Provincial
P48.9M infra along Agno River protects Pangasinan village from La Niña
June 25, 2024, 8:47 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday said the PHP48.9-million slope protection built along a vulnerable section of Agno River will protect the residents and environment of Barangay Bogaoan in San Carlos City, Pangasinan from the impacts of the… Read More
DOLE plots aid, long-term plan for Mt. Kanlaon eruption victims
June 25, 2024, 8:40 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment- Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has laid out a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-term recovery of residents in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, affected by the recent eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. Initially, 1,450 farmers and livestock… Read More
NegOcc makes emergency purchase of insecticides to contain armyworms
June 25, 2024, 8:37 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday the provincial government would make an emergency purchase of insecticides to contain the infestation of fall armyworm in sugarcane and corn fields in seven local government units (LGUs) of the province. “So far, we… Read More
DAR-Ilocos Region constructs P753-M worth of roads, bridges
June 25, 2024, 8:36 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Ilocos Region has completed over PHP717 million worth of farm-to-market roads, and over PHP36 million worth of bridges from July 2022 to May 2024. DAR Ilocos Director Maria Ana Francisco said this is in line with President… Read More
Hope for Calamba fish vendors being displaced by railway project
June 25, 2024, 8:35 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Fish vendors here who will be displaced once the privately owned market where they rent store space is shut down to make way for a massive railway project, have accepted mediation brokered by the city mayor’s office. The initial mediation between the owner of the Calamba… Read More
Cebu town coffee projects get P13-M aid from DSWD
June 25, 2024, 8:31 pm
CEBU CITY – Forty-nine community projects in the coffee capital town Tuburan of Cebu province recently got PHP13 million in aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s anti-poverty program. Tuburan Mayor Aljun Diamante on Tuesday thanked the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa… Read More
Negros Occidental disperses breeder swine for hog repopulation
June 25, 2024, 8:21 pm
BACOLOD CITY–The Negros Occidental provincial government has started distributing locally produced breeder swine for herd repopulation after losing thousands of hogs to transboundary animal diseases in the past year. The swine dispersal, which started on Monday, is the first since the massive… Read More
DMW shuts travel agency in MisOr for illegal recruitment
June 25, 2024, 8:07 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) closed a travel agency allegedly involved in illegal recruitment in Initao, Misamis Oriental, as more staffing agencies in Northern Mindanao are put under surveillance. The DMW team, headed by Assistant Secretary Francis Ron De… Read More
Davao City ramps up drive vs. dengue
June 25, 2024, 8:01 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) boosted its anti-dengue campaign by capacitating various barangays in recognition of National Dengue Awareness Month. In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Margie Roa Rubio, the CHO assistant health officer for operations, said the fight against dengue and… Read More
DAR-NorMin secures land tenure of 187K farmers
June 25, 2024, 7:57 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – At least 187,891 farmers who are agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Northern Mindanao Region have benefited from the Department of Agrarian Reform's (DAR) Land Tenure Security Program (LTSP). During Tuesday's “Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas” media forum, DAR-10… Read More
25K E. Visayas agrarian reform farmers listed for loan condonation
June 25, 2024, 7:40 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) listed 25,767 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Eastern Visayas as recipients of the condonation of debt and amortization. DAR 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Robert Anthony Yu said the recipients, cultivating 54,117 hectares of land,… Read More
E. Visayas rescue jamboree to leverage technology in disaster response
June 25, 2024, 7:17 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The 2024 Eastern Visayas Regional Rescue Jamboree (RRJ) will highlight the application of technology to enhance disaster response in the region, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday. OCD 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said that for… Read More
Surigao Sur residents earn from DSWD program
June 25, 2024, 6:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents in far-flung Union and Mahayahay villages in Lingig, Surigao del Sur are experiencing the positive impacts of the Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest (Project LAWA at BINHI) of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
Provincial board okays Biri Island’s UNESCO Global Geoparks bid
June 25, 2024, 6:29 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial board passed a resolution formally endorsing the application of the province to declare the Biri Rock Formation as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark. The provincial government said in a… Read More
Chest physicians urge Antique LGUs to regulate vape stores
June 25, 2024, 5:53 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Philippine College of Chest Physicians-Northwest Panay Chapter (PCCP-NPC) is calling on local government units in Antique to enact ordinances regulating the sale of vapes, especially to teenagers, due to its ill effects. In a media interview on Tuesday, PCCP-NPC… Read More
PRO-5 gets aid, told to look after spiritual well-being
June 25, 2024, 5:50 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Tuesday urged police officers to look after their spiritual well-being while performing their duties, even as the regional police received assistance from the local government. "Ang mga tao natin, they need… Read More
6.9K Bicol ARBs get 7.2K land titles in past 2 years
June 25, 2024, 5:10 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform in Bicol (DAR-5) said on Tuesday at least 7,210 certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) and electronic titles (e-titles) have been distributed to 6,969 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) since the start of the Marcos administration in… Read More
Strong partnerships in sea protection highlighted in MARPOLEX 2024
June 25, 2024, 4:53 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The start of the four-day Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024, participated by the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan, in this city on Tuesday, highlighted sustained cooperation among countries in Southeast Asia for the protection of the sea. Vice Admiral Roy… Read More
Bayambang investment hub to boost local employment, tourism
June 25, 2024, 4:44 pm
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – A 67-hectare investment hub soon to rise in Barangay Bani here is expected to boost the local economy, including the town’s coffers. "We are anticipating a surge in unemployment, especially among the youth, but this project will usher in investments, and job… Read More
P167-M shabu found floating off San Juan, Ilocos Sur waters
June 25, 2024, 4:17 pm
LAOAG CITY – A transparent plastic sack containing 24 packs of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu was found floating by fishermen around 27 nautical miles off the coast of San Juan town in Ilocos Sur on Monday afternoon. Police Maj. Benjamin Raquedan, town police chief, confirmed this in a… Read More
