Provincial
DOH, NNC urge LGUs in Bicol to implement plan for nutrition
July 12, 2024, 8:32 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol (DOH-CHD-5) and the National Nutrition Council (NNC) urged on Friday the local government units (LGUs) in Bicol to implement the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) from the provincial level down to the… Read More
5.4K enumerators, supervisors to conduct 2024 PopCen, CBMS in Bicol
July 12, 2024, 8:05 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Bicol will deploy a total of 5,430 enumerators and census supervisors to conduct the 2024 census of population and community-based monitoring system in the region. During the regional press launch at Hotel Inigo on Friday, PSA… Read More
NegOcc funds education of 1,276 scholars for incoming school year
July 12, 2024, 8:03 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is funding the education of 1,276 scholars under the 13 scholarship categories for the academic year 2024-2025. Karen Dinsay, head of the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division, said on Friday some 445 new grantees have been… Read More
Acting mayor: Welfare of Palaro athletes is Cebu City's top priority
July 12, 2024, 7:45 pm
CEBU CITY – Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said Friday he is more concerned about the welfare of the 12,000 student-athletes than the stiff competition for medals during this year’s Palarong Pambansa. Garcia directed the medical director of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) to look after… Read More
DA gives P17.3M aid to farmers, promotes 'Gulayan sa Paaralan'
July 12, 2024, 7:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) has distributed PHP17.3 million worth of agricultural interventions to various farmers' cooperatives and associations in Camarines Sur under the High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP). In an interview on Friday, Lovella Guarin,… Read More
Baguio, Benguet power rates lower in July
July 12, 2024, 6:52 pm
BAGUIO CITY – More than 220,000 electric bills will reflect an PHP88 decrease in the July billing, the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) said in an advisory on Friday. Laarni Ilagan of the BENECO Corporate Communications Office traced this development to the cooperative’s prompt payment… Read More
P26M shabu seized in Negros Oriental in H1 2024
July 12, 2024, 6:26 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) on Friday said more than PHP26 million of suspected shabu were seized in various operations across Negros Oriental during the first half of the year. Lt. Stephen Polinar, NOPPO spokesperson, said 293 suspected drug… Read More
DA-13 showcases cutting-edge farm technologies to farmers, fishers
July 12, 2024, 6:11 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) led the 1st Caraga Region Agriculture and Fishery Technology Exhibition (CRAFTE), which culminated on Friday at the Trento Research Experiment Station in Trento, Agusan del Sur. The exhibition aims to increase farmers' and… Read More
La Union eyes tourism, economic boost with TPLEX extension
July 12, 2024, 5:55 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of La Union is elated with the expected tourism and economic activity boost following the signing of the Concession Agreement for the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) Extension project. The concession agreement was signed by… Read More
Abra tightens security as PBBM expected in 37th Cordillera Day
July 12, 2024, 4:33 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The province of Abra has been placed on alert following two grenade explosion incidents this week, and as the province prepares for hosting the 37th Cordillera Day celebration on July 15, expected to be attended by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Abra Police Provincial Director… Read More
Pangasinan archdiocese sets fluvial procession, prayer for peace
July 12, 2024, 3:18 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese will be holding a rosary fluvial procession and prayer gathering at Barangay Cato Infanta town, Pangasinan on July 16 for peace amid the conflict at the West Philippine Sea. “We will pray for both China and the Philippines. We will pray… Read More
DPWH eyes P5-B replacement bridge in Southern Leyte
July 12, 2024, 3:05 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Plans have been laid for the construction of the PHP5.05 billion bridge in Liloan, Southern Leyte to replace a 47-year-old existing bridge within the nautical highway that links Luzon to Mindanao. The proposed bridge traversing Panaon Strait connects Panaon Island to Leyte Island… Read More
Antiqueños urged to heighten protection vs. dengue, leptospirosis
July 12, 2024, 3:02 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Antiqueños were urged to double their efforts to protect themselves as the province recorded an uptick in dengue and leptospirosis cases amid the onset of the rainy season. Dr. Cara Uy, Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) Medical Specialist II,… Read More
DOLE holds Tripartite Conference, boosts workers’ right to organize
July 12, 2024, 3:01 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 4-A (Calabarzon) has highlighted the fundamental principle of freedom of association (FOA) as recognized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) during the inaugural Regional Tripartite Conference (RTC). In a phone… Read More
NegOcc poised to become convention hub with landmark facility
July 12, 2024, 2:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The national government-funded Negros Occidental Convention Center in Silay City is seen to boost the province’s bid to become one of the convention hubs in the country. Construction of the two-story multipurpose facility, which can accommodate up to 6,200 visitors and… Read More
2 ‘Reds’ surrender to S. Cotabato police
July 12, 2024, 2:04 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Two members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) separately surrendered to police authorities barely a day apart in South Cotabato province, police said on Friday. In a statement, the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office (SCPPO) said a female NPA fighter, identified… Read More
PRO-4A activates task group to probe Aussie couple’s deaths
July 12, 2024, 1:32 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Calabarzon (PRO-4A) activated on Friday “Special Investigation Task Group DAVID FISK" to look into the deaths of an Australian couple and a Filipina at The Lake Hotel in Tagaytay City, Cavite. The victims have been identified as… Read More
'Drug peddler' slain in buy-bust in Maguindanao Sur
July 12, 2024, 12:05 pm
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – An alleged "big-time drug peddler" died when he resisted arrest during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion here, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. Jocelyn Mary, PDEA spokesperson for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in… Read More
No POGOs in Iloilo city, province
July 12, 2024, 11:28 am
LOILO CITY – The city and provincial governments of Iloilo have announced that no Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) are operating in the province. “We don’t have a POGO in the province,” Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said Thursday. Defensor said the province is “contented with… Read More
CAR gets 6 mobile primary care clinics from DOH
July 11, 2024, 11:05 pm
BAGUIO CITY – At least 1.4 million people from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will benefit from the mobile primary care facility (PCF) received by each of its six provinces from the Department of Health (DOH). First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa led the… Read More
