Provincial
195K senior citizens in Bicol receive UCT benefits
July 24, 2018, 8:19 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Some 195,107 indigent senior citizens in Bicol began receiving PHP2,400 under the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The payout started over the weekend and continues to date in the towns of Catanduanes, Albay,… Read More
Electric company issues flood safety tips
July 24, 2018, 8:17 pm
DAGUPAN CITY — The Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) has advised residents in flooded areas to turn off their house’s circuit breaker to avoid accidents such as electrocution. “We advised the customers that when they see that floodwaters will reach their outlets, they should immediately… Read More
Peaceful SONA in Western Visayas amid protests
July 24, 2018, 7:54 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Western Visayas was peaceful with no significant incident recorded for the entire period when President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, a police spokesperson said. "There was also no complaint received against police officers who… Read More
British chamber exec lauds PRRD over Ease of Doing Business Act
July 24, 2018, 7:51 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (BCCP) has praised the national government’s effort to make the delivery of services to the business sector more accessible with the enactment of the Ease of Doing Business Act. Chris Nelson of BCCP, who was in… Read More
Calbayog validates discovery of 13 more waterfalls by students
July 24, 2018, 7:49 pm
CALBAYOG CITY -- The city tourism office here will validate the study of college students listing 35 waterfalls in the city, more than the number assessed by the local government. Students of Northwest Samar State University taking Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management informed the city… Read More
Suspect in broadcaster’s slay gunned down in Negros Oriental
July 24, 2018, 7:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY - Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial director Senior Superintendent Raul Tacaca confirmed Monday that one of the suspects in the killing of broadcaster Edmund Sestoso was gunned down late Saturday afternoon in the town proper of La Libertad in northern Negros Oriental. The… Read More
'Inday', ‘Josie’, 'habagat' leave P1.2-B initial damage to Pangasinan
July 24, 2018, 6:47 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan -- Severe Tropical Storm "Inday" as well as Tropical Depression "Josie", which intensified the southwest monsoon and caused torrential rainfall and flooding in Pangasinan, have left an initial damage of PHP700 million to agriculture and PHP500 million to infrastructure in the… Read More
Former OFW lauds PRRD's concern on sector's welfare
July 24, 2018, 6:45 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, describing it as straightforward and full of sincerity. “Maganda, straightforward at sinsero ang speech ng Pangulo (The President’s speech was good,… Read More
Iloilo seeks sister-city ties with China’s Quanzhou City
July 24, 2018, 6:45 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The city government here will soon forge a friendly relationship with China’s Quanzhou City in Fujian province. On Tuesday, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Jose Espinosa to sign the agreement for and on behalf of the Iloilo city government.… Read More
Antique guv supports PRRD order banning open pit mining
July 24, 2018, 6:41 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao is supportive of the pronouncement of President Rodrigo R. Duterte during his Monday’s State of the Nation Address to ban open pit mining. Cadiao, in an interview on Tuesday, said as governor of Antique, she has become… Read More
Cold storage facility to open in Calbayog City
July 24, 2018, 6:37 pm
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- A cold storage facility will rise in this city to help agriculture and fishery producers prolong the shelf life of perishable goods. Glacier Megafridge Group President Arturo Yan said on Tuesday they are eyeing to open the new facility in this city on October 1. The company… Read More
Environmentalists push sustainable biodiversity conservation
July 24, 2018, 6:34 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Environmentalists here have expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte will fulfill his promise to sanction local government officials who fail to do their jobs in protecting the environment. “He already did that in Boracay, as an example,” said Apolinario “Pol”… Read More
Minor, 3 others nabbed in Pampanga drug bust
July 24, 2018, 6:30 pm
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- Police arrested four suspected drug pushers and confiscated from them some PHP1.3 million worth of shabu in an anti-illegal drugs operation outside a mall in the City of San Fernando on Monday evening. Joint operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit, led by… Read More
Cavite town suspends classes for cleanup in flood aftermath
July 24, 2018, 6:25 pm
NOVELETA, Cavite -- Classes in all levels in both public and private schools here were suspended Tuesday to give way to clearing and clean-up operations, in the aftermath of the flood that inundated villages and schools due to heavy rains spawned by the monsoon rains induced by tropical cyclones… Read More
Santa Rosa City to award businesses, investors
July 24, 2018, 6:19 pm
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – The city government on Tuesday welcomed President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s 2018 State of the Nation Address, during which, he directed all local government units (LGUs) to ensure ease of doing business in their jurisdictions. The President's directive augurs well for the… Read More
Bad weather delays rice shipment for Region 8
July 24, 2018, 6:08 pm
PALO, Leyte -- A series of weather disturbances in the past few weeks have been delaying the delivery of 240,000 bags of imported rice from Thailand meant for Eastern Visayas region. National Food Authority (NFA) Regional Manager Henry Tristeza on Tuesday said the foreign vessel carrying 140,000… Read More
Negros First Ranch supplies dairy cattle to NDA
July 24, 2018, 5:38 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The provincial government-run Negros First Ranch (NFR) in Barangay Sta. Rosa, Murcia town in Negros Occidental is now supplying dairy cattle to the National Dairy Authority (NDA) in the Visayas. Joselito Jaballa, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) Livestock… Read More
Spike in dengue cases reported in Puerto Princesa
July 24, 2018, 5:28 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A health official here has reported a higher number of dengue cases from January to June this year compared to the same period in 2017, with the longer rainy season being eyed as the culprit. Dr. Ricardo Panganiban, City Health Office chief, said Monday during the… Read More
DOST exec upbeat on disaster management dep’t creation
July 24, 2018, 5:23 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The creation of the Department of Disaster Management, as pushed by President Rodrigo Duterte, will benefit calamity-prone areas in the country such as Eastern Visayas, a key official of the Department of Science Technology (DOST) here said. DOST Regional Director Edgardo… Read More
Search for 2 men swept by strong river current continues
July 24, 2018, 5:15 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Rescue units in two cities in southern Negros have continued the search for the two people, who went missing in flooded rivers on Sunday. In Bago City, 25-year-old RJ Estilo has been reported missing after he was swept by strong current while conducting shallow fishing near an… Read More
