Provincial
Digital transformation propels Davao City to world’s 100 super cities
June 22, 2018, 10:01 am
DAVAO CITY – This city has jumped to one of the world’s 100 super cities and the only one in Mindanao not only because of its thriving business outsourcing sector, but also the city government’s digital transformation.This was disclosed Thursday by Undersecretary Monchito Ibrahim, the chief… Read More
Laguna cops engage schools, communities in simultaneous quake drills
June 22, 2018, 7:53 am
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Sta. Cruz, Laguna – Police and non-uniformed personnel of the Laguna police provincial office and its city and municipal police stations joined Thursday’s 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drills (NSED) 2018. Police Senior Supt. Kirby John Kraft, the… Read More
Ilocos Norte, Ifugao guvs support PRRD's anti ‘tambay’ order
June 22, 2018, 7:51 am
LAGAWE, Ifugao — Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos and Ifugao Governor Pedro Mayam-o are both giving President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-tambay (loitering) directive nationwide a thumbs-up, saying this is for the protection of the youth. Marcos was the special guest during the “Gotad ad Ifugao”… Read More
Bacolod City sees need for improved disaster response
June 22, 2018, 7:49 am
BACOLOD CITY -- The need to improve the disaster management response among the city employees was observed during the 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill held at the Bacolod City Government Center on Thursday afternoon. “We see the need for more improvement, but we also see that… Read More
Troops, Abu Sayyaf bandits clash anew in Basilan
June 21, 2018, 10:11 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Government troops have recovered a high-powered firearm, an explosive and radio communication set following a clash in the hinterlands of Basilan province, a military official said Thursday.Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) information officer, said… Read More
P5-M marijuana destroyed in Kalinga province
June 21, 2018, 10:04 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Anti-illegal drugs operatives destroyed full-grown marijuana plants worth some PHP5 million in Tinglayan town in Kalinga province on June 19, the Police Regional Office (Procor) in Cordillera reported on Thursday. The anti-drug operation was conducted by combined… Read More
Duterte visits wake of slain cop chief in Isabela
June 21, 2018, 9:58 pm
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte condoled with the family of the slain police officer at a wake at the Isabela police provincial office here Thursday. In his 20-minute stay at his "solemnly restricted" visit to the wake of Mallig, Isabela police chief, Senior Inspector… Read More
Army announces massive recruitment program
June 21, 2018, 9:57 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – A massive recruitment is ongoing for young males and females wanting to join the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to establish 10 more battalions and one engineering brigade to help rehabilitate Marawi City. Maj. Felix Dumala,… Read More
DILG urges Laguna village leaders to harmonize dev’t plans
June 21, 2018, 9:37 pm
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Laguna is urging newly-elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to craft and harmonize their respective local development council (LDC) plans as they assume their respective post by noon of… Read More
Cordillera to finish 1,591 additional classrooms by year end
June 21, 2018, 9:05 pm
BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) needs to complete a total of 1,591 new classrooms for the Cordillera region before the year ends or risk budget cuts in the next years. “We are tied because of the President’s order, which compels agencies in government to implement all… Read More
Power firm optimistic of ERC's P1.8-B upgrade approval
June 21, 2018, 9:03 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Power Energy Corp. (APEC) expressed optimism that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will grant the firm's request for PHP1.8-billion Capital Expenditures (Capex) for upgrading the power facilities in the province. Carlos Laruza, APEC general manager, in an interview on… Read More
DILG serves suspension order to Aurora guv
June 21, 2018, 9:00 pm
BALER, Aurora -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday served a nine-month suspension to Governor Gerardo Noveras over a case of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. A DILG team headed by Assistant Regional Director Jay Timbreza went to the… Read More
Thousands join quake drills in Benguet
June 21, 2018, 8:59 pm
EARTHQUAKE DRILL. About 5,000 people from public elementary and high school and government offices in La Trinidad, Benguet, practiced the “duck, cover, and hold” stance in the 2nd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) in the province on Thursday. (Photo by Primo Agatep)LA… Read More
Ilocos Norte town to unveil pontifical coronation marker
June 21, 2018, 8:37 pm
LAOAG CITY -- A marker of the pontifical coronation of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc, Ilocos Norte’s patroness, is set to be unveiled in the historic town of Badoc on June 29. Just like during the pontifical coronation of the Blessed Mother, Cesar Jade Raquel, Municipal Tourism Officer, on… Read More
P800K 'shabu', other contraband items seized in jail inspection
June 21, 2018, 8:01 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- Police operatives seized illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP800,000, bladed weapons, hundreds of cellphones, cash believed to be proceeds of drug sales as well as notebooks containing lists of personalities with payables and collectibles in a greyhound operation… Read More
More Leyte residents complete farm training
June 21, 2018, 7:57 pm
MAHAPLAG, Leyte -- Nearly 100 residents in this town completed the season-long training on high-value crops production, a priority project of Leyte’s provincial government. At least 63 residents in Palanogan village and 31 in Polahongon village became the new recipients of the local… Read More
Albay clergies reject arming of priests
June 21, 2018, 7:56 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- A top Catholic Church clergy in Albay has issued a statement rejecting the proposal to arm priests for protection following the shooting to death of his three fellow clergymen. Bishop Joel Baylon of the Diocese of Legazpi, in a text message to the Philippine News Agency on… Read More
3 charged for dumping decomposing chicken parts in Bataan
June 21, 2018, 7:52 pm
ABUCAY, Bataan -- Police on Thursday filed a case against a sub-contractor and his two men for dumping plastic bags allegedly containing decomposing chicken parts in a private lot here. Senior Inspector Jennifer Cruz, Abucay police chief, said those caught Wednesday afternoon in the act of dumping… Read More
Palawan PNP passes performance audit under ‘PATROL Plan 2030’
June 21, 2018, 7:39 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Police Provincial Office (PPO) in Palawan said Thursday it had passed the performance audit under the Philippine National Police (PNP) “PATROL Plan 2030” by bringing down the province’s total crime volume (TCV) of both index and non-index crimes since… Read More
Tacloban’s ‘Sangyaw’ lines up more festivities
June 21, 2018, 6:54 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The city government here has lined up several activities this month to position the city as the place for festivities in the country. Actress-turned-politician Mayor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez said fiesta-related events this year are fun-filled and merrier with cultural… Read More
