Provincial
DOH-Mimaropa to open new dorm in QC for indigent patients
March 31 2018, 10:58 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Indigent patients in Mimaropa region who need to go to Manila for treatment can soon stay in a new dormitory, which the regional health office will open in Project 4, Quezon City this April. “All MAIP (Medical Assistance Indigent Patients) of Mimaropa, especially… Read More
Army general celebrates birthday with Maguindanao orphans
March 30 2018, 5:06 pm
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao -- Army Major Gen. Arnel B. dela Vega, commander of the 6th Infantry Division (ID), celebrated his natal day on Wednesday in the company of orphans of Maguindanao, describing it as his most meaningful birthday celebration. Dela Vega spent about two hours with orphans… Read More
Cop chief eyes crackdown vs. 'colorum' PUVs in Davao
March 30 2018, 5:00 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 (Davao region) Director Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan seeks to form an inter-agency team for the crackdown on "colorum" public utility (PUVs), although the police already started the operation following the order of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Gaerlan… Read More
DOST allocates P16.7-M for solar project in ComVal town
March 29 2018, 8:58 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The regional office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST 11) allocated PHP16.771 million for the Micro-Grid Solar PV System in New Bataan, Compostela Valley. DOST 11 Director Anthony Sales said the solar system is intended to provide electricity to rural and remote… Read More
Mayon alert status lowered to Level 2
March 29 2018, 8:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has lowered its alert status for Mayon volcano to Level 2. A Phivolcs advisory issued on Thursday said the lowering of Mayon Volcano’s status from Alert Level 3 (decreased tendency towards hazardous eruption) to… Read More
Batangas PDRRMO reminds public to secure trips
March 29 2018, 7:31 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Batangas Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Thursday reminded the public to stay safe during the Lenten and summer activities. Batangas PDRRMO chief Joselito Castro , in a radio program, said the provincial government wants to ensure the… Read More
Baguio takes steps to avoid Boracay’s fate
March 29 2018, 6:56 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government and local businesses here want to make sure that the Summer Capital of the Philippines will not suffer the same environmental woes now besetting Boracay which is now facing temporary closure to undergo rehabilitation. In a press conference for the annual search… Read More
NPA dead, insurgents wounded in clash with military on Holy Thursday
March 29 2018, 6:46 pm
CAMP GENERAL NAKAR, Lucena City – A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) terrorist was killed in a clash with troops of the 9th Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) of the Philippine Army in Barangay Itok, Capalonga, Camarines Norte around 11:55 a.m. on Holy Thursday. In a report to… Read More
‘Balaan Bukid,’ Holy Family Hills must-see places this Lent
March 29 2018, 5:10 pm
ILOILO CITY -- There’s more to the province of Guimaras than its sweet mangoes. It boasts of “faith” destinations that are quite apt for Lenten season. Liberty Ferrer, tourism officer of the province, on Wednesday said devotees may opt to visit the either the “Balaan Bukid” or the Holy… Read More
Thousands expected to trek up Glory Hill in southern Negros
March 29 2018, 5:06 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Thousands are expected to trek up the Glory Hill in Isabela, Negros Occidental anew on Good Friday. This faith-based destination in Sitio Mantuhod, Barangay Mansablay can be reached after a two-hour climb, and pilgrims are rewarded with the glorious sight of a 45-foot steel cross… Read More
Bacolod police sets up assistance hubs in churches, public areas
March 29 2018, 5:03 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has deployed 126 personnel in churches and other public places here as part of the full security alert for the Holy Week. Senior Supt. Francisco Ebreo, officer-in-charge of BCPO, on Wednesday said these personnel are manning 46 police… Read More
PNP-12 officers undergo surprise drug test
March 29 2018, 4:07 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police officials assigned under the Police Regional Office - 12 (PRO-12) underwent Wednesday a surprise mandatory drug test upon orders of Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, the region’s police director. Chief Inspector Aldrin Gonzales, PRO-12 spokesperson, said Morales directed… Read More
PNP sees peaceful Lenten season in Cotabato
March 29 2018, 4:01 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Police authorities here foresee a peaceful and solemn observance of the Catholic Church’s Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Senior Supt. Rolly Octavio, city police director, said no major untoward incident has so far transpired in the city since Palm Sunday (March… Read More
PNP-12 hunts colleagues of arrested Indonesian bomber
March 29 2018, 3:56 pm
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities in Region 12 have increased covert operations against possible colleagues of an arrested Indonesian national suspected of having links to terrorists in southern Philippines. Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Police Regional Office -12 director, said that law… Read More
Guimaras gears up for 25th ‘Manggahan Festival’
March 29 2018, 2:46 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A series of activities that will serve as a prelude to the highlights of the 25th Manggahan Festival will kick off this coming Monday, said Guimaras’ provincial tourism office. A grand caravan passing through the five towns of the province on the morning of April 2 would be the… Read More
Benguet completes P20-M Pamana road project
March 29 2018, 1:47 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Small vegetable farmers in Cabiten, Mankayan town, Benguet province now stand to benefit from the recent completion of the PHP20-million Cabiten-Kamantakki road project under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) road program of the Department of Interior and Local… Read More
DTI scales up One Town One Product program in Region 9
March 29 2018, 12:57 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI 9) is set to bring the “One Town, One Product (OTOP)” program to the next level this year to extend more assistance to the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. Some 30 local MSMEs on… Read More
Thousands of cops, soldiers secure Holy Week activities in Zambo
March 29 2018, 12:13 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) deployed close to 2,000 policemen as security has been tightened in all places of worship and sites of religious activities during the Holy Week observance. Senior Insp. Shelamie Chang, ZCPO information officer, on Thursday told the… Read More
Leyte’s Baybay City declared as drug-free
March 29 2018, 11:54 am
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have jointly declared this city as free from the drug menace. All of Baybay City‘s 79 drug-affected villages have been cleared of illegal drugs, as certified by the anti-narcotics agency… Read More
84 Iloilo City drug surrenderers get livelihood aid
March 29 2018, 11:28 am
ILOILO CITY -- Some 84 of the 209 graduates belonging to the first batch of the Iloilo City Crossroads drug rehabilitation program received PHP10,000 each on Wednesday as financial assistance for their Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Teresa Gelogo, focal person for family welfare program of… Read More
