Provincial
Cimatu safe after road mishap; victims brought to hospital
June 26, 2018, 12:46 pm
SAN JOSE de BUENAVISTA, Antique – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu was declared safe after an accident on board his Mitsubishi Outlander vehicle in Barangay Bitadton Sur, Culasi town around 10:15 a.m. Monday. An Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO)… Read More
Minor, 2 others on 'drug list' nabbed in Sarangani
June 26, 2018, 1:24 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Anti-narcotics operatives arrested three alleged drug peddlers, including a minor, in an entrapment operation over the weekend in the coastal town of Glan in Sarangani Province.Ma. Leslie Sharon Maquilang, acting regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency… Read More
Samar ‘misencounter’ kills 6 cops, wounds 9 others
June 25, 2018, 11:45 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Six junior police officers were killed while nine others were wounded in a misencounter Monday morning between patrolling cops and soldiers in San Roque village, Sta. Rita, Samar, the Philippine Army reported. Army’s 8th Infantry Division spokesperson, Capt. Francis Agno, said… Read More
ConCom to submit draft Constitution to PRRD on 1st week of July
June 25, 2018, 11:40 pm
BAGUIO CITY — The Consultative Committee (ConCom) reviewing the 1987 Constitution is set to submit the draft Constitution it created to President Rodrigo Duterte on the first week of July, before the Chief Executive delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), members said in a press… Read More
Ormoc City stages 2nd Piña Festival
June 25, 2018, 9:38 pm
ORMOC CITY – Thousands of spectators lined up along the city’s thoroughfare for the second Piña Festival with the city’s prime crop — sweet pineapples taking the center stage. Celebrity couple Mayor Richard Gomez and Leyte 4th district Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez along with other city… Read More
BFP-Bacolod gets P17.5-M firetruck
June 25, 2018, 9:33 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- To boost its firefighting capability, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here received a Rosenbauer firetruck worth PHP17.5 million from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, city fire marshal, said on Monday the latest unit would… Read More
3 NegOcc power coops increase rates for June
June 25, 2018, 8:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- All three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental increased their residential rates for June, triggered by the implementation of additional feed-in tarrif allowance (FIT-All). FIT-All rate is used to pay eligible renewable energy developers under the FIT system. As of Monday,… Read More
Antique town to groundbreak P200-M mega dike
June 25, 2018, 8:41 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- A PHP200-million dike in the northern town of Culasi, Antique is set for ground-breaking on June 29. In an interview Monday, Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao said she was informed during the Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting in Bacolod City last week that… Read More
SoCot launches new livelihood program for poor
June 25, 2018, 8:26 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The provincial government of South Cotabato has initiated a new livelihood program for residents in poor and marginalized communities in the province.Ma. Ana Uy, community welfare development division chief of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), said… Read More
‘Oplan Pagtugis’ nets Mamasapano carnage suspect in Maguindanao
June 25, 2018, 8:23 pm
COTABATO CITY--One of the gunmen involved in the infamous Mamasapano encounter that took the lives of 44 elite police unit members in 2015 in Maguindanao was arrested Sunday, police said.Chief Insp. Esmael Madin, chief of Maguindanao Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), said Monday… Read More
LTO-Zamboanga sets release of new plates on July 5
June 25, 2018, 8:21 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start releasing new vehicle registration plates on July 5 in the Zamboanga Peninsula. Lawyer Aminola Abaton, LTO regional director, on Monday told the Philippine News Agency that his office received 1,121 pairs of new license plate numbers… Read More
Mayor Sara urges village execs to pursue peace, progress
June 25, 2018, 8:19 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has called on village leaders to pursue peace and progress through sustainable development during the mass oath-taking of over 1,400 barangay captains and councilmen from the city’s 182 villages on Monday.Duterte-Carpio, who officiated the mass… Read More
Cotabato cops raise alert on 'riding-in-tandem' robbers
June 25, 2018, 8:18 pm
COTABATO CITY--Authorities here are on the lookout for riding-in-tandem robbers who prey on students even on broad daylight near school vicinities.On Saturday alone, police received at least four complaints from victims of riding-in-tandem robbers in various parts of the city.“Out of the four… Read More
Climate change takes toll on fish catch in Davao Gulf
June 25, 2018, 8:15 pm
DAVAO CITY--The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 (BFAR-11) has raised concerns on the decreasing fish catch in Davao Gulf even if it has implemented a yearly closed season for pelagic fishes for five years now.BFAR-11 Director Fatma Idris told reporters during Monday's… Read More
AFP seeks to empower Lanao Norte youth peace advocates
June 25, 2018, 8:00 pm
TUBOD, Lanao del Norte--The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in partnership with the local government units of Lanao del Norte, spearheaded the Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) held at the Mindanao Civic Center in this town on Sunday.Some 75 youth leaders from 15 municipalities of this province… Read More
Zambo solon backs continued implementation of ‘Tulong Dunong Program’
June 25, 2018, 7:50 pm
First district Rep. Celso Lobregat (in red shirt) takes time out for a posterity photo with the "Tulong Dunong Program" scholars enrolled in State Universities and Colleges in this city. (Photo courtesy: 1st congressional district office) ZAMBOANGA CITY--The national government through the… Read More
Pangasinan provincial hospital to acquire new x-ray machines
June 25, 2018, 7:30 pm
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan — The provincial hospital here will acquire new X-ray machines, following the approval on Monday by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of a resolution authorizing Governor Amado Espino III to enter into a memorandum of agreement with Patient Care Corporation, a… Read More
NFA rice back in Bataan markets
June 25, 2018, 7:27 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan -- Rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) is back in the markets in this province as the agency on Monday started the distribution to their accredited rice retailers here. Workers of private haulers delivered the much-sought lower-priced rice to accredited NFA rice… Read More
Pampanga town's summer job beneficiaries receive pay envelopes
June 25, 2018, 7:20 pm
LUBAO, Pampanga -- At least 760 students in this town, who completed the 20-day summer work under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), have received their salaries. Raquel Lugtu, Lubao public employment service officer, on Monday said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)… Read More
Pangasinan cop chief to intensify fight vs. drugs, criminals
June 25, 2018, 7:18 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The province’s new acting police director, Senior Superintendent Wilson Lopez, has vowed to strengthen operations against illegal drugs and criminality in the province. “One of our President’s main programs is the war against drugs, to which we should follow, which… Read More
