Provincial
MinDA eyes foreign markets for BARMM coco farmers
August 22, 2019, 3:34 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Coconut farmers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) should set their sights on foreign markets as the autonomous region now has broad powers to conduct foreign trade.This was according to Sec. Emmanuel Piñol of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA),… Read More
Authorities implement stricter checkpoints in Davao
August 22, 2019, 3:33 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Police and military authorities have strengthened security checkpoints here following the explosions in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday.Government troops were conducting security operation at around 1 p.m. when anti-personnel mine exploded hitting Pfc. Narciso B. Monreal on… Read More
Ex-vice mayor nabbed for gun possession in Cotabato
August 22, 2019, 3:22 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Authorities arrested here on Wednesday afternoon a former vice mayor in Maguindanao province for possession of an unlicensed gun.Maj. Joseph Nandu, deputy police chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM),… Read More
Cops nab 5, seize several guns, ammo in Abra
August 22, 2019, 3:11 pm
BAGUIO CITY-- Authorities arrested on Wednesday five persons and seized four firearms and dozens of live ammunition in three separate operations in Abra province, police reports showed. Reports released to the media on Thursday identified the suspects as Ruben Ariota, Romar Reyes, Juliemar Ariota,… Read More
NegOcc-based producer markets ‘anti-dengue’ tawa-tawa extract
August 22, 2019, 2:07 pm
BAGO CITY -- A Negros Occidental-based herbal food supplements manufacturer, assisted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), has released to the market the country’s first standardized extract of tawa-tawa plant believed to be effective against dengue virus. Herbanext Laboratories… Read More
Sarangani eyes upland village as agribiz zone
August 22, 2019, 12:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of Sarangani is pushing for the development of an upland village in Maasim town as a prime agribusiness area. This, as the local government is targeting the completion early next year of the nearly PHP57 million farm-to-market road leading to an… Read More
Classes in Albay suspended due to heavy rains
August 22, 2019, 12:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Classes in all levels in Albay province were suspended on Thursday morning as Tropical Storm Ineng is expected to dump moderate to occasional heavy rains, the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said. Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara, PDRRMC chair,… Read More
Mindanao fruits on sale along Session Road this weekend
August 22, 2019, 7:46 am
BAGUIO CITY -- Promenaders enjoying a walk along Session Road when it is closed to vehicles on Sunday can also munch on fresh fruits from Mindanao, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said. “Former (Agriculture) Secretary (Emmanuel) Piñol said he will be sending truckloads of fresh fruits from Mindanao to… Read More
Incoming Iloilo police director bares plans
August 21, 2019, 10:19 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The incoming Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) head laid down on Tuesday his plans for the province once he formally assumes office on September 1. In an interview shortly after his talk with Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr., Col. Roland Vilela, regional controller division… Read More
LGBTQ 'pride day' pushed in Iloilo province
August 21, 2019, 10:14 pm
ILOILO CITY -- An Iloilo board member on Tuesday proposed an ordinance setting aside a "special" day for the members of the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning). Carol-V Espinosa-Diaz of the Fifth District proposed to have the first day of the month of June to be… Read More
Iligan placed under state of calamity due to dengue
August 21, 2019, 8:44 pm
ILIGAN CITY--The local government here declared on Tuesday a state of calamity following the alarming increase of dengue cases in the city.Local dengue cases have so far reached 1,138 with 14 deaths from January 1 to August 17 this year, according to the Iligan City Health Office.City Health… Read More
Zambo City taps police trainees in sidewalk clearing
August 21, 2019, 8:29 pm
Police trainees undergo Field Training Program undergo orientation Tuesday, August 20, as the city government of Zamboanga taps them to help enforce local ordinances and laws. (Photo courtesy of the City Hall Public Information Office)ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The local government has tapped the… Read More
2 cops hurt in Masbate ambush
August 21, 2019, 8:27 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Two policemen were hurt in an ambush staged by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Pio V. Corpuz town in Masbate province on Wednesday morning, a police report said. In an interview, Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office (PRO-5) spokesperson, identified the wounded… Read More
2 Dabawenyos picked for NZ leadership program
August 21, 2019, 8:26 pm
DAVAO CITY--Two youth leaders from this city are among the eight scholars selected for a four-month leadership program in Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday.Out of the 130 youth who applied for the program, Hilton Soberano and Malaya Dereka Genotiva were chosen for the Mindanao Young Leaders… Read More
Davao City 'insurgency free' by 2020
August 21, 2019, 8:25 pm
DAVAO CITY -- This city is on track to be declared "insurgency-free" by the end of the year, a military official said on Tuesday.Col. Nolasco Mempin, commander of the Army's 1003rd Infantry Brigade, said the objective entails the acceleration of ongoing Community Support Program (CSP) in the 30… Read More
Nat’l Museum team inspects Malacañang sa Sugbo
August 21, 2019, 8:22 pm
CEBU CITY – As Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez expressed his support to convert the Malacañang sa Sugbo (old customs house) into a regional museum, representatives of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) conducted an ocular inspection of the facility on Wednesday. Senior Supt. Glen… Read More
Zambo sends delegation to Batang Pinoy nat’l finals
August 21, 2019, 7:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- This city has sent a 160-man athletic delegation to the Batang Pinoy National Finals slated to kick off on Sunday, August 25, in Palawan.Dr. Cecilia Atilano, City Sports Development officer, said the local delegation that departed Wednesday noon consisted of coaches and athletes… Read More
Antique eyes financial aid for senior high students
August 21, 2019, 7:22 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Some 13,000 senior high school students from various schools in Antique are expected to benefit once the proposed ordinance giving them financial assistance is approved. Authored by board member Pio Jessielito Sumande, the proposed measure is expected to be… Read More
Pangasinan bans entry of pigs starting Aug. 20
August 21, 2019, 7:00 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Governor Amado Espino III on Tuesday ordered a temporary ban on the entry of pigs in Pangasinan to ensure that the province would not be affected by African swine fever (ASF). “I was informed that other provinces in the region are implementing similar precautionary… Read More
P1.3-M 'hot logs' seized in Zambo Sur
August 21, 2019, 6:57 pm
sHOT LOGS. A team of DENR, NBI, and Army personnel seize some 30,000 board feet of illegally cut Mahongany trees in Barangay Langapod, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, last weekend. (Photo by Leah D. Agonoy)PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is readying… Read More
