Provincial
Over P5.4-M gov't aid distributed to Muslim communities in DavNor
April 10, 2024, 5:11 pm
DAVAO CITY – Muslim communities in Davao del Norte received on Tuesday over PHP5.4 million worth of financial aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. In a statement on Wednesday, Davao del Norte Vice Governor De Carlo Uy said around 2,710 beneficiaries in four… Read More
DepEd Antique to offer Madrasah Education for secondary learners
April 10, 2024, 5:06 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique plans to open the Madrasah Education for Muslim secondary learners for the school year 2024-2025. Dr. Eleanore Dagala, DepEd Antique supervisor for Aralin Panlipunan to which the Madrasah Education… Read More
Ilocos Norte power coop cuts rates for April despite jump in usage
April 10, 2024, 4:49 pm
LAOAG CITY – Noting the increasing air-conditioning units and electric fans usage, especially since heat index are rising to dangerous levels this April, the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) has decided to reduce its rates to help consumers. In a briefing on Wednesday, INEC acting… Read More
Over 2K Cebu Muslims end Ramadan with prayer for peace
April 10, 2024, 3:04 pm
CEBU CITY – Over 2,000 Cebuano Muslims gathered on Wednesday for public prayers at the Plaza Independencia to celebrate Eid‘l Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan or the holy month of fasting. Ijoden Hadji-Azis Mamacol, executive director of the Cebu City Office of the Muslim Affairs and… Read More
P10.2-M shabu seized from construction worker in Cebu
April 10, 2024, 2:15 pm
CEBU CITY – Some PHP10.2 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from a construction worker during a sting operation Tuesday night in Barangay Cabayan in this capital city. Police said the suspect, Kenneth Cabajar, 26, was arrested at past 7 p.m. near his residence at Sitio Upper, Barangay… Read More
Over 2K Cebu fire victims get P12.4-M aid
April 9, 2024, 8:57 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 644 families comprising 2,227 individuals who are victims of two fire incidents in Metro Cebu received a total of PHP12.4 million worth of food, non-food and cash assistance, a social welfare official said Tuesday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director of the Department… Read More
'Hero kids' honored for helping cops foil robbery in Rizal town
April 9, 2024, 7:40 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Two young boys from Rizal province have received the Batang Bayani Award (Young Hero) from the Calabarzon Regional Police Office (PRO 4A) for their roles in foiling a robbery in progress at a convenience store in Binangonan town last February. The two kids, whose names… Read More
Davao City police bent on locating Quiboloy to serve arrest warrant
April 9, 2024, 6:47 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said Tuesday it is bent on locating religious group leader Apollo Quiboloy to serve his warrant of arrest. In a press briefing here, Col. Richard Bad-ang, DCPO director, said they are doubling their efforts to serve the judicial warrant on the… Read More
Female inmates in Iloilo City learn bread making, financial literacy
April 9, 2024, 5:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government here, through the Technical Institute of Iloilo City (TIIC), has equipped 25 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the female dormitory of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) with skills training that will give them livelihood while inside the… Read More
Batangas quake unrelated to Taal activity, says PDDRMO
April 9, 2024, 4:34 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) here on Tuesday said all is well after the magnitude 4.4 quake that hit the province Monday night. “The earthquake yesterday evening was tectonic and not related to Taal Volcano activity. It is only due to… Read More
Over P45-M illegal drugs seized in W. Visayas in March
April 9, 2024, 2:31 pm
ILOILO CITY – The month-long campaign of various units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) confiscated around 6,709 grams of shabu and 42 grams of marijuana with a total estimated price of PHP45.62 million in March this year. PRO6 data showed for the whole month, the 194 police-initiated… Read More
Ilocos Norte health chief: Avail of free vax vs. pertussis
April 9, 2024, 2:06 pm
LAOAG CITY – Expectant mothers and children can get vaccinated for free against pertussis at the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Ilocos Norte and at municipal health offices. A six-week old is already eligible for the pentavalent vaccine while those aged 1 to 6 years may get booster doses. The… Read More
Affordable housing units to rise in Calamba under 4PH program
April 9, 2024, 1:01 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Nearly 2,000 families stand to benefit from a low-cost housing project in Barangay Real here as part of the Marcos administration’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH) program. The four 12-story buildings will contain a total of 1,904 individual units,… Read More
Drug peddler falls, yields P34-M shabu in Lanao Sur sting
April 9, 2024, 8:09 am
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested a “big-time” drug peddler and seized five kilos of shabu worth PHP34 million during a buy-bust operation in Lanao del Sur town of Malabang on Monday afternoon. In a statement Tuesday, Director Cesario Gil Castro of the Philippine Drug… Read More
Camiguin town adopts modern disaster management system
April 8, 2024, 11:51 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The town of Mambajao in Camiguin province has adopted a modern Incident Command System (ICS) with the help of regional government agencies.In a statement on Monday, Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus Romualdo said the importance of leveraging modern technology is for organized,… Read More
Water district deploys siphon tanks to Cebu City upland villages
April 8, 2024, 8:55 pm
CEBU CITY – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) deployed two mobile siphon tanks (MST) to two hinterland villages here to cushion the impact of the dry spell on upland residents, an official said Monday. Minerva Gerodias, MCWD spokesperson, said the MSTs are stationed in Cambinocot and Bonbon,… Read More
DAR chief assures Ati tribe on Boracay Island will get lands
April 8, 2024, 8:50 pm
BAGO CITY – Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III on Monday assured members of the Asosasyon sang Boracay Ati Tribal Organization (ABATO) that the government will provide them lands after the certificate of land ownership award (CLOAs) of the area they are occupying was canceled for not… Read More
Cebu City adopts modified class hours amid extreme heat index
April 8, 2024, 8:39 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama ordered public school administrators here to modify class hours in response to the increasing heat index. Rama ordered that all morning classes be held from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, while noon and evening classes will start at 4 p.m. and should end at 9 p.m. Rama’s… Read More
75 drug suspects collared in weeklong police ops in Laguna
April 8, 2024, 8:26 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Lawmen in this province rounded up 75 individuals allegedly involved in illegal drugs in separate operations across the province from April 1 to 7. Col. Gauvin Mel Unos, acting director of the Laguna Provincial Police Office (LPPO), told reporters on Monday that the… Read More
Antique eyes state of calamity; proposes water tank procurement
April 8, 2024, 8:00 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique Vice Governor Edgar Denosta will push for the procurement of mobile water tanks for barangays suffering from water shortage due to the El Niño phenomenon once the province declares a state of calamity. In an interview on Monday, Denosta said there is a… Read More
