Provincial
DILG sets training for SK officials in Zamboanga
May 16, 2018, 6:43 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has scheduled a training from May 17 to 19 for the newly-elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in this city.Moh. Taha Arakama, DILG city director, on Wednesday told the Philippine News Agency that the training, which… Read More
Baguio residents turn to backyard gardening
May 16, 2018, 6:17 pm
URBAN FARMING. Manang Fely Tabilog uses her about 150-square-meter backyard in Barangay Irisan in Baguio City to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowering plants. More city dwellers like her are lured into the enjoyable pastime, as shown by the growing number of entries in the city government's… Read More
Winning NoCot village chair nabbed for drugs
May 16, 2018, 5:30 pm
COTABATO CITY – Anti-narcotics agents arrested a winning candidate for village chief in Barangay Malasila, Makilala, North Cotabato in a predawn raid on Wednesday.Armed with a search warrant issued by Judge Alexandrex Betoya of Regional Trial Court Branch 16, agents of Philippine Drug… Read More
Remove campaign materials, envi exec tells candidates
May 16, 2018, 5:29 pm
COTABATO CITY – Environment officials in Kabacan, North Cotabato on Wednesday called on both winning and losing candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to help dispose of campaign materials that litter the town.Gerardo Laoagan, Kabacan municipal environment officer, urged… Read More
P12-B Davao City bulk water project up for DAR approval
May 16, 2018, 5:10 pm
DAVAO CITY--The PHP12-billion Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project is up for approval of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).The permit from DAR is the last government requirement for the project to proceed with the physical construction of the facility, which is a joint venture between the… Read More
3 tectonic quakes hit Maguindanao
May 16, 2018, 5:02 pm
COTABATO CITY--Three minor earthquakes hit the northern part of Maguindanao Wednesday but the tremors were too deep to be felt, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) here said.The three tremors, recorded at Magnitude 3, 3.2 and 3.3, came in succession beginning at 7:31… Read More
SoCot eyes hydroponics farming as alternative livelihood
May 16, 2018, 5:01 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The local environment office of South Cotabato is pushing for the adoption of hydroponics farming as alternative livelihood for local fisherfolk.Mary Jane Manlisis, forest and inland water management division head of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), said… Read More
Training to produce Hiligaynon books for children
May 16, 2018, 5:01 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Some 50 librarians and writer-teachers gathered here Tuesday for the three-day Training Workshop on the “Development of Children’s Books in Mother Tongue”. Flordeliza T. Quiñones, assistant chief of the Reference Division of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP),… Read More
Zambo Comelec to release BEI honoraria Friday
May 16, 2018, 4:59 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has scheduled the release of the honorarium of the Board of Elections Inspectors (BEIs) either on Thursday (May 17) or Friday (May 18).Lawyer Stephen Roy Cañete, first district election officer, on Wednesday said they are just completing the… Read More
Sarangani to build halfway house for ex-NPA rebels
May 16, 2018, 4:58 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The provincial government of Sarangani is pushing for the construction of a halfway house for returning New People’s Army (NPA) rebels this year.Lizette Lopez, provincial focal person for the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), said Wednesday preparations are… Read More
Antique guv donates mid-year bonus to provincial hospital
May 16, 2018, 4:38 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao donated her bonus for the improvement of the provincial hospital following the release of the mid-year bonus of this local government employees on Wednesday. Cadiao announced the release of the much-awaited bonuses of the more… Read More
Sara Duterte urges Comelec to modernize poll system
May 16, 2018, 4:21 pm
DAVAO CITY--Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the successful barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls, but urged the commission to modernize its system to address the perennial election issues.Mayor Sara said the issues hounding the country's… Read More
Iloilo City eyes presidential award for its child-friendly governance
May 16, 2018, 3:35 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Iloilo City will vie for the 2017 Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities (PACFMC) after garnering the highest score for the 2016 Seal of Child Local Friendly Governance in Western Visayas. Merlyn Gison, focal person for child and youth welfare of the City… Read More
PMA Class '82 slams attack on Cebu mayor
May 16, 2018, 2:17 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Sandigan Class of 1982 has denounced the recent slay attempt on one of its members, former police general and now incumbent Daanbantayan, Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot. The Philippine Military Academy Sandigan ’82 Association Inc. (PSAI) expressed… Read More
No formal complaints despite massive vote-buying reports in Region 8
May 16, 2018, 1:17 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed that no one submitted a single evidence of vote buying in Eastern Visayas despite reports of massive bribery in this week’s village and youth council polls. Comelec Regional Director Jose… Read More
BSP: Bacolod’s growth ‘spills over’ to other NegOcc cities
May 16, 2018, 1:13 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The growth of Bacolod has spilled over to other cities in Negros Occidental, based on the big improvements in the competitiveness rankings of three component cities -- Bago, San Carlos and Kabankalan -- in 2017. This was the observation of Joselito Basilio, acting deputy director… Read More
8 wounded soldiers in NegOcc get medals
May 16, 2018, 1:04 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The eight troopers of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion injured in a clash with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental over the weekend were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal. In an emailed statement on Tuesday, the 3rd… Read More
Grandest trade fair in Ilocos Norte opens Wednesday
May 16, 2018, 11:29 am
LAOAG CITY -- A motorcade kicked off the opening of the province’s biggest and grandest summer trade fair at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena here on May 16-22. Organized by the Department of Tourism in partnership with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte, the Bicentennial "Tienda ni… Read More
Ilocos Norte employs 245 students for summer jobs
May 16, 2018, 8:08 am
LAOAG CITY -- Around 245 students aged 17 and above from the different parts of the province were hired for summer jobs at various departments of the Ilocos Norte government and in some national government agencies and local government units here. They were deployed to do clerical jobs and… Read More
Soldier killed, 2 Reds captured in election day-clash in Quezon
May 15, 2018, 9:04 pm
CAMP GEN. MATEO CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal – A soldier was killed while two New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels were captured during a skirmish between military troops of the 2nd Jungle Fighter Company and the communist terrorist group in Barangay Umiray in General Nakar, Quezon around 3:45 p.m. Monday.… Read More
