Provincial
Police probes grenade blasts at Negros Oriental town mayor’s home
May 30, 2018, 8:29 pm
DUMAGUETE -- The Bacong police here is conducting a full blown investigation to identify the culprits in the grenade-throwing incident Tuesday night at the residence of Mayor Jocelyn Alviola and husband Vice Mayor Lenin Alviola of Bacong.The police headed by Police Senior Inspector Luis Lakandula… Read More
DPWH nod sought for special tricycle lane in Batangas
May 30, 2018, 8:10 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (city legislative council) on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking approval from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to designate special tricycle lanes at the diversion road in Barangay Balagtas in this city. The city council resolution… Read More
DTI chief mulls EO to institutionalize LGU support to MSMEs
May 30, 2018, 8:04 pm
CARMONA, Cavite -- Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has mulled for an Executive Order from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to enjoin Local Government Units (LGUs) to institutionalize their support to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and boost the local investment and… Read More
Construction of P24-B Panay-Guimaras bridge to start next year
May 30, 2018, 8:03 pm
JORDAN, Guimaras -- The construction of the 5.7-kilometer Panay-Guimaras bridge may start next year, Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin said on Wednesday. Gumarin said that the pre-feasibility being undertaken by some Chinese proponents for the construction of the PHP24 billion inter-island bridge… Read More
Iloilo City mayor looks forward to working with new SK execs
May 30, 2018, 8:01 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III is looking forward to working closely with the newly-elected federation officers of this city’s Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). The mayor administered the oath-taking of the new set of officers following the whole day orientation and election of 175… Read More
Cops nab 3 gun-for-hire in Laguna buy bust
May 30, 2018, 7:39 pm
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna- Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, Police Regional Office (PRO)-Calabarzon director, on Wednesday presented to media three suspected guns for hire, a day after they were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay I-C, San Pablo City. Eleazar named the arrested suspects… Read More
Loakan Airport facelift, commercialization eyed
May 30, 2018, 7:24 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is doing a survey of the Loakan Airport to see if some upgrading could again make the facility viable for regular air travel. At present, the Loakan Airport is being used by the Philippine Air Force and the presidential chopper,… Read More
2 hydroelectric power plants eyed in Bukidnon
May 30, 2018, 5:57 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY--A power firm is eyeing to put up two Hydroelectric Power Plants (HEPPs) in the Bukidnon town of Malitbog.Dominador Lanozo, project development officer of Sta. Ana Power Corp., presented his company's plan to the Sangguniang Panalawigan (Provincial Board) during Tuesday's regular… Read More
‘Balik Eskwela Diskwento’ kicks off in Antique
May 30, 2018, 5:49 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The “Balik Eskwela Diskwento” in Antique province kicked off Wednesday with 14 establishments offering up to 20 percent discounts on school materials and uniforms. Glen Fernando of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) office in Antique said that the… Read More
SoCot still top implementer of child protection programs in Region 12
May 30, 2018, 5:47 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--For five consecutive years, South Cotabato's Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) has been named the most productive in Region 12 or Soccsksargen.Provincial board member Ester Marin-Catorce, PCPC action officer, said Wednesday the council topped anew the… Read More
2 elderly women yield P6.8-M shabu in Zamboanga City
May 30, 2018, 5:15 pm
Hadja Sitti Jalaidi, an alleged drug ring leader in Zamboanga City, and her follower, Norma Awod, were arrested Tuesday night by policemen in an anti-drug operation. (Photo courtesy: Zamboanga City Police Office PIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY--Anti-narcotics agents here arrested two sexagenarian women and… Read More
All set for ‘Patroness of Ilocos Norte’s’ pontifical coronation
May 30, 2018, 3:45 pm
Badoc, Ilocos Norte -- Residents here are now in the final preparations for the arrival of thousands of guests and visitors to witness the pontifical coronation of “La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc,” patroness of Ilocos Norte.Cesar Jade Raquel, Municipal Tourism Officer of Badoc town, said… Read More
DOH admits slow-paced assessment of 35K drug suspects
May 30, 2018, 3:41 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Only half of the 34,808 self-confessed drug users in Eastern Visayas have been assessed by the Department of Health (DOH) despite urgency to provide recovery interventions to former drug dependents. DOH Assistant Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco said the assessment of drug… Read More
Another village councilor gunned down in NegOcc
May 30, 2018, 3:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A newly-elected village councilor in Candoni, Negros Occidental was gunned on Tuesday night, three days after a similar incident claimed the life of a barangay kagawad in Pontevedra town, also in the southern part of the province. Police identified the latest fatality as Willie… Read More
No banks in 70% of Eastern Visayas towns: BSP
May 30, 2018, 3:30 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 70 percent of towns in Eastern Visayas have no banks, making the region as one of the most unbanked areas in the country, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). As of end of last year, 95 out of 136 towns in six provinces have no banks, raising concern that… Read More
BFAR, Land Bank to develop mariculture parks in Palawan
May 30, 2018, 2:02 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Three mariculture parks are up for development in Palawan by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in partnership with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for fish culture and other products in the open sea. BFAR Palawan chief Mario Basaya said… Read More
P118-M farm aid readied for Bukidnon corn growers
May 30, 2018, 1:48 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY--The provincial government of Bukidnon has allocated funds for the seed and fertilizer subsidies for the province’s corn farmers, especially the Indigenous Peoples (IPs).Provincial agriculturist, Alson Quimba, said the distribution of hybrid corn seeds and fertilizer worth PHP118… Read More
NPA leader moved to Davao to face cases
May 30, 2018, 12:06 pm
DAVAO CITY--The New People’s Army (NPA) leader in the Davao region was moved to this city on Tuesday after almost three weeks of treatment for gunshot wounds in the neighboring province of Bukidnon, a police official said.Elizalde Tormis "Ka Jinggoy" Canete, the top leader of the NPA’s Pulang… Read More
Creation of local ENROs in all Palawan municipalities pushed
May 30, 2018, 11:44 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) is pushing for the creation of local environment and natural resources offices (ENROs) in other municipalities in Palawan to improve the delivery and implementation of environmental programs. PENRO… Read More
SSS wants to invest in gov't projects for longer financial viability
May 30, 2018, 8:07 am
BAGUIO CITY -- The Social Security System is seeking to change its charter to give it more leeway to invest member contributions in more productive ventures like government projects, so the state-run pension fund for private workers stays financially viable. Social Security System (SSS) Senior… Read More
