Provincial
Pangasinan town declares ‘state of calamity’
September 19, 2018, 9:45 pm
SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan -- The municipal government has placed this town under state of calamity due to the PHP315-million damage to agriculture and infrastructure, and affecting more than 25,000 individuals due to Typhoon ‘Ompong’ (Mangkhut). The Sangguniang Bayan members approved resolution… Read More
Cotabato trader, brother gunned down in Maguindanao
September 19, 2018, 9:36 pm
COTABATO CITY — Cops are hot on the trail of a group of robbers who shot dead a city trader and his brother on Tuesday night in nearby Barangay Salimbao, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.Police Inspector Caroline Flores, Sultan Kudarat deputy police chief, identified the fatalities as brothers Abdul… Read More
Pusher on PRRD 'narco list' slain in Koronadal drug bust
September 19, 2018, 9:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- A target-listed drug personality on President Rodrigo R. Duterte's "narco list" was killed in a joint anti-drug operation in a village in Koronadal City on Tuesday afternoon.Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco, regional director of the Police Regional Office-12, said Wednesday suspect… Read More
DTI holds symposium to promote consumer welfare
September 19, 2018, 9:34 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office here is holding a series of school symposium to promote the consumer welfare and protection. Lynna Joy Cardinal of DTI-Antique said they held a symposium in Mag-aba National High School in Pandan town… Read More
'Ompong' death toll in Cordillera rises to 67; 63 others missing
September 19, 2018, 8:43 pm
SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS. One of the five choppers sent by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for use in the relief, rescue, and search operations in the upland region of Cordillera lands in Itogon, Benguet on Wednesday (Sept. 19, 2018). At least 67 persons were confirmed dead and 63 others… Read More
BARMM will need more skilled workers: Murad
September 19, 2018, 8:39 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The incoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that will replace the decades-old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will need more workers than ever to ensure its success, both in the political and social spheres.This was expressed by Al Haj Murad… Read More
Negros Oriental cops seize P1.2-M 'shabu' in anti-drug ops
September 19, 2018, 8:39 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Simultaneous anti-illegal drugs operations conducted in Negros Oriental on Tuesday yielded some 100 grams of suspected "shabu" worth more or less PHP1.2 million and assorted drug paraphernalia and firearms. Senior Supt. Raul Tacaca, Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial… Read More
Nueva Ecija sends augmentation force to Benguet landslide site
September 19, 2018, 8:37 pm
PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — The provincial government of Nueva Ecija on Wednesday sent an augmentation force to assist in the search and retrieval operations for landslide victims in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet. Governor Czarina Umali said the contingent is composed of nine trained personnel… Read More
Zamboanga City hosts Philippine Councilor’s League
September 19, 2018, 8:37 pm
Philippines Councilors League National Executive Vice President Benito Brizuela (right) says the main agenda of the three-day PCL's third quarterly meeing here is the continuous local legislative education program. The PCL convention opens Wednesday and ends Friday. To his right are PCL National… Read More
Police tag terror-linked crime group in GenSan blast
September 19, 2018, 8:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police tagged on Wednesday a criminal group earlier linked to a local terrorist cell in Sunday's bomb attack here that left eight people wounded.Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco, regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, said in a press conference investigators are… Read More
Laguna collects two more golds in Batang Pinoy athletic games
September 19, 2018, 8:33 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The year-round sports program of Laguna province is paying off, as it collected two more golds in athletics in the ongoing 2018 Batang Pinoy National Championships here. On Wednesday, Laguna’s pride, Magvrylle Matchino, ruled the lung-busting 3,000-meter steeplechase, while… Read More
Paolo files fresh libel raps vs. Trillanes over drug link allegation
September 19, 2018, 8:33 pm
DAVAO CITY – Presidential son Paolo Duterte has filed two new libel cases against Sen. Antonio Trillanes over the latter’s statements aired in two media outlets in connection with the alleged PHP6.4 billion shabu smuggling.In a press conference here Wednesday, Lawyer Rainier Madrid said the… Read More
Army ups threat level in Davao amid incidents in neighboring areas
September 19, 2018, 8:32 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Army has raised the threat level in Davao Region to three, indicating that a terrorist threat is imminent because of the region's proximity to Central Mindanao, where there is a notable presence of threat groups.The threat groups include the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom… Read More
Fisheries bureau, PNP to form anti-illegal fishing team
September 19, 2018, 8:20 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will form a joint task force to strengthen the government’s fight against illegal fishing in Eastern Visayas. BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo and PNP Regional Director Chief… Read More
DPWH Southern Leyte braces for possible flooding
September 19, 2018, 8:15 pm
TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has stepped up declogging of drainages to reduce flood risks along highways in Southern Leyte province during the rainy season. In a phone interview Wednesday, District Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia said directives to maintain… Read More
3 suspected drug pushers killed in police drug ops in Bicol
September 19, 2018, 8:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Anti-narcotics operatives gunned down three suspected drug pushers in two separate operations in Camarines Sur and Albay, a report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol said. Killed was Deolito Lastrollo, a resident of Barangay Binanuaanan Norte, Pili town in… Read More
Cops question suspect in killing of Ilonggo OFW in SoKor
September 19, 2018, 7:32 pm
ILOILO CITY - - A male suspect in the killing of Angelo Claveria, an Ilonggo who worked at a factory in South Korea, was invited for questioning by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Angeles City, Pampanga, the victim's sister confirmed Wednesday. Claveria's skeletal remains… Read More
Rice production losses in Negros Occidental rise to P4.8-M
September 19, 2018, 7:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Rice production losses in Negros Occidental increased to PHP4.862 million as of Wednesday afternoon, based on data released by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. The losses, brought about by monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Ompong from September 14 to 18, were reported by… Read More
No rice shortage in Central Visayas: NFA-7
September 19, 2018, 7:27 pm
CEBU CITY -- The National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) assured Wednesday that there is no shortage in the supply of rice in the region. Diocano Alojado Jr., NFA-7 assistant regional director, made this assurance during the Provincial Price Coordinating Council meeting at the Cebu… Read More
Raps filed vs. 13 BIFF men over Sept. 2 Isulan blast
September 19, 2018, 7:19 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police have filed double murder and multiple frustrated murder charges against 13 leaders and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in connection with the Sept. 2 bomb blast in the Sultan Kudarat town of Isulan.Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco, regional director… Read More
