Provincial
Iloilo town mayor faces 90-day suspension for graft
September 20, 2018, 9:07 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Mayor Rufino Palabrica III of Dingle, Iloilo is facing 90 days suspension due to two counts of graft and corruption. Palabrica’s suspension stemmed from a case way back in January 2014 when as town mayor of Dingle, he entered into a lease contract with his own drugstore and… Read More
Ballot boxes retrieved for recount of Marcos, Robredo votes in NegOr
September 20, 2018, 9:05 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The retrieval of a total of 1,284 ballot boxes from different municipalities and cities in Negros Oriental was carried out by the Presidential Electoral Tribunal of the Supreme Court in connection with the electoral protest of losing candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos,… Read More
2 HVT drug personalities nabbed in Zamboanga
September 20, 2018, 9:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two high-value targets (HVT) drug personalities were arrested and more than PHP400,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate law enforcement operations in the Zamboanga Peninsula region, police said Thursday.Chief Supt. Edwin de Ocampo, deputy regional director for… Read More
P500-M water system starts operating in Iloilo’s Jaro
September 20, 2018, 8:28 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The city government here Thursday welcomed the launch of the PHP500-million water system project of the South Balibago Resources, Inc. (SBRI) in Jaro district. In his message, Mayor Jose Espinosa III said “lengthy discussions” were made prior to the granting of the franchise to… Read More
6 die, over 60 missing as landslide buries houses in Cebu
September 20, 2018, 8:12 pm
CEBU CITY -- At least six people, including a four-year-old child, were confirmed dead in a landslide early Thursday morning in the City of Naga, some 21 kilometers south of Cebu City. Jules Regner, Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) executive assistant, said… Read More
DPWH ‘confident’ to finish Boracay road rehab on time
September 20, 2018, 8:03 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- With only over a month left before the reopening of this resort-island, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) remains confident that it can complete its target road rehabilitation. “We are very confident…by October 26, significantly, it will be done.… Read More
DA’s control over NFA seen to curb rice woes
September 20, 2018, 7:57 pm
PALO, Leyte -- National Food Authority (NFA) officials said President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to return the grains agency’s supervision to the Department of Agriculture (DA) will help resolve rice supply woes. NFA Regional Manager John Robert Hermano on Thursday said returning NFA’s… Read More
DPWH allots P54-M for rainwater collectors in West Visayas
September 20, 2018, 7:54 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allotted PHP54. 4 million for the construction of rainwater collector systems (RWCS) in selected sites in Western Visayas this year. Vivian Tan, regional information officer of DPWH, said Thursday the construction of the RCWS is… Read More
Tabaco mayor hails recall of suspension against her, other Albay execs
September 20, 2018, 7:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Tabaco City Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman Luistro has welcomed the lifting of the suspension order slapped against her and other local officials in Albay province by the Office of the Ombudsman. The mayor, in a phone interview Wednesday night, said the Ombudsman might have considered… Read More
Demand for NFA rice in Region 8 up more than 10 times
September 20, 2018, 7:39 pm
PALO, Leyte -- Demand for cheaper government rice in Eastern Visayas increased more than 10 times amid rising prices, the National Food Authority (NFA) regional office here said Thursday. From the average 6,000 bags monthly average sales during “normal days”, the volume went up to more than… Read More
‘Malasakit Centers’ to rise in Olongapo City, Zambales
September 20, 2018, 7:31 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go disclosed on Wednesday afternoon that more “Malasakit Centers” will be put up by the government in various parts of the country, including Olongapo City and Zambales, to help less fortunate… Read More
Bohol police sets up discipline zone in Panglao
September 20, 2018, 7:30 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY -- The discipline zone being implemented in Panglao Island, Bohol province is a way of maintaining peace and order in the tourism area, Bohol police director Senior Supt. Angeles Geñorga Jr. has said. The zone is in anticipation of the influx of tourists as the new Bohol Panglao… Read More
Central Luzon power coops help restore electricity in Cagayan
September 20, 2018, 7:25 pm
TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija -- Electric cooperatives in Central Luzon on Thursday sent more than 100 expert linemen and work forces to Typhoon Ompong-battered Cagayan to hasten the restoration of electricity in the province. Reynaldo Villanueva, president of the Central Luzon Electric Cooperatives… Read More
Cotabato cops nab 2 drug suspects in buy-bust operation
September 20, 2018, 7:19 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Police operatives here arrested two suspected illegal drug peddlers during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Rosary Heights 3 on Wednesday night.Chief Insp. Tirso Salazar, police station 4 commander, said the buy-bust was carried out after two weeks of surveillance operations… Read More
Teen drowns in Pangasinan town
September 20, 2018, 7:19 pm
ROSALES, Pangasinan -- The lifeless body of a 15-year-old male from Barangay Zone V, who allegedly drowned in the Totonogen River here, was retrieved along Agno River in Bayambang town on Tuesday. Police Chief Inspector John Corpuz, chief of Rosales Police Station, identified the body as that… Read More
Trillanes hit for claiming judges, prosecutors swayed in libel case
September 20, 2018, 7:03 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) here cried foul on the statement of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV saying judges and prosecutors have been influenced by Presidential Son and former vice mayor Paolo Duterte in the latter's libel case against the senator.Former IBP… Read More
CIDG-ARMM agents arrest 2 wanted women in Maguindanao
September 20, 2018, 6:04 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Authorities arrested Wednesday two women with standing warrants of arrest for violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and illegal possession of firearms in South Upi, Maguindanao. Chief Insp. Esmael Madin, provincial unit head of the… Read More
PNP seeks outlay for disaster preparedness
September 20, 2018, 6:01 pm
PALO, Leyte – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has sought the help of Congress and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for more funds for the procurement of disaster preparedness equipment next year. PNP Deputy Director General for Operations Archie Francisco Gamboa said in a press… Read More
DSWD-Bicol ready to extend aid to ‘Ompong’ victims in CAR
September 20, 2018, 5:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 5 (Bicol) is ready to extend help to victims of Typhoon Ompong in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), an official of the agency said Tuesday. “We are ready to provide aid as soon as we receive directives from the… Read More
Taiwanese bizmen to explore Davao's untapped market
September 20, 2018, 5:51 pm
DAVAO CITY -- A delegation representing the Taiwanese business sector is coming to the city next month to explore its untapped market, the Mindanao Business Council (MBC) said on Thursday.MBC Special Event and Project Officer Debbie Gail Laburada said the 2018 Taiwan Trade and Investment… Read More
