Provincial
Cebu’s Expressway project to proceed sans DPWH
April 6, 2024, 5:11 pm
CEBU CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now giving Cebu’s provincial government full authority to implement the Metro Cebu Expressway (MCE) project through a public-private partnership scheme. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Saturday announced that the agency has… Read More
DSWD awards P3-M seed capital to 201 beneficiaries in Sorsogon town
April 6, 2024, 2:22 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), has awarded PHP 3 million seed capital funds to 201 individual beneficiaries from Irosin, Sorsogon. In a phone interview on Saturday, Ram Joseph Zaragosa,… Read More
Age doesn't matter for 60-something, adventure-seeking Bicolano trio
April 6, 2024, 1:21 pm
DARAGA, Albay – If you're still stuck with the idea that old age means being frail, wrinkled, and confined to a walker or a weathered rocking chair, then you have to meet the trio of sprightly Bicolano travelers! They are savvy, adventurous, and full of zest that it's hard to imagine they are… Read More
Shift to ADM will not affect school year: DepEd-Ilocos
April 5, 2024, 8:08 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Region said learning continues amid the implementation of the alternative delivery mode (ADM) due to surging heat index. Classes through ADM are counted as part of the school year, which will end on May 31, according to DepEd… Read More
CDO seeks alternative water supplier, assures no cutoff
April 5, 2024, 8:06 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government assured its constituents on Friday that water supply would continue amid the supplier's deadline to cut off its services.In a media briefing, Mayor Rolando Uy said should the April 12 deadline set by the Cagayan de Oro Bulk Water Inc. (COBI) be enforced… Read More
Iloilo City gets P18-M risk resiliency aid
April 5, 2024, 8:04 pm
ILOILO CITY – At least 2,019 residents from 124 barangays here will benefit from the PHP18 million in funds under the Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Western Visayas (DSWD 6). The “Project LAWA at BINHI” (Local Adaptation to Water Access and… Read More
Pangasinan pushes for corporate farming
April 5, 2024, 8:00 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Governor Ramon Guico III on Friday urged farmers to join the provincial government's corporate farming program following the success of its pilot testing that produced higher yield and cut farming cost. During his State of the Province Address (SOPA) for the province's… Read More
Mt. Province forest fire unlikely to affect Kalawitan adventure
April 5, 2024, 7:55 pm
SABANGAN, Mt. Province – The forest fire that is burning a portion of Mount Kalawitan in Nabua, this town will not affect tourism activities. The mountain’s vast area spans Mountain Province, Ifugao and Benguet. “Malayo ang sunog. Mahirap marating saka malaki ang Mt. Kalawitan para masabi na… Read More
DOT commits to support Iloilo int’l airport privatization
April 5, 2024, 7:27 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) will provide support to the Iloilo International Airport privatization that the city government has been pushing for. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco paid a courtesy call on Mayor Jerry P. Treñas at the city hall on Friday. Treñas said he… Read More
DSWD expands risk resilient program to 3 Antique towns
April 5, 2024, 7:23 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will expand its Risk Resiliency Program to three more towns in Antique, following its initial implementation in three municipalities. Erlyn Garcia, DSWD-Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) Disaster Response… Read More
DSWD to transfer aftercare of 5.7K 4Ps recipients to Camiguin LGUs
April 5, 2024, 7:08 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – At least 5,737 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Camiguin province will be transferred to the aftercare programs of the local government units (LGUs) from the national government.In a statement Friday, Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
Thousands of vacancies up for grabs in Dumaguete job fair
April 5, 2024, 6:57 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – More than a thousand vacancies are available to those seeking employment locally or overseas during a job fair set Saturday in this Negros Oriental capital. Socorro Mira, head of Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here, told the Philippine News Agency on Friday that 14… Read More
School heads told: Don't delay class suspension amid extreme heat
April 5, 2024, 6:41 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – Mayor Casimiro Ynares III reminded school principals that they can unilaterally suspend face-to-face classes and switch to the modular distance learning (MDL) method when the weather gets too hot to shield students from heat-induced illnesses. In a social media post on Friday,… Read More
P29-M flood control project a relief to Agusan Norte village residents
April 5, 2024, 6:36 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Residents of a flood-prone village in the Agusan del Norte town of Kitcharao have found relief after the completion of a PHP29-million flood control project in their community.The flood control project in Barangay Crossing marks a crucial milestone in the efforts to enhance the… Read More
Lapu-Lapu boardwalk opens viewing deck for migratory birds watching
April 5, 2024, 6:03 pm
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Officials broke ground Friday on a 2.9-kilometer boardwalk serving as an esplanade with a view to a vast mangrove plantation where migratory birds have become a tourist attraction in this historical city.Mayor Junard Chan said the boardwalk connecting Barangay Sabang in… Read More
Guv lifts suspension of classes in Negros Oriental as heat index drops
April 5, 2024, 5:57 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria on Friday ordered the lifting of the suspension of classes at all levels in both public and private schools across the province, citing a better projection of lower heat indices in the coming days. The move came just two days after the… Read More
DOH logs 31 pertussis cases in Eastern Visayas
April 5, 2024, 5:06 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 31 cases of pertussis have been recorded in Eastern Visayas this year, prompting the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here to heighten its surveillance and monitoring against this highly contagious respiratory tract infection. Of the total, one was a confirmed… Read More
NIA identifies 1K Cebu City farmers affected by El Niño
April 5, 2024, 4:50 pm
CEBU CITY – At least 1,047 farmers in this capital city have been affected by the El Niño phenomenon, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said on Friday.Kieth Monteroso, senior engineer of NIA-Cebu, said the farmers here who caught up with the cropping season during rainy days last… Read More
E. Visayas regulates entry of poultry products amid bird flu scare
April 5, 2024, 4:08 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Several areas in Eastern Visayas have set up animal quarantine checkpoints and imposed a temporary ban on live chicken and poultry products from Kananga, Leyte, amid the bird flu scare. The towns of Matag-ob, Palompon, Isabel and Merida issued respective executive orders… Read More
8.8K senior citizens in N. Cotabato town get P53.3-M social pension
April 5, 2024, 4:02 pm
PIKIT, North Cotabato – The North Cotabato provincial government on Friday began distributing PHP53.3 million worth of social pension to 8,898 senior citizens here in scheduled payouts until April 10.Based on the record, 8,898 senior citizens stand to receive PHP6,000 each from the payouts,… Read More
