Provincial
11 nabbed, P888-K worth of drugs seized in Bacolod, Silay
July 29, 2018, 3:05 pm
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 11 persons were arrested while PHP888,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in three separate operations in the cities of Bacolod and Silay in Negros Occidental over the weekend, police reports said. In Bacolod, Andresito Palabrica Jr., one of Western Visayas’… Read More
Sultan Kudarat town mayor, councilman survive grenade attack
July 29, 2018, 2:58 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Military and police units have been mobilized to hunt down two men who hurled grenades at the house of Mayor Ramon Abalos of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, and at the compound of the local police office on Saturday morning. Lambayong Councilor Carlos Abalos and his… Read More
Driver nabbed for transporting pangolins, sea turtles in Palawan
July 29, 2018, 1:57 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Environment enforcers of the city government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) arrested on Saturday a truck driver for transporting pangolin meat and preserved marine turtles. Arrested was Joshue Calinog of Barangay Jolo, Roxas, driver… Read More
8 rice farmer groups in NegOcc get equipment from DA
July 29, 2018, 12:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Some eight rice farmer associations in Negros Occidental received equipment worth PHP890,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas. The turn-over rites, held Friday at Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, was led by Acting Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson with Fourth District… Read More
One-stop shop for Boracay establishments
July 29, 2018, 10:29 am
BORACAY ISLAND -- A one-stop shop will soon be opened in this island where establishments can fulfill their requirements in compliance with existing laws and regulations so they could operate in time for the island’s reopening this October 26. This was among the results of the third Boracay… Read More
Ilocano youth group cited for poverty alleviation effort
July 29, 2018, 10:28 am
LAOAG CITY -- A youth organization in the farming village of Sulbec, Pasuquin town in Ilocos Norte continues to inspire the agricultural community in its effort to help alleviate poverty in the countryside. On Friday, the 4-H Sulbec Pasuquin youth club received another award as one of the… Read More
Don't doubt Duterte’s sincerity to end war, NPA told
July 28, 2018, 11:05 pm
DAVAO CITY — Amid calls for the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go told the rebel group not to doubt the sincerity of President Rodrigo… Read More
50 ‘Marawi liberators’ get meritorious promotion
July 28, 2018, 10:50 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Fifty soldiers who were part of the government forces that liberated Marawi City from the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group have received meritorious promotion. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza on Friday led the simple donning of ranks ceremony held at Kuta Heneral Teodulfo… Read More
Duterte awards medal to soldiers wounded in fighting vs. Sayyaf
July 28, 2018, 10:47 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte has awarded medal to 12 soldiers for gallantry in action against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in separate ceremonies in Sulu province, a top military official said Saturday. Lt. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said the… Read More
2 soldiers wounded in Davao landmine explosion
July 28, 2018, 10:44 pm
DAVAO CITY – Two soldiers belonging to the Charlie Company of the Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion were wounded in a landmine explosion in Barangay Tambobong here around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11) spokesperson, identified the injured as… Read More
'Save Balili River' coalition eyes closure of piggeries near waterway
July 28, 2018, 10:41 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A multi-sectoral group formed to save the biggest river system in Baguio and Benguet is eyeing the closure of piggeries near the river, a local environment official said Friday. Aside from the indiscriminate dumping of waste by a rapidly increasing city populace, the piggeries along… Read More
El Nido declares state of calamity
July 28, 2018, 9:18 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan – El Nido, Palawan has been placed under a state of calamity after the number of its flooded barangays rose to eight, an official said Saturday morning. The state of calamity was declared on Friday through a resolution approved by the Sangguniang Bayan - upon the… Read More
Cebu police following 2 leads in PDEA agent's killing
July 28, 2018, 9:11 pm
CEBU CITY -- Police authorities are looking at two angles in the ambush-slay of a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent near the Cebu Provincial Capitol here on Friday afternoon. PDEA-Central Visayas assistant chief operations officer Baby Earl Rallos, who was also a former broadcaster,… Read More
DepEd officials condemn attack vs. NoCot teacher
July 28, 2018, 7:16 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has condemned the attack against a female elementary school teacher in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato earlier this week, as offers of financial assistance and support pour in from her superiors and colleagues.Dr. Allan Farnazo, DepEd 12… Read More
Ex-soldier, pal yield P220K ‘shabu’ in Zamboanga
July 28, 2018, 7:14 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two people, one of whom was a former soldier, were arrested and PHP220,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an anti-drug operation in this city, a police official said Saturday.Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga) information officer, identified the… Read More
Boracay to transform into a family-oriented destination
July 28, 2018, 4:15 pm
BORACAY ISLAND -- The Department of Tourism Western Visayas (DOT 6) is eyeing to make this island a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens less than three months from now. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the image of Boracay was that of a party place,”… Read More
Heavy rains damage 1K hectares of rice fields in Antique
July 28, 2018, 4:10 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Heavy rains induced by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Depression Josie have damaged 1,050 hectares of farmlands planted with rice for the first cropping period, affecting 1,684 farmers. Ramona dela Vega, rice coordinator at the Office of the Provincial… Read More
Disaster management calls for collective efforts: Faeldon
July 28, 2018, 4:05 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Civil Defense Deputy Administrator for Operations Nicanor E. Faeldon has underscored that disaster management is everybody’s concern. In his keynote address during the 20th Gawada Kalasag (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) regional awards held at the… Read More
Sewage plant in Baguio needs P250-M rehab funds
July 28, 2018, 3:13 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Baguio City government needs PHP250 million to rehabilitate its almost 50-year-old sewage treatment plant to catch up with the highly urbanized upland city's rapid population increase, a city official said on Friday. UPGRADE NEEDED. This nearly half-century-old sewage treatment… Read More
MILF to reach out to other Moro fronts in Mindanao
July 28, 2018, 2:53 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is reaching out to other stakeholders in Mindanao, including non-Muslims, Indigenous Peoples and even Nur Misuari to solicit support for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).Misuari is head of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).“Even… Read More
