Provincial
Indian national arrested for alleged sex extortion in Zamboanga
September 20, 2018, 5:39 pm
Stephen Jala, 42, an Indian national was arrested in Zamboanga City for alleged sex extortion. (Photo courtesy: Police Regional Office-9 Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY--Policemen arrested… Read More
S. Cotabato gets 4th gold in Batang Pinoy
September 20, 2018, 5:18 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Team South Cotabato snatched its fourth gold medal via athletics on Thursday morning in the ongoing 2018 Batang Pinoy national championships in Baguio City.Runners Jeshrel Van Ombid, Peter Lachica, Remart Abdul, and Ryan Jay Pedrogoza topped the 4x400-meter relay finals held… Read More
PPA to start construction of 3 ramps in Boracay
September 20, 2018, 5:09 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The construction of three ramps and one backup area in Barangay Manoc-manoc on Boracay Island will soon start after the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) was able to comply with the required documents. In an interview Thursday, Eduardo P. Goles, Division Manager A of the PPA… Read More
Mine worker rescued from collapsed tunnel in SoCot
September 20, 2018, 4:29 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Disaster responders on Thursday rescued a mine worker who was trapped for about 42 hours inside a collapsed tunnel at a gold rush village in T’boli town in South Cotabato.Milagros Lorca, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said trapped… Read More
LWUA cites North Cotabato town water utility
September 20, 2018, 4:19 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Officials of the water district office in Kabacan, North Cotabato vowed Thursday to further improve its services to its concessionaires after the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) recognized its contribution to the community.The Kabacan Water District (KBD) was awarded… Read More
Army wants 16 Davao villages declared 'insurgency-free'
September 20, 2018, 3:51 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Army’s 1003rd Brigade based Davao City is pushing for 16 more villages here to be declared as "insurgency-free".Brig. Gen. Ernesto Torres, commander of the 1003rd Brigade, said Wednesday he will submit the list of villages for validation by the clearing board in… Read More
PNP brings mobile gun licensing caravan to Cavite
September 20, 2018, 3:44 pm
NOVELETA, Cavite -- The local government here, in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), will host a one-day mobile caravan on Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR) - starting 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday (Sept. 21) - at the Noveleta Municipal Hall grounds. Mayor… Read More
GenSan imposes curfew, 'no ID, no entry' policy
September 20, 2018, 3:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Authorities have implemented a city-wide curfew and "no ID (identification card), no entry" policy in all main entry points in line with the heightened security alert here, following the bomb attack before noon Sunday that injured eight people. The move was approved on… Read More
NegOcc gov’t to return P27-M loan to LandBank
September 20, 2018, 3:10 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Negros Occidental provincial government will return to the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) the PHP27-million loan it took earlier to fund the development of the Provincial Administration Center (PAC). This was confirmed by 2nd District Board Member Salvador Escalante Jr.,… Read More
6 men survive ambush in Bohol town
September 20, 2018, 3:06 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY -- Six men were unscathed after they were fired at by at least four unidentified gunmen in Batuan town in Bohol province on Wednesday afternoon, reports from police headquarters in Camp Francisco Dagohoy said on Thursday. The survivors were identified as Dario Batoon, Jerry… Read More
Priest recalls Marawi siege capture
September 20, 2018, 2:46 pm
ILIGAN CITY -- A year after his escape from Maute militants, who laid siege to Marawi City, Catholic priest Father Teresito "Chito" Suganob said the whole experience has helped him become a better person as he continues his peace-building efforts in Mindanao."I will rise above the situation even… Read More
43 couples to wed in Baguio City
September 20, 2018, 2:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 43 couples are set to exchange vows in a mass civil wedding sponsored by the city government, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), at the SM City Baguio Atrium on Saturday. CSWDO chief Betty Fangasan, in a press conference Wednesday, said the… Read More
Bacolod media groups condemn strafing of broadcaster’s house
September 20, 2018, 2:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Media organizations here denounced the strafing incident at the residence of broadcaster Reynaldo “Rey” Siason in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night. The Negros Press Club (NPC) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP)-Bacolod on Thursday… Read More
Shipping firm assures efficient, safe travel
September 20, 2018, 2:20 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Archipelago Philippines Ferries Corp. (APFC) has assured its clients of safe, efficient and convenient travel as it opened its new terminal in Barangay Progreso, Lapuz here Wednesday. The terminal caters to routes between Iloilo City and Bacolod City. Traveling between the two… Read More
P3-B worth of fake goods destroyed in Laguna warehouse
September 20, 2018, 2:04 pm
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials and personnel destroyed on Wednesday afternoon hundreds of boxes of fake goods worth at least PHP3 billion inside an accredited warehouse condemnation facility along Narra Road in Barangay San Antonio in this city. BOC Auction and Cargo… Read More
113 NPA supporters in NegOcc return to fold of law
September 20, 2018, 1:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- One hundred thirteen sympathizers of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental have renounced their support to the rebel movement, the Philippine Army has confirmed. The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade based in… Read More
Drone captures fishing vessels dumping suspected used oil in Palawan
September 20, 2018, 1:26 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Drone photos captured by a foreign lawyer and videographer showing two large commercial fishing vessels and three smaller boats dumping suspected used oil near a hot spring and a marine protected area (MPA) in Coron have gone viral. Atty. Sergei Tokmakov’s photos… Read More
P10-B tourism project in Zambales pushed as alternative to mining
September 20, 2018, 1:08 pm
SUBIC, Zambales -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday said the ongoing PHP10-billion tourism project in Candelaria, Zambales under the "Build, Build, Build" program is one of the alternative industries pushed by the Duterte administration as an… Read More
LGUs urged to submit priority projects for 2019 budget
September 20, 2018, 10:59 am
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has asked the 16 municipalities in Cavite to prepare and submit their respective priority projects for inclusion in the FY 2019 Local Government Support Fund - Assistance to Municipalities (LGSF-AM) Program.… Read More
Dumaguete bishop calls for prayers for Pope, Catholic Church
September 20, 2018, 6:22 am
DUMAGUETE CITY – Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete has called on the clergy and the faithful to offer prayers for Pope Francis in the midst of the challenges and accusations hurled against the Catholic Church. “As I have said in my homilies in several churches already, the call… Read More
