Provincial
Batangas City boosts home-based livelihood, product marketing
June 21, 2018, 6:39 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- The city government is focusing its support to home-based livelihood programs, especially in the women’s sector, to increase economic productivity and curb unemployment among its constituents. Mayor Beverly Dimacuha on Thursday said the Committee on Livelihood that she has… Read More
3 Zambo elderly receive P100K ‘centenarian gift’
June 21, 2018, 6:37 pm
Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar (seated, 4th from right) and social welfare officials on Thursday pose for posterity with one of the recipients of the Centenarian Gift (seated, 3rd from right) in City Hall. The others in the photo are the recipient's relatives. (Photo courtesy: City Hall… Read More
Zamboanga City completes climate-resilient school buildings
June 21, 2018, 6:34 pm
Photo shows one of the two climate-resilient school buildings that Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar turned over on Wednesday in Barangay Cabaluay, Zamboanga City. (Photo courtesy: City Hall PIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY--The city government has turned over two school buildings with climate change… Read More
Ex-town official in Bukidnon facing 33 graft charges nabbed
June 21, 2018, 6:00 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY – At least four regional courts have set a total of nearly a million peso bail for a retired budget officer in Dangcagan town, Bukidnon province, who is facing 33 graft charges.Bukidnon Police information officer, Senior Insp. Jiselle Ester Lou M. Longakit, said Wednesday the… Read More
Councilors League eyes hotel in Manila as first project
June 21, 2018, 5:57 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine Councilors League (PCL) is eyeing the establishment of a hotel in Metro Manila as its first-ever project. This was announced by PCL National President Councilor Luis “Chavit” Singson in his speech Wednesday night at the opening of their national convention in this… Read More
AFP foils NPA attack, launches air, ground assault
June 21, 2018, 5:56 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY--The military said it has prevented a plot by communist rebels to harass Army and militia positions in the borders of North Cotabato and Davao del Sur by launching air and ground assaults on rebels’ positions Wednesday.Lt. Col. Rhojun Rosales, commander of the Army’s 39th… Read More
Gasoline prices in Mindanao lowest since 2016: DOE
June 21, 2018, 5:54 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Current gasoline prices in Mindanao have been at their lowest in the past two years compared to Luzon and Visayas, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) whose agency is keeping monitoring records on fuel prices.Nilo Geroche, Chief Science Research Specialist for DOE… Read More
Cebu City to put up P5-M skateboard park before Christmas
June 21, 2018, 5:53 pm
CEBU CITY -- Mayor Tomas Osmeña is eyeing the immediate start of construction of the PHP5-million Skateboard Park in the city. Mayor Osmeña said Thursday there’s no reason to delay the construction of the skateboard park as they already have the private funding for the project. “We are going… Read More
PAL readies direct flights from Korea to Palawan
June 21, 2018, 5:49 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The local office of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said its Airbus A321 will start bringing direct flights in this city with an estimated 6,000 visitors monthly from Seoul, South Korea starting this weekend. An estimated 800 passengers are also expected to… Read More
PNP-12 launches ‘Pulis Natin’ service caravan
June 21, 2018, 5:48 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Hundreds of residents availed of various services from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 during the regional launching of the “Pulis Natin” caravan at a shopping mall here on Wednesday afternoon.Residents lined up at the various service desks opened by the PRO-12 and its… Read More
Chinese traders eye establishment of solar farm in Ilocos Norte
June 21, 2018, 5:44 pm
LAOAG CITY — A group of Chinese investors is eyeing the establishment of another solar project in the province which could produce at least 100 megawatts (MW) of clean energy. Provincial Board Member Mariano Marcos II, chairperson of the committee on environment, confirmed this Thursday as he… Read More
Drug test-dodging Central Visayas cop to be charged
June 21, 2018, 5:43 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is set to file an administrative case against the officer who recently skipped a surprise drug test. In a press conference Thursday, PRO-7 director Chief Supt. Debold Sinas said they will file a case of insubordination against PO2… Read More
Duterte lauds opening of Filipino-owned mall in Iloilo town
June 21, 2018, 5:33 pm
ILOILO CITY -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has encouraged Vista Land, an all-Filipino company, to put up more investments and bring in more quality jobs for Filipinos. President Duterte inaugurated Vista Mall, the 23rd mall of Vista Land that is located at the 500-hectare Vista Land Community in… Read More
DOE warns anew against use of refilled butane gas cylinders
June 21, 2018, 5:27 pm
NAVAL, Biliran -- An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas has repeated its warning against the use of refilled butane gas cylinders now being widely used in households particularly outside Metro Manila. Rey Maleza, DOE Visayas chief science research specialist, said they will soon… Read More
Dagupan police to strictly enforce ‘Oplan RODY’ in barangays
June 21, 2018, 5:24 pm
DAGUPAN CITY– The Dagupan City Police Station (DCPS) will now strictly implement curfew and other local ordinances in the communities, as part of "Oplan RODY" (Rid the Streets of Drunkards and Youths). In an interview on Thursday with Police Supt. Jandale Sulit, officer-in-charge of DCPS, he… Read More
Get DOT accreditation, NegOr stakeholders told
June 21, 2018, 5:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- Stakeholders in the tourism industry in this city and Negros Oriental province are directed to comply with the Tourism Act of 2009 requiring all of them to be accredited with the Department of Tourism (DOT). In view of the mandatory accreditation, DOT-Region 7 accreditation… Read More
Duterte reiterates warning vs mayors linked in illegal drugs
June 21, 2018, 5:17 pm
ILOILO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte has again reminded local chief executives who are linked into the illegal drug trade to “better shape up.” In the middle of his more than an hour speech before an audience of about 3,000 Philippine Councilors League (PCL) members attending the national… Read More
IP families affected by Bukidnon airport project to get relocation aid
June 21, 2018, 4:36 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY--Some 50 Indigenous People (IP) families affected by the airport project in Don Carlos town will soon be relocated following the provincial government's approval of their request for financial assistance.The Unified Ancestral Domain of Manobo Kirenteken in Barangay San Nicolas, Don… Read More
Village exec in ‘narco list’ gunned down in South Cotabato
June 21, 2018, 4:25 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Gunmen shot dead a barangay chairman in Surallah town in South Cotabato who was included in President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “narco list” while attending a town celebration on Thursday morning.Chief Insp. Jardi Mont Sibal, Surallah police chief, said Upper Sepaka barangay… Read More
Ombudsman post application still ‘long shot’: Bello
June 21, 2018, 4:09 pm
CITY OF ILAGAN -- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said his quest for a possible stint as Ombudsman is still a “long shot” as all the applicants are qualified and have proven track record. “It is still long shot and I have a slim chance to get the post,” Bello III told the Philippine… Read More
