Provincial
ARMM guv orders DPWH district offices to fast-track infra projects
August 2, 2018, 6:10 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman has ordered the region’s Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH-ARMM), particularly its district engineering offices, to speed up the completion of pending infrastructure projects in their respective… Read More
50 Negros Island schools sign up for environmental quiz bee
August 2, 2018, 6:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Some 50 schools in Negros Island comprising the provinces of Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental have signed up for this year’s environmental quiz bee, dubbed "Positive Energy Battle of the Brains Junior and Senior High". More schools are still expected to catch up with the… Read More
Iloilo City seeks DSWD help on Badjaos
August 2, 2018, 5:55 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The city government here is seeking the support of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas on how to deal with Badjaos who kept coming back to Iloilo. Jeck Conlu, head of the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO), on Thursday… Read More
Detained wife of Maute leader moved to Taguig jail
August 2, 2018, 5:42 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The local police transferred on Thursday the wife of a top leader of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group, who was arrested here last month, to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.Insp. Willy Perez, deputy chief of the city police Station 7, said suspect Nafish Pundug was… Read More
Region 12 cops told to shun illegal activities
August 2, 2018, 5:39 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The leadership of Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 has warned anew its personnel against engaging in illegal activities or face stern consequences.Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Region 12 police director, issued the warning Thursday in the wake of the reported involvement of at… Read More
11 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu
August 2, 2018, 5:37 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Eleven Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members have decided to surrender because of the mounting pressure from sustained military offensives against the group in Sulu, military officials said Thursday.Brig. Gen. Divino Rey Pabayo, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said the ASG bandits… Read More
55 elected Baguio village execs can't assume posts yet
August 2, 2018, 5:34 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Fifty-five elected barangay officials in this city cannot assume office yet, as the Commission on Election (Comelec) still has to decide on the matter after the officials had failed to file their Statements of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) as the law requires. In an interview… Read More
Red tide alert up in Eastern Samar’s Matarinao Bay
August 2, 2018, 5:29 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against consumption of shellfish gathered from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar after the recurrence of the red tide phenomenon there. In a local red tide warning issued Thursday, BFAR confirmed the red tide bloom in… Read More
Negrense traders earn P2.4-M in sales during Bulawan Trade Fair
August 2, 2018, 5:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Twenty-eight entrepreneurs in Negros Occidental earned a total sales of about PHP2.4 million during the 10-day 28th Bulawan Awards and Trade Fair held at Robinsons Place Bacolod. The trade show, presented by the Association of Negros Producers (ANP) until Wednesday, was… Read More
Tacloban airport passenger traffic up 21% H1 2018
August 2, 2018, 5:03 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Air passenger traffic at the Tacloban Airport rose to 21.38 percent in the first semester of 2018, primarily driven by additional flights to the regional capital, airport and tourism officials confirmed on Thursday. From 589,160 inbound and outbound passengers in the first six… Read More
Clark airport heightens security after Basilan blast
August 2, 2018, 4:56 pm
CLARK, Pampanga -- The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) on Thursday heightened its security measures at the civil aviation complex following Tuesday's bombing incident in Lamitan, Basilan that killed 10 people. CIAC president Alexander Cauguiran said the enhanced security condition or… Read More
Expert underscores LGU roles in disaster-resilient communities
August 2, 2018, 4:45 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Local governments play a “critical role” in mainstreaming disaster preparedness in all sectors in the light of various disasters affecting everyone. Kendra Hirata, director of the CITYNET Yokohama Project Office, said during Thursday’s opening of the three-day 11th CITYNET… Read More
Dagupan gives P2-M musical instruments, equipment to students
August 2, 2018, 3:58 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- The local government unit here has turned over PHP2 million worth of musical instruments and multimedia equipment to students of Dagupan City National High School Special Program for the Arts (SPA). Mayor Belen Fernandez, in an interview on Thursday, said the instruments include… Read More
DTI: Supply of basic, prime goods enough for lean months
August 2, 2018, 3:33 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique office has assured consumers of enough supply of basic and prime commodities even during these months. Glen Fernando of DTI Antique said in an interview on Thursday that based on their monitoring of commodities… Read More
Sara for senator movement launched in Cebu
August 2, 2018, 3:22 pm
CEBU CITY -- A movement calling for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for senator in the 2019 elections was launched in Cebu City on Thursday. Cebu City Councilor Erik Manuel Espina, who initiated the “Inday Sara Duterte for Senator Movement”, spearheaded the launching in his office… Read More
Antique suspends classes due to southwest monsoon
August 2, 2018, 3:17 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Mayor Elmer Untaran suspended classes from pre-school to senior high school due to the southwest monsoon rains on Thursday afternoon. Untaran decided to suspend classes based on the information given by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.… Read More
Crimes in Bacolod City down by 18.8% in July
August 2, 2018, 2:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Total crime volume here decreased by 18.85 percent in the month of July as crimes against persons and properties declined by 52.27 percent during the period, latest records of Bacolod City Police showed. Chief Insp. Sherlock Gabana, city police public information officer, said the… Read More
Motorized banca sinks off Masbate port after explosion
August 2, 2018, 2:35 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- A motorized banca sank shortly after an explosion at the Masbate City port in Barangay Bapor Wednesday night. The boat, docked at the pier, was destroyed by the impact of the explosion at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to Chief Insp. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of… Read More
PDIC to bid out 43 assets of closed banks in Visayas
August 2, 2018, 2:24 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Forty-three assets of closed banks in the Visayas region, including 27 from Western Visayas, will be subjected to a public bidding by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) this August 30. “We are going around the country to sell the assets and the first step in… Read More
Davao City PNP bags 'Best Police Office' award
August 2, 2018, 12:53 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) bagged the Best City Police Office national award for 2017, the second in a row for the local police force.Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum, DCPO director, who will receive the award during the Philippine National Police (PNP) 117th anniversary on… Read More
