Provincial
Barangay, youth council candidates sign peace covenant
May 3, 2018, 8:57 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Candidates vying for positions in the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections signed a peace covenant here on Thursday. Witnessing the signing at the Baguio Cathedral grounds, Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said the candidates' poll pact was just for formality,… Read More
Cop hurt in skirmish with suspected NPA rebs in Masbate
May 3, 2018, 8:54 pm
LEGAZPI CITY--A police officer was wounded in an ambush by suspected members of the New Peoples Army while responding to a tip about the presence of armed men in Barangay Balocawe, Dimasalang town in Masbate province Thursday morning. PO1 Mark Andy LLamazares, member of Dimasalang Municipal Police… Read More
City hall to halt taxi fare hike ordered by LTFRB in Baguio
May 3, 2018, 8:53 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Baguio City Council wants to suspend the taxi fare hike implemented by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in the City of Pines, calling the increase as “exorbitant, excessive, and beyond the reach of commuters" in the city. The city's… Read More
Zambo mayor sees fair barangay, SK polls
May 3, 2018, 8:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar expressed confidence that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections here will be transparent and fair.The village and youth council elections are set on May 14, which was declared a holiday to enable the registered voters to… Read More
Subic holds 'Araw ng Mangingisda at Magsasaka'
May 3, 2018, 8:52 pm
SUBIC, Zambales -- Some 1,000 registered farmers and fisherfolks from the seven coastal barangays here joined the “Araw ng Mangingisda at Magsasaka” held at New Fishport Thursday. Municipal agriculturist Miguela Lolita Buan said the local government unit (LGU) of Subic has undertaken various… Read More
Most of 544 hired in Cordillera job fair for local employment
May 3, 2018, 8:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A total of 544 job seekers were hired on the spot during the Cordillera job and business fair last May 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Cordillera said on Thursday DOLE-CAR Information Officer Patrick Rillorta said there were 3,824 registered applicants who took… Read More
674 Bicolanos at Labor Day jobs fair to join workforce
May 3, 2018, 8:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY--- A total of 674 Bicolanos will be joining the workforce very soon after the two-day Labor Day Jobs Fair at Legazpi City Pacific Mall and LCC Mall in Naga City on May 1-2. Johana Gasga, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Bicol regional spokesperson based here, said Thursday… Read More
1 Red ‘sparrow’ head killed, 4 captured in Laguna clash
May 3, 2018, 7:47 pm
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna- A top member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA) was killed while four others were captured in a clash with Laguna Police Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) at a checkpoint in Barangay Dambo, Pangil, Laguna around 4:10 p.m. on… Read More
‘Top shabu retailers’ in Region 2 arrested in Bulacan
May 3, 2018, 7:38 pm
SAN ILDEFONSO, Bulacan -- Two alleged major shabu retailers in Region 2, composed of provinces of Cagayan, Batanes, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino, were apprehended in a buy-bust operation in this town Wednesday. Senior Supt. Romeo Caramat Jr., Bulacan police director, identified the suspects… Read More
DTI kicks off second batch of ‘Kapatid Mentor Me’ in Antique
May 3, 2018, 7:36 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique is gearing for the second batch of its “Kapatid Mentor Me,” a program which aims to help improve the entrepreneurial skills of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Wilson Alian, in-charge of the… Read More
Police task group deployed in Masbate for May elections
May 3, 2018, 7:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- About 2,000 policemen from the Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG) were deployed to Masbate province on Monday, a ranking officer of Bicol police has said. Senior Inspector Ma. Luisa Calubaquib, Philippine National Police (PNP) regional spokesperson, said in an interview… Read More
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
