Provincial
Deaths, rising dengue cases in Baybay City alarm DOH
July 18, 2018, 5:44 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- A state of health emergency has been declared in Baybay City on Tuesday as dengue fever killed three children and infected 170 others this year. The Department of Health said the increasing number of cases is alarming in Baybay, especially in the villages of Zone 5, Pomponan,… Read More
7 die, 44 hurt in Pagadian City highway accident
July 18, 2018, 5:35 pm
Photo posted by Zamboanga del Sur acting Governor Ace Cerilles in his social media page shows some of the passengers sprawled along the roadside after the jeep they were riding fell on its side on Wednesday in Barangay Dao, Pagadian City. Seven passengers died while 44 others were wounded in the… Read More
DSWD-11 releases UCT cash grants to Davao City pensioners
July 18, 2018, 5:29 pm
DAVAO CITY--The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 11 (DSWD) on Wednesday released the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) cash grants to the first 1,331 senior citizen-beneficiaries from five barangays of this city.Eighty-one-year-old Fidela Plasabas, who could hardly walk, was… Read More
No need to arm priests: Dumaguete prelate
July 18, 2018, 5:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Bishop Julito Cortes of the Diocese of Dumaguete is not amenable to the idea of priests bearing arms for protection even as the Catholic Church in the Philippines has condemned the recent murders of a number of clergymen. “I personally do not agree with the need that (us)… Read More
6 killed in Cebu 'One Time, Big Time' operation
July 18, 2018, 4:59 pm
CEBU CITY -- Six drug suspects were killed when the Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) conducted a simultaneous “One Time, Big Time” operation in the entire province of Cebu early Wednesday. PRO-7 Director Chief Supt. Debold Sinas said three were gunned down in Talisay City, two in… Read More
Revamp of Western Visayas police chiefs expected next week
July 18, 2018, 4:56 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A revamp of provincial, city and municipal chiefs of police in the six provinces of Western Visayas is expected to be carried out next week. In a media interview Wednesday, Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, Regional Director of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) said… Read More
PRRD to prioritize IPs, farmers in land distribution: DAR chief
July 18, 2018, 4:50 pm
PRIORITY IN LAND DISTRIBUTION. A farmer in La Trinidad, Benguet waters her lettuce plants at the swamp area in Kilometer 6. Farmers and indigenous people like her are the top priority in President Rodrigo Duterte's land distribution program, says Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriociones during… Read More
Non-stop rains submerge villages in Bulacan
July 18, 2018, 4:49 pm
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan -- Continuous rains caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Depression Henry and a low pressure area submerged several villages in Meycauayan City and in the towns of Marilao and Obando in this province. Based on the monitoring of the Provincial Disaster Risk… Read More
Over 2K indigent seniors in Iloilo City receive pension
July 18, 2018, 4:48 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Some 2,191 indigent elderly pensioners from the City Proper district received their social pension for the two quarters of this year. Each indigent elderly received PHP3,000 during the distribution held at the gymnasium of Barangay Veterans Village on Wednesday. “This really… Read More
SSS to open loan facility for pensioners
July 18, 2018, 4:44 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) will roll out a loan window for pensioners who are victims of loan sharks, whose scheme involves the taking of ATM cards as pawns or payment guarantee.This was announced by SSS President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emmanuel Dooc in an interview… Read More
DepEd raises concern over Leyte teacher’s suicide
July 18, 2018, 4:43 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has called on teachers to manage stress by maximizing the use of technology after a teacher in Leyte province committed suicide reportedly due to “paper work”. The suicide incident is a wake-up call for public school teachers to learn how to… Read More
Local tax reduction under study: Davao City dad
July 18, 2018, 4:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – City Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said the possibility of lowering local tax rates is being studied, amid concerns on the impact of the 10 percent tax increase implemented by the city government to small traders this year.Dayanghirang said the move came after the clamor from the… Read More
Pangasinan PDRRMO soon to have 2 new buildings
July 18, 2018, 3:53 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The provincial government of Pangasinan is currently constructing two buildings for the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to strengthen its emergency response capability. “PDRRMO at present occupies the evacuation center of our province,… Read More
Blast fishing kills baby dolphin in Leyte
July 18, 2018, 3:29 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The stranded baby dolphin injured by blast fishing died early Wednesday morning while being treated by local fishery officials in Ormoc City, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said the dolphin calf died two days… Read More
40 Palawan scholars expected to enroll in medicine this year
July 18, 2018, 2:53 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Around 40 Palawan provincial government scholars are expected to enroll in medicine this year under the Programang Pang-edukasyon Para sa Palaweño (PPP) to later serve in the hospitals in the province. Under IHELP (Infrastructure, Health, Education, Livelihood,… Read More
Leyte to build more climate change adaptation roads
July 18, 2018, 2:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Leyte provincial government will build more roads perpendicular to the primary highway as part of the climate change adaptation strategy. Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said on Tuesday that under the 2018 Annual Investment Plan, the local government will build or upgrade… Read More
100 hardwood tree seedlings planted in Maguindanao
July 18, 2018, 2:42 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Office of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-ARMM) and the local government of Parang, Maguindanao joined hands Tuesday in planting 100 Mahogany and Antipolo tree seedlings on the municipality's 500-hectare Macasandag watershed. The watershed area,… Read More
Another town in Maguindanao declared ‘drug-free’
July 18, 2018, 2:41 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The town of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao province has been declared as “drug-free” by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), officials said Wednesday. Shariff Aguak Mayor Marop Ampatuan said the declaration came Tuesday after the evaluation and final assessment of the… Read More
13 PWDs complete TESDA courses
July 18, 2018, 2:37 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Thirteen persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Western Visayas have completed the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Araceli Eraldo, focal person for PWD of TESDA in Western Visayas, on Tuesday… Read More
PH, Aussie sailors in Palawan sea drill play goodwill games
July 18, 2018, 1:28 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) sailors challenged each other in friendly games of basketball and volleyball, as part of their 10-day joint maritime security activity (MSA) in Palawan on Tuesday. Captain Cherryl Tindog, chief of the Public… Read More
