Provincial
Garlic summit in Ilocos Norte to boost production
March 14, 2018, 8:40 pm
LAOAG CITY — Ilocos Norte’s garlic farmers have been encouraged to increase their production efficiency by at least eight tons per hectare to meet the high demand for the crop, which according to national statistics stands at 128,000 metric tons per year.In the Garlic Summit held at the Ilocos… Read More
Abra town mayor surrenders loose firearm found in village
March 14, 2018, 8:28 pm
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- In support of efforts to get rid of loose firearms to prevent the indiscriminate firing of guns, the mayor of a town in Abra province surrendered to the police a firearm discovered by barangay officials in his town, police said Wednesday. Malibcong Abra Mayor Romando… Read More
DTI, Go Negosyo launch 2nd Kapatid Mentor Me program in Bulacan
March 14, 2018, 8:27 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- At least 20 micro-entrepreneurs in this province will learn new concepts and strategies that can help improve their products. This, as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship or Go-Negosyo, launched on… Read More
SK funds underutilized, says DILG
March 14, 2018, 8:26 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) here has directed barangays in Iloilo City to utilize their 2018 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) funds or they face non-approval of their annual development and youth investment plan (ADYIP). Lawyer Ferdinand Panes, director of DILG… Read More
NBI to probe DOJ panel that cleared Lim, Espinosa
March 14, 2018, 8:25 pm
PALO, Leyte -- Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the dismissal of drugs case filed against businessman Peter Lim, self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, and 20 others. Speaking to more than 1,000… Read More
Duterte gives posthumous award to Bulacan cop killed in buy-bust
March 14, 2018, 8:18 pm
NORZAGARAY, Bulacan -- The family of PO3 Ronaldo Legaspi, the police intelligence chief who was killed in a buy-bust operation Sunday in Norzagaray town, was comforted by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte who made a surprise visit at the wake around 3 a.m. Wednesday.Chief Supt. Amador Corpus,… Read More
Financial aid awaits barangay tanods in Iloilo
March 14, 2018, 8:17 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Village security officers (barangay tanods) in the province of Iloilo who will be hospitalized or killed in line of duty are entitled to financial aid. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Tuesday afternoon approved Provincial Ordinance No. 2017-156, which will provide financial… Read More
Malay town orders Boracay resort closed
March 14, 2018, 8:14 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- The local government unit (LGU) of Malay in Aklan on Wednesday morning ordered the closure of a controversial resort in Boracay for operating without business and other permits. Rowen Aguirre, Executive Assistant IV of LGU Malay, together with other town officials, led the… Read More
Palace declares March 22 special non-working day in Cavite
March 14, 2018, 7:55 pm
KAWIT, Cavite – Malacaǹang Palace issued Proclamation No. 446 Friday, declaring March 22 as a special non-working day in the province of Cavite.The proclamation, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, is in view of the “celebration of the birth anniversary of General Emilio… Read More
13K CCT-backed students in Marawi, Region 12 to graduate this year
March 14, 2018, 7:51 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Some 13,163 students covered by the government’s flagship Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) in Region 12 and Marawi City will graduate this school year under the K to 12 education program. Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and… Read More
31 NegOcc LGUs to get P6.2-M aid for Panaad fest
March 14, 2018, 7:48 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Negros Occidental’s Provincial Board approved Wednesday a budget of PHP6.2 million in financial assistance for 31 local government units (LGUs) participating in the 25th Panaad sa Negros Festival. Negros Occidental’s 12 component cities and 19 municipalities will receive… Read More
Grateful for free irrigation, Caraga farmers donate 200 sacks of rice
March 14, 2018, 7:31 pm
BUTUAN CITY—Thankful for President Rodrigo Duterte’s free irrigation policy, the biggest federation of irrigators in the region has donated 200 sacks of rice to the government. Members of the Caraga Irrigators Association Federation, Inc. (CIAFI) donated the sacks of rice to the Department of… Read More
DOLE distributes P2.5-M livelihood aid in Zamboanga Sibugay
March 14, 2018, 7:26 pm
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay -- The Department of Labor and Employment, in collaboration with the provincial government, distributed PHP2.5 million livelihood starter kits to 108 workers in the informal sector here. The starter kits that were distributed to the beneficiaries on Tuesday were for… Read More
Cebu mayor happy over Duterte’s review of DOJ case
March 14, 2018, 7:21 pm
CEBU CITY -- Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Wednesday welcomed the news that President Rodrigo R. Duterte would personally review the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) dismissal of charges against Cebu businessman Peter Lim and self-confessed drug lord Roland “Kerwin” Espinosa. “I’m really… Read More
Registered nurse, son of Iloilo farmer, tops 2018 PMA grads
March 14, 2018, 7:18 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A registered nurse and son of a farmer from Pavia, Iloilo will lead the 2018 graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) as valedictorian on Sunday, officials announced on Wednesday. Cadet Jaywardene Balilea Hontoria, son of farmer Oscar and housewife Nancy, will also… Read More
Central Leyte Fault ripe for strong quake: Phivolcs
March 14, 2018, 7:11 pm
PALO, Leyte --The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has warned of a possible strong earthquake in central Leyte as the Philippine Fault in the province never had significant shaking in more than 100 years. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum told reporters on Wednesday… Read More
Pusher killed in shootout with cops in Sarangani
March 14, 2018, 7:07 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- A suspected drug pusher was shot dead by police operatives in a village in Glan town in Sarangani Province on Tuesday night. Chief Insp. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police Regional Office-12, identified the slain suspect as Jimmy Pulido Asuncion, 29, a… Read More
PH, Australia hold 2nd Maritime Security Engagement
March 14, 2018, 6:57 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy (PN), through the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwem), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) are conducting the second Maritime Security Engagement -- a sign that both countries shared a strong relationship in matters of security. The arrival on Monday in… Read More
CDO cop killed in accidental firing
March 14, 2018, 6:49 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A police officer in this city died after an apparent accidental firing Tuesday evening. Police Officer 3 Joseph Marimon accidentally killed himself at around 11 p.m. inside the City Mobile Force Company's quarters in Camp Maharlika, Brgy. Carmen, said Senior Insp. Mardi… Read More
Ilocos Norte offers free anti-rabies shots, neuter
March 14, 2018, 6:47 pm
LAOAG CITY -- In time for the Rabies Awareness Month, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is calling on all pet owners to have their dogs vaccinated and neutered. Under Executive Order No. 84 signed on March 13, 1999 by then President Joseph Estrada, March was declared as Rabies Awareness… Read More
