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Earthquakes jolt Antique, Maguindanao
August 13, 2022, 2:50 pm Updated on August 13, 2022, 5:49 pm
MANILA – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Antique on Saturday afternoon, followed by a 5.9 tremor in Maguindanao two hours later, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake in Antique struck 20 kilometers southwest of the municipality of… Read More
GenSan gives IBO champ Apolinario ‘hero’s welcome'
August 11, 2022, 11:38 am
KORONADAL CITY – General Santos City has given International Boxing Organization (IBO) flyweight champion Davemark “The Dobermann” Apolinario a “hero’s welcome,” the City Information Office (CIO) said Thursday.The CIO said General Santos City Administrator Shandee Llido-Pestaño, who… Read More
Zubiri bats for full resumption of contact sports training
August 8, 2022, 7:23 pm
MANILA – Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday said he will look into the current protocols on training in boxing and other contact sports to help the country produce more champions. In a statement, Zubiri said one possible reason why the country has just one world boxing champion for… Read More
GenSan gov’t extends aid to kin of 10 road mishap victims
August 8, 2022, 4:10 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Families of victims of the Aug. 4 vehicular crash that killed 10 people in General Santos City have received financial assistance from the local government.General Santos City Mayor Lorelie Geronimo Pacquiao led the distribution Monday of PHP5,000 financial aid from the city… Read More
Death toll in GenSan 3-vehicle smashup rises to 10
August 5, 2022, 3:31 pm
KORONADAL CITY – The number of persons who died in Thursday's three-vehicle pile-up in General Santos City rose to 10, as another patient succumbed Friday while undergoing medication at a hospital.Col. Paul Bometivo, General Santos City police chief, said Friday the accident’s death toll now… Read More
Food, beverage firm kicks off efforts to reach plastic neutrality
August 4, 2022, 1:54 pm
MANILA – Universal Robina Corp. (URC), one of the country’s largest food and beverage companies, has kicked off a slew of initiatives to collect, recover, and divert plastic waste as part of its overall goal to achieve plastic neutrality. These include long-term collaborative projects on… Read More
Ilocos pushes development of Wagyu cross, branded beef
August 3, 2022, 7:21 pm
LAOAG CITY – Hundreds of branded cattle are being taken care of in a remote village of Sucsuquen in Piddig, Ilocos Norte province to jumpstart a multi-billion dollar industry that could reduce poverty and promote agri-business development in this part of the country. The project, known as Piddig… Read More
GenSan ASF-free, control measures up
August 3, 2022, 2:22 pm
KORONADAL CITY – General Santos City has no more cases of African swine fever (ASF) infection, a veterinary official said Wednesday.“The last infected hog in the village of Baluan had been culled and per monitoring, no single case of ASF was reported,” said Dr. Emilio Gargaran Jr., acting… Read More
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Sultan Kudarat
August 2, 2022, 7:54 pm
MANILA – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Sultan Kudarat province on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake struck 36 kilometers northwest of the municipality of Lebak at 1:24 p.m. It was 36 kilometers deep. Intensity III was… Read More
NCR stays under Alert Level 1; more areas de-escalated
July 30, 2022, 7:58 pm
MANILA – More areas have been de-escalated to Alert Level 1 while the National Capital Region stays in the same classification. The Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday the alert level status will be effective August 1 to 15. The additional areas eased to Alert Level 1 are:- Barbaza,… Read More
What solons want to hear in PBBM's maiden SONA
July 22, 2022, 6:24 pm
MANILA – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday bared a list of key issues and priority measures that they wished President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would include in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Quezon Representative Reynan Arrogancia said he is… Read More
Metro Manila, other areas stay under Alert Level 1
July 16, 2022, 11:56 am Updated on July 16, 2022, 1:51 pm
MANILA – More than half of the Philippines, including Metro Manila, will stay under the most lenient Alert Level 1, pending the review of the alert level classifications, Malacañang announced on Saturday. This means the Marcos administration will retain the existing coronavirus disease 2019… Read More
More Filipinos prefer to live in urban communities: PSA
July 5, 2022, 6:37 pm
MANILA – Some 58.93 million or 54 percent of the 109.03 million Filipinos lived in urban villages in 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The report said it represents an increase of 7.20 million persons from the 51.73 million urban residents in 2015. "The rural… Read More
PSA opens civil registry outlet in Koronadal
June 28, 2022, 2:49 pm
KORONADAL CITY – South Cotabateños need not go to General Santos City to request a copy of their civil registry documents after the Philippine Statistics Authority - Soccsksargen (PSA-12) opened its Civil Registration Services (CRS) system outlet here.PSA-12 Director Maqtahar Manulon said… Read More
Metro Manila stays under Alert Level 1 until July 15
June 28, 2022, 11:44 am
MANILA – Metro Manila will still be under Alert Level 1 until July 15, Malacañang announced Tuesday. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said this comes after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) updated the matrices to be used for the Alert Level System,… Read More
P650-M underpass construction in GenSan begins
June 24, 2022, 1:08 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Work has begun for the construction of a PHP650-million vehicle underpass here, an official said Friday.Department of Public Works and Highways–Bureau of Construction (DPWH-BOC) Engr. Kay-Ar Bantayan said the undertaking will involve the tunnel connection of the… Read More
POPCOM lauds LGUs' outstanding PPDP efforts amid pandemic
June 23, 2022, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) lauded on Thursday the unrelenting efforts of several local government units (LGUs) to implement the Philippine Population and Development Program (PPDP) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. During the 2022… Read More
DA tags SoCot under ASF ‘red zone’
June 20, 2022, 3:14 pm
KORONADAL CITY – South Cotabato’s hog industry is facing serious threats after the area has been declared by the Department of Agriculture–Soccsksargen (DA-12) under “red zone” for the African swine fever (ASF).South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said Monday DA-12 and the Bureau of… Read More
CBCP to establish pro-poor, environment ministries
June 18, 2022, 8:14 pm
MANILA – The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will establish three advocacy ministries that will address the needs of the environment, poor, and vulnerable sectors. Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, National Secretariat for Social Action… Read More
Bulacan student tops PHLPost contest, earns trip to Switzerland
June 17, 2022, 5:48 pm
MANILA – A student of San Ildefonso National High School in Bulacan earned a trip to Berne, Switzerland after topping the 51st Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Competition for Young People that aims to promote better understanding worldwide through the post office.… Read More
