Provincial
Land distribution program in W. Visayas nears completion
June 25, 2024, 3:44 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 6 (Western Visayas) is left with 8.34 percent of the target 467,415 hectares to be distributed to qualified farmers in the region under its agrarian reform program. Since the program started in 1972 as Presidential Decree 27 until the… Read More
Tabuk City doubles monthly aid for 750 DepEd workers to P1-K
June 25, 2024, 3:32 pm
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The city government has doubled its assistance to 750 employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) assigned to the Tabuk Schools Division office to PHP1,000 a month starting this coming school year. In an interview on Tuesday, Mayor Darwin Estrañero said the assistance… Read More
Maguindanao Sur extends aid to 10K flood-hit families
June 25, 2024, 3:24 pm
DATU MONTAWAL, Maguindanao del Sur – The provincial government on Tuesday said it has taken measures to respond quickly and extend aid to some 10,000 families affected by floods in two adjoining towns. “For the past two days, heavy downpours prevailed over the province due to “habagat”… Read More
Gov’t resumes swine insurance coverage of ‘pink zone’ towns
June 25, 2024, 3:06 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) resumed providing insurance to swine in municipalities in pink zones or adjacent to the municipalities affected by the African swine fever (ASF) in Antique province. In an interview Tuesday, PCIC Antique province… Read More
DAR distributes 104K hectares to 58K Cordillera beneficiaries
June 25, 2024, 2:12 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DAR-CAR) has already distributed 104,230 hectares of land out of its 105,000 hectares target, benefiting 58,581 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). “Halos patapos na ang CAR sa acquisition and… Read More
600 learners compete in regional Festival of Talents
June 24, 2024, 9:25 pm
ILOILO CITY – Some 600 learners from the 21 divisions of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas gathered at Iloilo National High School here at the start of the two-day 2024 Regional Festival of Talents (RFOT) on Monday. They will be competing in 24 competencies under seven… Read More
300 int’l delegates in Cebu for UN tourism events
June 24, 2024, 9:22 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 300 delegates from 30 countries worldwide will converge in Cebu this week for the two events of the United Nations Tourism Organization (UNTO). In a statement, the UNTO said the country was chosen to host two separate events, both will be held here. The first event –the… Read More
Road connector raises spirits of isolated E. Samar town residents
June 24, 2024, 8:46 pm
DOLORES, Eastern Samar – The isolated town of Maslog, Eastern Samar will soon be connected to the national highway through the last segment of a proposed road stretch worth PHP300 million. A groundbreaking ceremony on Monday marked the start of the road concreting project for the remaining… Read More
Dumaguete City to improve seawall wave deflector to prevent erosion
June 24, 2024, 8:42 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The city government of this Negros Oriental capital is constructing a seawall wave deflector on Rizal Boulevard here to prevent erosion and destruction of the current walkway. Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo said Monday the PHP54-million project will commence soon and is expected… Read More
Cebu City ‘pedestrianization’ needs permits, acting mayor says
June 24, 2024, 8:24 pm
CEBU CITY – The city government will support “pedestrianization” along the downtown area, a “link-to-port” feature of the Bus Rapid Transit Project, if proper permits are obtained before closing roads and installing facilities. In a press conference, acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia… Read More
Poultry worst-hit by eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental
June 24, 2024, 8:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) recorded 3,421 heads of various animals in two localities in Negros Occidental affected following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on June 3. Of the number, 3,210 were poultry or chicken in the cities of Bago and La Carlota City as of June 19.… Read More
Negros Occidental works with DOE to finalize energy roadmap framework
June 24, 2024, 8:12 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Power Sector Study Group (PPS-SG) has worked with the Department of Energy (DOE) in finalizing the framework for the Provincial Energy Development Roadmap. “The framework will now be fleshed out to reflect specific interventions and measures… Read More
DOLE-C. Visayas hotline scores 100% in resolution of labor complaints
June 24, 2024, 8:09 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas cited the regional office’s 8888 Complaint Center and Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) for their 100 percent compliance and resolution rate of labor-related complaints. DOLE-7 Director Lilia Estillore said Monday that… Read More
1.1K pregnant women in Bicol to benefit from dietary program
June 24, 2024, 7:57 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 1,138 pregnant women in four provinces in the Bicol Region will receive nutritional support through a new partnership agreement between the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Bicol and the National Nutrition Council (NNC). Christine L. Ascutia, DAR Bicol agrarian reform… Read More
Iloilo City conducts massive declogging to mitigate flooding
June 24, 2024, 7:54 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas on Monday said they are conducting a massive declogging of city drainages and waterways to mitigate flooding this rainy season. In a press conference, Treñas said it was difficult to determine the congested drainage during the long dry season but… Read More
P10.7-M smuggled cigars seized in Sulu, Lanao Sur
June 24, 2024, 7:50 pm
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte – The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) reported Monday the seizure of PHP110,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes, barely two days after authorities confiscated PHP10.6 million of the same trafficked items in Indanan, Sulu. Brig. Gen.… Read More
Comelec targets to register up to 100K voters in Pangasinan
June 24, 2024, 7:41 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan is targeting to register 75,000 to 100,000 voters for the midterm national and local elections this year. In an interview on Monday, Comelec-Pangasinan election supervisor lawyer Marino Salas said some 67,000 voters have… Read More
City gov’t mulls suit vs. Don Bosco school for blocking right of way
June 24, 2024, 7:32 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The local government here would take legal action against the management of St. Louis School (SLS)-Don Bosco should it insist on blocking road access. This city’s Special Enforcement Unit, supervised by city administrator Lilani Ramon, took down barriers and signs at the… Read More
Antique schools need more armchairs this school year
June 24, 2024, 7:32 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Schools Division of Antique of the Department of Education (DepEd) will campaign for more armchairs for use by learners in the coming school year 2024-2025. “We have a project, Building Achievers and Nurturing Greatness for Knowledge and Opportunities… Read More
Davao City calls for blood donation to help save lives
June 24, 2024, 7:24 pm
DAVAO CITY – Medical practitioners here have urged the public to participate in blood donation drives in their communities to help save lives. In a press briefing on Monday, Maria Lourdes Guerra, a registered medical technologist (RMT) and supervisor of the Blood Production Services (BPS) at… Read More
