024, 5:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Ninety-two farmers received land titles and took their oath as agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in southern Negros, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Negros Occidental 2 said in a report on Friday. In Moises Padilla,… Read More
2 deaths, 335 families evacuated in Antique due to LPA
July 19, 2024, 5:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The low-pressure area (LPA) affecting the province of Antique caused the drowning of two persons and the preemptive evacuation of 335 families composed of 1,087 individuals for their safety. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer… Read More
PBBM: SONA speech not too long but full of accomplishments
July 19, 2024, 5:19 pm
LUNA, Apayao – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said his speech for his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday is on the final stages of editing, not too long but must be complete. He said the speech will be thoroughly reviewed until Sunday. "Iyong kabuuan ng speech ko tapos na.… Read More
P12.8-M desalination system benefits island barangay in Iloilo
July 19, 2024, 5:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – The island sitio of Danao-danao in Barangay Polopiña in the municipality of Concepcion was a recipient of a solar-powered potable water system through a grant from the World Bank under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). The PHP12.84 million project, with a 10 percent… Read More
Woman, 22, yields P10-M shabu in Cebu sting
July 19, 2024, 4:22 pm
CEBU CITY – A 22-year-old woman reportedly engaged in illegal drug operations was arrested after yielding a total of PHP10.2 million worth of suspected shabu during a drug sting in Talisay City Friday. Police said suspect “Kulot” was arrested in a buy-bust in Barangay Bulacao following a tip… Read More
PBBM gives P10-K cash, other aid to Cordillera farmers, fisherfolk
July 19, 2024, 4:07 pm
LUNA, Apayao – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday handed PHP10,000 assistance each to farmers, fisherfolk and their families in a ceremonial turnover at Bienvenido Verzola Jr. Memorial Sports Complex here. Sixty farmers and fishers from Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and… Read More
2 Sorsogon groups get P900-K seed fund for food projects
July 19, 2024, 3:59 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), has awarded seed capital to two associations for their food-related projects in Sorsogon province, an official said on Friday. In a phone interview, Jastine Joy… Read More
DA turns over P10-M project to ASF-affected Surigao Sur coop
July 19, 2024, 3:13 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The government’s recovery drive from the African swine fever (ASF) devastation continues in the Caraga Region. The Department of Agriculture regional office (DA-13) released PHP10 million worth of projects to Tandag Livestock and Poultry Agriculture Cooperative (Talipaco) in a… Read More
