CEBU CITY – Six alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in six successive encounters with the Army’s Task Group Bohol and the 47th Infantry Battalion (47IB) in Bilar town, Bohol province on Thursday morning.In a statement released by the 3rd Infantry Division... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 71 former rebels who surrendered to the government last month recently received financial assistance from the Borongan City government in Eastern Samar province, the Philippine Army said Thursday.In an interview with Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, Philippine Army 802nd... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Law enforcers here will conduct joint anti-terrorism drills with counterparts from the United States as part of efforts to enhance preparedness and response capabilities in the face of global threats.Capt. Victoria Carmen Iquin, Puerto Princesa City Police Office... Read More
PIKIT, North Cotabato – A candidate for village councilor for next month’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections was shot dead by still unidentified assailants in Barangay Takepan here Wednesday afternoon.Rhoyden Matt Clarence Flores, 36, was buying vegetables at a roadside store... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, on Thursday said several retailers here have started selling rice at PHP45 per kilo in compliance with the price ceiling mandated in Executive Order (EO) 39 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.“While we are waiting for the... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Agricultural production losses among farmers and fisherfolk in Western Visayas (Region 6) have reached PHP356.12 million due to monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Goring in the past week, a situational report of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6... Read More
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a former police officer and seized some PHP7.4 million worth of shabu following a buy-bust in this city on Wednesday night.Jocelyn Mary, speaking for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao... Read More
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is calling on Ilonggo electorate to shun drug personalities this coming Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE)."For candidates, they should not accept contributions from drug personalities. Barangay (officials) are members... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Basic education enrollment in public and private schools in this city and the rest of Negros Occidental decreased by 5 to 16 percent for school year 2023-2024, a comparative report of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday showed.The data were based on the quick count... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) and partner development organizations have renewed their commitment to fighting malnutrition in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).During Wednesday's inter-agency... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) joined Wednesday the information dissemination drive on the new directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on the rice price ceiling.Brig. Gen. Lawrence Coop, the PRO-10 director, said all police personnel in... Read More
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria will lead Thursday the groundbreaking for the PHP100 million two-story building to house the province’s new dialysis center with 60 new dialysis machines to cater to more patients suffering from kidney disease.In a press briefing... Read More
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) is firming its engagement with local communities through the Transformation Program (TP) to better address the needs of former rebels (FRs).Lawyer Elisa Evangelista-Lapiña, the OPAPRU... Read More
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 5,000 indigent senior citizens from six towns and one city in Albay province have received their pensions from the provincial government covering April to June this year.In an interview on Wednesday, Christina Llanto, Albay Provincial Social Welfare and Development... Read More
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Albay is urging local government units (LGUs) to activate their local price coordinating councils in the implementation of the rice price ceiling mandated under Executive Order (EO) 39.In an interview on Wednesday, DTI-Albay... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The provincial government announced that 16 former wayward youths housed at the Bahay Pag-Asa Youth Center (BPYC) here have completed their secondary and elementary education.Provincial information officer Christian Jay Cojamco on Wednesday said under the supervision... Read More
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Rice farmers in Central Luzon are in favor of the government’s move mandating price ceilings on rice.Jojo Paguinto, a farmer from Candaba town, this province, said the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to enforce the rice price cap would... Read More
LAOAG CITY – The provincial board has unanimously approved a resolution for PHP100 million financial assistance for the construction of the Ilocos Norte Sports Institute and Research (INSPIRE) building in this city.In an interview on Wednesday, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc said Provincial... Read More
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – La Union province has recorded PHP387,136 in estimated damage to agriculture as of Sept. 6 due to weather disturbances that enhanced the southwest monsoon and brought heavy rains, according to the La Union Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office... Read More
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Respiratory and heart diseases are among the top 10 leading causes of death in all age groups in Antique, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said in a report.In 2022, there were 582 mortality cases due to pneumonia while there are 325 cases due to... Read More
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