Provincial

4.7 magnitude quake jolts Ilocos Norte

4.7 magnitude quake jolts Ilocos Norte

June 6, 2018, 9:24 pm

LAOAG CITY -- A magnitude 4.7-earthquake rattled Ilocos Norte residents at 5:12 p.m. Wednesday, said State Seismologists. With epicenter located at five kilometers southeast of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was tectonic in… Read More

Retired cop, pal cheat death in ambush

Retired cop, pal cheat death in ambush

June 6, 2018, 9:24 pm

DAVAO CITY--A retired police officer and his companion escaped death after they were ambushed by three unidentified armed men in a remote area of Mati City, Davao Oriental, Tuesday afternoon.Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11) spokesperson, said Ferdinand Mabandos, a… Read More

DSWD-Northern Mindanao readies supplies for 'Domeng'

DSWD-Northern Mindanao readies supplies for 'Domeng'

June 6, 2018, 9:23 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development 10 (Northern Mindanao) has already prepositioned food and non-food items for three areas in the region that are likely to be affected once Tropical Depression Domeng escalates into a destructive weather event.In a statement… Read More

Food, herbal processing center opens in Quezon town

Food, herbal processing center opens in Quezon town

June 6, 2018, 8:43 pm

PAGBILAO, Quezon – A new food and herbal processing center is now operational in Barangay Talipan in this town in a bid to fight malnutrition and help promote healthy snack food than the common “junk foods” that children consume. Quezon’s ALONA Partylist Representative Anna Villaraza… Read More

All set for cruise tourism mock tour in Antique

All set for cruise tourism mock tour in Antique

June 6, 2018, 8:15 pm

SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Antique Provincial Tourism Office is now all set for the two-day “Cruise Tourism Mock Tour” that will eventually introduce the province to the international cruise tourism map. Antique Provincial Tourism Officer Jose Ramlo Villaluna said that no less… Read More

Tornado, hailstorm monitored in Iloilo town

Tornado, hailstorm monitored in Iloilo town

June 6, 2018, 8:11 pm

ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has confirmed the occurrence of a tornado and a hailstorm in Barangay Lanag, Sta. Barbara on Tuesday afternoon. PDRRM Officer Jerry Bionat said the tornado with hailstones occurred for a few minutes only in… Read More

PDRRMO closely monitors Antique’s high risk areas

PDRRMO closely monitors Antique’s high risk areas

June 6, 2018, 8:07 pm

SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) is now closely monitoring the seven high-risk municipalities as the rainy season is about to start. PDRRMO head Broderick Train said in an interview on Thursday that they are closely… Read More

13 Nigerians nabbed for big-time on-line scam

13 Nigerians nabbed for big-time on-line scam

June 6, 2018, 7:55 pm

IMUS CITY, Cavite –Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, the newly-installed Calabarzon Regional Office (PRO-4A) director, presented to journalists here on Wednesday the 13 Nigerian nationals, who were arrested by Cavite police Sunday for their alleged involvement in a big-time online scam syndicate.… Read More

6 centerians in Zamboanga to receive P100K each

6 centerians in Zamboanga to receive P100K each

June 6, 2018, 7:31 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY--Six centenarians in the Zamboanga region are set to receive this month the PHP100,000 Centenarian Gift for each of them from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).Ivan Eric Salvador, DSWD 9 (Zamboanga) information officer, said Wednesday that three of the… Read More

Former principal shot dead in Cotabato

Former principal shot dead in Cotabato

June 6, 2018, 7:29 pm

COTABATO CITY--Authorities are investigating the identifies of two gunmen who shot and killed a former public school principal while onboard his vehicle together with his wife at the main gate of the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) here on Tuesday night.Sr. Insp. Ruel Zafra, speaking… Read More

 Top wanted man in Bohol killed

Top wanted man in Bohol killed

June 6, 2018, 7:29 pm

TAGBILARAN CITY -- A suspect in the recent killing of a Bohol mayor was killed in a shootout with elements of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and the Provincial Intelligence Branch in Barangay Concepcion, Danao town early Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as Emigdio Aparece… Read More

Calamba City to stage 'Talinong Rizal' quiz tilt June 14

Calamba City to stage 'Talinong Rizal' quiz tilt June 14

June 6, 2018, 7:26 pm

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The city has scheduled its annual Rizal Quiz Bee, or “Talinong Rizal” tilt this year, which is open to high school and college teams from Laguna’s schools, colleges and universities, on June 14 at the Museo ni Rizal (formerly Rizal Shrine) here. The City Cultural… Read More

Army recruits to train as peace builders

Army recruits to train as peace builders

June 6, 2018, 7:25 pm

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao--The military here said Wednesday that the latest Army recruits who will undergo a six-month basic military training will also be trained as peacemakers to help protect people of various faiths.Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, the commander of the 6th Infantry… Read More

Army bolsters coordination with MILF, stakeholders in war on drugs

Army bolsters coordination with MILF, stakeholders in war on drugs

June 6, 2018, 7:24 pm

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao--To ensure effective implementation of ceasefire mechanism and successful campaign against illegal drugs in Central Mindanao region, officials of the Army-led Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) met Tuesday with partner agencies and Moro rebel ceasefire panel… Read More

Suspect in prosecutor's slay a wanted man in GenSan

Suspect in prosecutor's slay a wanted man in GenSan

June 6, 2018, 7:21 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The primary suspect in the killing of a prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Monday has a standing arrest warrant here for the murder of a relative early this year, a police official said.Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police… Read More

DOH-Central Visayas to hold simultaneous blood-letting event

DOH-Central Visayas to hold simultaneous blood-letting event

June 6, 2018, 7:20 pm

CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will hold a simultaneous regional blood-letting activity on June 14 in observance of the World Blood Donor Day. Dr. Jera C. Amendarez, DOH-7 Medical Officer 4, told a media forum Wednesday that the activity will be held… Read More

Sarangani gets P220-M more from DOH for health projects

Sarangani gets P220-M more from DOH for health projects

June 6, 2018, 7:19 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The Department of Health (DOH) has approved an additional grant of P220.7 million to Sarangani Province to fund the improvement of local health facilities and the implementation of various health initiatives.Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon said Wednesday they are working… Read More

Lake Sebu to host second leg of IP Games

Lake Sebu to host second leg of IP Games

June 6, 2018, 7:18 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--It's all systems go for the South Cotabato leg of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-backed Indigenous Peoples (IP) Games slated on June 14 to 16 in Lake Sebu town.PSC Commissioner Charles Raymond Maxey said Wednesday they are all set for the three-day games, which is the… Read More

Army battalion of 500  men deployed to Negros Island

Army battalion of 500 men deployed to Negros Island

June 6, 2018, 7:17 pm

BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Army deployed the newly-activated 94th Infantry Battalion to Negros Island on Wednesday to augment the existing three battalions in the island’s two provinces. This was announced by the 3rd Infantry Division in an emailed statement on the same day. Brigadier… Read More

DAR gives P5-M tools to 2 Zambo Norte farmer cooperatives

DAR gives P5-M tools to 2 Zambo Norte farmer cooperatives

June 6, 2018, 7:13 pm

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributes various farm tools to two Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte. (Photo courtesy: Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Agrarian Reform Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has… Read More