Provincial
Fleeing drug detainee shot dead in Bulacan
May 3, 2018, 7:34 pm
CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan-– A drug detainee, who is to be taken to an inquest proceeding in this city, was killed Wednesday in a pursuit operation after he escaped his police escorts. Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., police director of Bulacan, identified the victim as Raymond Omegan,… Read More
23K Iloilo Electoral Board members undergo training for May 14 polls
May 3, 2018, 7:32 pm
ILOILO CITY -- About 23,000 members of the Electoral Board (EB) in Iloilo province on Thursday started their eight-day training in preparation for the incoming May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Elizabeth Doronilla, provincial officer of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), said… Read More
Pangasinan Comelec on yellow code status
May 3, 2018, 7:32 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan—The Commission on Election (Comelec) Provincial Office in Pangasinan has raised yellow code status following reports on alleged intense political rivalry in six barangays of the province. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor during a forum hosted by the… Read More
Balanga City state of calamity mulled due to mall fire
May 3, 2018, 7:28 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan--The local government is considering to place the city under a state of calamity as the three-day fire that gutted down the main building of Galeria Victoria mall was not yet declared a fire out. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Thursday announced that the fire which… Read More
584 under drug watch list running for polls in Bicol
May 3, 2018, 7:22 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) office in Bicol said Thursday 584 drug personalities under their watch list are running for various positions in the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. Senior Insp. Ma.Luisa Calubaquib, information officer of PNP… Read More
Iloilo poll bets urged to campaign properly, avoid vote buying
May 3, 2018, 6:44 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Eleven days before the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), candidates were asked to do their share to make it peaceful and orderly. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. during his Thursday’s regular press conference said candidates should observe proper… Read More
CPP-NPA, threat to Negros Island village, youth polls
May 3, 2018, 6:22 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental -- A Philippine Army official has described the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Island as a potential force to reckon with during the upcoming synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. Lt. Col.… Read More
Antique gets 3 road upgrade projects
May 3, 2018, 6:06 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will be implementing three convergence projects worth PHP759.25 million in Antique province. These three road upgrading projects fall under the Road Leveraging… Read More
NFA opens 8 ‘Bigas Tulong sa Bayan’ outlets in Pangasinan
May 3, 2018, 5:22 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The National Food Authority (NFA), with the cooperation of the Grains Retailers Confederation of the Philippines (GRECON), has opened eight “Bigas Tulong sa Bayan” outlets in the province to supply the market with alternative affordable commercial rice. Lita Catabay,… Read More
Eastern Visayas LGUs urged to help in DOH vaccine info drive
May 3, 2018, 5:02 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has asked local government units in Eastern Visayas to help inform public on the value of immunization program after receiving reports that some people resisted vaccination due to fears brought by the Dengvaxia controversy. DOH regional information… Read More
BOC to ramp up anti-smuggling drive in Zamboanga
May 3, 2018, 4:44 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to acquire two speedboats to strengthen its anti-smuggling campaign in this southern port city.Lawyer Lyceo Martinez, BOC district collector, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday that the speedboats will be acquired through the BOC… Read More
New Army battalion undergoes organizational training
May 3, 2018, 4:35 pm
Maj. Gen. Roseller Murillo, Army's 1st Infantry Division commander, addresses the troops of the newly-activated 97th Infantry Battalion, who undergo organizational training starting Thursday, May 3. (Photo courtesy: 1st Infantry Division PIO)ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Army’s newly-activated 97th… Read More
PNP-12 heightens security measures as campaign period starts
May 3, 2018, 4:32 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police units in Region 12 have stepped up security measures in connection with Friday's start of campaign period for the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12), said… Read More
More cops deployed to secure village polls in Samar
May 3, 2018, 4:28 pm
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed nearly 200 policemen to the first legislative district of Samar to help secure the upcoming village and youth council elections. “I am committing the whole battalion of the Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) PNP to ensure peaceful… Read More
Russian envoy to witness 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival
May 3, 2018, 4:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev will be the special guest during the 1st Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival on Saturday. Khovaev is visiting Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, with First Secretary Dmitry Larionov for three days starting Thursday. The festival of Bacolod’s… Read More
‘Emerging drug personality’ nabbed in Koronadal City raid
May 3, 2018, 3:58 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Anti-narcotics operatives arrested a businessman who was listed as an "emerging drug personality" in a raid in nearby Koronadal City on Wednesday evening.Valente Cariño, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 12 director, said Thursday suspect Nathaniel Wilson Tse… Read More
Davao police wants netizens to report crimes
May 3, 2018, 3:36 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Police has called on netizens to immediately report street crimes to the police instead of merely posting them on social media.Davao City Police spokesperson, Senior Insp. Maria Teresita Gaspan, said Thursday that despite the city's low crime volume, some persons… Read More
Facility for drug offenders to rise in Sarangani
May 3, 2018, 3:34 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-- Preparations are underway for the establishment of Mindanao's first-ever community-based reformation facility for drug law offenders in Malungon town, Sarangani Province. Malungon town has been chosen by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement… Read More
Calasiao town in Pangasinan now drug-cleared
May 3, 2018, 3:12 pm
CALASIAO, Pangasinan -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Ilocos Region declared this town as drug cleared municipality on Wednesday. Chief Supt. Romulo Sapitula, Police Regional Director of Ilocos Region in an interview with newsmen during the declaration rite, said Calasiao is the… Read More
Private schools join DOH deworming program
May 3, 2018, 3:09 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Eight schools in Iloilo City have joined the deworming program of the Department of Health (DOH) although not all of their students availed of the program. Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, DOH 6 (Western Visayas) Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases Coordinator, said during Wednesday… Read More
