Provincial
Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan vie for ‘Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya'
July 20, 2018, 1:48 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — The Bagayas family of Paoay Ilocos Norte and Ramos family of Urbiztondo Pangasinan, both with five members, are the top two provincial winners of the Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2018 in Region 1. Jaesem Ryan Gaces, Pantawid Pamilya information officer, in an interview… Read More
P2.32-M social pension released to Bacolod senior citizens
July 20, 2018, 1:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 1,547 indigent senior citizens in this city received PHP2.32 million in cash assistance given under the government’s Social Pension Program on Thursday. The distribution, facilitated by the city’s Department of Social Services and Development, was held at the Bacolod… Read More
MNLF man, pal nabbed in P1.3-M Maguindanao drug bust
July 20, 2018, 1:26 pm
COTABATO CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) nabbed Thursday afternoon a Manila-based "drug peddler" and his pal, allegedly a member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and seized from them some PHP1.3-million worth of “shabu” drugs in Datu Odin… Read More
Cops seek transfer of Maute leader's wife from GenSan lockup
July 20, 2018, 12:22 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Police are seeking the immediate transfer of the wife of a top leader of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group, to a more secure detention facility following her arrest here on Monday.City police director, Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, said Thursday they are set to submit a… Read More
Media security task force condemns slay of Albay radio anchor
July 20, 2018, 12:11 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) strongly condemned the killing of Albay radio broadcaster Joey Llana, who was shot as he was driving his car along Barangay Peñafrancia, Daraga town on Friday. In a statement, the PTFoMS said that while reports "remain sketchy… Read More
Food aid program caters to 900 families in Lanao Sur
July 20, 2018, 11:57 am
COTABATO CITY – As part of the effort to address issues besetting poor families in the region, about 900 family-beneficiaries in Lanao del Sur received on Wednesday their two-month food and nutrition assistance from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (ARMM) regional government.… Read More
SAP Go breaks ground for new Digos City Hall
July 20, 2018, 11:47 am
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the PHP170-million new city hall here on Thursday. The event coincided with the 69th Araw ng Digos celebration.Go said the multi-million… Read More
Radio anchor shot dead in Albay
July 20, 2018, 9:08 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- A radio anchorman was shot dead by still unidentified gunmen on Friday at his residence in Barangay (village) Peñafrancia, Daraga town in Albay. PNP-Bicol spokesperson, Chief Inspector Maria Luisa Calubaquib, identified the victim as Joey Llana, 38, a broadcast anchor of radio… Read More
SAP Go vows to rally support for Bangsamoro Organic Law
July 19, 2018, 10:08 pm
PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley – President Rodrigo Duterte's top aide vowed to rally support for the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro once it is presented for ratification through a plebiscite."If it would help foster lasting peace in Mindanao, why not?" Special Assistant to the President (SAP)… Read More
Benguet residents complain of hospital waste dumping near river
July 19, 2018, 9:59 pm
TUBA, Benguet -- Officials and residents of Barangay Taloy Sur in this town have raised serious concern over the dumping of hospital wastes on a private lot near a river by the contractor of a medical facility in Baguio City. HOSPITAL WASTES. Residents of Barangay Taloy Sur in Tuba town, Benguet… Read More
21 suspects bagged in Bulacan police drug stings
July 19, 2018, 9:11 pm
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan -- Twenty-one drug suspects were arrested Wednesday in separate buy-bust operations by the Bulacan police as part of its continuous and intensified anti-illegal drugs drive. Senior Superintendent Chito G. Bersaluna, acting director of Bulacan Police Provincial… Read More
Quezon women farmers train in coco coir geonet-making
July 19, 2018, 8:59 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon – Some 20 women-farmers from four villages here are now engaged in a gainful home industry that produces eco-friendly nets made of coconut fiber. The women underwent hands-on and on-sight training on coco fiber utilization, more particularly in the production of geonets or… Read More
Cavite senior citizens offices get service vehicles
July 19, 2018, 8:54 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The provincial government has distributed 23 brand new multi-cabs to the offices of senior citizens associations in the province for the conduct of mobile services to elderlies in various barangays (villages). Governor Jesus Crispin Remullas has ordered the release… Read More
5-hectare drug treatment, rehab facility to rise in Cavite in 2020
July 19, 2018, 8:50 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – A 5-hectare complex with 25-building drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center (DATRC) will rise in Barangay Osorio here to cater to illegal drug users/surrenderers and drug dependents from the Calabarzon Region following the groundbreaking ceremony on… Read More
Batangas welcomes Bangsamoro Organic law as path for greater autonomy
July 19, 2018, 8:44 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Batangas Muslim community here welcomed the approval of the Bangsamoro Organic bill at the bicameral committee as a step to lasting peace in Muslim-populated Mindanao provinces and signals the start of real autonomy. Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas has supported… Read More
Iloilo ‘narco-mayor’ gets death threats
July 19, 2018, 8:25 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Mayor Mariano Malones of Maasin, Iloilo, who has been linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to illegal drugs, has been receiving death threats. “I received a lot,” Malones said during a media interview here Wednesday afternoon, adding that his family is very worried. He said he… Read More
Rescued from Sayyaf, families return to Zamboanga Norte
July 19, 2018, 8:22 pm
Col. Hernani Songano, Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) deputy commander for marine operations (right), on Wednesday turns over the Javier family to Vice Mayor Jaime Felizarta of Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte. Marine troops rescued the Javier family on Tuesday in Sulu. (Photo courtesy: Western… Read More
Napolcom surprise visits keep police stations ‘awake’
July 19, 2018, 8:20 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The series of surprise inspections conducted by the National Police Commission in Western Visayas (Napolcom-6) have prompted all municipal police stations in the region to be “awake”, said Regional Director Joseph Celis. Celis, in an interview on Wednesday afternoon, said the… Read More
NPA leader killed in Zamboanga del Norte clash
July 19, 2018, 8:17 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel leader was killed while two soldiers were wounded in a clash in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the military reported on Thursday.Maj. Ronald Suscano, the Army’s 1st Infantry Division information officer, said the clash broke out while the a… Read More
NEDA, RDC bring regional dev’t plan roadshow to Iloilo
July 19, 2018, 8:16 pm
ILOILO CITY-- Local government units (LGUs) play a significant role in realizing the Regional Development Plan, said the top executive of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Western Visayas on Thursday. “It is really important for us to go around the province and cities to… Read More
