Provincial
DENR ready to sue LGUs sans sanitary landfill
June 5, 2018, 9:05 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday said that complaints are ready for filing against some local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental before the Office of the Ombudsman for failure to comply with the law mandating the… Read More
PCAARRD eyes more mussel depuration facilities in Bacoor City
June 5, 2018, 9:00 pm
BACOOR CITY, Cavite –The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is eyeing the possibility of putting up more depuration (purification) facilities for green mussels (tahong) along the… Read More
30,000 poor Igorots to get free college education
June 5, 2018, 8:56 pm
Young Indigenous Peoples (IP) pose for a photo during the Lang-ay Festival in Mountain Province last April. (File Photo by Pamela Mariz Geminiano)BAGUIO CITY — Around 30,000 poor members of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) or Igorots in Cordillera will benefit from the Universal Access to Quality… Read More
Soldier killed, 2 others wounded in Quezon ambush
June 5, 2018, 8:55 pm
CAMP GEN. CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal - A soldier was killed while two others were wounded in an ambush by New Peoples Army (NPA) terrorist group in Barangay Silang, Lopez, Quezon at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. Colonel Elias H. Escarcha, Commander of the 201st Infantry Brigade said Tuesday the slain and… Read More
Police ops seize PHP780-K worth of shabu in Bacoor City
June 5, 2018, 8:51 pm
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Police Intelligence and anti-drug enforcement units seized about PHP780,000 worth of suspected shabu from three suspected peddlers during their combined drug buy bust operations at a posh village here on Tuesday dawn. Bacoor City chief of police Supt. Francisco Lucena III… Read More
‘High turnout’ of learners noted in first day of classes in GenSan
June 5, 2018, 8:42 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The Department of Education (DepEd) here reported a “high turnout” of learners during the opening of regular classes on Monday in local public schools. Dr. Mario Bermudez, assistant head of DepEd city division, said Tuesday their monitoring showed that majority of the… Read More
DepEd to put up P30.7-M school building in La Trinidad
June 5, 2018, 8:10 pm
MORE CLASSROOMS IN BENGUET. The 1,200 pupils of Puguis Elementary School, a public primary school Barangay Puguis in La Trinidad, Benguet, gather on the school ground on the first day of school on Monday (June 4, 2018). The children stand to benefit from the additional classrooms the Department… Read More
Baguio mayor to SK: Shun "evils of politics"
June 5, 2018, 8:02 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan has urged the newly-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in the city to learn the intricacies of good local governance and not be swayed by the "evils of politics". “What is the objective of the SK? This is the opportunity that we are… Read More
DepEd still filling up new teacher items
June 5, 2018, 7:37 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Education’s (DepEd) office in Antique is still in the process of filling up new teacher items. Dr. Gaudencio Riego, Chief Education Supervisor of DepEd Antique’s Curriculum and Implementation Division, said in an interview Tuesday that there… Read More
Cotabato classes in kinder, elementary suspended due to bad weather
June 5, 2018, 7:18 pm
COTABATO CITY – Classes for kindergarten and elementary levels, both in public and in private schools, were suspended Tuesday due to heavy downpour.This was announced by Aniceto Rasalan, secretary to City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, Tuesday morning, adding that the local chief executive… Read More
Tacurong fire destroys P20-M goods, properties
June 5, 2018, 7:17 pm
COTABATO CITY – Fire investigators are eyeing electrical short circuit as the cause of a weekend fire that destroyed some PHP20-million worth of goods and properties at the Chinese-owned Sunstar Commercial Center in Tacurong City, a fire official said Tuesday.Fire Officer 2 Nicanor Pagulong,… Read More
US Navy 7th Fleet band to do musical outreach in Puerto Princesa
June 5, 2018, 6:22 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Far East Edition (FEE), the high-energy, eight-piece show band of the US Navy 7th Fleet, is coming to this city for a public show and musical outreach program in schools and children’s shelters. A US Embassy official said FEE is scheduled to do two major shows on… Read More
DPWH Eastern Visayas completes 753 new school buildings
June 5, 2018, 6:11 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed 753 out of 1,302 school buildings in Eastern Visayas funded under the 2016 and 2017 Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF) of the Department of Education (DepEd). The construction of at least 523 school buildings… Read More
Free cleft surgery to 100 patients in Palawan
June 5, 2018, 6:05 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Two large mining companies in Palawan will partner with “Operation Smile Philippines” (OSP) to provide a six-day free corrective surgery mission to 100 indigent residents with cleft lip and palate deformities in July. Roberto Manzano, country director of… Read More
Shifting of classes resolves shortage of classrooms
June 5, 2018, 5:57 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Some schools in the Antique Division of the Department of Education (DepEd) have to implement shifting of classes or put up makeshift classrooms in order to resolve room shortage. Dr. Gaudencio C. Riego, Chief Education Supervisor of the DepEd Antique Curriculum… Read More
Diarrhea outbreak in southern Palawan now controlled
June 5, 2018, 5:52 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A Palawan health official here said the diarrhea outbreak that downed 10 residents of the island municipality of Balabac in February this year had already been controlled. Dr. Mary Ann Navarro, chief of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), said in an interview on… Read More
DepEd hiring over 4k teachers for Eastern Visayas
June 5, 2018, 5:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 4,124 new teachers are being hired by the Department of Education (DepEd) this year to address the inadequate number of teaching personnel in public schools across Eastern Visayas region. DepEd regional office public affairs unit chief Jazmin Calzita said the number of… Read More
59 more barangays in Cebu drug-cleared
June 5, 2018, 5:46 pm
CEBU CITY -- Another 59 barangays in Cebu Province were declared drug-cleared on Tuesday by the Oversight Committee headed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7). The barangays cleared by the Oversight Committee are in the City of Naga and the towns of Alegria,… Read More
Antique police assures assistance to contractors
June 5, 2018, 5:43 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Contractors working for various projects in Antique are assured of police assistance following separate arson incidents over the weekend in two municipalities of the province. Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO) on Monday met with the contractors to make them… Read More
DILG sets special training for SK in Cebu
June 5, 2018, 4:23 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will conduct a special training for newly-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials who failed to attend the scheduled mandatory training last month. The DILG held the mandatory training on May 17-26, but some SK officials… Read More
