Provincial
'Botika ng Bayan' launched in Cebu
July 20, 2018, 8:04 pm
SAN REMIGIO, Cebu -- The Department of Health (DOH) launched here Friday the first "Botika ng Bayan" (BNB) in the Visayas, aimed at helping the poor avail of essential medicines for free. DOH Assistant Secretary Maria Francia Laxamana congratulated the San Remigio Municipal Health Office for… Read More
Book reading diverts kid’s cyber or digital game addiction
July 20, 2018, 8:00 pm
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Book reading and story-telling are still the traditional way to divert the children’s cyber or digital game addiction that is prevalent nowadays. Two Laguna mall public relations practitioners shared their observations to Philippine News Agency on Friday after the mall… Read More
Gigantes Island locals push for consultation, not closure
July 20, 2018, 7:59 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Residents of Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo want the government to consult them regarding environmental and tourism policies instead of closing down establishments. This sentiment was conveyed by the Island Sustainable Development Alliance (ISDA), composed of local officials,… Read More
Solo parents in Cordillera form group, see more aid coming
July 20, 2018, 7:35 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Who is a solo parent and what is it like to be one? These are questions the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD) in Cordillera wants to find out in an attempt to draw a profile of the Filipino solo parent and give the sector a hand. In the upland region of… Read More
New BFP-11 chief vows to boost response-capability of firefighters
July 20, 2018, 7:20 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The new director of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 11 (Davao) has vowed to focus on the improvement of buildings, logistical needs and human resources to boost the response capability of fire personnel in the region.Senior Supt. Fred Trajeras, who took over the helm of BFP-11… Read More
2 killed, 9 arrested in Bulacan anti-drug war
July 20, 2018, 7:15 pm
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan -- Two suspected drug pushers were killed and nine others were arrested during the simultaneous police operations against illegal drugs conducted by Bulacan police on Thursday and early morning of Friday. Superintendent Chito G. Bersaluna, acting provincial director of… Read More
DENR urges C. Luzon residents to protect, conserve caves
July 20, 2018, 7:10 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here has urged the public to protect and conserve caves, which serve as home to important animal species and as potential ecotourism sites. DENR Regional Director Paquito Moreno Jr. on… Read More
Guv exhorts Bulakenyos to fight dengue
July 20, 2018, 7:03 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado has urged residents of Bulacan province to always maintain a clean environment to prevent dengue fever, especially this rainy season. “It is important to intensify our campaign against dengue and disseminate information about this to… Read More
Mayor Sara: HNP to endorse candidates sharing party’s vision
July 20, 2018, 6:52 pm
PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley -- The Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) will endorse political candidates who share the regional party’s vision of bringing progress to the Davao region and the country in general.This was according to HNP founding chairperson and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who… Read More
20K elderly in Antique to receive unconditional cash transfer
July 20, 2018, 6:46 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – An estimated 20,000 elderly in the province are entitled to receive the national government's unconditional cash transfer (UCT) through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cushion the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and… Read More
DSWD set to release P7-M for Davao Sur town 4Ps beneficiaries
July 20, 2018, 6:44 pm
MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated PHP7,074,000 for 3,259 beneficiaries of the Regular Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), Cash Card and the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) in the municipality.Through its Municipal Link, in… Read More
Army foils NPA attempt to detonate landmine in Bukidnon
July 20, 2018, 6:43 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – Troops belonging to the Army's 8th Infantry Battalion foiled an attempt of the New People’s Army (NPA) to detonate a landmine here at around 9 a.m. on Thursday, a military official said.Captain Norman Tagros, civil military operations officer of the Army's 403rd… Read More
NBI warns of 'love scam' via internet
July 20, 2018, 6:40 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Western Visayas on Friday warned the public against falling prey to the so-called “love scams” on the social networking platform, Facebook. “They would pretend to be interested in you to be a girlfriend or a boyfriend,” Special… Read More
Village dad, 3 inmates gunned down in Cebu
July 20, 2018, 6:31 pm
CEBU CITY -- A barangay councilor and three inmates of the Talisay City Jail were killed on Friday in two separate ambush incidents in Talisay City. Barangay Lagtang councilor Art Stephen Bas, 23, was ambushed by two gunmen while driving along the Cebu South Coastal Road around 8 a.m., while the… Read More
Telco firms asked to send Cordillera subscribers SMS disaster updates
July 20, 2018, 6:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Telephone companies operating in the city and other parts of the Cordillera are being asked to send advisories to their subscribers in the region as a public service prior to and during a calamity. “This will allow the subscribers to be informed of the situation, allow them to do… Read More
BOC Dumaguete sub-port revenue reaches P1-B mark
July 20, 2018, 6:12 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) sub-port here has reached the PHP1-billion mark in revenue collections exceeding its target during the first semester of this year. As of June 30, 2018, total collections for the past six months or two quarters were pegged at more than PHP1.469… Read More
N. Cotabato execs turn over 250 loose firearms to Army
July 20, 2018, 5:40 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY--Local officials from four North Cotabato towns on Thursday turned over some 250 loose firearms to the Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade in a ceremony held at the provincial capitol gymnasium here.Brigadier Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, said the… Read More
22 more ex-NPA rebels in Sarangani to get livelihood aid
July 20, 2018, 5:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Twenty-two more former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from Sarangani Province are set to receive financial assistance under the government’s expanded reintegration program.Lizette Lopez, provincial focal person of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program… Read More
PNP fetes cop wounded in raid vs. Maute ‘bomb-maker’
July 20, 2018, 4:44 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen) conferred the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) wounded personnel medal to a police officer, who was hurt in an operation against a suspected “bomb-maker” of the Maute Group here last Monday.Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales,… Read More
Fallen Nueva Ecija cop conferred with heroism award
July 20, 2018, 4:30 pm
GEN. TINIO, Nueva Ecija -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday conferred a posthumous award to a young police officer, who was killed by a suspected drug pusher in a buy bust operation in Barangay Pias here last Monday. Together with Chief Superintendent… Read More
