Provincial
‘Faith’ destinations to visit in Iloilo this Lenten season
March 28, 2018, 7:54 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Several tourism sites in the province of Iloilo identified as ideal for this Lenten season are prepared to welcome the visiting public. Provincial Tourism Officer Gilbert Marin said Barotac Viejo, Banate, Janiuay and Cabatuan are among the towns that will have reenactments of the… Read More
300 Western Visayas barangays up for drug-cleared status
March 28, 2018, 7:48 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Roughly 300 barangays in Western Visayas will soon be declared clear of illegal drugs, said the director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Western Visayas (PDEA-6). Regional Director Wardley Getalla said that the Regional Oversight Committee is already done with the… Read More
Iloilo dad urges LGUs to put up own libraries
March 28, 2018, 7:41 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Local government units in Iloilo province are encouraged to have their own libraries, said Board Member Demy Sonza, chairman of the Committee on Culture, Arts, History and Tourism of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Tuesday. On Monday, the SP authorized Iloilo Governor Arthur… Read More
South Cotabato expands advocacy drive vs teenage pregnancy
March 28, 2018, 7:22 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of South Cotabato has stepped up advocacy initiatives on teenage pregnancy as it moves to further lower the recorded cases in the area this year. Zenaida Duron, Provincial Population Office (PPO) head, said Tuesday they have expanded their awareness… Read More
Cop gunned down in South Cotabato
March 28, 2018, 7:19 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Police have launched a deeper investigation into the daring killing on Tuesday afternoon of a police officer in Tupi town in South Cotabato. Senior Supt. Nestor Salcedo, South Cotabato police director, said Wednesday Senior Police Officer 4 Benedicto Gonzaga was on his way… Read More
Drug suspect shot dead for resisting arrest in North Cotabato
March 28, 2018, 7:15 pm
MATALAM, North Cotabato –- Police serving a search warrant shot dead an illegal drug high value (HVT) target for resisting arrest here on on Tuesday. Chief Inspector Aldrin Gonzales, Central Mindanao police spokesperson, said Robin Mamak Galman, 34, of Barangay Poblacion, resisted arrest by… Read More
New Maguindanao police head vows to intensify ops vs crimes
March 28, 2018, 7:10 pm
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao – The new police director assigned in Maguindanao has vowed to push further the anti-drug and anti-loose firearms campaign of the government in the province. Senior Supt. Edwin Buenaventura Wagan, acting Maguindanao provincial director, believes police units in the… Read More
MGB pushes relocation of 3 schools, residents in Lake Sebu
March 28, 2018, 6:58 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in the Soccsksargen region has recommended the relocation of three public schools and residents in three upland communities in Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato due to the possible occurrence of major landslides. Ariel Austin… Read More
Another Maguindanao town yields high-powered arms to Army
March 28, 2018, 6:54 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The town of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao province responded to the Army’s appeal for help to convince civilians to surrender their loose firearms by turning over 13 high-powered guns on Tuesday. Shariff Aguak Mayor Marop Ampatuan presented the firearms to Col. Ralph Raul… Read More
Marawi fishermen get P2-M fishing needs
March 28, 2018, 6:46 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) turned over Tuesday some PHP2 million worth of fishing needs in Marawi City under the agency’s Municipal Fishing Vessel and Gear Registration package, or the BoatR program.… Read More
DOST-PCAARRD gears up for excellence in people-centric innovations
March 28, 2018, 6:16 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna -- The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) here has adopted “Excellence in Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Innovations, ” as its new tagline in a… Read More
Iloilo town awards villages with best disaster risk reduction plans
March 28, 2018, 5:59 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Ten barangays from the municipality of Lambunao in Iloilo were recognized and given cash reward for having the best disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) plans on Wednesday. Ranked first was Barangay Tranghauan and awarded PHP100,000 while the nine other winners: Barangays… Read More
‘Bisikleta Iglesia’ shows Pangasinan cops’ godliness core value
March 28, 2018, 5:54 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Pangasinan police provincial office (PPO) is set to conduct their annual ‘Bisikleta Iglesia’ on Maundy Thursday as their way of observing the Lenten season in line with their “Maka-Diyos” (Pro-God) core value. “One of the core values of the policemen is… Read More
DAR distributes 1.3K hectares of land in NegOcc
March 28, 2018, 4:51 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed nearly 1,396 hectares of land to 1,940 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Occidental on Tuesday afternoon. DAR Undersecretary for Field Operations Karlo Bello led the distribution of certificates of land ownership… Read More
Benguet Stations of the Cross still off-limits to tourists
March 28, 2018, 4:44 pm
TUBA, Benguet -- Mount Santo Tomas is still off-limits to tourists, including Roman Catholic believers, who do the “Stations of the Cross” in observance of the Holy Week. Tuba Mayor Ignacio Rivera said on Tuesday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Cordillera… Read More
CIDG nabs drug high-value target in Bataan
March 28, 2018, 4:43 pm
MARIVELES, Bataan -- The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday arrested a high-value target under the campaign against drugs for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition here.Chief Insp. Reyson Bagain, the CIDG Bataan chief, said Jerry Acosta, 43, of Barangay Biaan… Read More
Malacañang declares Balagtas Day a special non-working day
March 28, 2018, 4:41 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Bulakenyos will have extended holidays after the Holy Week as the Office of the President declared the birth anniversary of the Bulakenyo poet and orator Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar on April 2, 2018, as a special non-working day in the province of Bulacan. In… Read More
21 NGOs join Calamba's Lenten ‘SUMVAC’ 2018
March 28, 2018, 3:56 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Some 21 non-government organizations (NGOs) have volunteered to participate in this city government’s “Summer Vacation (SUMVAC) 2018” operations from Holy Thursday (March 29) to Sunday (April 1) that is organizer by the city’s Public Order and Safety Office (POSO).… Read More
Boracay tourist arrivals up amid threat of closure
March 28, 2018, 3:12 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- The number of tourist arrivals of this resort island remains high despite a possible closure. The Municipal Tourism Office of Malay also remained optimistic that it will still reach its target number of tourists for the Holy Week this year, considered as the super peak… Read More
DPWH deploys ‘Lakbay Alalay’ teams in Eastern Visayas
March 28, 2018, 2:53 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) field offices in Eastern Visayas have deployed “Lakbay Alalay” teams in strategic areas along national highways to assist travelers this Holy Week. The reactivation of motorists’ assistance program is in compliance to the… Read More
