Provincial
Thai firm provides potable water to Iloilo schools
August 8, 2018, 3:22 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A company that is into cosmetics and food manufacturing based in Bangkok, Thailand has brought its corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the Philippines by providing free water purifiers to various schools in Iloilo. Rowena Diaz, global marketing specialist of the AD Nano Company… Read More
Curfew violator yields shabu in Cotabato City
August 8, 2018, 2:55 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Authorities nabbed a female curfew violator here, who yielded a sachet of “shabu” in her wallet before dawn Wednesday.Senior Supt. Rolly Octavio, city police director, identified the arrested suspect as Princess Lumina Tayuan, 29, of Barangay Rosary Heights 5, this city. … Read More
PDEA nabs couple, seizes P150K worth of 'shabu' in Legazpi
August 8, 2018, 2:23 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- A couple suspected of selling illegal drugs here was arrested in an operation by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives on Tuesday evening. Nabbed were Manuelito Jacobe, 48, and his wife Gloria, 47, of Barangay Puro here. Seized from them was PHP150,000 worth of… Read More
Rebel killed, several others hurt in Isabela clashes
August 8, 2018, 2:21 pm
CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela -- A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed while a still undetermined number of rebels were wounded in two separate clashes in San Guillermo and Echague towns in Isabela on Tuesday. Captain Jefferson Somera, Army’s 5th Infantry Division… Read More
P73.4-M worth of shabu seized in 2 NegOcc anti-drug ops
August 8, 2018, 1:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Two separate anti-drug operations in the cities of Bacolod and San Carlos in Negros Occidental yielded a total of PHP73.44 million worth of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride), police on Wednesday said. In the capital city of Bacolod, police authorities seized… Read More
San Pablo City gets new police chief
August 8, 2018, 1:04 pm
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna -- Supt. Eliseo V. Bernales is the new chief of police of this city, following formal turn-over rites at the City Barangay Training Center on Tuesday. Laguna provincial police director Senior Supt. Kirby John B. Kraft led the turn-over ceremony of the city’s police… Read More
Cops kill 2 bomb couriers in NoCot
August 8, 2018, 12:12 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Government forces shot dead two bomb couriers suspected of planning to carry out a bombing mission in the town of M’lang, North Cotabato province before dawn Wednesday.A team of local policemen and personnel of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion manning a checkpoint in… Read More
DOE brings ‘E-Power Mo’ forum to Albay
August 8, 2018, 11:09 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Energy (DOE) conducted its “E-Power Mo” campaign forum in Albay to inform consumers about employing technology to save energy under the current administration’s energy policy. About 200 senior citizens, government employees, academe, youth sector and market… Read More
Parents, teachers hope Cavite bridge project continues
August 8, 2018, 10:32 am
Picture taken from the bottom of Camaren Bridge shows the top's state and the extent of damage made by Typhoon "Maring" in 2013. The photo also shows the one-lane Daly bridge serving as temporary access way to some 1,200 students of Gov. Ferrer Memorial Elementary School in Buenavista II… Read More
Suspected car robber slain in Tagaytay
August 8, 2018, 9:32 am
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite - An unidentified suspected “basag kotse” (car-bashing) thief was killed after he resisted arrest and fired at responding authorities who tracked him down along Vilbay Street in Barangay Maitim II in this city early dawn Tuesday. City chief of police, Supt. Elmer Decena,… Read More
3 Ilocos Norte athletes nominated for PH sports ‘Hall of Fame’
August 8, 2018, 8:55 am
LAOAG CITY—The search for the best athletes in the country is on. In Ilocos Norte, at least three athletes are being nominated for the search for the third batch of Filipino sports legends to be inducted to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame. Ilocos Norte Sports Consultant Faivo Bartolome said… Read More
Preparations in full swing for Legazpi’s 27th Ibalong Festival
August 8, 2018, 6:34 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- Preparations are now in full swing with a fiesta atmosphere prevailing in the city as locals anticipate the opening of this year’s Ibalong Festival. The celebration, which is now on its 27th year, is set to kick off on August 10 and culminate on the 19th. On the opening day is… Read More
30 Ilocos schools compete in health quiz show
August 8, 2018, 6:32 am
BATAC CITY — Students from 30 public and private high schools across Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur showcased their knowledge on health-related topics during the Inter-High School Quiz Show held at the Imelda Cultural Center here on August 7. The quiz show was organized by Mariano Marcos Memorial… Read More
Be ‘on call’ during bad weather, disaster councils told
August 8, 2018, 6:31 am
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna — Mayor Loreto Amante on Tuesday ordered the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) to be “on call” during bad weather or any typhoon forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Amante, who… Read More
Baguio recognizes LGBT rights
August 8, 2018, 6:30 am
BAGUIO CITY -- Vice Mayor Edison Bilog said recognizing the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) is as important as recognizing those of other sectors. Bilog told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday a proposed ordinance institutionalizing the celebration of the LGBT… Read More
Army, Police on alert after 2 foiled bombing attempts in NoCot
August 7, 2018, 10:56 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Police authorities in North Cotabato have been placed on heightened alert following the foiled twin bombing try by suspected members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in M’lang town over the past two days.North Cotabato police spokesperson,… Read More
Kidapawan City all set for fruit harvest festival
August 7, 2018, 10:40 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- All roads lead here on Friday as the city celebrates the now famous “Timpupo Festival” (literally means fruit-picking season), coinciding with its 71st foundation anniversary.The city -- known in the Soccsksargen region as the City of Fruits -- has been famous for its… Read More
Ex-Zambo Norte mayor nabbed for failure to liquidate funds
August 7, 2018, 10:38 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Police arrested a former Zamboanga del Norte town mayor for his alleged failure to liquidate government funds, an official said Tuesday.Chief Insp. Helen Galvez, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, said Manuel Sulit, 64, the former mayor of La Libertad,… Read More
7 Region 12 cops dismissed from service
August 7, 2018, 10:30 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- At least seven police personnel in Region 12 or Soccsksargen were permanently dismissed from service in the last seven months due to various offenses.Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, said Tuesday the erring policemen… Read More
Efforts to save Hawksbill sea turtle snowball
August 7, 2018, 10:09 pm
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- Environmentalists are revving up their conservation drive to protect the Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with the scheduled launching of a mascot named after the critically endangered species in Dinapigue, Isabela on August 15. “The Hawksbill sea turtle,… Read More
