Provincial
DOLE gives P6-M for Iloilo, Guimaras projects
May 1, 2018, 4:07 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Some six livelihood projects from the towns of Iloilo and Guimaras received an assistance worth more than PHP6 million under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Program. The checks were awarded during the opening program of the Labor Day celebration… Read More
2.5K join ‘Walk for a Cause’ for NegOcc child laborers
May 1, 2018, 3:45 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- About 2,500 people joined the “Walk for a Cause for Child Laborers in Negros Occidental”, a Labor Day event spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) office here on Tuesday morning. “We are happy for the successful activity aimed at raising awareness… Read More
5 Ilocos Norte towns get P6.3-M livelihood grants from DOLE
May 1, 2018, 3:43 pm
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released Tuesday a total of PHP6.3 million worth of livelihood assistance to selected beneficiaries in the province. In time for the celebration of Labor Day, DOLE Region 1 Director Nathaniel Lacambra said the amount would… Read More
Employers engaged in labor-only contracting to be identified
May 1, 2018, 3:33 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The top official of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) office here urged employers in Western Visayas to provide their employees security of tenure because that is the “call of the President.” Speaking during Tuesday’s Labor Day program held at the Mary Mart… Read More
Operation Smile team performs cleft surgery to 100 Davao kids
May 1, 2018, 3:28 pm
'Operation Smile' gives hope to 100 Davao kids DAVAO CITY -- The Operation Smile surgical team is on a mission in Davao City again to bring joy to over a hundred children with cleft lips and palates at the Brokenshire Integrated Hospital Ministries (BIHM).The 48-man surgical mission, which runs… Read More
Advisory council cited for improving PNP image
May 1, 2018, 2:42 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) cited the role of various partners in bringing back the good image of the law enforcement agency. Chief Supt. Noel Baraceros, director of the PNP Center for Police Strategy Management, said active members of the advisory council in every cities… Read More
2 Palawan barangay officials in PDEA narco list
May 1, 2018, 2:28 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- An incumbent official seeking re-election as village chief in Balabac town and a former barangay chairman in Coron have been included in the new narco list recently disclosed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). PDEA Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque,… Read More
NegOcc labor alliance lauds signing of EO against contractualization
May 1, 2018, 1:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Leaders of General Alliance of Workers Associations (GAWA) in Negros Occidental have lauded President Rodrigo Duterte's signing of the executive order stopping the practice of contractualization. “It is a welcome development,” said Wennie Sancho, secretary-general of GAWA. The… Read More
Puerto Princesa council okays P2 tricycle fare increase
May 1, 2018, 12:29 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Mayor Lucilo Bayron is set to sign a Sangguniang Panlungsod-approved ordinance increasing the minimum tricycle fare of PHP8 to PHP10 for the first two kilometers. The ordinance will also add PHP1.50 for every succeeding kilometer within Puerto Princesa City. The… Read More
Megaworld to develop Bacolod City Welcome Park
May 1, 2018, 12:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Property giant Megaworld Corp. has allotted 6,000 square meters on its development site along the airport access road, bordering the cities of Bacolod and Talisay in Negros Occidental, for the establishment of the Bacolod City Welcome Park. Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced in a… Read More
4 'persons of interest' eyed in Koronadal City blast
May 1, 2018, 11:15 am
KORONADAL CITY -- Police are pursuing at least four "persons of interest" in connection with the bomb explosion beside a Catholic church and the recovery of another explosive here on Sunday. Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said in a press conference here Monday… Read More
Davao police on full alert for Labor Day protest
May 1, 2018, 9:07 am
DAVAO CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) XI has directed all police units in Davao region to be in full alert status in anticipation of the Labor Day protest on Tuesday. Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz said the Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) team will be on standby should picket rallies,… Read More
12 Ilocano students qualify for Buddhist school scholarship
April 30, 2018, 9:53 pm
LAOAG CITY -- At least 12 Ilocano students have qualified for a Manila-based Buddhist school offering scholarship grants to interested applicants. “We hope that there will be more students in the future to grab this scholarship from Guang Ming,” said Marina Giron of the Schools Division of… Read More
3 Cebuano ex-barangay chiefs in PDEA list
April 30, 2018, 9:49 pm
CEBU CITY -- At least three former barangay captains in Cebu were included in the list of 207 narco-politicians released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday. Named among the barangay officials believed to be involved in illegal drugs by PDEA were ex-barangay captains… Read More
3rd Bulakenyo bishop officially consecrated
April 30, 2018, 9:47 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Most Reverend Bartolome G. Santos, Jr., D.D. (Bishop-elect of Iba, Zambales) was officially consecrated during the episcopal ordination held at the Cathedral of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in this city on Monday. His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal… Read More
Upland resort owners warned against polluting river
April 30, 2018, 9:45 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given resort owners in Cordillera a stern warning against polluting the waterways in the upland region. Reynaldo Digamo, regional director of DENR's Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) in Cordillera, told… Read More
Pangasinan police arrest 3 new drug personalities
April 30, 2018, 9:21 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Three newly-identified drug personalities in San Fabian and Urdaneta City were arrested by authorities on Sunday. San Fabian Police Station identified the suspect as Assleya Baguinda, 26, resident of barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. Baguinda was arrested for selling… Read More
W. Visayas fresh grads urged to use gov’t services in job hunt
April 30, 2018, 9:18 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here has urged fresh graduates in Western Visayas to make use of government services in looking for jobs. DOLE-6 Regional Director Johnson Cañete said they just need to be patient since there are many ways to seek employment. They can… Read More
Broadcast journalist shot by riding-in-tandem assailants
April 30, 2018, 8:56 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental -- A veteran broadcast journalist was shot several times in broad daylight Monday in the vicinity of his boarding house in Barangay Daro here. Edmund Sestoso, the program anchor/commentator of “Tug-anan sa Power 91” of DYGB-FM, suffered three gunshot wounds to… Read More
PDEA’s narco-list to help voters come up with informed decision
April 30, 2018, 8:54 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The release of names of barangay officials allegedly linked to illegal drugs will help voters come up with a well-informed decision this May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. “It’s now time for them to decide; you are given this opportunity once every three years… Read More
