Provincial
Pangasinan regaining pride in cycling
June 1, 2018, 10:15 pm
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan -- Pangasinenses have regained dominance in cycling, said two-time Tour of Luzon champion Jessie Garcia Jr. following the recent victory of his town mate El Joshua Carino, in the Le Tour de Filipinas international cycling competition. Garcia, now 72, retired from competitive… Read More
NEDA, PPP Center set up gov't projects info hub in Baguio
June 1, 2018, 9:58 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) office in the Cordillera region and the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) Center have partnered to set up a hub that would give locals easy access to information on government projects.With the center’s hub, local… Read More
ARMM holds forum on Islamic heritage
June 1, 2018, 9:57 pm
COTABATO CITY – In an effort to highlight the heritage of Moro people in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the region’s Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BCH-ARMM) on Thursday conducted a forum on Islamic heritage as part of this year’s National Heritage Month… Read More
Former village chief nabbed for loose firearm
June 1, 2018, 9:56 pm
BOLINAO, Pangasinan—The Bolinao Police has arrested a suspected member of a gun-for-hire group here for illegal possession of firearm. Verbo Villareal, 70, former chairman of barangay Luna here and a suspected member of Catabay gun-for-hire group in this town, yielded a homemade caliber .38… Read More
Village chief gunned down in Albay
June 1, 2018, 9:53 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- An incumbent village chief was gunned down Thursday night by a still unidentified gunman in Barangay (village) Harigue, a remote village in Libon, Albay, report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol said on Friday. Myrna Armillo, married and incumbent chief of the… Read More
1st Agri, fishery council day held in Camarines Norte
June 1, 2018, 9:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Agriculture (DA), together with the provincial government of Camarines Norte, conducted the first Agriculture and Fishery Council (AFC) volunteers’ day at the provincial compound in Daet town in Camarines Norte Thursday. Emily Bordado, DA regional information… Read More
Maritime cop arrested for extortion in Basilan
June 1, 2018, 9:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Operatives of the Counter Intelligence Task Force (CITF) and Special Action Force (SAF) on Friday arrested a policeman in an entrapment operation for extortion in Isabela City, Basilan province.Chief Supt. Edwin de Ocampo, deputy regional director for administration, identified the… Read More
House okays bill declaring Kennon Road as national heritage zone
June 1, 2018, 9:29 pm
KENNON ROAD. This is the vista of Kennon Road from the View Deck in Camp 7 village in Baguio City. The 33-kilometer road leading to Baguio City and Benguet province is being declared a national heritage zone by a House Bill recently approved in Congress. The famous access road to the Philippines'… Read More
2 hurt in shootout as Cotabato cops raid drug dens
June 1, 2018, 9:29 pm
COTABATO CITY--Two people were injured as shootout ensued when police and military operatives raided five suspected drug dens here at dawn Friday.Police said the raid resulted to the arrest of 13 people and the wounding of two civilians, who were caught in the crossfire when the suspected drug… Read More
Teen drowns in Burnham Lake
June 1, 2018, 9:28 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A 16-year old teenager died in the hospital while receiving a medical treatment where he was rushed after an early morning dive in Burnham lake, the police reported on Friday. Senior Supt. Ramil Saculles, city police director, said the victim suddenly dove in the murky Burnham lake… Read More
129 jail inmates graduate in Batangas
June 1, 2018, 9:21 pm
BATANGAS CITY – While behind bars, there is no stopping for some 129 inmates of the Batangas Provincial Jail to complete their studies in junior high school and vocational courses through the Department of Education (DepEd) Alternative Learning System and Technical Education and Skills… Read More
DENR requires Ilocos quarry permittees to rehab river
June 1, 2018, 9:16 pm
LAOAG CITY—The lower stream of the Bolo river in Ilocos Norte province is currently undertaking rehabilitation due to unsystematic quarrying activities. Victor Dabalos, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ilocos Norte said Friday quarry operators were… Read More
Cordillera wage board to consult public on possible wage hike
June 1, 2018, 9:16 pm
BAGUIO CITY — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) had set the schedules for the public consultations in the whole region, board secretary Agusto Aquillo told the Philippine News Agency (PNA). The RTWPB in a meeting on Thursday agreed on conducting a series of public… Read More
Bohol to put up reward vs. mayor's killers
June 1, 2018, 9:15 pm
TAGBILARAN CITY -- Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto said on Friday a reward money will be put up to help in the immediate arrest of the suspects behind the gruesome killing of a town mayor. Chatto told reporters Bohol police chief Senior Supt. Angeles Geñorga will announce the amount of the reward… Read More
Cebu mayor wants to open new hospital this year
June 1, 2018, 9:14 pm
CEBU CITY -- Mayor Tomas Omeña wants the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) to be operational this year. Osmeña said Friday the city government is in the process of looking for a new option in the construction of the CCMC so that the new hospital building can be opened before the year ends.… Read More
99.93% of drug-infested barangays in Ilocos Region cleared: PRO1
June 1, 2018, 9:12 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Police Regional Office in Ilocos Region (PRO-1) has declared that 99.93 percent of barangays (villages) in the region are cleared of illegal drugs. Regional Director of PRO-1 Police Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula, in a phone interview Thursday, said the Barangay… Read More
Call for justice continues for slain OFW
June 1, 2018, 9:11 pm
ILOILO CITY - -The gloomy weather seemed to condole with the Claveria family as they send to his final resting place their beloved Angelo, Friday afternoon. Relatives and sympathizers dressed in white shirt printed with “Justice for Angelo Claveria” joined the long procession from the San… Read More
Poe urges urgent subsidy distribution to counter TRAIN impact
June 1, 2018, 9:08 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Senator Grace Poe has called for urgent distribution of the subsidy meant to help Filipinos cope with the impact on prices of the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. Senate Committee on Public Services Chairman Poe and Senator Bam Aquino… Read More
Western Visayas police to have new chief
June 1, 2018, 9:07 pm
ILOILO CITY - - The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) will have a new chief in the person of Phippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao. Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag will be assigned as director of the Directorate for Information and… Read More
Bulacan cops linked to extortion relieved
June 1, 2018, 9:05 pm
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- Eleven policemen, including two officials in Bulacan, were relieved from their posts following their alleged involvement in extortion activities. Chief Supt. Amador Corpus, regional director of the Police Regional Office (Central Luzon), on Thursday said those relieved… Read More
