Provincial
MinDA, Dinagat Islands forge partnership to boost economic dev’t
June 27, 2024, 8:08 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Dinagat Islands provincial government signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) Thursday to establish economic zones (EZs) in the province. The collaboration, signed by MinDA Secretary Leo Tereso Magno and Governor Nilo Demerey Jr.,… Read More
Free Wi-Fi enhances connectivity in Siargao villages
June 27, 2024, 8:06 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Key areas in Siargao Island's capital town of Dapa benefited from the government's free internet connectivity beginning Thursday. “The activation of free Wi-Fi in Dapa will undoubtedly enhance connectivity and open up new opportunities for our residents and visitors,” Mayor… Read More
Typhoon-affected Ilocos fisherfolk receive 45k fingerlings
June 27, 2024, 7:51 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed thousands of bangus (milkfish) fingerlings to fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte, whose ponds and fish cages were damaged by previous typhoons, to ensure future supplies. “The distribution of fingerlings is part of our… Read More
Baguio City to run after homeowners snubbing clean-up drive
June 27, 2024, 7:43 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is changing its strategy in addressing the increasing dengue cases by running after homeowners who fail to abide by the clean-up drive. "We have obtained a go-signal from the mayor to coordinate with the BCPO (Baguio City Police Office) in implementing the… Read More
Leyte gov’t switches on solar power system in capitol complex
June 27, 2024, 7:43 pm
PALO, Leyte – Leyte’s provincial government inaugurated its solar power system project that will energize the new capitol complex here to make the property a model for renewable energy. During the official switch-on on Thursday, Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla urged other local government… Read More
DHSUD extends aid to fire-displaced families in Iloilo City
June 27, 2024, 7:43 pm
ILOILO CITY –Fifty-five homeowners from this city whose houses were completely engulfed by fire were among the first recipients of the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program (IDSAP) of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Each beneficiary received PHP15,000… Read More
PBBM aid to help farmers and fisherfolk reel from effects of El Niño
June 27, 2024, 7:40 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Recipients of the Presidential Assistance for Fisherfolk, Farmers and Families (PAFFF) in the province of Antique could not help but feel grateful to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for personally bringing help as they reel from the effects of the El Niño… Read More
NorMin police: No POGO hubs in CDO
June 27, 2024, 7:36 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 10 (Northern Mindanao) declared Thursday that no Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) are conducting business in this city. In an interview, Maj. Joanne Navarro, PRO-10 spokesperson, said that not a single POGO hub exists in the city… Read More
Authorities up coastal water surveillance after shabu discoveries
June 27, 2024, 6:46 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Region authorities have intensified monitoring and surveillance efforts along the region’s coastlines after local fishermen found for the third time this week a black sack floating in the sea that contains millions of pesos worth of shabu. The sack was discovered to contain… Read More
DSWD helps fund climate-resistant backyard farms in Quezon town
June 27, 2024, 5:31 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Calabarzon is in the process of distributing PHP9,400 each to 479 residents of San Narciso town in Quezon province as part of a climate resiliency initiative called Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access)… Read More
LGUs urged to activate ‘aksyon kontra dengue’ amid surge in cases
June 27, 2024, 4:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) calls on the support of communities and the activation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) to stop the increasing number of cases in the province. From Jan 1 to June 22, the province posted a total of 1,294 dengue cases, the… Read More
Anti-gambling raid in Rizal town yields gun, drugs
June 27, 2024, 4:55 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A raid by operatives of the Rizal Provincial Police Office (RPPO) on an illegal gambling operation in Taytay town shortly before dawn on Thursday yielded a firearm and illicit substances. RPPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun told reporters the operation was conducted in… Read More
SEC roadshow in Naga City promotes capital market for MSME funding
June 27, 2024, 4:50 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Bicol will hold a roadshow on capital formulation to increase funds for expansions for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region in Naga City this July 11. In an interview on Thursday, Arlyn Joy Alarcon, SEC-Bicol… Read More
Farm roads, aid to farmers boost ‘zero hunger’ goal of Cadiz City
June 27, 2024, 3:59 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The establishment of farm-to-market roads and sustainable assistance to farmers and fisherfolk greatly contributed to the “zero hunger” goal of the City of Cadiz in Negros Occidental, one of the 1st “Walang Gutom” national awardees of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
World Bank gives high marks to Cavite coffee project
June 27, 2024, 3:53 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – World Bank (WB) representatives have evaluated and subsequently commended a coffee processing and trading project funded by the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Cavite province. In an interview on Thursday, Engr. Redelliza… Read More
Central Negros town gets CHED approval to operate local college
June 27, 2024, 3:46 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted the La Castellana municipal government in Negros Occidental an authority to operate a local college, the Colegio de La Castellana, starting the academic year 2024-2025. On Thursday, the school administration started accepting… Read More
Manhunt on for escaped Iwahig inmate
June 27, 2024, 3:36 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY – Authorities are on a manhunt to recapture a convicted rapist who broke out of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in this city sometime on Wednesday afternoon. Eden Larawan, the penal facility’s spokesperson, told reporters on Thursday that prison guards discovered… Read More
Portable solar dryers to improve productivity of 9 ARBOs in CamSur
June 27, 2024, 3:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Nine Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) - assisted agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBOs) in Camarines Sur have received nine portable solar drying equipment from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) worth PHP328,500. In an interview on Thursday, DAR… Read More
Gov’t ready to mitigate effects of La Niña
June 27, 2024, 12:45 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The national government is preparing measures to mitigate the effects that the La Niña phenomenon may bring to many parts of the country in the third quarter of the year through early 2025. Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama, in a media… Read More
1K Negros Oriental farmers, fisherfolk to get P10-M aid
June 27, 2024, 11:53 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead on Thursday the distribution of PHP10 million in government assistance to 1,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Oriental affected by the El Niño phenomenon. The grant was taken from the Presidential Assistance for Farmers, Fisherfolks,… Read More
