Provincial
Leyte’s best festivals to be showcased in Tacloban fiesta
June 16, 2018, 10:19 am
TACLOBAN CITY -- Leyte province will showcase its best cultural-religious celebrations in the upcoming Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals. Although only five contingents are joining the parade and ritual presentations on June 27, some of them were champions in previous competitions. Joining… Read More
5 arrested for illegal cutting and transport of lumber
June 16, 2018, 9:15 am
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- Five persons were arrested in a span of five days for illegally cutting and transporting lumber in La Trinidad and Tublay towns this province. In a report released to the media on Friday, Police Regional Office Cordillera (Procor) Regional Director Rolando Nana said a total… Read More
DSWD P70-M cash-for-work assists Ilocos greening program
June 15, 2018, 8:43 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Over the past three years, the cash-for-work on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CFW-CCAM) has reforested and protected at least 4,500 hectares of forest lands in Ilocos Norte. CFW-CCAM has preserved rivers, riverbanks, coastline barangays and provided temporary jobs in… Read More
6 nabbed, P1.75-M illegal drugs seized in Albay
June 15, 2018, 8:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Anti-narcotics operatives on Friday nabbed six suspected illegal drug pushers and seized 300 grams of suspected shabu worth PHP1.75 million in separate buy-bust operations in a hotel in Barangay Maroroy, Daraga, Albay, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported. First… Read More
Nueva Ecija priest's gunman nabbed
June 15, 2018, 8:26 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- The alleged gunman in the killing of Fr. Richmond Nilo was arrested Thursday evening, police said several minutes after the Catholic priest was laid to rest on Friday. Chief Supt. Amador Corpus, director of Central Luzon police, identified the suspect as Adell Roll… Read More
Batangas City emergency responders trained as first aid trainors
June 15, 2018, 8:09 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- This city is eyeing to have its own set of trainors who could share their knowledge and expertise on basic life support during emergencies and disasters without the need to outsource them. The emergency responders here undertook the “Training Seminar for Trainors” on Basic… Read More
Inclusion of DRRM in Baguio’s school curriculum pushed
June 15, 2018, 7:41 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Students in this city may soon be certified emergency responders as the city council will continue to tackle the proposed ordinance pushing for the inclusion of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) in the school curriculum. The City Council on Monday approved on first… Read More
Batangas City intensifies anti-TB program
June 15, 2018, 7:32 pm
BATANGAS CITY- The City Health Office (CHO) here has intensified its health services in pursuit of the Department of Health's (DOH) target to broaden the anti-tuberculosis (TB) program for the corresponding treatment and avert the spread of the disease. City Health Officer Dr. Rosanna Barrion said… Read More
Partylist offers tech-voc scholarship to 400 indigent students
June 15, 2018, 7:07 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The AASENSO Partylist has allotted PHP8 million scholarship to 400 indigent high school graduates in the Cordillera, who want to enroll in technical-vocational courses. Lawyer Isagani Nerez, AASENSO national chairman, said his group has set aside funds for about 5,000 beneficiaries… Read More
Baragatan sa Palawan 2018 festival officially opens
June 15, 2018, 6:58 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Baragatan sa Palawan 2018 was officially opened in this city to mark the province’s 120th Civil Government foundation day on Friday. Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez, Vice Governor Dennis Socrates, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan , and department heads… Read More
1st reg'l consultation on proposed federal Constitution set in NegOr
June 15, 2018, 6:57 pm
NEGROS ORIENTAL -- All eyes will be on Negros Oriental as the first regional consultation on the concrete proposals and design of the federal system takes place on Monday, June 18, where an expected 500 participants will gather and give feedback to the proposed draft Constitution that will be… Read More
10,500 join walk against drugs in Bacolod City
June 15, 2018, 6:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- About 10,500 participants from various sectors joined the walk against illegal drugs organized by the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Bacolod (CADCoB) in this city Friday morning. The fund-raising activity, dubbed “Lakad Iwas Droga”: The CADCoB Walk for a Cause 2018, was… Read More
Rabid dogs bite 8 people in Iloilo town
June 15, 2018, 6:48 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Eight individuals were bitten by rabid dogs in the village of Poblacion, New Lucena, Iloilo, Mayor Christian Sorongon confirmed on Friday. All the victims in these different biting incidents are now all in good condition and have received anti-rabies vaccines. Sorongon said that… Read More
RDC-6 endorses P667-M Bacolod tourism infra projects
June 15, 2018, 6:43 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The proposed tourism infrastructure projects of the City of Bacolod, amounting to PHP667 million, were approved by the Regional Development Council (RDC) during its second-quarter regular meeting here Thursday. Mayor Evelio Leonardia presented the projects as part of the one-day… Read More
Cavite guv offers post-grad scholarship to SK federation presidents
June 15, 2018, 6:37 pm
TANZA, Cavite -- Cavite Governor Jesus Crispin Remulla has offered scholarships to qualified Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) federation presidents in the towns and cities of the province if they wish to pursue a master’s degree. In a report on Friday, Remulla gave the assurance to “just tell me as… Read More
PDEA nabs trader, seizes drugs, guns in Cotabato
June 15, 2018, 5:30 pm
COTABATO CITY--Anti-narcotics agents arrested Thursday night a businessman here for drug peddling, authorities said Friday.Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM) identified the suspect as Iskhak Omar, a resident of… Read More
DILG reminds youth leaders to be ‘catalyst for change’
June 15, 2018, 5:10 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Recently-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officers in the province of Iloilo should “maximize their energy” to better serve their fellow youth. Teodora Sumagaysay, provincial director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) office in Iloilo, said… Read More
DSWD launches 1st UCT payout to social pension beneficiaries
June 15, 2018, 4:48 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday launched the first ever Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) payout to some 733 Kapampangan-beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC). “A total of three million… Read More
DILG serves dismissal order of Ilocos Norte town mayor, administrator
June 15, 2018, 4:00 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Representatives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 1 (Ilocos) served a dismissal order against Paoay Mayor Jessie Galano and municipal administrator Bruno Dumlao on Thursday afternoon. Served by Lawyer Joseph Apolonio, Legal Officer of the DILG Region 1,… Read More
Muslims in Bataan observe Eid’l Fit’r
June 15, 2018, 3:53 pm
BALANGA City, Bataan -- Muslims in Bataan observed on Friday Eid’l Fit’r, the conclusion of Ramadan, through prayers and lectures held in various communities like at the People’s Center here. Sultan Abdullah Ampuan, 44, president of the Unity of Muslim Association in Bataan, said that after… Read More
