Provincial
North Cotabato's NFA rice supply runs low
July 18, 2018, 6:55 pm
COTABATO CITY -- An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) in North Cotabato said Wednesday that the province is still awaiting an additional 30,000 bags of rice supply to cater to the increasing number of NFA rice customers.Teresa Herrera, NFA North Cotabato provincial manager, said they… Read More
MNLF leader, companion, slain in North Cotabato attack
July 18, 2018, 6:51 pm
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – A ranking leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and his aide were killed by still unidentified gunmen along the national highway here Tuesday afternoon, police said.“Manhunt operations have been launched against the perpetrators,” Superintendent… Read More
Cebu LGUs urged to set up local AIDS councils
July 18, 2018, 6:37 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday urged local government units (LGUs) in Cebu to establish their own Local AIDS Council (LAC) and help spread awareness of the disease in the province. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-Cebu media officer Greggy Senados said during the… Read More
Pangasinan launches 'Job Fair on Wheels'
July 18, 2018, 6:34 pm
UMINGAN, Pangasinan -- The provincial government of Pangasinan will now bring job placement opportunities to applicants in far-flung areas of the province through its "Job Fair on Wheels" launched here on Wednesday. Provincial Employment and Services Officer Alex Ferrer, in an interview, said the… Read More
Security for peace and dev’t course held in Zamboanga
July 18, 2018, 6:28 pm
The Department of National Defense and Department of the Interior and Local Government conduct a three-day Executive Course on Security for Peace and Development from July 18 to 20 in Zamboanga City. In attendance are the local chief executives as well as military and police officials from the… Read More
Raps filed vs kin of slain Maute ‘bomb-maker’ in GenSan
July 18, 2018, 6:25 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police have filed obstruction of justice and coddling of fugitive charges against six family members of an alleged “bomb-maker” of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group who was killed in an operation here last Monday.Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Region 12 police… Read More
34 new patrol vehicles released to selected police units in Region 6
July 18, 2018, 6:19 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) on Wednesday distributed 34 new single cab pickups (Toyota Hi-lux) to various police units in the region. Most of the new patrol vehicles were distributed to selected police stations under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office and… Read More
Davao City launches Botika ng Bayan
July 18, 2018, 6:16 pm
DAVAO CITY--The local government has launched the Botika ng Bayan, where Dabawenyos and non-residents of this city can get free medicines with the help of the Department of Health (DoH).Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who led the launching and blessing of the Botika ng Bayan on Monday, said the public… Read More
PNP hails cop wounded in raid vs. Maute ‘bomb-maker’
July 18, 2018, 6:11 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- An award for extraordinary bravery performed in the line of duty awaits the police officer wounded in an operation against a suspected “bomb-maker” of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group in a village here on Monday.Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen) Director… Read More
Zamboanga City builds P6.5-M roasting facility
July 18, 2018, 6:02 pm
The city government of Zamboanga is building a P6.5 million roasting facility, which is set to complete by the end of this month. (Photo courtesy: City Hall PIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The roasting of pigs and cattle by licensed “lechoneros” in this city will soon be centralized with the… Read More
DOST 'Starbooks' now accessible for more Ilocos learners
July 18, 2018, 5:54 pm
LAOAG CITY — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been reaching out to more learners in the province, giving them better access to various information even without internet connection. Joven Viernes, provincial director of the DOST based in Batac City, said Wednesday one unit of… Read More
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
