Provincial
Cebu archbishop: Duterte improves in SONA
July 26, 2018, 3:53 pm
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Archbishop José Serofia Palma on Thursday said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has improved in the way he speaks in public during his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA). "One good thing is that he stuck to the written speech. There was no ‘balikas’ (cursing), which is to… Read More
Cordillera leaders confident Arroyo will help pass autonomy bill
July 26, 2018, 3:22 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera region’s leaders are confident that the autonomy bill pending before Congress will be passed with the election of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as new Speaker of the House of Representatives. “We are hoping that Speaker Arroyo can help us," Baguio City… Read More
DOST seeks new ‘Pisay’ scholars in Antique
July 26, 2018, 3:19 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Antique provincial office is campaigning in schools to encourage promising students to avail of its scholarships. Eleazar Moscoso of the DOST, in an interview on Wednesday, said that they are now in the process of… Read More
Boracay island now half-way to reopening
July 26, 2018, 3:14 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- Boracay on Thursday marked half-way of its six-month closure and rehabilitation. Jim Sampulna, Regional Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Western Visayas (DENR-6), said that they are still on track for its reopening on October 26.… Read More
3 NegOcc coops hike electricity rates for July
July 26, 2018, 12:41 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental are charging higher rates for residential consumers this July. The increase is the second in two months after the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) and Northern Negros… Read More
PH only needs 1 representative to Climate Change conferences: Duterte
July 26, 2018, 12:21 pm
DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has set a limit to the country's representation to climate change conferences to only one, lamenting that en masse travels abroad did nothing good for the country but drain government coffers. During the welcome reception of the Pacific Island Health… Read More
Kin of 2 Palawan cops slain in ambush get aid
July 26, 2018, 11:43 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Families of two policemen killed recently in an ambush in northern Palawan received a financial assistance and support package from the government on Wednesday. Chief Supt. Emmanuel Licup, director of Police Regional Office 4B (Mimaropa), personally handed the… Read More
DENR-12 taps police in campaign vs. illegal logging
July 26, 2018, 11:17 am
COTABATO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR-12) has stepped up its campaign against illegal logging by capacitating 65 police officers to act as “DENR partners” in south-central Mindanao, a DENR official said Wednesday. In a statement, DENR-12… Read More
Police seize shabu in stuffed toy
July 26, 2018, 8:52 am
BACOOR CITY, Cavite -- Police arrested a "street-level" drug peddler and two minors and seized 47 sachets of "shabu" placed inside a stuffed toy in a buy-bust operation at the Zapote Public Market here on Wednesday. Police Supt. Vicente Cabatingan, city chief of police, said drug enforcement… Read More
Change in Lower House leadership may be due to budget: Sen. Villar
July 25, 2018, 10:03 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Senator Cynthia Villar said the Lower House row over the change of leadership may have something to do with the budget for congressmen. Sen. Villar was guest of Mayor Reynaldo Concepcion of Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, where she attended the Sinulog de Tanjay City… Read More
Central Luzon firms told to comply with wage hike
July 25, 2018, 10:01 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga --The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office here has urged private business firms operating in the region to comply with the new wage order that will take effect on August 1. DOLE Regional Director Zenaida Angara-Campita on Wednesday reminded the… Read More
Baguio, Vallejo City mull student exchange program
July 25, 2018, 9:45 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said on Wednesday a student exchange program between the city of Vallejo in California in the US and Baguio is in the offing. This, he said, is to allow students to experience the culture and education in both cities. In the renewed Memorandum of… Read More
4 dead, 1 missing as monsoon-induced rains drench Calabarzon
July 25, 2018, 8:38 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Four persons were reported to have drowned while one remain missing as of Wednesday due to strong currents in creeks, rivers and at Laguna Lake as rains spawned by the southwest monsoon and induced by successive weather disturbances “Henry,” “Inday” and… Read More
DAR provides credit access, business dev’t to 6,000 farmers
July 25, 2018, 8:35 pm
TAGAYTAY CITY - More than 6,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) have gained access to credit and business development services by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Western Visayas in the first six months this year. DAR-VI Regional Director Eugene Follante said this during the… Read More
Tanza town prioritizes aid for 13 hardest-hit coastal barangays
July 25, 2018, 8:30 pm
TANZA, Cavite -- The 13 hardest-hit coastal villages out of 41 barangays in this town are on the priority list of relief operations, as thousands of residents are recovering in the aftermath of the floods spawned by monsoon rains induced by tropical depressions “Henry” and “Josie.” "Ang… Read More
Calabarzon still on Blue Alert status
July 25, 2018, 8:23 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna - Floodwaters in several villages in Cavite, Laguna and Rizal have started to recede as of Tuesday, according to the Office of Civil Defense-Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (OCD-RDRRMC) Calabarzon. However, the OCD-RDRRMC office here maintained a Blue… Read More
Contact Center confab opens in Cebu
July 25, 2018, 8:22 pm
LAPU-LAPU CITY -- The Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) opened its two-day 2018 Contact Islands conference at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa here on Wednesday. Jojo Uligan, CCAP president, said Contact Islands is the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry’s flagship… Read More
Preliminary investigation on broadcaster's slay reset
July 25, 2018, 8:17 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The preliminary investigation on the murder of Dumaguete-based broadcaster Edmund Sestoso was reset to August 15 because the police have failed to reply to the counter-affidavit of Rene Bustamante, the principal suspect by inducement in the case. Counsel for the defense Joel… Read More
Ilocanos back Duterte's environment protection drive
July 25, 2018, 8:04 pm
LAOAG CITY — Village officials and residents pushing for environment protection in the province have praised President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA), particularly his statement that environment is a top priority under his administration. Estrella Sacro, Environment and… Read More
PRO-11 to roll out drive vs. riding-in-tandem criminals
July 25, 2018, 8:04 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 will roll out its "clean rider" campaign, an anti-crime program aimed at thwarting motorcyle-riding criminals.Police Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, PRO-11 spokesperson, on Wednesday said the campaign aims to address killings and prevent carnapping… Read More
