Provincial
LTO-11 starts clearing records of license plate backlog
July 5, 2018, 7:11 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Land Transportation Office in Region 11 (LTO-11) is starting to clean up backlogs of motor vehicle license plates following the ceremonial distribution of three of the 1,620 plates for vehicles registered between July 1 –31, 2016.LTO-11 records show that it has a total backlog… Read More
DAR orders tin-can firm to stop land use conversion in Zambo village
July 5, 2018, 7:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 9 (DAR-9) has ordered a tin-can manufacturing firm to stop development works on an agricultural land in Barangay Talisayan, this city.DAR-9 Director Julita Ragandang issued the order to Rowell Can Corporation in a letter dated July 4… Read More
Farmer yields 2 grenades at Maguindanao checkpoint
July 5, 2018, 7:07 pm
COTABATO CITY--Police arrested Wednesday a farmer for possession of two fragmentation grenades in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.Chief Supt. Graciano Mijares, director of Police Regional Office-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said police personnel manning a checkpoint in Barangay Tenorio… Read More
Antique eyed as ‘drive and cruise’ tourism destination
July 5, 2018, 6:29 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antique province is being eyed to become a “drive and cruise” tourism destination for convention delegates in Iloilo City. Antique Provincial Tourism Officer Jose Ramlu Villaluna, in interview Thursday, said that as a result of the June mock tour at Lipata… Read More
Boracay road widening starts this month
July 5, 2018, 6:25 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- The widening of roads in Boracay will start within this month. The demolition of structures to clear the main roads of the three barangays on the island is almost complete, said Wenceslao M. Leaño Jr., Regional Director of Department of Public Works and Highways in… Read More
Nueva Ecija gov’t offers P1-M reward for info on mayor’s slay
July 5, 2018, 6:21 pm
PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- The provincial government of Nueva Ecija is offering a PHP1-million reward to anyone who can give information that will lead to the resolution of the killing of Gen. Tinio town mayor Ferdinand Bote. Provincial Administrator Alejandro Abesamis on Thursday said the… Read More
It’s now safe to swim at Boracay’s ‘long white beach’
July 5, 2018, 6:20 pm
BORACAY ISLAND -- More than two months after its closure and ongoing rehabilitation, the quality of water, particularly at the long beach of the island of Boracay in Malay, Aklan is now within the standards. This was confirmed by Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) for… Read More
Bulacan police chief relieved for ‘raping’ inmate
July 5, 2018, 6:17 pm
HAGONOY, Bulacan -- The chief of police of this town was relieved from his post on Thursday for allegedly raping an inmate inside the police station. Senior Superintendent Chito Bersaluna, acting Bulacan police director, said he immediately relieved Superintendent Kim Cobre, chief of Hagonoy… Read More
Surprise drug test on Cebu cops resumes
July 5, 2018, 5:45 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) has conducted another surprise drug test among nearly 100 personnel of the Provincial Intelligence Branch, Drug Enforcement Unit, and Supplies Office. The personnel were subjected to random drug testing conducted by the Regional Crime… Read More
Puerto Princesa steps up promotion of tourism sites
July 5, 2018, 5:16 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The City Tourism Department (CTD) and the tourism sector here are stepping up the development, promotion, and marketing of 18 community-based sustainable tourism (CBST) sites to prevent Puerto Princesa from becoming merely the “jumping-off point” of tourists.… Read More
27 ex-NPA rebels receive cash reward in Bukidnon
July 5, 2018, 4:54 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon--Twenty-seven former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) received cash remunerations for their surrendered firearms, military officials said.Captain Norman Tagros, civil military operations chief of the Army's 403rd Infantry Brigade, on Thursday said a total of… Read More
P36-M evacuation center to rise in Malaybalay
July 5, 2018, 4:52 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY--The Office of Civil Defense in Region 10 (OCD-10) has allocated P36 million for the construction of an evacuation center in this city.This was bared by Alan J. Comiso, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, who added that this city is one of the only… Read More
Guv asks PRRD to build Malasakit Center in Southern Leyte
July 5, 2018, 4:49 pm
MAASIN CITY -- The Southern Leyte government has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to put up a Malasakit Center in the province. Governor Christopherson Yap on Wednesday said he personally asked Duterte during a visit here on July 2 to set up the facility for poor families that need health services.… Read More
Palawan eyed as Asia's ‘goat capital’
July 5, 2018, 4:21 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Palawan Economic Development Council (PEDCo) is out to make the province the “goat capital” in Asia by taking advantage of the market potentials for goat meat in Muslim-populated countries that largely depend on imports. Cipriano Barroma, PEDCo board… Read More
Calabarzon police reenact shooting at Tanauan City Hall
July 5, 2018, 3:28 pm
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas -- Members of the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Halili and scene of the crime operation (SOCO) on Thursday re-enacted the incident when a marksman shot and killed Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili during the flag-raising ceremony last Monday at the city hall… Read More
Huge number of 'colorum' vehicles, unlicensed drivers alarms LTO-1
July 5, 2018, 2:11 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- Unregistered or "colorum" vehicles, drivers without license and traffic violations can be hazardous to both drivers and passengers as they make the streets more dangerous, according to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Region 1 (Ilocos Region). LTO-1 Regional Director Teofilo… Read More
Cops hunt down killers of Pakistani moneylender in N. Cotabato
July 5, 2018, 2:07 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY--Police authorities in North Cotabato have launched a manhunt against two suspects in the killing of a Pakistani moneylender in Carmen, North Cotabato, on Wednesday.“We have initial information on the identities of the suspects, in due time they will be behind bars,” said Supt.… Read More
Malaybalay keeps close watch on flood, landslide-prone areas
July 5, 2018, 1:38 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon--Local officials said they have been monitoring identified flood- and landslide-prone areas in the city with the onset of the rainy season.Alan J. Comiso, Malaybalay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said some of the flood-prone areas in… Read More
Cagayan de Oro streets rid of 134-km-long ‘spaghetti wires’
July 5, 2018, 1:33 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Dangling cables and wires that mar the city streets will soon be a thing of the past.This was assured by Mayor Oscar Moreno, who said on Wednesday he will soon issue an executive order (EO) institutionalizing the standards and protocols for installing cables and wires in the… Read More
New Bukidnon jail facility to address congestion woes
July 5, 2018, 1:12 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY--A bigger detention and rehabilitation facility will address congestion at the two facilities of Bukidnon Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (PDRC).This was assured by PDRC warden Allan Gurrea, who said the province’s jail facility inside the provincial capitol… Read More
