Provincial
Laoag promotes malunggay through festival, tree-planting
June 29, 2024, 10:17 am
LAOAG CITY – Malunggay (Moringa oleifera) is taking over this city’s roadsides, backyards, and school compounds as more cuttings of the tree are planted to maximize its potential for food and traditional medicine. On Friday alone, more than 3,000 malunggay cuttings were simultaneously planted… Read More
Samal Island loses P125-M annually due to power woes
June 29, 2024, 1:41 am
IGACOS, Davao del Norte – Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) Mayor Al David Uy bared on Friday that the city's annual economic losses since 2021 amount to an average of PHP125 million due to long-standing power issues. In a press briefing here, Uy said the city incurred losses of PHP50 million… Read More
City ‘back to normal’ after Mt. Kanlaon eruption
June 28, 2024, 9:24 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Life in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental has returned to normal after the June 3 eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. “We are back to normal now and in the process of helping our people bounce back after the eruption of Kanlaon volcano,” Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas said Friday. Cardenas… Read More
Bicol cops seize P2.9-M illegal drugs in 10-day ops
June 28, 2024, 8:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some PHP2.9 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during 10 days of simultaneous anti-criminality law enforcement operations (SACLEO) in the Bicol Region from June 17 to 27. In a report on Friday, Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) spokesperson,… Read More
Bodies of 3 female NPA rebels found in N. Ecija clash site
June 28, 2024, 8:24 pm
BALER, Aurora – The Philippine Army’s 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) found the bodies of three female New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Barangay Malbang, Pantabangan town in Nueva Ecija province on Thursday, the 703rd Infantry Brigade (703IBgde) based in the municipality of… Read More
CAR gets over P2-B agri dev't programs, aid in H1 2024
June 28, 2024, 8:07 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) spent over PHP2 billion for projects and assistance to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). In a report, DA-CAR regional director Jennilyn Dawayan, said PHP492.45 million in rice farmers' financial assistance was disbursed to 97,062 rice… Read More
5 LGUs in W. Visayas adopt gov’t flagship housing program
June 28, 2024, 8:07 pm
ILOILO CITY – Five local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas have already adopted the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program, the government’s flagship housing program implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). DHSUD Regional Director… Read More
Dev’t funds pushed for 43 insurgency-cleared villages in Negros
June 28, 2024, 7:57 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) is pushing for development funds for the additional insurgency-cleared villages in 18 local government units (LGUs) in the province next year. As of Friday, 43 more barangays are… Read More
Malaybalay City releases P10.9-M aid to drought-affected farmers
June 28, 2024, 7:50 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government of Malaybalay in Bukidnon province released PHP10.9 million in assistance to farmers affected by the recent drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Richard Leono, chief of the Malaybalay City Agriculture Office, said the cash aid is under the Crops… Read More
Iloilo City to experience shortened power outage sched on weekends
June 28, 2024, 6:51 pm
ILOILO CITY – Consumers here are promised to experience fewer hours of power outages during weekends beginning next month. “We understand the inconvenience that our consumers have faced with 12 to 13-hour power interruptions almost every week. That’s why, starting in July 2024, we will… Read More
6-month drive nets 584 loose firearms, 46 explosives in Caraga
June 28, 2024, 6:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Field units of the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) seized 584 loose firearms and 46 explosives from January to June this year. “Of the firearms confiscated, 554 are classified as small arms, while 30 as light weapons consisting of pistols, revolvers, modified… Read More
Bacolod City’s MassKara dancers go to Europe
June 28, 2024, 6:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A group of MassKara Festival dancers from this city flew to Milan, Italy on Friday to perform in the Sandiwa Fiesta Europa’s 126th Philippine Independence Day event over the weekend. This is the first time that MassKara, one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines,… Read More
P200-M Dauin jetty ports project to boost tourism in Negros Oriental
June 28, 2024, 6:10 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A multi-million pesos jetty ports project in the town of Dauin in Negros Oriental is expected to bring in more tourists who want to visit the renowned Apo Island. “We need a convenient jetty port to transport tourists to Apo Island and back, especially when the sea turns… Read More
MARPOLEX 2024 concludes with high hopes for better maritime future
June 28, 2024, 5:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024, hosted by the Philippines, concluded after four days with high hopes of a better maritime future for Southeast Asia. As the final activity, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rendered a send-off ceremony for Japan Coast… Read More
Ilocos Norte prepositions over 7K food packs ahead of La Niña
June 28, 2024, 4:48 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) in Ilocos Norte has started prepositioning food packs in strategic locations as part of its preparation for the anticipated La Niña weather phenomenon. Acting Provincial Social Welfare and Development officer Rochelle… Read More
39.3K families in E. Visayas graduate from 4Ps
June 28, 2024, 3:35 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 39,340 households in Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the first half of the year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here reported on Friday. DSWD-8 regional information… Read More
NegOr, Siquijor farmers, fishers up for fresh start with PBBM aid
June 28, 2024, 3:32 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Thousands of farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Oriental and Siquijor are up for a fresh start from the El Niño onslaught with financial assistance from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The President breezed in briefly at this provincial capital late Thursday afternoon to lead… Read More
MinDA Board to intensify ‘safe Mindanao’ campaign
June 28, 2024, 1:33 pm
DAVAO CITY – The board of directors of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has agreed during a meeting to intensify its campaign to ensure safe travel to Mindanao Island. In a late-night press briefing Thursday, MinDA Secretary Leo Tereso Magno pointed out that most areas in Mindanao are… Read More
French company tapped to build Iloilo desalination plant
June 28, 2024, 12:44 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Metro Pacific Water Investments Corporation (Metro Pacific Water) tapped French company Suez for the establishment of a 65 million liters per day desalination plant here. The project is identified as a medium-term solution of Metro Pacific Water’s (MPW) subsidiary Metro… Read More
Negrenses grateful for over P600-M aid from PBBM
June 27, 2024, 8:50 pm
BACOLOD CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of about PHP608 million in financial support, agricultural projects, and other assistance from the national government during his visit to this city Thursday afternoon. “Narito po kami ngayon sa Bacolod upang ipadama ang… Read More
