Provincial
Sarangani village chair shot dead in GenSan
July 19, 2018, 4:52 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--An incumbent barangay chair from Alabel town in Sarangani province was killed while her companion was wounded in an attack by motorcycle-riding suspects here on Wednesday evening.Chief Insp. Peter Pinalgan, chief of the city police station-3, said Barangay Baluntay chair… Read More
Teacher dies in collision of bancas in Maguindanao
July 19, 2018, 4:50 pm
COTABATO CITY – A female public school teacher died Wednesday morning after the motorized banca she was riding collided with another banca along the Pulangi River in neighboring Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.Chief Insp. Lindsey Sinsuat, Sultan Kudarat police director, identified the victim as… Read More
SK chair, 5 others nabbed in Leyte drug buy-bust operation
July 19, 2018, 4:48 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Six drug suspects, including a village youth council chairman, were arrested Wednesday night in a buy-bust operation in Baybay City, Leyte. PDEA Eastern Visayas Regional Director Edgar Jubay identified the apprehended youth council chairman as Doni Francis Pascua, 21, of Inopacan,… Read More
Manhunt operation on vs. killers of North Cotabato trader
July 19, 2018, 4:44 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police have launched a manhunt against riding-in-tandem suspects, who shot and killed late Wednesday an agricultural products dealer in Magpet, North Cotabato.Superintendent Bernard Tayong, North Cotabato police spokesperson, said Magpet police investigators are currently… Read More
PCL seeks gun ban exemption for Mindanaoan members
July 19, 2018, 4:43 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Councilors League (PCL) has sought exemption from the ban on carrying guns for local legislators in Mindanao.Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, PCL national chairperson, said their members feel the need to carry firearm at all times for self-defense amid the… Read More
CSC chief urges public to file charges over delayed gov't services
July 19, 2018, 4:42 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The chief of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has called on the public to file formal complaints against government employees who are delaying services.In a press briefing on Wednesday here, CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Balaat advised complainants to provide evidence to ensure… Read More
Satellite voter registration in 9 Bacolod villages set
July 19, 2018, 4:32 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here will conduct satellite voter registration in nine rural barangays of Bacolod from July 21 to September 15. City Election Registrar Mavil Majarucon-Sia said they have scheduled the first barangay list up at Barangay Estefania this coming… Read More
Public appearances are for Duterte: Go
July 19, 2018, 4:17 pm
DIGOS CITY – Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go said his public appearances were not aimed at boosting his personality or chances at any elective position. Go, who graced the groundbreaking for the PHP170-million new city hall building here on Thursday, said he was only… Read More
Arrested Cotabato 'drug peddler' yields P1.7-M shabu
July 19, 2018, 10:40 am
COTABATO CITY--Anti-narcotics operatives arrested Wednesday afternoon a suspected big-time drug peddler and recovered from him an estimated PHP1.7 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”. Mayor Cynthia Guiani Sayadi lauded Juvenal Azurin, regional director of Philippine… Read More
EastMinCom Navy chief allays fears over Chinese ship in Davao City
July 19, 2018, 10:35 am
DAVAO CITY – “There is nothing extraordinary.”This was what Commodore Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanano Command, said as he dispelled speculations over the docking of Chinese vessel Yuan Wang 3 on July 16 at the Sasa Port here.Enriquez told reporters… Read More
Troops rescue 2 families kidnapped in Zamboanga del Norte
July 19, 2018, 10:17 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Government troops have rescued six people, including two children, seized by a kidnap-for-ransom-group (KFRG) on June 28 in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, the military reported Wednesday.In a report to the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), the Joint Task Force Sulu said… Read More
Classes remain suspended in some Central Luzon areas
July 19, 2018, 10:08 am
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Classes in some schools in Central Luzon on Thursday remain suspended as several areas in the region are still flooded caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical storm "Inday". Tarlac Governor Susan Yap declared the suspension of classes in… Read More
Tagum City to host Mindanao Business Conference 2018 in September
July 19, 2018, 8:11 am
DAVAO CITY — Tagum City in Davao del Norte province will be hosting the three-day Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) 2018 on September 13-15 with high-level delegation expected to grace the event. The Tagum City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc (TCCCII) and co-host Davao City Chamber… Read More
Public urged to install better surveillance cameras
July 18, 2018, 9:39 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The director of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) has urged the public to be vigilant during the lean months as he anticipated the possibility of the proliferation of “akyat-bahay” incidents. “We have to be careful to prevent any crime from happening,” said Senior Supt.… Read More
DOH, JICA ‘CARE Project’ to break ground in Cavite on Thursday
July 18, 2018, 9:39 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite –The Department of Health (DOH) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will spearhead the groundbreaking for a 5-hectare rehabilitation facility in Osorio village here on Thursday. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III and Region IV-A Director Eduardo… Read More
Federalism is like strengthening our country as a family - Mandanas
July 18, 2018, 9:30 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Contrary to what some quarters claim that federalism would lead to disunity, Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas, chair of the Calabarzon Regional Development Council (RDC), compared the federal form of government to a big Filipino family. “The essence ng federal… Read More
Dumaguete establishments urged to put high-resolution CCTVs
July 18, 2018, 9:03 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The police chief here is appealing to local officials to legislate stricter measures requiring business establishments to put up Close Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras, as well as to cooperate in police investigations. Superintendent Jonathan Pineda on Wednesday… Read More
Cordillera cop gets medal of bravery, financial aid
July 18, 2018, 9:02 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- For killing a robber, who was notorious in various parts of the country, a policeman was awarded for bravery, police authorities here said on Wednesday. The Police Regional Office in Cordillera (Procor) has awarded Senior Police Officer 2 (SPO2) Noren Bandao of Atok… Read More
Young graduates, professionals line up at Ilocos Norte job fair
July 18, 2018, 8:59 pm
LAOAG CITY — Over a hundred fresh graduates and young professionals, mostly from this city and neighboring towns, lined up for work opportunities at the Ilocos Norte Capitol on Wednesday. The Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of Ilocos Norte is currently assisting job seekers… Read More
Wall in Bataan village collapses; some areas still flooded
July 18, 2018, 8:45 pm
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan -- Portions of a retaining wall in a housing subdivision here collapsed at the height of the rains Tuesday afternoon while seven villages in the town remain submerged in flood waters on Wednesday. No injury nor damage to property was reported as a result of the incident. The… Read More
