Provincial
Interior designers to showcase Bakwit Project in Davao expo
May 9, 2018, 7:49 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The interior designers participating in the construction exposition in Davao will showcase their Bakwit Project, an emergency kit that can be set up immediately during calamities and disasters.Jon Richmond Ang, the marketing director of Worldbex Service International, said at… Read More
Institute wants 'Integrated Nutrition Model' adopted in public schools
May 9, 2018, 7:00 pm
SILANG, Cavite – The International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) has recommended the adoption of the Integrated Nutrition Model (INM) in the school feeding program, gardening and nutrition education in public schools to ensure the school children’s health and nutrition. IIRR… Read More
IIRR official tells schools to diversify gardens for better nutrition
May 9, 2018, 6:45 pm
SILANG, Cavite – Dr. Julian F. Gonsalves, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) Senior Global Adviser, on Tuesday told some 220 program planners from the Department of Education (DepEd) to diversify their school gardens to help nourish kids and the community. Gonsalves was… Read More
Baguio commits to green governance
May 9, 2018, 6:38 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government here vowed to preserve its lush environment with programs focused on clean air, clean water, regreening program, and proper waste management. “We have to sustain the aggressive implementation of our green governance initiatives, which are already in place to… Read More
Toledo City council files case vs. acting mayor
May 9, 2018, 6:12 pm
CEBU CITY -- Members of the Toledo City council filed at least 10 charges against Toledo acting Mayor Antonio Yapha Jr. and legal officer Atty. Teresito Largo at the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas on Wednesday here. The filing of administrative charges against Yapha and Largo stemmed from… Read More
Quality, affordable rice now available in west Visayas: NFA
May 9, 2018, 6:10 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The National Food Authority’s (NFA) “Tulong ng Bayan” program is available in its 58 accredited outlets in Western Visayas in response to the “upward trend in prices of rice.” “We are providing a choice for the less fortunate,” said NFA Assistant Regional Director… Read More
2 Abu Sayyaf ‘bandits’ killed in Sulu clash
May 9, 2018, 6:08 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed in a fresh firefight as operations to rescue kidnap victims continue in the province of Sulu, a top military official announced Wednesday.Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force Sulu commander, said the latest firefight took… Read More
Comelec vows to file cases vs. barangay, SK polls violators
May 9, 2018, 6:07 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates should not only ensure their victory in this year’s elections but they must follow campaign rules otherwise they could be unseated for poll violations.The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Davao Region issued this warning as… Read More
Hundreds flee from Army-NPA clash in NoCot
May 9, 2018, 6:04 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- About 325 individuals have fled to safer grounds after government forces and communist rebels clashed in a remote village of Makilala, North Cotabato on Tuesday. Lt. Colonel Rhojun Rosales, Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion commander, said the fighting erupted at 10 a.m. in Sitio… Read More
BFAR to deploy ‘payaos’ in Sarangani Bay, Celebes Sea
May 9, 2018, 6:02 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 12 is set to deploy fish aggregating devices (FAD) or “payaos” in tuna fishing grounds off Sarangani Bay and the Celebes Sea.Glenn Padro, senior fishing regulations officer of BFAR-12, said Wednesday the… Read More
Over 600 residents flee as troops, NPA rebels clash in SoCot
May 9, 2018, 6:01 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Around 650 residents from three remote communities in T’boli, South Cotabato have evacuated following an encounter on Tuesday between government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.Chief Insp. Ramil Villagracia, chief of the T’boli municipal police… Read More
GenSan extends library service hours until midnight
May 9, 2018, 5:58 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- In a bid to cater to more students and other residents, the city government has extended the service hours of the city public library until midnight.City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said Tuesday that the city government’s improved library located at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)… Read More
Suspect in 2007 Kidapawan City bombing nabbed
May 9, 2018, 5:57 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A man believed to be behind the bombing here in 2007 was arrested by police and military personnel in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato. Supt. Bernard Tayong, North Cotabato police spokesman, identified the arrested person as Abdulgani Mantil, 48, who attempted to break through a… Read More
Child centers in Antique open during May 14 polls
May 9, 2018, 5:55 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique --Antique’s child development centers will open during the May 14 polls to take care temporarily of the children while their parents cast their votes. Emma Ruth Tolentino of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) said that Lawyer Roberto… Read More
Maguindanao cops closely watching 119 ‘hot spot’ villages
May 9, 2018, 5:54 pm
BULUAN, Maguindanao – Police, military, and election authorities in Maguindanao are closely watching 119 of the 508 villages in the province for possible violence during the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election. Lawyer Udtog Tago, Maguindanao provincial election supervisor,… Read More
Navy men honored for seized P67-M smuggled rice shipment
May 9, 2018, 5:53 pm
Rear Adm. Rene Medina, Naval Forces Western Mindanao commander, led the awarding ceremony on Monday to gallant sailors who apprehended a Mongolian-registered bulk carrier loaded with P67-M worth of smuggled rice on April 14 near Olutanga Island, Zamboanga Sibugay. (Photo courtesy of Navforwem… Read More
Close to 2,700 augmentation force in Region 8 to secure polls
May 9, 2018, 5:26 pm
PALO, Leyte -- About 2,690 soldiers and policemen have been deployed across Eastern Visayas on Wednesday to secure the upcoming village and youth council elections. In a send-off ceremony at the Philippine National Police (PNP) regional headquarters here, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Regional… Read More
DFA works on repatriation of OFW remains found in SoKor 'septic tank'
May 9, 2018, 4:52 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Consular Office (CO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Iloilo is working on the repatriation of the bones of Angelo Claveria, an Ilonggo factory worker whose skeletal remains were found in Korea. Anita F. Saldo, officer-in-charge of DFA CO 6, said the victim’s… Read More
Cebu provincial police chief relieved
May 9, 2018, 4:39 pm
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) Director Senior Supt. Edgar Alan Okubo was relieved from his post effective May 8 by Camp Crame. The relief order came at the height of preparations for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next week. Police Regional… Read More
Village councilor, 2 others nabbed for slaughtering dog in Pangasinan
May 9, 2018, 3:56 pm
ROSALES, Pangasinan -- An incumbent and reelectionist barangay kagawad and two others were arrested as they slaughter a dog in Barangay Rizal here on Tuesday. The Rosales police identified those arrested for violation of the Animal Welfare Act as incumbent barangay kagawad (village councilor)… Read More
