Provincial
P19-B Jalaur dam to boost food security, address inflation
July 15, 2024, 4:29 pm
ILOILO CITY – The PHP19 billion Jalaur River Multipurpose Project II (JRMP II) in the town of Calinog in Iloilo is a game changer as it is seen to boost the country’s drive on food security and address the high inflation rate. Former senator Franklin Drilon on Monday said the project which… Read More
BARMM flooding death toll rises to 8
July 15, 2024, 4:26 pm
COTABATO CITY – The death toll in the massive flooding that hit the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) rose to eight with the drowning of a 22-year-old male in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday. Benjamin Alip, municipal disaster officer of Pagalungan, said in a radio… Read More
DA allots P3.1-B for La Niña preps, interventions in Ilocos Region
July 15, 2024, 4:14 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated PHP3.1 billion for activities and interventions aimed to cushion the impact of the looming La Niña phenomenon to the agriculture sector in the Ilocos Region. DA-Ilocos information officer Vida Cacal, in a phone interview… Read More
P1.2-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Tawi-Tawi
July 15, 2024, 3:46 pm
CAMP S.K. PENDATUN, Maguindanao del Norte – Police in Tawi-Tawi seized smuggled cigarettes worth PHP1.2 million over the weekend, a police official said here Monday. Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) director, said elements of the… Read More
Davao City aids 200 fire-affected families
July 15, 2024, 3:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – The city government continues to provide relief assistance to 203 families affected by the fire in Barangay 2-A on Sunday. In a Facebook post on Monday, the city government said the City Social Welfare and Development Office gave psychological first aid to the affected families and… Read More
OIC officials of BARMM’s newest LGUs take oath
July 15, 2024, 3:23 pm
COTABATO CITY – Eight municipal mayors, vice mayors, and council members of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA) took their oath before BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim over the weekend. In a statement Monday, the Bangsamoro… Read More
Borongan sees tourism, economic gains in P219-M coastal road project
July 15, 2024, 2:57 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The construction of the PHP219-million Borongan City Diversion Coastal Road means more opportunities are ahead for the capital city of Eastern Samar province, an official said on Monday. Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda said in an interview that the coastal diversion road… Read More
AFP, US Nat'l Guards culminate dev't training in CDO
July 14, 2024, 5:18 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday culminated its four-day Signal Operations and Leadership Development Training here with the United States' Guam/Hawaii National Guards (GuNG/HiNG), hosted by the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID). The training was… Read More
300 ex-rebels in Negros, Panay apply for gov't amnesty
July 14, 2024, 3:51 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Three hundred former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros and Panay islands enrolled in the government's amnesty program during the application period July 5 to 12, the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said in a report on… Read More
Ilocos youth leaders give free school supplies
July 13, 2024, 2:06 pm
LAOAG CITY – Youth leaders in the province of Ilocos Norte are giving away free school supplies to learners ahead of the school opening on July 29 under the “Kits4Kids” community outreach program. Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chair Hans Jelden Tabiolo of Barangay 5 San Silvestre, San Nicolas… Read More
Boy Scouts of the Philippines elects new set of execs
July 13, 2024, 11:14 am
BUTUAN CITY – The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) has elected a new set of officials to lead its more than three million members. The National Executive Board of the BSP on Friday reelected Agusan del Norte 2nd District Rep. Dale Corvera as national president for his third term. The elected… Read More
C. Visayas SEnA desk awards P29.1-M workers’ money claims
July 13, 2024, 9:40 am
CEBU CITY – A total of PHP29.1 million worth of monetary claims were awarded to more than 1,000 workers in Central Visayas who sought the help of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Single-Entry Approach (SEnA) desk, an official said on Friday. Lilia Estillore, director of DOLE 7… Read More
Condo community to rise in Negros Oriental
July 12, 2024, 11:35 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) is launching its latest condominium community in this Negros Oriental capital that would spur economic development and job creation. “Futura Shores, situated along the coast in Barangay Mangnao here, was conceived following the success of Marina… Read More
Baguio to exempt elderly from number coding
July 12, 2024, 11:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Vehicles driven by senior citizens who are city residents or those carrying them will soon be exempt from number coding after the city government amended an earlier ordinance exempting them from parking fees. “The Baguio City Council has recently expanded the benefits for senior… Read More
Flood control projects to protect Negros Occidental communities
July 12, 2024, 9:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are benefiting from the PHP293 million worth of slope protection and flood mitigation projects recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Western Visayas (Region 6). In Kabankalan City,… Read More
Forensic test confirms another P6.7-M shabu recovered in Ilocos Norte
July 12, 2024, 9:26 pm
LAOAG CITY – Forensic test confirmed Friday that the light blue plastic package recovered in the waters of Pasuquin town, Ilocos Norte on Thursday contain 995.31 grams of shabu worth around PHP6.7 million. A fisherman from Sitio Nagabungan, Barangay Davila in Pasuquin saw the floating plastic… Read More
SSS-Baguio targets registration of 3K more members
July 12, 2024, 9:04 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) branch here is eyeing to register at least 3,000 more members across all sectors until December 2024 to allow more workers enjoy their social benefits. “Registration to SSS is a security for a person, especially for retirement after working for… Read More
Ilocos Norte gov’t hikes slots for stimulus package for small biz
July 12, 2024, 8:59 pm
LAOAG CITY – To sustain the recovery of small business owners in the province, the Ilocos Norte government has allocated PHP4.5 million for 900 beneficiaries this year. Ilocos Norte’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Office (MSMEO) head Elma Gabriel, in a media interview Friday, said the… Read More
Over 1.9K Pangasinan, La Union villages to gain from mobile clinics
July 12, 2024, 8:52 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Residents from 1,364 villages in Pangasinan and 576 in La Union will benefit from the Bagong Pilipinas Mobile Clinics, a part of the Lab for All Project of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos that aims to deliver free basic healthcare to the people. The Provincial Information… Read More
Bukidnon schools first to orient in agri e-learning upgrades
July 12, 2024, 8:38 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Schools in the province of Bukidnon are the first in Northern Mindanao region to re-orient updated course modules of e-learning on agriculture. In an interview Friday, Jan-Ariss Jadaque, technical support focal person of the Agricultural Training Institute in Region 10… Read More
