Provincial
Dengue cases up 91% in Pangasinan with 8 deaths
July 11, 2018, 5:30 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 1, 687 dengue cases with eight mortalities in different parts of the province from January 1 to July 2 this year. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Theresa de Guzman, in an interview on Wednesday, said the cases this… Read More
DSWD allots P8.4-M supplemental feeding aid to Angeles City kids
July 11, 2018, 5:26 pm
ANGELES CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here will allot some PHP8.4 million for the supplemental feeding of 4,700 children in 78 day care centers across this highly-urbanized city. The feeding programs will be held from Mondays to Fridays and will… Read More
New daily minimum wage rate in W. Visayas takes effect Thursday
July 11, 2018, 5:26 pm
ILOILO CITY --The new daily minimum wage rate and cost of living allowance (COLA) for workers in Western Visayas will take effect on Thursday. Atty. Johnson Cañete, Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas and chair of the Regional Tripartite Wages and… Read More
SBMA plans to expand into nearby areas for major dev't projects
July 11, 2018, 5:22 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is planning to expand into surrounding communities to accommodate major development projects. SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma Eisma said Wednesday the agency is looking into some 21,000 hectares of land in nearby communities… Read More
NFA Eastern Visayas eyes imported rice shipment next week
July 11, 2018, 4:41 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The National Food Authority (NFA) is eyeing the shipment of 140,000 bags of rice from Thailand to Eastern Visayas next week after months of zero stock of cheaper rice. The foreign vessel carrying the Thai rice is now in Bacolod to unload the allocation for Negros Island. Processing… Read More
DA-2 starts best veggie garden search as part of 44th Nutrition Month
July 11, 2018, 4:37 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) is urging all villages to put up communal vegetable gardens to vie for the best “Gulayan sa Barangay” award, as part of the celebration of the 44th Nutrition Month this July. DA-2 vegetable coordinator Carol… Read More
P55.7-M septage treatment facility soon to rise in Legazpi
July 11, 2018, 4:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The construction of the PHP55.7-million Septage Treatment Facility (STF) here is now on its final stage and the project is expected to be operational in August, the city mayor said Wednesday. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Mayor Noel E. Rosal said that with… Read More
GSIS to bring pensioners caravan to North Cebu
July 11, 2018, 3:44 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will set up its Annual Pensioners Information Revalidation (APIR) Caravan in Northern Cebu to bring its services closer to pensioners starting this weekend. Newly-installed GSIS-Cebu branch manager Atty. Mercedes Enriquez announced this… Read More
MMDA to help Bacolod craft traffic master plan
July 11, 2018, 3:36 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A team from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is expected to arrive here this month to help assess the city’s traffic situation and formulate a local traffic master plan. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Tuesday MMDA personnel will conduct the study and evaluation… Read More
2 caves in Southern Palawan eyed as tourists attractions
July 11, 2018, 3:21 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Two caves in Quezon town, southern Palawan, are being surveyed and assessed by the technical team of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) as potential tourism destinations. Jovic Fabello, information officer of the PCSDS and also part of… Read More
Security tightened in South Cotabato for 2018 T'nalak fest
July 11, 2018, 3:15 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Security measures have been tightened in South Cotabato in line with the week-long celebration of the province's 2018 T'nalak Festival and 52nd foundation anniversary. Senior Supt. Nestor Salcedo, South Cotabato police director, said Wednesday they have placed all their… Read More
Palawan expresses support for Constitutional revision
July 11, 2018, 2:36 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The committee on local government of Palawan’s Provincial Board is studying a resolution filed Tuesday seeking to express full support to a new federal Constitution being propositioned by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Provincial Board Member Sunny Batul, the… Read More
397 CCT beneficiaries in Region 12 'graduate' from poor status
July 11, 2018, 2:28 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- At least 397 more beneficiaries of the government's flagship Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have "graduated" this year from poverty status. Kristin de Pedro, project development officer for CCT of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
Campaign vs. wildlife trafficking in Palawan stepped up
July 11, 2018, 1:45 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Law enforcement authorities against wildlife trafficking have intensified their campaign this year to keep under control the decline in the population of critically-endangered and highly-protected species. This came after a joint team of environmental watchdogs… Read More
NFA-NegOcc to replenish Iloilo with 5K bags of rice
July 11, 2018, 1:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The National Food Authority’s (NFA) office in Negros Occidental will replenish its counterpart in Iloilo with 5,000 bags of rice once its own imported stocks are unloaded. Frisco Canoy, manager of NFA-Negros Occidental, said an additional 2,500 bags are expected to arrive from… Read More
‘Biyaya ng Pagbabago’ brings Duterte admin closer to grassroots
July 11, 2018, 12:33 pm
CEBU CITY -- The “Biyaya ng Pagbabago” rollouts have been keeping the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte closer to the grassroots in the Visayas, a Kilusang Pagbabago (KP) official said Wednesday. Doris Isubal-Mongaya, KP Visayas convenor, said several millions of pesos have… Read More
Army: 12 BIFF killed in 2-day offensives in Maguindanao
July 11, 2018, 10:09 am
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- The military here claimed that 12 Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in military offensives on Sunday and Monday. Capt. Arvin John Encinas, spokesperson of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID), said the two-day air and… Read More
North Cotabato village chair survives ambush
July 11, 2018, 10:03 am
COTABATO CITY -- Police have launched manhunt against two men who tried to kill a village chairperson of a communist rebel-infested town of Magpet in North Cotabato on Tuesday morning, a provincial police officer said Wednesday. Supt. Bernard Tayong, speaking for the North Cotabato provincial… Read More
South Cotabato all set for 2018 T’nalak fest
July 11, 2018, 7:43 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- South Cotabato province’s rich indigenous culture and traditions will take the center stage anew as it formally unveils its famed week-long 2018 T’nalak Festival and 52nd foundation anniversary celebration on Thursday (July 12). South Cotabato Governor Daisy… Read More
Piddig residents urged to convert trash into cash
July 10, 2018, 10:25 pm
LAOAG CITY — The local government of Piddig town in Ilocos Norte province is encouraging local residents to convert their trash into cash. Engineer Eduardo Guillen, former Piddig mayor and current municipal consultant at the Office of Mayor Georgina Guillen, announced Tuesday that the Piddig… Read More
