Provincial
Bohol police hauls P1.9-M drugs this month
September 28, 2018, 12:40 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY -- The Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) reported that it has seized about PHP1.9 million worth of drugs from September 1 to 27. BPPO Deputy Director for Operations, Supt. Lorenzo Batuan, made the report Thursday afternoon during the monthly meeting of the Provincial Peace and… Read More
Biliran's capital festival, street party to draw visitors
September 28, 2018, 10:18 am
NAVAL, Biliran – Merrier fiesta celebrations are expected to draw more tourists to this capital town of Biliran, one of the country’s smallest provinces. Mayor Gerard Espina, in a press briefing Wednesday, said they have lined up several activities from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6 to celebrate the… Read More
Western Visayas is 123% fish sufficient
September 28, 2018, 9:01 am
ILOILO CITY -- Western Visayas is unaffected by the lack of fish supply as the region has 123 percent fish sufficiency rate. “We are not affected by the lack of fish supply,” assured Remia Aparri, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas (BFAR-6),… Read More
Over 1,500 senior citizens in Bacolod get 2nd quarter social pension
September 28, 2018, 9:00 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The City Social Services and Development (DSSD) office released some PHP2.32 million in cash assistance to 1,547 senior citizens here for the second quarter of the year. The financial aid, granted under the government’s Social Pension Program, were distributed from September… Read More
Bacolod police sustains anti-drug ops amid MassKara preparations
September 28, 2018, 8:59 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The Bacolod City Police Office is sustaining its operations against illegal drugs amid security preparations for the 39th MassKara Festival, which will start on October 8. “We are now conducting operations and will continue to do so during the festival,” said Chief Inspector… Read More
P1.12-M ‘shabu’ seized in Silay City
September 28, 2018, 8:07 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Police authorities in Silay City seized some PHP1.120 million worth of shabu during separate operations there in the past 10 days. The Silay City Police Station's latest haul on Thursday was recovered from Phar Betila, who was arrested during a buy-bust operation at Matagoy… Read More
Environmental group calls for protection of major fishing grounds
September 28, 2018, 8:06 am
DUMAGUETE CITY -- Oceana, the largest international ocean conservation and advocacy organization, is asking government to issue guidelines to protect the country’s major fishing grounds in municipal waters from overfishing and illegal fishing to ensure the livelihood of small fishers. “The… Read More
Central Pangasinan power bills down in September
September 27, 2018, 11:54 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan -- Electricity consumers who use up to 100 kilowatts per hour (kWh) a month can expect a reduction of PHP30 in their bill this month. The Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) announced a 30-centavo reduction in the power generation charge per kWh in the… Read More
Dagupan City placed under state of calamity anew
September 27, 2018, 11:50 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- A state of calamity has again been declared in this city due to the damage wrought by Typhoon Ompong. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (Provincial Board) passed on Wednesday afternoon Resolution No. 5683 regarding the declaration upon the urgent request of Mayor Belen… Read More
DOLE renews good practices pact with tripartite group in Clark
September 27, 2018, 11:24 pm
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has renewed its agreement on voluntary code of good practices (VCGP) with the Tripartite Council of Outsourcing in Pampanga (TCOP). This is in line with the DOLE’s efforts to foster and maintain the industrial peace… Read More
Probers eye land dispute in Davao lawyer's slay try
September 27, 2018, 10:44 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Police investigators are looking into land dispute as a possible motive in the attempted killing of lawyer Wilmer Donasco here Wednesday.Director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum, said they are also eyeing the involvement of guns-for-hire in the… Read More
2 ASG members surrender in Sulu
September 27, 2018, 10:26 pm
Col. Armel Tolato, Philippine Marine Ready Force-Sulu commander (right) and a marine officer (left), pose for posterity photo with the two Abu Sayyaf members, who surrendered on Wednesday in Talipao, Sulu. (Photo courtesy: Naval Forces Western Mindanao Public Information Office)ZAMBOANGA CITY –… Read More
Iloilo City calls for more takers of tech-voc courses
September 27, 2018, 10:21 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Technical Institute of Iloilo City (TIIC) Molo campus is encouraging residents and even non-residents of this city to avail of its technical and vocational courses offering. Executive Assistant for Education Perla Zulueta, who was recently tasked by Mayor Jose Espinosa to looked… Read More
Public schools in Cordillera ready to accept Itogon students
September 27, 2018, 9:24 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Public schools in the Cordillera region are ready to accommodate students who will transfer from Itogon town, where scores of residents perished in a landslide in a mining village at the height of Typhoon Ompong last Sept. 15. "Either they will be included in the regular classes or… Read More
Cordillera readies ‘tent city’ in case of forced evacuation
September 27, 2018, 9:21 pm
TENT CITY. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Cordillera has set up 43 tents at the Wangal Sports Complex in La Trinidad, Benguet to serve as a relocation site for evacuees, in case Typhoon Paeng brings heavy rains to Baguio and Benguet. Food and non-food supplies have also been… Read More
Marathon to Mt. Talinis peak, big challenge to runners
September 27, 2018, 9:18 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The first of its kind marathon in the province of Negros Oriental is slated on October 6-7, 2018, one of the major highlights of the annual fiesta of the municipality of Valencia. Dubbed as the “Mt. Talinis mountain marathon”, the gun-start will be on the night of October 6… Read More
Pursue sci-tech researches to uplift lives, DOST exec tells students
September 27, 2018, 9:14 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Cordillera rallied officials and students of Benguet State University (BSU) on Thursday to continue pursuing researches that can help improve the lives of Filipinos. DOST Cordillera Regional Director Nancy… Read More
Water firm fixes, upgrades facilities after P5-M 'Ompong' damage
September 27, 2018, 9:09 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- About 9,500 households and establishments connected to the Baguio Water District (BWD) had to bear intermittent supply interruptions recently, as repairs and upgrades in the facilities are being done after the damages left by Typhoon Ompong. Baguio Water District General Manager… Read More
LTO deputizes 116 cops in Zamboanga Sibugay
September 27, 2018, 8:52 pm
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has deputized over a hundred policemen to assist them in the enforcement of traffic laws in this province.The 116 policemen from this province’s 16 towns underwent the deputation and orientation seminar on transport and traffic… Read More
PH’s first 'Bahay-Wika' opens in Bataan
September 27, 2018, 8:49 pm
ABUCAY, Bataan -- The first “Bahay-Wika” in the country aimed at saving endangered Philippine languages was opened on Thursday at an Aeta village adjacent to the slope of Mount Natib in Barangay Bangkal here. Mayor Liberato Santiago Jr. and national artist Virgilio Almario, chairman of the… Read More
