Provincial
Ilocos Norte seeks to bolster swim training
July 21, 2018, 2:59 pm
LAOAG CITY -- In its search for the next Teofilo Yldefonso, the Ilocos Norte government is eyeing the development of well-trained swimmers who could represent the country in International Olympic Games. Yldefonso, the first Filipino Olympics medalist, introduced modern breaststroke during his… Read More
Batac City gets funding for bioenergy shared service facility
July 21, 2018, 1:57 pm
BATAC CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved the PHP50.71 million budget for the establishment of the Shared Service Facility (SSF) project at the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) here next year. Also known as the Bioenergy Innovation and Incubation Hub and… Read More
Hunt on for killers of Maguindanao ex-vice mayor
July 21, 2018, 12:30 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Authorities have launched a manhunt against the assassins of a former vice mayor of Maguindanao in Tacurong City on Friday night. Tacurong City Police Director Supt. Joefil Siason said Roger Mamalo, 63, former vice mayor of Sultan sa Barongis in Maguindanao, was pronounced dead… Read More
Tacloban motorcab drivers seek P2 fare hike
July 21, 2018, 7:50 am
TACLOBAN CITY -- Motorcycle drivers here are asking for a PHP2 fare hike due to the series of oil price hikes, rerouting scheme, and increase in prices of basic commodities. Joseph Tangeli, president of the city’s association of motorcabs-for-hire , said the present PHP8 minimum fare is no… Read More
PTFoMS forms task force to probe on Llana death
July 20, 2018, 10:14 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said a special investigation task group, dubbed “Task Force Llana”, has been formed, less than six hours after the reported killing of Blocktime broadcaster Joey Llana in the morning of Friday, July 20. PTFoMS Executive… Read More
25 ex-NPA rebels to undergo TESDA skills training
July 20, 2018, 9:42 pm
COTABATO CITY – In line with the government's program to help former communist rebels live normal lives, the Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion in Arakan, North Cotabato, has initiated a skills training for 25 former rebels at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority… Read More
3 MILF members, 4 others, nabbed in Lanao Sur anti-drug ops
July 20, 2018, 9:40 pm
COTABATO CITY – Seven persons, including three alleged Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members, were arrested during anti-drug operation Thursday in Wao, Lanao del Sur, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA–ARMM)) said Friday.Juvenal Azurin,… Read More
Victims of monsoon waves in Davao get aid
July 20, 2018, 9:39 pm
DAVAO CITY – Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has extended aid to the victims of strong monsoon waves in Barangay 76-A, Bucana, here on Thursday.Go led the distribution of construction materials such as wood, roofing materials and some food packs to the… Read More
Gov’t forces seize IED inside passenger van in Maguindanao
July 20, 2018, 9:37 pm
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao--Police and military authorities seized Thursday afternoon a powerful improvised explosive device after a civilian tipped off the transport of the bomb inside a passenger van.Acting on a tip, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipal police personnel and soldiers of the Army’s… Read More
NEDA-12 launches study on poverty incidence
July 20, 2018, 9:35 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has launched a study to assess Soccsksargen’s poverty incidence and the impact of its economic growth. Arturo Valero, NEDA-12 (Soccsksargen) director, said Friday they commissioned consulting firm All-Asian Centre… Read More
DTI sets conference for MSMEs in Region 9
July 20, 2018, 9:33 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY--The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has set a one-day conference for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Region 9.Lowell Vallecer, DTI regional MSME development division chief, on Friday said the conference will be held on July 25 at the Zamboanga del Norte… Read More
CAR leaders give PRRD high grade, hope to hear about autonomy in SONA
July 20, 2018, 9:33 pm
WAY TO GO, PRRD. Ahead of his State of the Nation Address on Monday, Cordillera leaders are giving President Rodrigo Duterte a good grade for government administration, specifically for his Build, Build, Build program. Posing in the President's trademark stance at the 31st founding anniversary… Read More
4 Cavite villages cleared of illegal drugs
July 20, 2018, 9:15 pm
GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite – Four out of 33 barangays (villages) in this city have been declared drug-free based on the city government and local authorities’ assessments of their anti-illegal drug campaign as of Friday. Supt. Paul Bometivo, city police chief, named the four villages as Dulong… Read More
NHCP’s 'Conservation Goes To The Province' set in NegOr
July 20, 2018, 9:12 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) will bring its “Conservation Goes To The Province” project to Negros Oriental in August, this year. The NHCP has partnered with the Diocese of Dumaguete, headed by Bishop Julito Cortes, through its Commission on… Read More
P800K 'shabu' seized in Dumaguete
July 20, 2018, 9:10 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Joint operatives from the Provincial Intelligence Branch and Special Operations Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Friday a high-value target during an anti-illegal drugs operation in this city. Arrested… Read More
Iloilo City mayor unfazed by usurpation, graft raps
July 20, 2018, 9:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa is unfazed by the administrative and criminal charges cases filed against him by the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) for appointing a new set of board of directors. The two counts of usurpation of official functions and one count of the violation… Read More
Imus City slates ‘2nd Imus City Business Summit’ on July 30
July 20, 2018, 9:04 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Senator Paolo Benigno ‘Bam’ Aquino IV will be the guest-of-honor and speaker in this year’s gathering of the city’s business owners and leaders, to be held at the Imus Sports Complex on July 30. The business summit, a city government initiative implemented through the… Read More
P1.6-B new highway with flood control to proceed in 2019
July 20, 2018, 8:57 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The construction of the PHP1.62 billion diversion road with flood control and drainage systems will push through in 2019 to decongest traffic and curb flooding in areas bordering this town and the regional capital. The proposed 2.87-km., four-lane road along Candahug, Pawing and… Read More
P1-M drugs seized from big-time drug pushers in Cavite
July 20, 2018, 8:25 pm
BACOOR CITY, Cavite - Police have arrested three suspected big-time drug pushers in front of the Quintana Hotel along Bacoor Boulevard, Barangay Bayanan here after yielding about PHP1.028 million worth of drugs during buy-bust operations Thursday night. Supt. Vicente Cabatingan, Bacoor City police… Read More
DTI, PCE train 21 entreps to boost MSMEs, economic dev't in Quezon
July 20, 2018, 8:07 pm
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Calabarzon’s “Kapatid Mentor Me Program” (KMME), in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), has trained 21 Quezon promising entrepreneurs to boost the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)… Read More
