Provincial
Army cites ex-rebels’ help to find war materiel in Eastern Samar
July 11, 2024, 3:37 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The recent discovery of war materiel in Eastern Samar highlights the role of former New People's Army (NPA) rebels in completely ending insurgency in the province, the Philippine Army said on Thursday. The Army's 78th Infantry Battalion commander, Lt. Col. Joseph Bogaoan, said… Read More
10-day police op net 35 wanted persons in Caraga
July 11, 2024, 2:44 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) arrested 35 wanted personalities during an intensified drive from July 1 to 10 this year. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Alan Nazarro, the director of PRO-13, said out of the 35 arrested, five are listed as most… Read More
Preservation of Ati tombs in Antique urged
July 11, 2024, 2:35 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Board Committee on History and Cultural Heritage is being urged to pass an ordinance for the preservation and protection of the tombs of the Ati ancestors. Engr. Jonathan de Gracia, who is a member of the Sibalom Municipal Committee on… Read More
Magnitude 7.1 quake monitored off Sultan Kudarat coastal town
July 11, 2024, 1:54 pm
COTABATO CITY – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake agitated the waters off the coastal town of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, at 10:13 a.m. Thursday. The latest earthquake bulletin released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) indicated that the epicenter was located some 133… Read More
Legarda urges University of Antique graduates to be agents of change
July 11, 2024, 1:02 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antiqueña Senator Loren Legarda has urged graduates of the University of Antique (UA) to be agents of positive and transformative change. “With the expertise and knowledge you gained, be ready agents of positive and transformative change not only for… Read More
Bulacan cited for biz dev't program, support to MSMEs
July 11, 2024, 1:00 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS – The provincial government of Bulacan and the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (PCEDO) have received the prestigious Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partner for Northern Luzon in the Improving Business Climate Category for its notable… Read More
DSWD starts payout for Risk Resiliency Program recipients in Antique
July 11, 2024, 6:01 am
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas region (DSWD 6) started on Wednesday the payout of the PHP20.6-million allocation for 2,289 beneficiaries of the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) in the five municipalities of Antique. Mylene… Read More
Ilocos Norte bracing for La Niña
July 10, 2024, 11:10 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte localities have started preparing for La Niña through a massive information and education drive, acquisition of heavy equipment for desiltation works, and ensuring that evacuation centers and animal shelters are in place. Marcell Tabije, head of the Provincial Disaster… Read More
College offers courses "responsive" to needs of Pangasinan
July 10, 2024, 10:00 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government-run Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) will be starting its first school year this August with an initial four courses to be offered to 400 qualified scholars of the province. Pangasinan Provincial Administrator Melicio Patague II, in an… Read More
New Bacolod City department to boost entry of new investors
July 10, 2024, 9:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here is strengthening initiatives for easier entry of new investors through the formal creation of the Department of Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion (DLEDIP). "We're ready to absorb any investment. The DLEDIP is here to facilitate entry of… Read More
P7.5M cash aid distributed to 1.8K Ilonggos
July 10, 2024, 9:15 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development released PHP7.5 million in cash assistance to 1,800 beneficiaries from qualified sectors during a payout held here on Wednesday. The office of Uswag Ilonggo Party-list Rep. Jojo Ang facilitated the release of PHP10,000 educational… Read More
2K Bicolano kids to help develop campaigns on child rights, protection
July 10, 2024, 9:09 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 2,000 children from different provinces in the Bicol region will participate and reap benefits from a 21-month Child-Led Academy Project (CLAP) of Fundación Educación y Cooperación (Educo) Philippines and ChildFund Philippines Foundation Inc., two international… Read More
Albay bans ruminants from other Luzon provinces
July 10, 2024, 9:03 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay provincial government, through its Veterinary Office, has strengthened border control by prohibiting the entry of ruminant animals due to reported cases of Q fever in some Luzon provinces. In an interview on Wednesday, Dr. Pancho Mella, Veterinary Office chief, said the… Read More
163K kilos of fresh veggies sold in Kadiwa -DA exec
July 10, 2024, 8:35 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – About 163,000 kilos of assorted fresh vegetables from the Cordillera have so far been sold through the Department of Agriculture’s Kadiwa events and stores nationwide. Lawyer Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra, DA Assistant Secretary for Consumer Affairs and head of the Kadiwa… Read More
DTI-Bagwis award boosts consumer confidence
July 10, 2024, 8:06 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The first gold recipient of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bagwis Award in the service category in Antique is more motivated to practice responsible business because of the higher consumer confidence. The DTI conferred the Gold Bagwis Award for 2023… Read More
NegOcc rice farmers get DA support on use of crop technologies
July 10, 2024, 7:58 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Rice farmers in Negros Occidental are getting support from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to increase the utilization rate of crop establishment technologies provided by the national government. Data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) on Wednesday showed the… Read More
Guv expects PBBM to lay out new dev’t projects for Iloilo
July 10, 2024, 7:31 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. said Wednesday that he is hoping to hear about new development projects for Iloilo and Western Visayas when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22. “We would like to hear more than the… Read More
DSWD gives P6.6-M aid to fire victims in Bicol
July 10, 2024, 7:25 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) has distributed PHP6.6 million in cash and in-kind assistance to victims of fire incidents across the region from January to June. In an interview on Wednesday, Jastine Joy Escuro, DSWD-5 Assistance to Individuals… Read More
Bacolod City logs 85% decrease in leptospirosis cases
July 10, 2024, 7:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The sustained prevention and control campaign has brought down leptospirosis cases in this city by 85.4 percent in the first seven months of 2024. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) on Wednesday showed that from Jan. 1 to June 29 this year, only seven cases, including two… Read More
NHA turns over P15-M housing project to N. Cotabato quake victims
July 10, 2024, 7:03 pm
TULUNAN, North Cotabato – The National Housing Authority (NHA) 12 (Soccsksargen) awarded on Wednesday 52 permanent shelters to families in Barangay Caridad who lost their homes during the 2019 earthquake that hit the province. The PHP15 million project is part of the PHP149.6 million allocation… Read More
