Provincial
Local execs yield unlicensed guns to Sultan Kudarat police
March 5, 2018, 5:19 pm
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat -- Armed local officials in conflict-affected town of Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat have voluntarily surrendered 28 unlicensed guns to the police here Sunday. Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, Sultan Kudarat police director, said the firearms belonged to officials of eight villages of… Read More
Vintage bombs found in Albay
March 5, 2018, 5:19 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- Construction workers unearthed over the weekend two vintage bombs in Barangay Kimantong, Daraga, Albay, a report reaching the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol said. Police Senior Inspector Maria Luisa Calubaquib, PNP-Bicol spokesperson, said the vintage bombs were… Read More
5 more rebels yield to Army in Sultan Kudarat
March 5, 2018, 5:16 pm
BAGUMBAYAN, Sultan Kudarat -- Five more communist guerillas from the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) community in the mountains of Barangay Santo Nino here have surrendered to the military. Lt. Colonel Harold Cabunoc, commander of the Army’s 33rd Infantry Battalion (IB), welcomed the surrenderees in… Read More
Zamboanga Sibugay creates poverty reduction office
March 5, 2018, 5:13 pm
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay -- Gov. Wilter Yap Palma created the Provincial Poverty Reduction Action Office (PPRAO) to determine a poverty reduction strategy on sustainable livelihood development program for the marginalized sector in this province. The creation of the PPRAO was pursuant to Executive… Read More
Free tuition entices more MisOr students to college
March 5, 2018, 5:06 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The government’s move to reach all learners and achieving universal basic education has encouraged more students to get a college degree, an official said. Rhodora Gallares, provincial senior high coordinator at the Department of Education (DepEd), said senior high school… Read More
DOH Eastern Visayas monitoring Dengvaxia-immunized kids
March 5, 2018, 4:30 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring six children who got Dengvaxia shots and recently confined in hospitals here for suffering dengue fever. All the six children, with four of them vaccinated outside Eastern Visayas, have been discharged from hospitals… Read More
NPA couple surrenders to Army in Davao Occidental
March 5, 2018, 3:38 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The continued hardship in the communist New People’s Army (NPA) prompted a couple to surrender with their firearms to the troops of the Army's 73rd Infantry Battalion. Capt. Mc Gary Dida, civil-military operations (CMO) officer of the 1002nd infantry brigade, said Bonio Dawa, 45… Read More
People’s Day benefits 3K Basilan residents
March 5, 2018, 3:31 pm
Children attend madaris class during the conduct of the ARMM People's Day on Sunday, March 4, in Barangay Townsite, Maluso, Basilan. (Photo by: Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr.)MALUSO, Basilan -- Some 3,000 residents, including children, on Sunday benefited from the conduct of the Autonomous Region in… Read More
MinDA seeks P1.35-T 2019 Mindanao budget
March 5, 2018, 3:25 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority MinDA) is pushing for a higher budget share for Mindanao at PHP1.35 trillion for 2019-2020 to usher in sustainable development and the realization of the Duterte administration’s vision for the island. MinDA Chair Secretary Datu Abul Khayr Alonto… Read More
SoCot town hosts Amyak Maleh mountain bike challenge
March 5, 2018, 3:18 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The town of Tupi in South Cotabato will hold the annual 2018 Amyak Maleh Mountain Bike Challenge on March 25 in celebration of the 23rd anniversary of Matutum Protected Landscape. The categories are Elite Junsen (29 years old and below), Veterans (30-39), Master (40-49), Grandmaster… Read More
One-stop service center for OFWs to open in Santiago City
March 5, 2018, 2:43 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- In order to make government services more accessible to Filipinos who are presently working or planning to work outside the country, a One-Stop Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) is set to open in Santiago City on March 9. The OSSCO is expected to ease the access of information,… Read More
Samar to launch ‘Lara’ brand for woven mats
March 5, 2018, 2:09 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Samar provincial government will launch a brand for decorative woven mats in a bid to make indigenous products more popular in the global market. The launching of “Lara” brand for mats is a highlight of the Expanded Tandaya Trail event on March 9 to 14, 2018 at the SM Mega… Read More
Ilocanos urged to preserve heritage buildings
March 5, 2018, 12:47 pm
LAOAG CITY -- The provincial chief executive of Ilocos Norte has urged local officials and residents to give importance to and maintain old buildings as these could be considered as heritage sites that could play an important role in the lives of the Ilocanos. She cited as an example the Capitol… Read More
Magnitude 4.6-quake jolts Eastern Samar
March 5, 2018, 12:27 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook Eastern Samar Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. There was no expected damage and aftershocks from the temblor that struck 17 km south of Llorente, Eastern Samar at 9:05 a.m. The earthquake… Read More
2 Bacolod villages chosen as NGO’s feeding program beneficiaries
March 5, 2018, 9:27 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Two villages in this city have been chosen as beneficiaries of a feeding program for school children initiated by non-profit organization Reach Out and Feed Philippines. Barangay 10 and Barangay Mandalagan in this city are among the 10 new Project Baon sites identified for 2018.… Read More
Basilan town receives P7.4-M projects from ARMM
March 5, 2018, 9:23 am
ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman announces the services rendered during the conduct of the ARMM People's Day in Barangay Townsite, Maluso, Basilan province on March 4, 2018. (Photo by Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr.)MALUSO, Basilan -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has turned over PHP7.4 million… Read More
More support for Negrense coconut farmers sought
March 4, 2018, 7:09 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- An award-winning coconut farmer-producer in Negros Occidental stressed the need for more government support to farmers to expand the country’s coconut sugar industry. Antonio Jesus Orbida, executive director of PeacePond Farmers Association based in Binalbagan town, said over the… Read More
Site inspection set for Bacolod’s int’l mask conference hosting
March 4, 2018, 7:06 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Officials of the International Mask Arts and Culture Organization (Imaco) will conduct a site inspection in Bacolod this coming May as part of the preparations for the city’s hosting of the 7th Imaco International Conference in 2019. Councilor Em Ang, the chairperson of the City… Read More
Army slams Karapatan report on ‘tortured’ NPAs
March 4, 2018, 4:39 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 71st Infantry battalion has debunked the allegation of a leftist human rights group that two individuals who were suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were tortured and burned. Lt. Col. Esteveyn Ducusin, commander of the Army’s 71st battalion,… Read More
Cotabato City school gets electric lab from Aboitiz firm
March 4, 2018, 2:30 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Pushing its corporate social responsibility to its clients, the Aboitiz-owned Cotabato Light and Power Company (Colight) donated an electric laboratory to Notre Dame Village High School (NDVHS) here Saturday. This is the second electric laboratory that Colight has turned over to a… Read More
