Provincial
1 dead, 2 hurt in Zambales road mishap
August 8, 2018, 7:55 pm
SAN NARCISO, Zambales — A male security official of a private firm was killed while two others were seriously injured in a road accident involving two vehicles and a motorcycle along the national highway in this town on Wednesday. The fatality was identified as Lolito Gaoat, 51, a security… Read More
World-class export processing hub opens in Calamba City
August 8, 2018, 7:54 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- A world-class cutting edge product processing facility and food logistics hub opened Wednesday at the sprawling Calamba Premier International Park (CPIP) in Barangay Batino here, following the inaugural rites that signaled the first ever entry of the Middle East… Read More
Clark airport passenger traffic hits all-time high of 1.5-M in Q3
August 8, 2018, 7:53 pm
CLARK FREEPORT — The Clark International Airport tallied more than 1.5 million passengers from January 1 to August 8, marking the highest number in passenger traffic in just the third quarter of the year, according to an executive of the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC). “We have a… Read More
Landslide damages to infra, agri in Iloilo town put at P29.3-M
August 8, 2018, 7:34 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The government of Igbaras town in Iloilo province has initially placed at PHP29.3 million the damages to infrastructure and agriculture due to the landslide that occurred in Barangay Igpigus in the morning of August 4. In an interview, Mayor Vicente Escorpion said Wednesday damages… Read More
Security forces hold simulation exercise for Kadayawan
August 8, 2018, 7:20 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Government security forces rolled out a surprise simulation exercise on Wednesday morning to test their readiness and capability to implement the security measures for the Kadayawan Festival next week.Benito De Leon, chief of the Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC),… Read More
Another PDEA agent killed in Cebu
August 8, 2018, 7:11 pm
CEBU CITY -- Another Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 7 (Central Visayas) agent was ambushed in Carcar City, some 40.3 km. south of Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon. PDEA-7 spokesperson Leah Albiar identified the fatality as Von Rian Tecson, who was killed by riding-in-tandem gunmen while on his… Read More
NBI warns public of online recruitment for 'models'
August 8, 2018, 6:16 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has warned the public against purported online recruiters in search of young models. The NBI here, however, is facing a brick wall in trying to unmask the real identity of a Facebook account owner, who has victimized minors by recruiting… Read More
Senate okays bill increasing Baguio hospital capacity to 800 beds
August 8, 2018, 6:15 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio City House Representative Mark Go said on Tuesday the bill providing for the increase in the bed capacity of the government-run Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) from 500 to 800 has been approved by the Senate. Go said proponents of Senate Bill 1736, authored… Read More
Prov’l gov't asks POEA to set up office in Pangasinan
August 8, 2018, 6:08 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Pangasinan’s Migration and Development Council (MDC) has asked, through a resolution, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to establish a satellite office in the province to cater to the overseas employment services needs of Pangasinenses.… Read More
Indian money lender killed in Iloilo
August 8, 2018, 6:04 pm
ILOILO CITY -- An Indian national was found dead Tuesday evening in the village of Lupa, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. In an interview on Wednesday, Senior Insp. Ray Pabalan, chief of Sta. Barbara Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Harwender Sidhu, 28, operator of a lending business. His… Read More
Davao City mulls ban on single-use plastics
August 8, 2018, 5:50 pm
DAVAO CITY --The city government is mulling a ban on the use of single-use plastics to protect the environment.The ban was discussed during the meeting of the department heads on Monday at City Hall, where the officials agreed to remove single-use plastics during meetings -- especially bottled… Read More
Baybay steps up fight vs. dengue
August 8, 2018, 5:48 pm
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte -- The city government here has intensified its information dissemination drive and its search and destruction of mosquito breeding grounds in villages affected by the dengue outbreak. Baybay City Mayor Carmen Cari said Wednesday the city government has been conducting fogging… Read More
2 Reds captured in clash with gov’t troops in Palawan
August 8, 2018, 5:41 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were captured in Wednesday noon's clash with government troops in a remote village in Quezon town, southern Palawan.Captain Cherryl Tindog, chief of the Public Affairs Office of the Western Command (Wescom), said in a… Read More
Target-listed drug suspects fall in Koronadal
August 8, 2018, 5:26 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police authorities arrested two target-listed drug pushers in a buy-bust operation Wednesday dawn in a housing village in Koronadal City.Supt. Benjiel Kirby Bajo, Koronadal City police chief, said live-in partners Marvin Dajay, 32, and Rosebin Ontong, 24, were nabbed at… Read More
Coast guard searches for 8 missing passengers in PH-Malaysian border
August 8, 2018, 5:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA --- The members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Southwestern Mindanao District is now intensifying its efforts to search for the remaining eight, out of the 16 passengers of a motorized vessel that capsized off the Philippine-Malaysia border last July 30. In a press release issued… Read More
Leyte’s Cuatro Islas limits number of tourists
August 8, 2018, 4:42 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Regulators will only allow 500 tourists a day to visit the Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape and Seascape (CIPLS), which is at risk of being overwhelmed by a growing number of visitors. The CIPLS Protected Area Management Board headed by the Department of Environment and Natural… Read More
Job Fair on Wheels in Pangasinan slated on Aug. 9
August 8, 2018, 4:34 pm
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan -- The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in Pangasinan, through its Job Fair on Wheels, will bring employment opportunities, including 'live-out' housekeeping in Japan, to jobseekers in this town on August 9. PESO provincial officer Alex Ferrer, in an interview… Read More
PNP-12 seeks recovery of 30,000 loose firearms
August 8, 2018, 4:25 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police units in Region 12 have stepped up their operations to recover nearly 30,000 unlicensed or loose firearms in the area.Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, said Wednesday their records showed that only a total of… Read More
Nat’l ID system to boost fight vs. crime, terrorism
August 8, 2018, 4:18 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine Identification System will be a big boost in fighting crime and terrorism, said the police regional director in Western Visayas. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) said Republic Act 11055 or the Philippine… Read More
DENR stops ‘treasure hunt’ in North Cotabato
August 8, 2018, 4:17 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A local environment officer in Makilala town, North Cotabato, has reminded local residents that unauthorized digging is prohibited by law, especially if it endangers life and destroys the environment.Makilala's Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) Engr.… Read More
