Provincial
Duterte calls Joma Sison as having 'bankrupt mind'
July 30, 2018, 9:47 pm
SANTA ANA, Cagayan --- Calling communist leader Jose Maria Sison as having a “bankrupt mind,” President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the Communist Party of the Philippines founder for reportedly pushing insurgents in the country to become "robots." In his Monday speech at the destruction of… Read More
Liga ng mga Barangay provincial group holds orderly polls
July 30, 2018, 9:29 pm
ILOILO CITY - - The election of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) provincial federation on Monday was orderly and went smoothly, Teodora Sumagaysay, provincial director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Iloilo, said. All candidates, except for the board of directors,… Read More
Leyte town checks drainage to address flooding, growing businesses
July 30, 2018, 9:27 pm
PALO, Leyte – The local government has created an area management committee to check the status of the town’s drainage system, to find a solution to flooding and the growing number of businesses here. The committee is composed of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) personnel,… Read More
Cavite village league prexy elected as Board Member
July 30, 2018, 9:26 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – Cavite’s Liga ng Barangay (LnB) has elected Paolo Crisostomo as its president on Monday at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at the Provincial Capitol here. As LnB provincial federation president, Crisostomo will automatically become ex-officio Provincial… Read More
Pangasinan Police is PH’s most outstanding provincial station
July 30, 2018, 9:13 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) attributed its Police Community Relations (PCR) Outstanding Police Provincial Office national level award to the good relationship between the community and the lawmen. Chief Insp. Norman Florentino, this year’s Outstanding… Read More
Scholars push renewable energy, environmental protection
July 30, 2018, 9:11 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – More than 100 scholars of geothermal power leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) from different colleges and universities in the country are pushing for renewable energy (RE) for their future and for the coming generations. The scholars, coming from EDC’s four geothermal… Read More
S&T Week celebration seen to give opportunities to Bicolanos
July 30, 2018, 9:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to give all enthusiasts an opportunity to meet and interact with Science and Technology (S&T)/Research and Development (R&D) officials and experts regarding available technologies, intervention programs, and livelihood and… Read More
Antique to host Boy and Girl Scout Regional Jamboree
July 30, 2018, 8:51 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique is preparing to host the Boy and Girl Scout Regional Jamboree in February next year. Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao said they are making early preparations for the jamboree to ensure its success. “We are expecting around 15,000 to… Read More
Military offensive preempts NPA attack on Army detachment
July 30, 2018, 8:48 pm
CAMP GENERAL MATEO CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal - Troops of the 1st Infantry Battalion (1IB) clashed shortly before noon on Monday with members of the New People’s Army (NPA) communist terrorist group in Sitio Coloconto, Barangay Bulsa in San Juan, Batangas. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan S. Manio,… Read More
Iloilo, Quanzhou cities eye closer friendly, economic ties
July 30, 2018, 8:19 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Iloilo City and the Quanzhou City in the Fujian province of the People’s Republic of China are eyeing a closer tie following the signing of the letter of intent to establish a friendly relationship, Monday. Mayor Jose Espinosa III, in welcoming the delegation and sign on behalf of… Read More
3 more villages in Pampanga town declared drug-cleared
July 30, 2018, 7:58 pm
LUBAO, Pampanga—Three more villages in this town were declared by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as drug-cleared. Barangays Sta. Teresa 1st; San Pedro Saug; and San Jose Gumi have passed the 14 rigid criteria, bringing to 12 the numbers of villages here already declared… Read More
Bacolod City barangay now drug-cleared
July 30, 2018, 7:56 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The inter-agency Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing Operations of Western Visayas has declared Barangay 5 in this city as drug-cleared after complying with the parameters set by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). Village chief Raymundo Salaveria announced on Monday his… Read More
Cavite LGUs ink pact with cops on community service-oriented policing
July 30, 2018, 7:28 pm
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - Local Government Units (LGUs) of the cities of General Trias and Imus and the Cavite Provincial Police Office forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Community and Service-Oriented Policing (CSOP) at the Cavite Provincial Capitol Ceremonial Hall here Monday. The… Read More
Diarrhea cases in Negros Oriental now under control: DOH
July 30, 2018, 7:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) office in Negros Oriental said the recent spate of diarrhea cases, which downed almost 200 residents of Sibulan town and apparently caused by contaminated water, is now under control with incidences already on the decline. Indira Requiron-Puspus,… Read More
Pangasinan's new Liga prexy keen on livelihood, environment
July 30, 2018, 6:33 pm
DAGUPAN CITY — Twenty-two-year-old Arth Bryan Celeste of Alaminos City, the newly elected Liga ng mga Barangay Federation (LnB) provincial president in Pangasinan, has vowed to focus the group's agenda on livelihood for the people, environment and the youth. “Since I am a graduate of a… Read More
Nutritional status among malnourished Batangueño kids improves
July 30, 2018, 6:26 pm
BATANGAS CITY – Nutritional status among Batangueño malnourished children, who are beneficiaries of the Supplementary Feeding Program, has improved, according to the Provincial Health Office following its yearly “Oplan Timbang (OPT)”, the weigh-in program to determine the nutritional… Read More
Antique signs MOA to boost police enforcement, delivery of services
July 30, 2018, 6:11 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique has joined the nationwide simultaneous memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing of the Community and Service-Oriented Policing (CSOP), which seeks to strengthen police law enforcement and its delivery of basic services. During an interview… Read More
Army deploys newly-activated battalion to Zamboanga Peninsula
July 30, 2018, 6:09 pm
Maj. Gen. Roseller Murillo, Army's 1st Infantry Division commander, on Monday, July 30, leads the send-off ceremony of the newly-activated 97th Infantry Battalion. The new unit was assigned to augment the 102 Infantry Brigade in the Zamboanga Peninsula. (Photo courtesy: First Infantry Division… Read More
Antique elderly receive DSWD's unconditional cash aid
July 30, 2018, 6:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is now releasing the PHP2,400 cash assistance to the elderly qualified for the unconditional cash transfer (UCT). In an interview on Monday, Melrose Amaran, of the DSWD office in Antique, said there are senior… Read More
Davao City remains top producer of durian fruit
July 30, 2018, 5:57 pm
DAVAO CITY – This city may have lost several durian farms in favor of residential developments in recent years, but it remains the top producer of the "king of fruits" as it accounts for 60 percent of the country’s total harvest.Larry Miculob, the president of the Davao City Durian Industry… Read More
