Provincial
N. Cotabato execs turn over 250 loose firearms to Army
July 20, 2018, 5:40 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY--Local officials from four North Cotabato towns on Thursday turned over some 250 loose firearms to the Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade in a ceremony held at the provincial capitol gymnasium here.Brigadier Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, said the… Read More
22 more ex-NPA rebels in Sarangani to get livelihood aid
July 20, 2018, 5:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Twenty-two more former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from Sarangani Province are set to receive financial assistance under the government’s expanded reintegration program.Lizette Lopez, provincial focal person of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program… Read More
PNP fetes cop wounded in raid vs. Maute ‘bomb-maker’
July 20, 2018, 4:44 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--The Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen) conferred the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) wounded personnel medal to a police officer, who was hurt in an operation against a suspected “bomb-maker” of the Maute Group here last Monday.Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales,… Read More
Fallen Nueva Ecija cop conferred with heroism award
July 20, 2018, 4:30 pm
GEN. TINIO, Nueva Ecija -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday conferred a posthumous award to a young police officer, who was killed by a suspected drug pusher in a buy bust operation in Barangay Pias here last Monday. Together with Chief Superintendent… Read More
DAR installs 43 farmer-beneficiaries in northern Negros town
July 20, 2018, 4:28 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 43 farmers in two remote villages in Toboso, Negros Occidental were installed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) after they received their certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) in separate rites this week. On Thursday, the agrarian reform beneficiaries… Read More
DepEd-Leyte shares lessons learned after teacher’s suicide
July 20, 2018, 3:54 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has shared three main lessons learned from the suicide incident involving a newly-hired teacher in Leyte that rocked the agency tasked to provide quality basic education. It is high time for college schools offering education courses to prepare… Read More
ARMM guv hails bicam approval of BBL
July 20, 2018, 3:54 pm
COTABATO CITY – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman lauded Friday the bicameral approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) on Wednesday night.The consolidated version of the bill still awaits President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature, which is expected before he… Read More
5 Sayyaf men, soldier killed in 2 Sulu clashes
July 20, 2018, 3:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--Six people, five of whom were Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members, were killed while two others were wounded in two separate clashes in the hinterlands of Sulu, military officials said Friday.Joint Task Force Sulu commander, Brig. Gen. Divino Rey Pabayo, said the first clash occurred at… Read More
New school to curb dropouts in upland Leyte communities
July 20, 2018, 3:10 pm
BURAUEN, Leyte -- The establishment of a new campus in an upland village here is seen as a key in curbing the high dropout rate, such as in remote communities far from secondary schools. School head Adolfo Raga said Friday they had to start classes in makeshift classrooms at the Buraburon National… Read More
Iloilo museum to highlight city's industries
July 20, 2018, 2:54 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The city government is offering to collaborate with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in maintaining the rehabilitated Elizalde building here that will be converted into a Museum of Economic History. In an interview Friday, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa… Read More
Pangasinan to stage Ms. Inclusion 2018 regional pageant
July 20, 2018, 2:37 pm
CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Some 13 women with disabilities from all over Region 1 will compete to become the advocate of their sector’s right to be included in policy or decision-making in the country in the Ms. Inclusion Philippines 2018 regional pageant, which is slated on July 28 at… Read More
Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan vie for ‘Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya'
July 20, 2018, 1:48 pm
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — The Bagayas family of Paoay Ilocos Norte and Ramos family of Urbiztondo Pangasinan, both with five members, are the top two provincial winners of the Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2018 in Region 1. Jaesem Ryan Gaces, Pantawid Pamilya information officer, in an interview… Read More
P2.32-M social pension released to Bacolod senior citizens
July 20, 2018, 1:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 1,547 indigent senior citizens in this city received PHP2.32 million in cash assistance given under the government’s Social Pension Program on Thursday. The distribution, facilitated by the city’s Department of Social Services and Development, was held at the Bacolod… Read More
MNLF man, pal nabbed in P1.3-M Maguindanao drug bust
July 20, 2018, 1:26 pm
COTABATO CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) nabbed Thursday afternoon a Manila-based "drug peddler" and his pal, allegedly a member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and seized from them some PHP1.3-million worth of “shabu” drugs in Datu Odin… Read More
Cops seek transfer of Maute leader's wife from GenSan lockup
July 20, 2018, 12:22 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Police are seeking the immediate transfer of the wife of a top leader of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group, to a more secure detention facility following her arrest here on Monday.City police director, Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, said Thursday they are set to submit a… Read More
Media security task force condemns slay of Albay radio anchor
July 20, 2018, 12:11 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) strongly condemned the killing of Albay radio broadcaster Joey Llana, who was shot as he was driving his car along Barangay Peñafrancia, Daraga town on Friday. In a statement, the PTFoMS said that while reports "remain sketchy… Read More
Food aid program caters to 900 families in Lanao Sur
July 20, 2018, 11:57 am
COTABATO CITY – As part of the effort to address issues besetting poor families in the region, about 900 family-beneficiaries in Lanao del Sur received on Wednesday their two-month food and nutrition assistance from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (ARMM) regional government.… Read More
SAP Go breaks ground for new Digos City Hall
July 20, 2018, 11:47 am
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the PHP170-million new city hall here on Thursday. The event coincided with the 69th Araw ng Digos celebration.Go said the multi-million… Read More
Radio anchor shot dead in Albay
July 20, 2018, 9:08 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- A radio anchorman was shot dead by still unidentified gunmen on Friday at his residence in Barangay (village) Peñafrancia, Daraga town in Albay. PNP-Bicol spokesperson, Chief Inspector Maria Luisa Calubaquib, identified the victim as Joey Llana, 38, a broadcast anchor of radio… Read More
SAP Go vows to rally support for Bangsamoro Organic Law
July 19, 2018, 10:08 pm
PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley – President Rodrigo Duterte's top aide vowed to rally support for the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro once it is presented for ratification through a plebiscite."If it would help foster lasting peace in Mindanao, why not?" Special Assistant to the President (SAP)… Read More
