Provincial
Golden rice demo farm looms in Batac City
May 4, 2018, 10:17 pm
LAOAG CITY—A demonstration farm of a genetically-modified golden rice is set to be established in Batac City anytime this year as an alternative solution to malnutrition in the country. While other farmers here remain skeptical about the reported danger it may pose to public health and… Read More
Abra among 5,744 election hotspots nationwide: PNP chief
May 4, 2018, 10:16 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is placing the province of Abra in its watchlist of 5,744 election hotspots nationwide, PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde disclosed in a media briefing here on Friday. “There has always been a history of violence every time there are… Read More
No major incident during Week 1 of Boracay closure
May 4, 2018, 10:13 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Boracay Island has been peaceful during the first week of its six-month closure, according to the Metro Boracay Task Force (MBTF). Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) Deputy Regional Director for Operations Supt. Jesus Cambay Jr., who is also MBTF commander, said Friday that… Read More
Bulacan rice traders assure sufficient rice stocks
May 4, 2018, 10:10 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan--The country has sufficient rice supply until the arrival of the government’s rice import for its buffer stocks. This was assured by rice traders belonging to the Bulacan Rice Millers Association (BRMA) during a press conference on Friday on the launching of the… Read More
Gov't puts premium on rehab of drug dependents
May 4, 2018, 10:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY — The Duterte administration is taking a holistic approach in the country's drug problem, putting a premium on the dependents' rehabilitation, a palace official stressed here on Friday. On the sidelines of Baguio's 20th "Tam-awan" celebration of culture and arts, Presidential… Read More
Benguet sets last Friday of September as Teachers' Day
May 4, 2018, 10:03 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The Provincial Board of Benguet has approved an ordinance declaring the last Friday of September of every year as Teacher’s Day. Provincial Ordinance No.15-170 primarily aims to honor teachers and provide a venue for active participation of teachers in the celebration of… Read More
Bichara appoints vice mayor as new mayor of Daraga
May 4, 2018, 9:44 pm
DARAGA, Albay -- Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara appointed vice mayor Carlwyn Baldo as mayor of Daraga town on Friday after 70-year-old Mayor Gerry Jaucian died also on Friday before dawn due to a lingering illness. Jaucian, the concurrent chairperson of League of Mayors of the Philippines-Albay… Read More
Silliman-SMART tieup to install digital/LED billboard
May 4, 2018, 9:40 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Silliman University and telecommunication firm Smart Communications, Inc. have partnered to put up a digital billboard here to speed up dissemination of campus' information. Mark Raygan Garcia, SU director for the Office of Information and Public, said Friday… Read More
Calamba council strengthens people’s participation in governance
May 4, 2018, 9:36 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The city legislative council, or Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), is creating a people's council , dubbed as "Tugon" whose aim is to strengthen people’s participation in legislative governance. Some 54 village (barangay) secretaries and 41 accredited non-government… Read More
Media killings during Duterte admin solved: Egco
May 4, 2018, 8:15 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Underecretary Joel Egco, head of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security said Thursday that all the media killings that took place during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte have been solved. Egco made the pronouncement hereThursday afternoon… Read More
Radioman's murder has 'good lead': Police
May 4, 2018, 8:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – Negros Oriental police has a "good lead" in the murder of veteran broadcast journalist Edmund Sestoso by two unidentified riding-in-tandem men early this week in Dumaguete City. This development comes after President Rodrigo Duterte, through senior Cabinet… Read More
9 killed as troops attack ASG lair in Basilan
May 4, 2018, 7:55 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Nine Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were killed and several others believed to have been wounded during a military assault in the hinterlands of Basilan province, a top military official said Friday.Brig. Gen. Juvymax Uy, Joint Task Force Basilan commander, said the group of ASG… Read More
Mayor Sara eyes Davao as Mindanao’s cultural center
May 4, 2018, 7:52 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has asked the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to make this city as the cultural center in Mindanao."Through our culture and arts council, we encourage a greater artistic expression and plan for the establishment of Davao City as a… Read More
Bacolod City: A potential retirement destination
May 4, 2018, 7:47 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) sees Bacolod as a potential retirement destination with the city’s infrastructure in place, especially for foreigners. “We are looking at Bacolod and other cities like Dumaguete and Iloilo to develop as retirement destinations outside… Read More
Top cop leads ‘swim for a cause’ in Iloilo-Guimaras strait
May 4, 2018, 7:45 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The top policeman of Western Visayas will lead the “swim for a cause” at the Iloilo-Guimaras strait on May 7. Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, Regional Director of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6), will swim together with about 30 other personnel under his office… Read More
Calbayog bets sign peaceful poll pact
May 4, 2018, 7:40 pm
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- Village and youth council candidates in this city gave their commitments for peaceful and orderly May 14 elections through the signing of peace covenant on Friday. Supt. Jose Junar Alamo, the city’s chief of police, said hundreds of candidates from 157 villages came to… Read More
NFA fails to meet E. Visayas procurement target
May 4, 2018, 7:33 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The National Food Authority (NFA) only procured 420 bags of locally-produced palay (unhusked rice) as of April out of its target of 56,000 bags for the Eastern Visayas region this year. NFA Regional Director Henry Tristeza said it is not realistic to meet procurement targets with… Read More
Replace stilt bridge with concrete for safety, says Zambo solon
May 4, 2018, 6:50 pm
A soldier assists Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar (partly covered) to climb up the wooden stilt-bridge that collapses while they were inspecting houses on stilts projects for the Zamboanga siege victims on April 26 in Sitio Hong Kong, Barangay Rio Hondo. (File photo courtesy: Remus L. Ong)… Read More
Public alerted against bogus DSWD validators in Bicol
May 4, 2018, 6:49 pm
LEGAZPI CITY--The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has alerted the public, particularly the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), against bogus validators selling various medicines and distributing complimentary raffle tickets that could allegedly win… Read More
RDRRMC-Calabarzon readies emergency measures for barangay, SK polls
May 4, 2018, 6:43 pm
PACIANO RIZAL, Calamba City - The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)-Calabarzon has readied emergency measures for the upcoming synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2018 in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon. Public… Read More
