Provincial
PRO-5 to relaunch 'Oplan Tokhang' in Legazpi fun walk
February 23, 2018, 9:12 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Police Regional Office-5 (PRO-5) will relaunch the “Oplan Tokhang” through a fun walk, simultaneously with other PROs nationwide on Saturday afternoon, an official of the Philippine National Police-Bicol said Friday. Senior Insp. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, in an… Read More
Suspected NPA rebels torch truck in Canlaon City
February 23, 2018, 9:10 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) burned a truck used to haul sugarcane in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental Thursday, the police said on Friday. Senior Supt. Edwin Portento, Philippine National Police provincial director, said the incident apparently stemmed from… Read More
Media group, Cagayan state u to help in nutrition campaign
February 23, 2018, 9:09 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- The Balay ni IFAN Media Group will aid the National Nutrition Council-Region 2 (NNC-2) in assessing the effectiveness of its nutrition information and education campaigns aired over different radio stations and media partners in Cagayan Valley. Maria Gisela M. Lonzaga, OIC… Read More
Nat'l gov't now more supportive of municipalities than before: mayor
February 23, 2018, 8:56 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- A town mayor in Pangasinan said it is now a lot easier to secure funding for local projects from the national government than before. Laoac Mayor Silverio Alarcio Jr., who is president of the Pangasinan Mayors' League (PML), called on his fellow mayors to only align their… Read More
PH’s ‘Technician’ fit to fight opponent in US
February 23, 2018, 8:37 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Filipino fighter Rey "The Technician" Perez is now more fit and comfortable of his weight for Thursday’s bout at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, USA. “Because 135 pounds is really my fighting weight and I’m fit on this to fight,” said Perez in a Facebook… Read More
Group offers heritage tour to Cavite City
February 23, 2018, 8:34 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite – A Heritage Tour to Cavite City is slated to be held by the Advocates for Heritage Preservation (AHP) on Saturday. The group, founded by Tito Encarnacion, has since 2015 been doing the heritage tours to several towns and cities in the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan,… Read More
Quezon police organizes community mobilization clusters
February 23, 2018, 8:26 pm
LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- Scores of cluster leaders from the city’s 33 barangays (villages) undertook their orientation program as organized community groups of the Calabarzon regional police’s initiative on Community Mobilization Program (CMP) in a bid to address criminality and lawlessness in… Read More
62 boxers vie in PSC-Pacquiao Cup–Visayas
February 23, 2018, 8:25 pm
DAVAO CITY – Sixty two boxers from different cities and provinces are vying for the slots in the much-awaited Visayas quarterfinals of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup on February 24 and 25 at the Enan Chong Activity Center (ECAC) in the City of Naga, Cebu Province. The winners will move up… Read More
SOLCOM condemns Reds’ attacks on police
February 23, 2018, 8:21 pm
CAMP GEN. NAKAR, Lucena City, Quezon -- The Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) has condemned the attacks of Communist rebels against personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Antipolo City and Baras, Rizal province in separate incidents this week. “The PNP is one of our partners in… Read More
Coconuts, pig farming star in STAARRDEC Fiesta 2018 in Quezon
February 23, 2018, 7:41 pm
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The coconut -- the “tree of life” -- took center stage as the three-day Southern Tagalog Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources, Research, Development and Extension Consortium (STAARRDEC) Fiesta 2018 culminated here Thursday. “Sipag ang pangunahing puhunan tungo sa… Read More
Piñol turns over P75-M farm equipment to Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo
February 23, 2018, 7:19 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol turned over some PHP75.6 million worth of machinery and equipment to farmers associations from Aklan, Iloilo and Capiz on Friday. The equipment was purchased using the Yolanda Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program (YRRP) in line with its… Read More
Duterte wants respect for Cabinet during Congress probe
February 23, 2018, 7:16 pm
DINGLE, Iloilo -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has reiterated his “directive” to his Cabinet officials not to let lawmakers rob them of their dignity when invited for a legislative hearing. The Chief Executive’s call for legislators to treat his men with respect came when he said that more… Read More
DSWD-Bicol needs more than 400 UCT validators, admin aides
February 23, 2018, 7:06 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office in Bicol announced Friday a vacancy for 329 validators and 114 administrative aides. Arnel Garcia, regional director of DSWD-Bicol, said those who would be hired would be tasked to validate recipients of the… Read More
Pangasinan reports spike in dengue cases
February 23, 2018, 7:03 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Dengue continues to wreak havoc in Pangasinan as 730 suspected cases have been registered from January 1 to February 19 this year, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported. Dr. Ana Maria Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, however, said the high number of cases… Read More
Ex-DOH chief Garin files libel cases vs. Ubial, 3 others
February 23, 2018, 6:46 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Janet Garin on Friday filed four counts of libel cases against her successor Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial and three other health officials over their statements blaming her for the Dengvaxia fiasco and for “persistently maligning” her. The… Read More
‘Muhon’ exhibit aims to nurture art appreciation among Filipinos
February 23, 2018, 6:42 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The regional tour of "Muhon: Traces of an Adolescent City”, the Philippine Pavilion exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, has kicked off here in an effort to nurture appreciation of art among Filipinos. Organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts… Read More
Mayor tells residents, guests to keep Baguio clean
February 23, 2018, 6:31 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan again appealed to residents and visitors alike to do their share in keeping cleanliness in the country's premier Summer Capital.Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan (PNA-Baguio File Photo)The reminder came ahead of the city's famed Flower Festival or… Read More
Baguio City sets new curfew hours for minors
February 23, 2018, 5:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY -– Minors below 16 years old are no longer allowed to go out to public places in Baguio City without the company of their parents or legal guardians between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. This was after the city council passed on third and final reading Ordinance 23-2018, which amended the 2009… Read More
SBMA, Thai firm okay study on major infra projects
February 23, 2018, 5:37 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Bangkok-based Mahanakorn Partners Group Co., Ltd. (MPG) have agreed to conduct feasibility studies on the viability of various infrastructure projects for construction inside this premier Freeport. SBMA chairman and… Read More
P130-M farm-to-market road opens up global chance for Kalinga coffee
February 23, 2018, 5:27 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The newly opened farm-to-market road in Tanudan town in upland Kalinga province has opened up opportunities for the local coffee industry as well, boosting the local industry's chance of even reaching a more lucrative export market and improving the lot of the 4th-class… Read More
