Provincial
DILG calls for more Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils
March 24, 2018, 10:36 pm
CEBU CITY --The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Assistant Secretary for External and Legislative Affairs Ricojudge Janvier Echiverri has called on village officials to establish their Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Badac) soonest otherwise they will be facing charges in… Read More
Vet office trains village health workers on rabies vaccination
March 24, 2018, 9:25 pm
LEMERY, Batangas – The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (ProVet) conducted free anti-rabies vaccination training to barangay (village) health workers (BHW) of this town as part of the month-long celebration of Rabies Awareness Month this March. In a report on Saturday, Batangas public… Read More
Calamba padlocks erring liquor, videoke establishments
March 24, 2018, 8:59 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna- The city government has closed the operations of 38 establishments for three days for violating the city ordinance on liquor ban and slapped 31 other establishments with fines for breach of the videoke ban ordinance. Jeffrey Rodriguez, officer-in-charge of the city’s Public… Read More
Bacolod City gets P23-M for urban greening program
March 24, 2018, 8:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The City of Bacolod will receive PHP23 million from the Department of Budget and Management for the implementation of an urban greening program starting this year, City Administrator John Orola said. The project will create a new landscape for Bacolod since the empty spaces will… Read More
Maguindanao health team attends to 1K poor residents
March 24, 2018, 8:32 pm
BULUAN, Maguindanao – At least 1,200 indigent residents of three Maguindanao towns received medical and other health services from the provincial government during a medical mission last March 21-23. Lynette Estandarte, Maguindanao budget officer and head of Maguindanao Peoples Medical Team… Read More
1 killed, 4 arrested in drug ops in Lanao
March 24, 2018, 8:28 pm
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur -- A drug suspect was killed while four others were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation in the nearby province of Lanao del Sur, officials said Saturday. Maj. Ronald Suscano, Army’s 1st Infantry Division information officer, said the anti-illegal drugs… Read More
Road obstructions cleared as Calamba enforces strict traffic ordinance
March 24, 2018, 8:24 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna- The city's Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) has intensified its clearing operations against road obstructions in public roads, highways and government right-of-way as part of the strict enforcement of the city’s traffic ordinance. Jeffrey Rodriguez, officer-in-charge… Read More
18 new school buildings to rise in Zamboanga
March 24, 2018, 8:22 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Eighteen school buildings worth PHP467.63 million are up for construction in this city’s first district this year. These projects are funded by the Department of Education (DepEd) under the agency's School Building Program and will be constructed through the Department of… Read More
Boracay community appeals to save island from closure
March 24, 2018, 8:17 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- A newly formed movement composed of business owners, workers, and locals in Boracay is appealing to save the island from closure. This is after the inter-agency task force composed of the Departments of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), of Tourism (DOT), and of the… Read More
Maguindanao guv offers bounty for info on Upi bombers
March 24, 2018, 8:15 pm
BULUAN, Maguindanao -- Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu has offered a cash bounty for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the identification and arrest of the suspects in twin explosions in Upi, Maguindanao Friday night that injured five people. Mangudadatu, in a statement,… Read More
4 kidnap victims in Zamboanga get financial aid
March 24, 2018, 8:04 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga) has extended financial and livelihood assistance to kidnap victims, as well as distributed school supplies to children in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte. Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, the PRO-9 director, led the distribution of the financial… Read More
Albay police on high alert for Holy Week
March 24, 2018, 8:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Albay Provincial Police Office (PPO) is now on high alert to maintain peace and solemnity during the observance of the Holy Week across the province. NSenior Insp. Emmanuel Ramos, Albay PNP spokesman, in an interview on Saturday, said the Albay PPO will be fielding additional… Read More
Higher take-home pay boosts consumers’ capacity to buy cars, homes
March 24, 2018, 7:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Consumers now have a better capacity to purchase automobiles and homes with the increase in their take-home pay as a result of the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, bank sales executives said. A team of the BPI Family Savings Bank in the… Read More
Coast guard Iloilo gears for influx of passengers this Lent
March 24, 2018, 4:36 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Iloilo is prepared for the influx of passengers as the Lenten season nears. PCG-Iloilo commanding officer Lt. Rodolfo Dela Peña said they have already activated the “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos” last March 21 and are on “full force” to ensure… Read More
Palawan tree farmers ask DENR to issue ownership certificates
March 24, 2018, 4:32 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) associations in Palawan are asking the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to issue certificates for the trees they planted for proof and validation so they could harvest them in the future. Nida Collado,… Read More
Senior citizens in Iloilo undergo disaster training
March 24, 2018, 4:25 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Some 40 senior citizens in this city underwent a one-day training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) on Friday, which was mainly aimed at preparing them for calamities. The training, led by the Office of Civil Defense Western Visayas (OCD-6), was attended by pesidents… Read More
50 women rescued from ‘prostitution fronts’ in Nueva Ecija
March 24, 2018, 3:35 pm
SAN LEONARDO, Nueva Ecija -- A total of 50 women of different ages were rescued by the Camp Crame-based Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC), Special Action Force (SAF), and the town police from suspected prostitution fronts in Barangay Mambangnan here before midnight Thursday. Town police… Read More
Fisher rescued near Ayungin Shoal in West PH Sea
March 24, 2018, 3:00 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A Palaweño fisherman was rescued near the Ayungin Shoal in Kalayaan town, West Philippines Sea (WPS) Friday afternoon after drifting at sea for three days. Capt. Cheryl Tindog, Western Command spokesperson and Public Affairs Office chief, on Saturday morning… Read More
Navy evacuates American woman from Tubbataha Reefs
March 24, 2018, 2:36 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Philippine Navy patrol rescued a 71-year-old American woman who was on a pleasure cruise at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Marine Park in Cagayancillo. Lt. Commander Kenneth Lozanes, commander of BRP Nestor Reinoso (PC 380), said Friday night that they medically… Read More
Twin blasts hurt cop, 4 civilians in Maguindanao
March 24, 2018, 2:12 pm
UPI, Maguindanao -- Joint police and Philippine Marine troops have launched a manhunt against two men blamed for the twin explosions here on Friday evening, injured a police officer and four civilians. The first explosion, believed to be from a fragmentation grenade, occurred at past 7:45 p.m.… Read More
