Provincial
Pagadian City marks Labor Day with job, livelihood fairs
May 1, 2018, 7:56 pm
The Pagadian City government in partnership with the Zamboanga del Sur povincial government and other national government agencies hold Job and Livelihood Fairs marking the Labor Day celebration on Tuesday, May 1. (Photo by: Hirohito D. Cadion)PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur--The local and… Read More
Zambo health office ramps up sanitary code implementation
May 1, 2018, 7:54 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The City Health Office has issued notice of sanitary code violation to four local business establishments.Dr. Dulce Amor Dagalea-Miravite, City Health Officer-in-Charge, told the Philippine News Agency they have intensified the inspection of business establishments, especially… Read More
Over 200 hired on the spot in Tacloban job fair
May 1, 2018, 7:52 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 239 out of 2,096 job seekers were hired on the spot during the Labor Day job fair in this city, the Department of Labor and Employment reported Tuesday. Some 263 workers were nearly hired while 1,294 applicants were found to be qualified. The total number of applicants is… Read More
Soldier hurt in Cotabato City ambush dies
May 1, 2018, 7:41 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The soldier injured in Monday morning’s attack by suspected IS-linked militants has died while being treated in a government hospital here, raising to three the number of government troops killed by riding-in-tandem gunmen here and in Sultan Kudarat. Authorities blamed the IS -… Read More
Police: Labor Day in Davao region peaceful
May 1, 2018, 7:39 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) XI declared the Labor Day celebration as peaceful amid complaints from the militant groups that delegations from Compostela Valley were held at the checkpoints in Barangay Maparat, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley province.“We need to implement proper… Read More
Media’s role in DSWD programs, ops cited
May 1, 2018, 7:35 pm
SAN JOSE de BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed deep appreciation to the media, during Monday evening’s “Pasasalamat” held at the Westown Hotel in Iloilo City, for their help in promoting its various programs Regional Director Rebecca… Read More
Law vs. contractualization pushed
May 1, 2018, 7:25 pm
ILOILO CITY -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s signing of an executive order (EO) that prohibits illegal contracting and subcontracting may be good news for a militant group here but said a law from Congress that will end contractualization (endo) is what they want. About 2,000 protesters and… Read More
Cebu Landmasters invests P5-B for 3 projects in Bacolod
May 1, 2018, 6:55 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Listed property firm Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) is rolling out three projects, including a condominium, a hotel, and a residential subdivision, worth PHP5 billion in this city in the next five years. The first of the three developments, the three-tower MesaVirre Garden Residences… Read More
NegOcc seen as next top tourist destination in west Visayas
May 1, 2018, 6:46 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The province of Negros Occidental is seen to be the next top tourism destination in Western Visayas, replacing Aklan province where Boracay island is located, said the Regional Director of the Department of Tourism 6 (Western Visayas). “With Boracay, Negros (Occidental) is still… Read More
PDEA bares Ilocos Region narco list
May 1, 2018, 6:29 pm
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan --The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday revealed the names of 12 barangay officials in Ilocos Region who are allegedly involved in illegal drug trade. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, in a press conference Monday, named the Pangasinan barangay… Read More
'Disturbed' Davao cop shot by colleagues
May 1, 2018, 6:12 pm
DAVAO CITY -- A police officer was killed in a shootout with fellow law enforcers on Monday night in front of Ponte Trade Master along Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Buhangin District, this city.The fatality was identified as SPO1 Roger Padayogdog, who was assigned to the Regional Mobile Force… Read More
Job hunters troop to Oro Labor Day recruitment fair
May 1, 2018, 6:10 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- More than a thousand jobseekers trooped to a mall here to apply for various job vacancies made available during the two-day Mega Jobs Fair, which kicked off in time for the Labor Day observance on May 1.According to lawyer Maria Gloria Tango, Department of Labor and… Read More
SAP Go turns over P50-M to Malasakit Center in Cebu
May 1, 2018, 6:09 pm
CEBU CITY -- Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go turned over the PHP50-million pledge of President Rodrigo Duterte to the Malasakit Center in Cebu on Tuesday, in a brief ceremony at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino here. Last February, the President… Read More
DTI sets packaging road show in Eastern Visayas
May 1, 2018, 6:03 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will gather at least 300 small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in Eastern Visayas for the first ever packaging road show on May 3-4. Dubbed “Pack! Pinas”, the road show aims to reach MSMEs in the region to show them the latest market… Read More
Duterte inks EO ending 'endo'
May 1, 2018, 5:49 pm
CEBU CITY -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed the executive order (EO) putting an end to the practice of “endo” in front of thousands of participants at the 116th Labor Day celebration on Tuesday at the IC3 Convention Center Hall B here. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III read the EO… Read More
Cotabato City dad denies drug links
May 1, 2018, 5:37 pm
COTABATO CITY – A city councilor has denied involvement in illegal drug activities while still a village chairperson here after his name surfaced in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narco-list, which was made public by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday. Abdilla Lim, a Cotabato… Read More
Zamboanga Sibugay execs surrender 45 high-powered firearms
May 1, 2018, 5:35 pm
Officials of Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay pose for photo session together with police and military officials during the surrender ceremony on Monday of high-powered guns. (Photo couortesy: PRO-9 PIO)ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Forty-five assorted high-powered firearms were voluntarily surrendered by local… Read More
Eastern Visayas workers want ‘endo’ order implemented
May 1, 2018, 4:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- Labor groups in Eastern Visayas have asked President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure the enforcement of the signed executive order meant to prohibit illegal contracting and subcontracting of workers. Roy Perez, spokesperson of Katrabaho Eastern Visayas, welcomed the signing but remains… Read More
More than P990-M Bulo Dam rehab to start soon
May 1, 2018, 4:53 pm
DOÑA REMEDIOS TRINIDAD, Bulacan -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) will finally start the PHP990.37 million reconstruction of the Bulo Dam, which was destroyed by typhoon seven years ago. “The continued lobbying of Rep. Lorna Silverio of the 3rd District of Bulacan for the funding… Read More
PNP, other gov't agencies offer jobs in Laoag
May 1, 2018, 4:46 pm
LAOAG CITY—The Philippine National Police (PNP) and other national government agencies joined some 40 companies in a job fair at the Robinsons Mall activity area in San Nicolas town on Tuesday. Organized by the Provincial Public Employment Service Office, in collaboration with the Department of… Read More
