Provincial
P35-M ‘Center of Excellence’ to rise in Quezon town
July 16, 2018, 9:08 pm
LOPEZ, Quezon – A PHP35-million Center of Excellence building will soon be completed at the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU)-Lopez, Quezon campus in Barangay Burgos here. “We are building a Center for Excellence. Dito gaganapin lahat ng mga graduation, battle of the brains, at… Read More
Off-duty cop killed in Tacurong City ambush
July 16, 2018, 9:08 pm
TACURONG CITY--Police said they are in pursuit of gunmen, who shot dead an off-duty cop along the national highway here Sunday.Supt. Joefil Siason, Tacurong police director, identified the slain cop as Police Officer 2 Rolly Kamid, of Barangay Grenio, this city, but assigned with the Lambayong… Read More
Maguindanao town gov’t employee shot dead in Cotabato
July 16, 2018, 9:06 pm
COTABATO CITY – Cops are pursuing a lone gunman who shot dead Monday a town employee of Kabuntalan, Maguindanao along a busy section of Sinsuat Avenue here.Senior Supt. Rolly Octavio, city police director, identified the slain government employee as Tato Gumbila, 40, driver of the municipal… Read More
Angeles City to build new city hall, sports complex
July 16, 2018, 9:06 pm
ANGELES CITY -- The city government will soon start construction of a new city hall and sports complex to complement the ongoing development of the Clark Freeport Zone. City engineer Donato Dizon on Monday said that the construction of the two projects in the pipeline will start by September… Read More
Rice demo farm put up to promote climate-resilient technologies
July 16, 2018, 9:03 pm
LAOAG CITY — The state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) to promote climate-resilient technologies through a nine-hectare rice demonstration farm. The farm, established at INAC, is aimed at empowering local communities to… Read More
P170-K drugs seized from teenager-pusher in Laguna
July 16, 2018, 9:02 pm
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna - Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office IV-A (Calabarzon) arrested a teenager and a minor during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay II-A here on Sunday. PDEA 4A Regional Director Adrian G. Alvariño, in a report submitted to PDEA… Read More
New Liga ng mga Barangay execs urged to support Dumaguete’s programs
July 16, 2018, 9:00 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo on Monday called on barangay officials to support the city government’s plans and programs. “The Liga ng mga Barangay captains has spoken in a very close fight, but I consider all of you as winners,” said the mayor during the election of… Read More
NPA attacks Army detachment in ComVal town
July 16, 2018, 8:30 pm
DAVAO CITY – Troops from the Army's 72nd Infantry Battalion clashed anew with members of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) when their detachment in Barangay Cabuyoan, Mabini, Compostela Valley province was attacked on Monday.Based on the initial report from Mabini Municipal Police Office,… Read More
Antique to provide aid to storm surge victims
July 16, 2018, 8:13 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique provincial government, led by Governor Rhodora Cadiao, will provide financial assistance to victims of the storm surge in the municipality of Belison. In an interview Monday, Cadiao said she has directed the Provincial Social Welfare and Development… Read More
DOST-Calabarzon stages webinars for 2018 S&T week celebration
July 16, 2018, 8:12 pm
LOS BAŇOS, Laguna – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon Regional Office has hosted four web-based seminars or webinars as part of its opening salvo for the 2018 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) celebration slated July 17 to 21. Rochelle L. Cruz, Science… Read More
P3.5-M to finance egg-laying machine program in Iloilo City
July 16, 2018, 8:10 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city government will utilize the PHP3.5-million fund from the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), previously intended for the native chicken dispersal program, to establish an egg-laying machine program. The native chicken dispersal project was terminated last year due to… Read More
DILG cites orderly municipal ABC polls in Iloilo
July 16, 2018, 8:09 pm
ILOILO CITY - - The conduct of elections of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) municipal federation in the 42 towns and one component city in Iloilo province went peaceful and orderly. In an interview Monday, provincial director Teodora Sumagaysay of the Department of the Interior and… Read More
Ilocos kids immunized vs. tetanus, cervical cancer
July 16, 2018, 7:53 pm
LAOAG CITY — Trained health workers from the Department of Health, (DOH) in coordination with the local government unit of Bacarra, are currently making the rounds of public schools to provide vaccines to children against tetanus and cervical cancer. At least 38 Grade 1 pupils were given… Read More
Aquatic news index now available online
July 16, 2018, 7:41 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A news index on aquatic and marine related news is now available online with the efforts of the library staff of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD). The Aquatic News Index (ANI), which is being maintained by the SEAFDEC-AQD library,… Read More
2 Cebu cops in hot water for frequenting cockpits
July 16, 2018, 7:40 pm
CEBU CITY -- Two police officers are now facing investigation for frequenting makeshift cock-fighting arenas in Cebu. Police Regional Office - Central Visayas (PRO-7) director Chief Supt. Debold Sinas on Monday said they are now investigating SPO1 Felipe Alfeche and PO2 Jansen Caña, who were both… Read More
Flood prone, coastal areas in Cavite suspend classes Monday
July 16, 2018, 7:38 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Classes were suspended Monday in Cavite’s flood prone and coastal towns and cities due to “moderate, to at times heavy rainfall” warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its weather bulletin early… Read More
Bacolod hospital readies for 'Malasakit' Center opening
July 16, 2018, 7:25 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) has started preparations for the target opening of the "Malasakit" Center in the last quarter of the year. In an interview after Monday's inauguration of the CLMMRH magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) complex and… Read More
Businessman shot dead in Dumaguete
July 16, 2018, 6:53 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A businessman was shot dead Monday afternoon in Barangay Batinguel here by two unidentified suspects. Superintendent Jonathan Pineda, police chief of Dumaguete City, identified the victim as Arsenio Vios Macahis, 55 years old, and resident of Barangay Bagacay in this provincial… Read More
Carnapper killed in Bulacan
July 16, 2018, 6:51 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- A suspected carnapper was killed during a pursuit operation conducted by police operatives along the Bulacan State University diversion road in Barangay Mojon here Sunday night. Senior Superintendent Chito G. Bersaluna, acting Bulacan police provincial director,… Read More
Negrenses take ‘save acacia trees’ campaign to cyberspace
July 16, 2018, 6:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Concerned Negrenses are taking to the cyberspace the fight to save more than a hundred decades-old acacia trees on the roadside of Barangay Abuanan in Bago City, Negros Occidental. An online petition has been launched on change.org and a Facebook page was set up to protest the… Read More
