Provincial
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
P300-M La Union road project to benefit upland farmers, residents
June 26, 2024, 11:39 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The proposed rehabilitation of the seven-kilometer Ramut-Puguil farm-to-market road project in La Union is expected to benefit at least 1,500 households and upland farmers in the province as well as those in neighboring Benguet province. The PHP300-million Ramut-Paguil… Read More
Iloilo City OKs Nat'l Museum excavation, restoration at Fort San Pedro
June 26, 2024, 9:15 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod, in its regular session on Wednesday, gave its go signal for the city government to enter into an agreement with the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) for the latter to conduct excavation and pre-restoration activities at the site of the Fuerza De… Read More
Blocks of shabu worth P117-M recovered in Ilocos Sur waters anew
June 26, 2024, 9:14 pm Updated on June 26, 2024, 9:22 pm
LAOAG CITY – More than 18 kilos of shabu with an estimated value of PHP117 million were found floating in the waters of Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday morning, two days after similar items were found in another town. According to the police report, a lone fisherman recovered the items while… Read More
NorMin LGUs, gov't agencies join 'World Drug Day' in support of youth
June 26, 2024, 9:06 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local government units (LGUs) and regional government agencies joined the worldwide celebration of the "World Drug Day" on Wednesday, focusing on youth drug abuse prevention. Dr. Rhyselle Bernadette Melliza-Descallar, chief of the Anti-Drug Abuse Division-Oro Wellness… Read More
Negros Occidental officials commit to water-secure Philippines
June 26, 2024, 8:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led local government officials here in declaring the commitment of the province to the water-secure Philippines in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Safe Water project. “I stand before… Read More
7 villages in La Union benefit from Super Health Center
June 26, 2024, 7:56 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Residents from seven villages in the eighth district of San Fernando City, La Union started availing the services of the Super Health Center located at the mountainous village of Sibuan-Otong, which opened on Tuesday. In a phone interview on Wednesday, City Health Office… Read More
8 Negrense kids benefit from gov’t cardiovascular surgical mission
June 26, 2024, 7:48 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Eight indigent Negrense children with complex heart conditions are getting a new lease on life after undergoing surgeries through “Project Paglaum (Hope),” a partnership between the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) and the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital… Read More
Negros Oriental dengue cases spike to 151% in 1H
June 26, 2024, 7:36 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Dengue cases in Negros Oriental for the first half of the year rose to 151 percent higher than that of the same period last year, a health official said Wednesday. Noel Ferrero, the Provincial Health Office's (PHO) dengue coordinator, said during a Kapihan forum here that 1,251… Read More
Over 7K El Niño-affected farmers, fisherfolk in Antique to get aid
June 26, 2024, 7:11 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – A total of 7,067 farmers and fisherfolk from Antique severely affected by the El Niño phenomenon are recipients of financial assistance during the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to this province on Thursday. Presidential Communications Office (PCO)… Read More
25% of W. Visayas police to serve in new Negros region
June 26, 2024, 6:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – A quarter of the total strength of the Police Regional Office Western Visayas (PRO6) will now serve under the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR). PRO6 Regional Director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky said on Wednesday these PRO6 personnel include those currently serving at the Negros… Read More
Billeting quarters for 'Palaro' delegates, track oval ready
June 26, 2024, 6:55 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Sports Center track oval and the billeting quarters are ready as Palarong Pambansa 2024 delegates are expected to arrive ahead of the July 6 opening ceremony, acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said on Wednesday. “After clearing and finishing touches, everything will… Read More
‘Sari-sari’ store earnings seen to rise with digitalization modules
June 26, 2024, 6:51 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The income of “sari-sari” (neighborhood sundry) stores in Negros Oriental is expected to rise following Wednesday’s successful nationwide launch of the Tindahan Mo: e-Level Up Mo Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Krystle Jade Bato, DTI-Negros Oriental… Read More
