Provincial
76 C. Visayas villages cleared from illegal drugs
April 12, 2024, 7:56 pm
CEBU CITY – An additional 76 villages in Central Visayas have been declared drug-cleared as of Friday, bringing to 1,744 or over half of the 3,003 barangays the total number that were cleared from illegal drugs, an anti-narcotics agency official said. Of the 76 barangays, 36 are from Cebu… Read More
Army chief bats for more 'substantive' ROTC program
April 12, 2024, 7:39 pm
TANAY, Rizal – The Philippine Army (PA) leadership is exploring possible areas of improvement in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program ahead of its proposed reinstitution as a compulsory course for college students. In an interview on Friday, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido, commanding… Read More
Over P2.9-M shabu seized in Iloilo City drug sting
April 12, 2024, 7:35 pm
ILOILO CITY – Anti-drug operatives arrested a 49-year-old suspect considered a high-value individual after he was caught for the third time selling shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Caingin in this city’s La Paz district on Friday. Recovered from the suspect's possession was 430… Read More
CDO State U mulls onsite class suspension due to heat
April 12, 2024, 7:28 pm Updated on April 12, 2024, 7:30 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The state-run University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) is the first school in Northern Mindanao to issue an advisory on suspending work and classes amid the rising heat index. In a statement Friday, the USTP's Incident Management Team (IMT) issued… Read More
29 ex-rebels, residents in Caraga get financial aid from gov’t
April 12, 2024, 6:38 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Twenty-nine former combatants of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) were provided with needed intervention from the government in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, on Thursday. In a statement Friday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13)… Read More
Iloilo fetes best food security, tourism garden program implementers
April 12, 2024, 6:08 pm
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government on Friday awarded the best implementers of the MoRProGRes (Movement for a Robust Garden, Progressive and Globally competitive and Resilient Province of Iloilo) Gardens program, the brainchild of Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. aimed at creating… Read More
Davao Region inflation for March remains at 4.8%
April 12, 2024, 5:37 pm
DAVAO CITY – The year-on-year headline inflation of Davao Region remained at 4.8 percent in March this year, just like in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Davao Region (PSA-11) said Friday. In March 2023, the region’s inflation was at a much higher 9.0 percent, the… Read More
PRO-12 arrests 71 wanted persons, seizes P1.5-M shabu in SACLEO
April 12, 2024, 2:59 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Seventy-one wanted persons with warrants of arrest issued by various local courts were arrested during the daylong Simultaneous Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) in the Soccsksargen Region on Thursday. “It was a resounding success,” said Brig. Gen. Percival Augustus… Read More
Duterte denies 'gentleman’s agreement' between PH, China on WPS
April 12, 2024, 1:00 pm Updated on April 12, 2024, 1:19 pm
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte has denied the “gentleman’s agreement” between the Philippines and China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during his term. In a late-night press briefing Thursday, he said that having a “gentleman’s agreement” is not a practice of the… Read More
Imee urges LGUs to help farmers enlist with RSBSA
April 12, 2024, 11:07 am
ILOILO CITY – Senator Imee Marcos said local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo need to help their farmers enlist with the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), so they get their “rightful share” from the assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA),… Read More
Iloilo City implements selective immunization vs. spread of pertussis
April 11, 2024, 10:24 pm
ILOILO CITY – The city health office (CHO) has vaccinated 1,200 children here as the outbreak response immunization (ORI) continues to stop the possible spread of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. “Currently, we conduct selective immunization because of the scarcity of vaccines. We… Read More
LGUs urged to open electronic biz one-stop shops to boost economy
April 11, 2024, 9:47 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is encouraging all local government units (LGUs) in the Bicol region to open an electronic business one-stop shop (eBOSS), not just to comply with the law but mainly to boost their local economy. ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez said Thursday such a… Read More
DA-Cordillera reports P444.94-M agri damage due to El Niño
April 11, 2024, 9:30 pm
BAGUIO CITY – About PHP444.94 million worth of agricultural damage has been recorded in the Cordillera region as of March 22 due to the dry spell, a report from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed on Thursday. DA-Cordillera Director Jennilyn Dawayan, in a report,… Read More
Reduction in Manila Water's allocation deferred amid good supply
April 11, 2024, 9:29 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – The reduction of Manila Water’s allocation by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), which was originally scheduled on April 16, is being put off until May 1 amid better-than-expected water supply in reservoirs despite the El Niño dry spell. Raymond Maymay, corporate… Read More
UST opens campus in General Santos City
April 11, 2024, 9:08 pm
MANILA – The University of Santo Tomas (UST), whose main campus is located here, on Thursday formally inaugurated its 82-hectare General Santos City campus, representing a major expansion for the school whose history spans over four centuries. In his speech, UST Rector Fr. Richard Ang, O.P.,… Read More
P1.3-M shabu seized from lady drug peddler in Gen. Santos City
April 11, 2024, 8:38 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Police authorities in General Santos City arrested a suspected female drug peddler and seized from her more than PHP1.3 million worth of “shabu,” an official said Thursday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Percival Augustus Placer, regional police director for the Soccsksargen… Read More
PNP-AFP-PCG cooperation pact to step up nat'l security efforts
April 11, 2024, 8:25 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A legal framework has been established to pave the way for enhanced collaboration between the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in this province on matters related to national security and crime… Read More
DA gives P2.9-M farm tractor, introduces hydroponics in Bukidnon
April 11, 2024, 7:50 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) extended a PHP2.9 million farm tractor and introduced hydroponics agriculture to farmers in Bukidnon province. During a ceremony on Thursday, the DA-10 turned over the farm tractor to the Palabucan Farmers… Read More
Cost of drought toll on Albay, Masbate agriculture now at P171M
April 11, 2024, 6:54 pm
SORSOGON CITY – Damage to agriculture directly attributed to the El Niño phenomenon has now amounted to at least PHP171 million in only two provinces in Bicol, an official of the regional Department of Agriculture (DA) office said Thursday. The province of Masbate incurred the biggest losses so… Read More
Support of Army’s partners leads to arrest of top NPA leader
April 11, 2024, 6:49 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Army has welcomed the recent arrest in Consolacion, Cebu of the second-highest leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas, who orchestrated several terrorist activities in Samar Island. Maj. Gen. Camilo Ligayo lauded the arrest of Romulo Micabalo,… Read More
