Provincial
NEA grants conditional consent to Bacolod power modernization deal
November 21 2023, 5:01 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has granted conditional consent to the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) here and Primelectric Holdings Inc. /Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC). “The word condition refers to… Read More
Maguindanao Norte village councilor slain in ambush
November 21 2023, 4:02 pm
COTABATO CITY – A newly reelected village councilor in Maguindanao del Norte was killed in an ambush Monday afternoon in Sultan Mastura municipality, police said. The slain village councilor was identified as Anwar Mamukan, 48, of Barangay Balut. He sustained six gunshot wounds in various parts… Read More
Ex-village official, 2 others arrested in Cotabato City for gunrunning
November 21 2023, 3:41 pm
COTABATO CITY – A former village councilor here and two others were arrested Monday afternoon for possession of three unlicensed firearms during a police entrapment. Former Barangay Rosary Heights 7 village councilor Okan Salik was nabbed after completing the illegal transaction with an… Read More
Bicol LGUs suspend classes due to bad weather
November 21 2023, 1:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Several local government units (LGUs) in Bicol suspended classes on Tuesday as the shear line dumped heavy rains across the region, the Office of Civil Defense-Bicol (OCD-5) reported. Among the areas that issued a suspension were the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate and… Read More
CDO City Council allots P220-M for 2024 solid waste management program
November 20 2023, 9:17 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local governments can save on resources if residents and industries fully comply with waste segregation.First District Councilor Roger Abaday noted that most local government units (LGUs) nationwide failed to implement provisions in Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Solid Waste… Read More
1.4K daycare pupils in Albay town start receiving 'nutribun'
November 20 2023, 8:18 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Almost 1,400 children in Camalig, Albay have started to receive "nutribun" under the Supplemental Feeding Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-5 (DSWD-Bicol). "The feeding program is for 120 days that started over the weekend and the beneficiaries are 1,391… Read More
472 Dinagat workers home from SoKor with new farm tech learnings
November 20 2023, 8:10 pm
BUTUAN CITY – After six months of work and study in South Korea, 472 seasonal workers from Dinagat Islands are back and ready to practice their newly acquired knowledge of modern technologies in agriculture and fishery.Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. led an awarding ceremony for the returning workers… Read More
Mindanao gears toward 50% renewable energy mix by 2030
November 20 2023, 8:08 pm
DAVAO CITY – As Mindanao faces pressing energy and environmental challenges due to rapid industrialization and population growth, it has set a grand target of achieving a 50-percent renewable energy (RE) share in the overall energy mix by 2030.In a press briefing Monday, Monalisa Dimalanta,… Read More
30K families in Central Visayas to exit ‘4Ps’
November 20 2023, 8:03 pm
CEBU CITY – About 30,000 families in Central Visayas recipients of the national government's conditional cash transfer program are now in the "exit process" as they progress towards self-sufficiency level, an official said Monday. Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional director of the Department of… Read More
DA allots P161.6-M aid to 32K rice farmers in Negros Oriental
November 20 2023, 7:41 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted more than PHP161.6 million in cash assistance to 32,337 rice farmers in Negros Oriental in anticipation of the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon next year. Alejandro Rafal, DA-Negros Oriental Agricultural Program… Read More
Bacolod City hits 94% local revenue collection as of October
November 20 2023, 7:31 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The city government here has collected 94 percent of the year’s local revenue target collection as of October, data from the City Treasurer’s Office on Monday showed. Actual collection reached over PHP1.376 billion out of the estimated PHP1.465 billion for 2023. Local revenue… Read More
DAR-Caraga opens condonation response desks for ARBs
November 20 2023, 7:29 pm
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Caraga Region (DAR-13) simultaneously launched Condonation Response Desks (CORDs) across the region on Monday for the efficient implementation of the Republic Act (RA) 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act.“These CORDs will also… Read More
Bacolod City gears for sister city ties with Australia’s Darwin City
November 20 2023, 7:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Monday said the city government is mapping out a sister city agreement with Darwin City in Australia’s Northern Territory. “We’re in the process of our sister city agreement with Darwin. It is now with the City Council for their approval,”… Read More
DSWD-Cordillera pushes for anti-violence program in gov't agencies
November 20 2023, 6:51 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD - CAR) is pushing for the Men Opposed to Violence Against Women and their Children Everywhere (MOVE) program in all government agencies, state universities, and local government units as an… Read More
Low BSKE turnout in Negros Oriental blamed on upper class snub
November 20 2023, 6:10 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Central Visayas on Monday reported a low turnout in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental, attributed to the non-participation of voters from the A and B social classes.Lionel Marco Castillano,… Read More
Lanao Sur town gets P25-M municipal building
November 20 2023, 5:21 pm
COTABATO CITY – The sixth-class municipality of Butig in Lanao del Sur has a new two-story town hall, formally turned over by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).Butig is known as the location of Camp Bushra, one of six camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)… Read More
Negros organic producers post P2.7-M sales during 5-day festival
November 20 2023, 5:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Organic producers generated some PHP2.7 million in total sales during the 16th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival held at the Provincial Capitol grounds here on Nov. 15 to 19. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday said he considers the five-day event a success as it allowed… Read More
Shrimp, shark washed ashore no link to Mindanao quake
November 20 2023, 4:13 pm
CEBU CITY – A fishery technician of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday said the appearance of tiny shrimps and megamouth sharks along Leyte and Negros Oriental shorelines has no connection with the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck portions of Mindanao last week. Johann… Read More
Strike fails to paralyze public transport in Albay
November 20 2023, 4:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The first day of the transport strike called for by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) on Monday did not paralyze the public transport system in Albay province as two groups opted to shun the protest action. "Although we sympathize with the… Read More
2-km Christmas string lights illuminate Albay town
November 20 2023, 3:54 pm
DARAGA, Albay – A cold and drizzly night did not dampen the festive mood in Albay town as hundreds gathered together for the official lighting ceremony of the Christmas string lights at Rizal Street in Daraga on Sunday evening. Consisting of 6,700 light emitting diode (LED) bulbs, the… Read More
