Provincial
Cotabato officials protest MILF harassment over ‘rido’
September 17, 2018, 6:32 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Local officials here, acting on a request by residents, have filed protest a before the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) joint ceasefire panel on Sunday following reports of harassments from MILF members.This after MILF men harassed a coastline community here on… Read More
DENR suspends small-scale mining operations in Cordillera
September 17, 2018, 5:57 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday ordered the suspension of all small-scale mining operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) following a landslide that killed 34 people in a mining site in Itogon, Benguet… Read More
Iloilo police boosts ‘ber’ months anti-crime measures
September 17, 2018, 5:21 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will enhance operations as a preemptive measure against criminality, which usually increases during the so-called “ber” months. Senior Supt. Martin Defensor Jr., ICPO director, on Monday said people from the outskirts flock to the city during… Read More
'Ompong' damages 10K-ha of rice fields in Bataan
September 17, 2018, 3:53 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan -- Some 10,000 hectares of land planted to rice were initially damaged by Typhoon Ompong on Saturday, the provincial agriculture office on Sunday said. Provincial agriculturist Johanna Dizon said "the typhoon affected rice crops in the flowering stage in 8,078.5 hectares and… Read More
Probers pursuing ‘good lead’ in GenSan blast
September 17, 2018, 2:21 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Authorities said they already have a “good lead” in the ongoing investigation into the bomb explosion before noon on Sunday near a lying-in clinic here that left eight persons wounded.Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, city police director, said Monday investigators are… Read More
Military blames BIFF for Midsayap bomb attack
September 17, 2018, 2:17 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – The military has blamed the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) behind the bombing of a videoke bar in the North Cotabato town of Midsayap, Sunday evening.In a statement released on Monday, Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Army’s 6th… Read More
Telco glitch hits PSA Calabarzon in Lipa City
September 17, 2018, 12:34 pm
LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Calabarzon regional office has temporarily suspended its Civil Registration Services (CRS) on Monday here after it experienced offline connections due to the weather disturbance “Ompong.” PSA Calabarzon Regional Statistical… Read More
'Ompong' damage to infra, agri in Aurora reach P137.7-M
September 17, 2018, 10:51 am
BALER, Aurora -- The onslaught of Typhoon Ompong in this province has caused PHP137.7 million worth of damage to infrastructures and agriculture, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said Monday. PDRRMO head Amado Elson A. Egargue, in his latest report to the… Read More
Baguio City won't declare state of calamity: Domogan
September 17, 2018, 10:39 am
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government is not bent on declaring Baguio under a state of calamity despite being hit by Typhoon "Ompong", Mayor Mauricio Domogan said Sunday. "We will not declare a state of calamity in Baguio because we do not qualify," Domogan said in a press briefing Sunday evening.… Read More
'Ompong' leaves P12.6-M damage to public schools in Ilocos Norte
September 17, 2018, 10:37 am
LAOAG CITY -- Classes in both public and private schools in the entire province remain suspended on Monday following the devastation caused by Typhoon Ompong over the weekend. 'Ompong' left 19 primary and secondary public schools in the province, with mostly blown off roofings, broken glass… Read More
15K persons return home as weather turns fine in Bicol
September 17, 2018, 10:34 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- At least 4,022 families or 15,205 persons, who sought shelter in various government evacuation centers, were allowed to return home on Sunday as the weather normalizes in Bicol, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) here said on Monday. In a report to the National Disaster Risk… Read More
'Ompong' spares Bataan, no deaths recorded
September 17, 2018, 10:34 am
BALANGA CITY, Bataan -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Sunday announced that Bataan was somewhat spared from the wrath of Typhoon Ompong with no deaths recorded. “Magandang balita dahil sa awa ng Diyos hindi tayo masyadong naapektuhan ng bagyo. Tumaas… Read More
3 freed hostages turned over to Indon authorities
September 17, 2018, 9:02 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has formally turned over to Indonesian authorities the three Indons freed by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu. The captives who freed on Saturday in Barangay Buanza, Indanan, Sulu after over a year captivity were Hamdam Bin Salim,… Read More
37 Negrenses undergo Japanese language, caregiver trainings
September 17, 2018, 8:35 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Thity-seven residents of Negros Occidental have been selected to undergo language and caregiver trainings to prepare for employment opportunities in Japan. Two groups of Negrense nurses, midwives and caregivers have been granted scholarships to undergo trainings for several months.… Read More
NegOcc rice stocks good for 30 days; harvest, imports to boost supply
September 17, 2018, 8:05 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The inventory of both commercial and government rice in Negros Occidental is only good for 30 days but the upcoming harvest and expected import allocation will boost supply by October, according to the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA-Negros Occidental provincial manager Frisco… Read More
Duterte pushes for evacuation centers in areas frequented by typhoons
September 17, 2018, 7:49 am
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- Hoping to lessen woes and casualties during calamities, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Sunday said permanent evacuation centers should be set up in towns and cities frequented by typhoons. The President, who led the command conference and news briefing here, hatched the idea… Read More
‘Ompong’ leaves 54 dead, 42 missing in Cordillera
September 16, 2018, 10:29 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Typhoon Ompong left 54 dead, 42 missing and 32 injured as it lashed provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CRDRRMC) said Sunday. In a press briefing, Cordillera Interior and Local Government… Read More
Blast rocks NoCot town: no one hurt
September 16, 2018, 9:54 pm
COTABATO CITY – Barely eight hours after an improvised bomb exploded in General Santos City that injured eight persons, another improvised explosive device (IED) was set off in the Central Mindanao region, this time inside a videoke bar in Midsayap, North Cotabato. “Nobody was hurt and bomb… Read More
Pangasinan guv declares localized class suspension
September 16, 2018, 7:15 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Following the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong in northern Luzon, Governor Amado Espino III issued a memorandum declaring localized suspension of classes on Monday. Espino, in his memorandum, urged chairpersons of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils… Read More
GenSan placed under ‘Alert Level 4’ after bomb blast
September 16, 2018, 6:57 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Authorities raised the security alert here following the bomb explosion before noon Sunday near a row of establishments along the national highway in Barangay Apopong that left eight people wounded. Col. Adonis Bajao, commanding officer of the Army-led Joint Task Force… Read More
