Provincial

P8-M allocated for Tagum City’s founding anniversary events

P8-M allocated for Tagum City’s founding anniversary events

March 6, 2024, 7:42 pm

TAGUM CITY - The city government here has allocated PHP8 million for this year’s 26th founding anniversary celebration on March 7, an official said Wednesday.In a press briefing, Mayor Rey Uy said the budget was for major events such as the Musikahan, Binibining Tagum, and the civic… Read More

Pangasinan govt-run hospitals get P55-M grant for indigent patients

Pangasinan govt-run hospitals get P55-M grant for indigent patients

March 6, 2024, 7:25 pm

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Indigent Pangasinenses will benefit from the total of PHP55.4 million grant given to the 14 provincial government-run hospitals through the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program. The funding… Read More

Stable peace, security in Negros to boost investor confidence

Stable peace, security in Negros to boost investor confidence

March 6, 2024, 7:22 pm

BACOLOD CITY–The recommendation of government forces to declare a state of stable internal peace and security (SIPS) in Negros Occidental, after the dismantling of all communist guerrilla fronts in Negros Island, is seen to attract more investments to the province. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson… Read More

Laguna raises funding for Anilag Festival 2024

Laguna raises funding for Anilag Festival 2024

March 6, 2024, 7:11 pm

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The provincial government is allocating more money to the various local government units (LGUs) in this province so they can ramp up their participation in the Anilag Festival 2024, which is scheduled to open on Sunday. Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez said participating LGUs… Read More

DOH-7 records 6K El Niño-related diseases; urges public to be ready

DOH-7 records 6K El Niño-related diseases; urges public to be ready

March 6, 2024, 6:59 pm

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) Region 7 recorded over 6,000 El Niño-related incidents in Central Visayas as more people began to feel the impact of the dry season. Dr. Shelbay Blanco, head of the Regional Health Emergency Management Services (RHEMS) of DOH-7, said the agency… Read More

Energy sector to discuss solutions to Panay power woes

Energy sector to discuss solutions to Panay power woes

March 6, 2024, 6:56 pm

ILOILO CITY – The local government here will gather energy players for a blended meeting on Thursday as they search for solutions to the persistent power problems affecting Panay, including Iloilo City. “The solution will first come from power generators because ultimately I think the island… Read More

Public advised to up water intake as temperature rises

Public advised to up water intake as temperature rises

March 6, 2024, 6:48 pm

BAGUIO CITY – The public is advised to remain hydrated by drinking a maximum of three liters of pure water daily to help prevent heat stroke as temperatures continue to rise. “Dehydration can lead to the body’s fluid imbalance that can progress to heat stroke. (Drink) At least three liters a… Read More

Negros Occidental awards study grants to 100 DepEd school heads

Negros Occidental awards study grants to 100 DepEd school heads

March 6, 2024, 6:42 pm

BACOLOD CITY–The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing scholarships to some 100 public school heads in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in this city.Karen Dinsay, head of the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program… Read More

Shear line-affected families in CamNorte get cash aid from DSWD

Shear line-affected families in CamNorte get cash aid from DSWD

March 6, 2024, 6:09 pm

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has provided cash assistance worth a total of PHP2.8 million to fisherfolk affected by the shear line in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte. A shear line is the convergence of the cold northeast monsoon and the warm… Read More

Over 334K kids in Region 8 targeted for vaccination vs. polio

Over 334K kids in Region 8 targeted for vaccination vs. polio

March 6, 2024, 5:32 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health is giving oral polio vaccines to 334,760 children in Eastern Visayas as part of the catch-up program in the government’s battle against this incurable disease. These zero to 59-month-old children are targeted for immunization after missing some doses or… Read More

Sto. Niño de Cebu parish warns faithful vs. bogus social media pages

Sto. Niño de Cebu parish warns faithful vs. bogus social media pages

March 6, 2024, 5:22 pm

MANILA – The Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu on Wednesday warned the public against bogus social media accounts claiming to be connected with it. “The Augustinian friars of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu would like to inform everyone once again, especially the devotees of… Read More

'Drug den’ dismantled, 3 nabbed in Negros Oriental town

'Drug den’ dismantled, 3 nabbed in Negros Oriental town

March 6, 2024, 5:18 pm

DUMAGUETE CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Oriental have arrested three persons and dismantled an alleged drug den during an operation in Sibulan town north of this capital Tuesday night. PDEA agents conducted a buy-bust operation around 8:31 p.m.… Read More

NIA provides water pumps to El Niño-affected farmers' groups in Bicol

NIA provides water pumps to El Niño-affected farmers' groups in Bicol

March 6, 2024, 4:37 pm

LEGAZPI CITY – The National Irrigation Administration in Bicol (NIA-5) has provided five service water pumps to farmers' associations affected by El Niño in the provinces of Albay and Camarines Sur. In an interview on Wednesday, NIA-Bicol spokesperson Ma. Cleofe Baraera said those that have… Read More

Over 13K ARBs benefit in DAR Ilocos Norte SPLIT project

Over 13K ARBs benefit in DAR Ilocos Norte SPLIT project

March 6, 2024, 4:28 pm

LAOAG CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Ilocos Norte said 2,371 Collective Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CCLOAs), covering over 13,000 hectares, have already been parcelized into 13,749 individual land titles. Of the total land titles, the DAR has distributed 2,530… Read More

BIR names BARMM education ministry as top taxpayer

BIR names BARMM education ministry as top taxpayer

March 6, 2024, 4:22 pm

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) has been recognized as a top taxpayer under the national government agency category for 2023.“It was an exemplary display of fiscal responsibility and… Read More

More charges up vs. BIFF leader arrested in Maguindanao Sur

More charges up vs. BIFF leader arrested in Maguindanao Sur

March 6, 2024, 4:20 pm

RAJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur – Police authorities here will file additional charges on Wednesday against a sub-leader of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) following his arrest during a joint law enforcement operation in Maguindanao del Sur recently.Capt. Joel… Read More

Farm-related techs seen to curb Eastern Samar's poverty

Farm-related techs seen to curb Eastern Samar's poverty

March 6, 2024, 4:06 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is eyeing the deployment of more technologies related to farming, fishing, and forestry to help address poverty in Eastern Samar province. In an interview Tuesday night, DOST Undersecretary for Regional Operations Sancho Mabborang… Read More

CDO dads consider legal remedies in water supply issues

CDO dads consider legal remedies in water supply issues

March 5, 2024, 9:29 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The local government through the City Council is considering enforcing its police power and seeking legal remedies in addressing water supply issues.Second District Councilor Edgar Cabanlas said he will lead an ad hoc committee meeting on Thursday to discuss possible… Read More

Iloilo City forges sisterhood ties with S. Korea’s Dobong-gu

Iloilo City forges sisterhood ties with S. Korea’s Dobong-gu

March 5, 2024, 8:57 pm

ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City welcomed Dobong-gu of South Korea as its newest sister city following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the city hall penthouse here on Tuesday. Mayor Jerry Treñas and Dobong-gu Mayor Oh Eon-Seok signed the understanding to pave the way for… Read More

Checkpoints, police visibility aim to deter road accidents in La Union

Checkpoints, police visibility aim to deter road accidents in La Union

March 5, 2024, 8:45 pm

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs). A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with… Read More