Provincial
Power rates in Negros Occidental decrease in June
June 21, 2024, 8:48 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Electric cooperatives encouraged consumers in Negros Occidental to continue saving energy even as average residential power rates across the province decreased in June. On Friday, the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco) reported a rate of PHP9.23 per kilowatt hour (kWh)… Read More
Nutrition council cites LGUs’ role in addressing malnutrition
June 21, 2024, 7:47 pm
CEBU CITY – The National Nutrition Council (NCC) in Central Visayas on Friday reminded all local government units (LGUs) in the region of their role in strengthening programs that address malnutrition. Parolita Mission, the program coordinator of NNC-7, said a multi-sectoral approach is key to… Read More
DTI-6 eyes over 200 'sari-sari' stores for free advancement program
June 21, 2024, 7:26 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is targeting over 200 sari-sari (retail) store owners in Western Visayas to be part of the nationwide online advancement program to help scale up their operations and shift to a more sustainable business model. The "Tindahan Mo, e-Level Up… Read More
9 Davao centenarians receive P100-K cash
June 21, 2024, 7:16 pm
DAVAO CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has completed its distribution of cash incentives and plaques to nine centenarians here. CSWDO head Julie Dayaday said in an interview Friday that the house-to-house distribution of the cash incentives and plaques started on… Read More
Negros Occidental allots P5.7-M fund for IT college scholarship grants
June 21, 2024, 7:02 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has allotted PHP5.7 million for the scholarship of students enrolled in information technology (IT) courses with the Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC), which has a learning hub at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in this city. Under the… Read More
Iloilo City delivers over 7-M liters of water to 102 barangays
June 21, 2024, 6:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – This city has so far delivered over 7.36 million liters of water to 102 barangays affected by water scarcity due to the El Niño phenomenon. “Though the rainy season has started, we are not yet out of the woods because some of our residents still experience water shortage, thus… Read More
Baguio rain harvesting facility ensures water supply every dry season
June 21, 2024, 5:37 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Construction of three reservoirs here is about 97 percent complete, with linings being laid out to avoid seepage and collect water to boost supply during dry months. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was allocated PHP319.85 million for the four-year project at the… Read More
'Tingog' centers open with P6-M fund in Iligan, MisOr
June 21, 2024, 5:14 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Tingog Partylist Centers opened in two local government units in the Northern Mindanao Region, using a PHP6 million seed fund to extend social welfare assistance. Mayor Jayfrancis Bago of Opol, Misamis Oriental, received the initial seed fund of PHP3 million during… Read More
GSIS works with DepEd for claims of Bacolod teachers in road accident
June 21, 2024, 5:07 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is coordinating with the Department of Education (DepEd) for the prompt release of the benefits of public school teachers who figured in a road accident in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on June 14. In a statement on… Read More
NIR boosts economic growth of Visayan regions
June 21, 2024, 5:03 pm
ILOILO CITY – With the creation of Negros Island Region (NIR), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is optimistic that faster economic growth of the entire Visayas region will take place sooner. National Economic and Development Authority regional director Arecio Casing Jr.… Read More
DSWD-6: P147-M in food packs, NFIs released to disaster-hit families
June 21, 2024, 4:58 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 (Western Visayas) has released about PHP147.27 million worth of family food packs (FFPs) and non-food items (NFIs) to families affected by major calamities in the region from Jan. 1 to June 20, an official said Friday. In an… Read More
DTI prepares sari-sari stores to adopt e-commerce
June 21, 2024, 4:55 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Around 50 to 70 sari-sari (or neighborhood sundry) stores in this Negros Oriental capital are gearing up towards the use of electronic applications for seamless transactions, an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here said Friday. Krystle Jade Bato,… Read More
Catanduanes opens scholarship grants for medicine, law students
June 21, 2024, 4:48 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Catanduanes provincial government is accepting applications for its scholarship grants for incoming and currently enrolled students pursuing Doctor of Medicine and Juris Doctor degrees. In an interview on Friday, Camille Andrea Gianan, provincial supervising administrative… Read More
NCSC exec urges Soccsksargen elderlies to sign up online
June 21, 2024, 4:09 pm
KORONADAL CITY – An official of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) called on senior citizens in the Soccsksargen Region on Friday to register online as the agency fast-tracks preparations for implementing the Expanded Centenarians Act. Edwin Espejo, NCSC commissioner-in-charge for… Read More
DTI seizes P1.8-M uncertified products in Bicol
June 21, 2024, 3:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry in Bicol (DTI-5) seized some PHP1.8 million worth of uncertified products from January to June this year. In an interview on Friday, DTI-5 spokesperson Jocelyn Berango said the confiscated products stemmed from intensified enforcement and… Read More
BPSF rolls out P560M in gov’t aid to 90K Surigao del Sur beneficiaries
June 21, 2024, 3:19 pm
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) returned to the Caraga Region (Region 13) to distribute PHP560 million worth of government services, programs, and financial aid to some 90,000 beneficiaries in Surigao del Sur province during a two-day service festival… Read More
6 rescued as boat capsizes in Bohol
June 21, 2024, 2:12 pm
CEBU CITY – Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescued six passengers of a pump boat that capsized on Thursday night while sailing from Cebu’s southern town of Sibonga to Calape town in Bohol. A report from PCG-Cebu said rescuers from the Sibonga substation were quick to respond along with the… Read More
Soldiers foil NPA atrocities in Nueva Vizcaya town
June 20, 2024, 8:33 pm
MANILA – Troopers from the 84th Infantry Battalion (84IB) of the Philippine Army repelled the criminal activities of the New People's Army (NPA) at a village in the mountainous area of Alfonso Castañeda town in Nueva Vizcaya on Thursday. Lt. Col. Jerald Reyes, 84IB commander, said in a… Read More
W. Visayas LGUs pushed to develop more tourism destinations
June 20, 2024, 8:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) said there is a need to “ramp up” tourism promotions in Western Visayas now that Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have left the region following the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR). “(We) will also be encouraging our LGUs (local… Read More
Bicol police posts 34.63% decline in focus crimes
June 20, 2024, 7:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) has intensified police presence across the region, resulting in a 34.63 percent decline in focus crimes compared to the same period last year. In an interview on Thursday, Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO5 spokesperson, said 889 focus… Read More
