Provincial
Maguindanao Sur capitol workers undergo surprise drug test
July 9, 2024, 4:59 pm
BULUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – To ensure all provincial government workers are not users of prohibited substances, Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu ordered a drug test on Monday and Tuesday. “The initiative is in line with the drug-free workplace program of Gov.… Read More
P1.33-B social pension disbursed to poor seniors in Eastern Visayas
July 9, 2024, 4:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has poured PHP1.33 billion as a social pension to indigent senior citizens in Eastern Visayas in the first half of 2024. The distribution of grants has benefited 223,187 poor elderly people from six provinces of the region,… Read More
Cebu City task force to reclaim illegally-occupied properties
July 9, 2024, 4:38 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government will recover city-owned properties to boost infrastructure development and build housing units for homeless Cebuanos, the acting mayor said on Tuesday. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said Task Force Pabahay (Housing) will reclaim lands owned by the city that… Read More
NPA leader killed in Camarines Sur clash with gov't troops
July 9, 2024, 4:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – A high-ranking official of the New People's Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter with government troops in Tinambac, Camarines Sur on Monday, the 9th Infantry Division (9ID) of the Philippine Army said Tuesday. In a report, Maj. Frank Roldan, 9ID Public Affairs Unit chief,… Read More
City gov’t sustains cleanup drive to keep dengue cases down
July 9, 2024, 3:04 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here is calling for a sustained cleanup drive amid declining dengue cases in Iloilo City. “So far, I think we are doing the correct thing. The cases of dengue in the city are very minimal,” Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said in a statement on Tuesday,… Read More
NCPC to conduct studies on management of armyworms in sugarcane
July 9, 2024, 2:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) will conduct various studies on the sound management of fall armyworms in sugarcane currently monitored in different localities in Negros Occidental. Some 80 hectares of sugarcane… Read More
Cops arrest fugitive Indian national in Bacolod City
July 9, 2024, 1:22 pm Updated on July 9, 2024, 2:04 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A joint police operation at a residence in Santa Lucia Gardens Subdivision, Barangay Taculing here, arrested an Indian national involved in a string of criminal offenses in his home country on Monday afternoon. A police report identified the suspect as Joginder Geong, 40, also… Read More
1 killed, 40 families rescued as flash flood hits NegOr village
July 9, 2024, 10:52 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – A 70-year-old man died while 40 families were evacuated to a safer place Monday afternoon after heavy rains triggered a flash flood in Barangay Cabugan in Bindoy, Negros Oriental. Corporal Jusam Kadusale of the Bindoy Police Station said floodwaters carried Nildo Andalajao when… Read More
Pangasinan allots P200-M for town’s community projects
July 8, 2024, 9:21 pm
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan is allocating an initial PHP200 million for development projects in Barangay Malico in this town, one of the province’s four focus areas for tourism. The province has declared the mountainous village as the Barangay Summer… Read More
Iloilo City demands detailed report of DPWH projects
July 8, 2024, 9:09 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government here wants the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to submit a detailed report of projects implemented. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, in a press conference on Monday, said the DPWH submits reports but sans date of completion. “There are projects that are… Read More
DA, DOH caution vs. wild mushroom poisoning
July 8, 2024, 9:07 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) advised against picking of wild mushrooms that are abundant during the rainy season as cases of food poisoning have been reported. “If you are not sure if these are edible, don’t eat them,” the DA-CAR… Read More
NorMin joins DTI MSME Week for digital upskilling
July 8, 2024, 8:52 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry in the Northern Mindanao Region (DTI-10) began its weeklong celebration of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Week on Monday with regional traders who want to adapt to digital innovations. A total of 54 MSMEs from the provinces… Read More
‘Linggo ng Kabataan’ pushed in Antique
July 8, 2024, 8:31 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial board has approved on second reading the ordinance declaring “Linggo ng Kabataan” in the province in August of every year to provide a venue for the development of an active and empowered youth. Kenneth Dave Gasalao, Sangguniang… Read More
DTI urges public to help monitor prices of school supplies
July 8, 2024, 8:19 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry-Cordillera Administrative Region (DTI-CAR) on Monday tapped the public to help monitor the prices of school supplies and report unscrupulous businesses. “Help monitor the prices of commodities (to make sure) that they are in accordance with… Read More
Davao Norte guv back in office after 90-day suspension
July 8, 2024, 8:12 pm
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – After his 90-day preventive suspension, Governor Edwin Jubahib returned to office Monday and urged the employees to continue providing services to the Dabaonons. During Monday’s convocation at the provincial capitol, Jubahib was welcomed by employees and several… Read More
Army commander promoted for anti-insurgency feats
July 8, 2024, 8:04 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Sur – An Army officer responsible for the neutralization of 59 members of various threat groups in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur has been promoted to 6th Infantry Division assistant chief of staff for training and education. On Monday, Lt. Col.… Read More
100K flowers to be collected for ‘Iloilo Blooms’ initiative
July 8, 2024, 8:03 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government launched Monday afternoon the “Iloilo Blooms: Bulak sa Pag-USWAG” a public-private initiative to bring together communities in balancing ecology and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the urban landscape. “It’s about making Iloilo the Garden City among… Read More
NegOcc equips barangay VAW desk officers with communication devices
July 8, 2024, 7:53 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing basic mobile phone units to barangay violence against women (BVAW) desk officers in all 601 villages of the province to boost response and referral of cases. The first batch of recipients were the 117 BVAW desk officers in… Read More
NAC starts accepting amnesty applications of Negros ex-rebels
July 8, 2024, 7:49 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National Amnesty Commission (NAC), through the Local Amnesty Board (LAB) in this city, is accepting amnesty applications from former rebels in Negros Island and the neighboring provinces of Siquijor, Bohol and Cebu this week. The five-day processing of enrollment, which… Read More
Sustained anti-insurgency ops bar NPA’s recovery, recruitment efforts
July 8, 2024, 7:34 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Counter-insurgency operations continue in Negros Oriental against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) to prevent the recruitment of new members or the recovery of dismantled guerilla fronts, an official said Monday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental… Read More
