Provincial
La Union mitigates, cushions impact of El Niño
April 16, 2024, 7:49 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of La Union has put up a PHP3 million emergency trust fund that El Niño-affected registered farmers and fisherfolk can tap into. Dry spell-affected farmers and fisherfolk can avail of the financing upon validation of the Office of the Provincial… Read More
1.3K get P5.4-M 'crisis aid' through Bagong Pilipinas event
April 16, 2024, 7:08 pm
CEBU CITY – A total of 1,363 individuals facing crisis received PHP5.4 million during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in the southern town of Dalaguete in Cebu over the weekend, a regional social welfare official said on Tuesday. Shalaine Lucero, director of the Department of Social Welfare… Read More
Bicol LGUs urged to open more centers for drug reformists
April 16, 2024, 7:01 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Bicol (PDEA-5) on Tuesday urged all local government units (LGUs) in the region to open Balay Silangan Reformation Centers to provide a humane and compassionate way to former drug users and peddlers to completely turn their lives around.… Read More
Additional rice cropping eyed with rehab of Apayao irrigation canals
April 16, 2024, 6:54 pm
LUNA, Apayao – The rehabilitation of irrigation canals in Apayao will allow farmers to have a third cropping, increasing rice production in the province by an average of 1.8 million tons per season. Governor Elias Bulut Jr. on Tuesday said the ongoing rehabilitation involves cementing the base… Read More
Emergency employment benefits 178 from Antique’s island barangays
April 16, 2024, 6:50 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will release nearly PHP1 million as payment to 178 beneficiaries of its emergency employment program from the island barangays in the municipality of Culasi in Antique on Wednesday. DOLE-Antique Director Ma. Cecilia… Read More
Close to P80-M projects to boost water supply in Iloilo City
April 16, 2024, 6:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – Water supply is expected to get a boost from PHP80 million worth of pipelaying projects covering 5,418 linear meters in this city. Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) broke the ground for its three such projects and also inaugurated two completed projects here on Tuesday. The… Read More
DOT's Kalutong Filipino to showcase ‘heritage dishes' in Davao Region
April 16, 2024, 5:51 pm
DAVAO CITY – Heritage dishes from the Davao Region will take center stage in this year's "Buwan ng Kalutong Filipino" at the Abreeza Mall from April 19 to 21 in this city.The yearly event conducted by the Department of Tourism (DOT), together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the… Read More
Caraga poverty, subsistence rates post significant drops in 2023
April 16, 2024, 5:50 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Caraga Region’s poverty incidence among families dropped to 20.3 percent in 2023 from 31.0 percent in 2021 and 28.3 percent in 2018, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority-Region 13 (PSA-13) Tuesday.The region also recorded a significant drop in the… Read More
Guv orders continued 'aggressive' checkpoints after P13-B shabu haul
April 16, 2024, 4:39 pm
ALITAGTAG, Batangas – Governor Hermilando Mandanas has directed the provincial police here to carry on with aggressive checkpoint operations which have proven to be an effective component in the government’s fight against illegal drugs. The governor on Tuesday morning accompanied President… Read More
TF Davao seizes P3-M smuggled cigarettes in Q1
April 16, 2024, 3:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Task Force Davao (TFD) confiscated about 6,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes amounting to PHP3 million during the first quarter of 2024, an official said Tuesday.Col. Darren Comia, commander of TFD, said all the smuggled cigarettes were intercepted at the city's Sirawan… Read More
VP Sara's Hugpong expels allies in Davao Norte, Davao Oro
April 16, 2024, 2:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – The local Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) Party has expelled most of its stalwarts in Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro provinces, citing differences in "principles."In a statement late Monday night, HNP thanked Davao Del Norte Vice Governor De Carlo Uy, Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy, Davao De… Read More
Pangasinan town unaffected by El Niño
April 16, 2024, 1:59 pm
ASINGAN, Pangasinan – The municipality here is firm on keeping 70 percent of its land for agriculture, noting that it remains unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon. In an interview Monday, Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. said only 30 percent of their land areas are allocated for industrial development… Read More
Panaad Festival ‘achievement’ of Negrenses – Senator Imee
April 16, 2024, 12:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Senator Imee Marcos called the Panaad sa Negros Festival an “achievement” of the Negrenses as she highlighted the “visible and tangible developments” in Negros Occidental and this highly urbanized city in recent years. “Today’s theme, as expressed by our good governor… Read More
Pangasinan police donate P100-K to colleague with kidney transplant
April 15, 2024, 11:00 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Another good news came for a 46-year-old cop who just underwent kidney transplant. Staff Sgt. Virgilio Sanchez received PHP100,000 in cash from his fellow Pangasinan police officers to cover for his medications and other needs. The funds were pooled from a shooting… Read More
Caravan fails to paralyze public transport in Iloilo
April 15, 2024, 10:23 pm
ILOILO CITY – The transport caravan, instead of the strike by unconsolidated groups, failed to cripple transportation in Iloilo and Panay on Monday, according to the assessment of the Police Regional Police Office 6. “They could not muster a big number, and what is important is they could not… Read More
Western Visayas inflation rate accelerates to 3.1 % in March
April 15, 2024, 10:15 pm
ILOILO CITY – Consumers are encouraged to tighten their belts as the headline inflation in March accelerated to 3.1 percent, higher than the 2.7 percent in February and 2 percent in January. “The main reason was the faster movement on the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages group with… Read More
Council recommends state of calamity for Antique due to El Niño
April 15, 2024, 9:59 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) approved a resolution on Monday recommending the state of calamity in Antique due to the El Niño. Antique PDRRM Officer Broderick Train said the council made the recommendation… Read More
P866-M infra projects to benefit thousands of Albay villagers
April 15, 2024, 9:48 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Thousands of villagers in the towns of Guinobatan, Oas, Polangui, and the City of Ligao, all in Albay province, are set to benefit from PHP866 million worth of infrastructure projects set to start construction this April. Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Cabredo on Monday… Read More
NorMin's 1st bamboo innovation hub to rise in Bukidnon
April 15, 2024, 9:37 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Bukidnon province will be the site of the first Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub (BTFIH) in the Northern Mindanao Region, an official said Monday.Rubie Mae Fernandez, science specialist of the Department of Science and Technology-Northern Mindanao (DOST-10), said the… Read More
Batangas cop promoted for leading P13-B shabu bust
April 15, 2024, 9:18 pm
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial government of Batangas is set to honor the police officer who led the team that managed to seize the largest single shipment of shabu in the country's history. Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas said a recognition ceremony will be held for Capt. Luis de Luna,… Read More
