Provincial
81 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings released in Surigao City
April 17, 2024, 7:55 pm
BUTUAN CITY – Environmental officials released 81 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings released into the sea in Surigao City on Wednesday morning.The hatchlings were the offspring of an Olive Ridley turtle found nesting in Banahao Beach in Barangay Sabang last Feb. 23."Last night (April 16), 81… Read More
DSWD ramps up effort to aid El Niño-hit Occidental Mindoro farmers
April 17, 2024, 7:52 pm
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here summoned for verification local rice farmers who are seeking government financial assistance to support them recover from the destruction of this season’s crops due to El Niño. A total of 943 rice… Read More
Cebu City pushes for ramp project connecting to CCLEx
April 17, 2024, 7:28 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama is pushing for the construction of a ramp that will connect the three interior villages in this capital city to the Cebu-Cordova Link Express (CCLEX), an official said on Wednesday. Architect Yumi Espina, head of the Cebu City Planning and Development Office, said… Read More
Hearing-impaired, special needs persons obtain IT design certificates
April 17, 2024, 6:53 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Four hearing-impaired learners and two persons with special needs are the pioneer graduates of the animation and graphic design training courses of the provincial government’s Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC). Vocational school administrator… Read More
BOI upbeat about Northern Samar's investment potential
April 17, 2024, 6:53 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Board of Investments (BOI) is upbeat about making Northern Samar province as a destination for strategic investments in the Visayas, a key official said on Wednesday. In a press briefing here, BOI Director Ernesto Delos Reyes Jr. said Northern Samar is very close to Luzon and… Read More
‘Tiringbanay’ fest gives importance to Antique farmers, fisherfolk
April 17, 2024, 6:51 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The “Tiringbanay” (Coming Together) Festival of this capital town of Antique is a venue to give importance to farmers and fisherfolk. San Jose de Buenavista Mayor Elmer Untaran said on Wednesday that this year’s festival set on April 19 to May 1,… Read More
Apayao task force wins back land used as public cemetery
April 17, 2024, 6:35 pm
LUNA, Apayao – A task force looking into questionable land title activities has scored a victory after the cancellation of a Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) of an individual for land being used as a public cemetery. “We have solved one problem where a public cemetery in the municipality of… Read More
Pangasinan island village gets solar-powered water system
April 17, 2024, 6:23 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A PHP9.8 million worth solar-powered water system has been benefiting residents of Barangay Cabalitian Sual town, Pangasinan. It has a solar-powered desalination water system and a polyethylene water tank reservoir aimed at enhancing water accessibility and sustainability… Read More
Over 2K farmers, coops in Camarines Sur get P75-M aid from DA
April 17, 2024, 6:13 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – More than 2,000 farmers, cooperatives and associations, and two local government units (LGUs) in Camarines Sur have received PHP75 million worth of assistance from the government through the Department of Agriculture. On Wednesday, Lovella Guarin, DA-Bicol spokesperson, said the… Read More
Over 11K to join Iloilo City’s advocacy run vs. illegal drugs
April 17, 2024, 5:59 pm
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo City seeks to raise awareness against illegal drugs with around 11,400 stakeholders joining the Buhay Ingatan Druga’y Ayawan (BIDA) RISE and Run advocacy run covering the over five-kilometer stretch of the city road on April 20. “This program is the advocacy of the LGU… Read More
DHSUD to help build 3K houses in Tabuk, Kalinga
April 17, 2024, 5:29 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government of Tabuk is set to start the construction of at least 2,000 condominium-style housing units with the help of the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) as it prepares for the possibility of becoming a regional center. “I am about to… Read More
P2.3-M citation tickets issued vs. violators in 1 week
April 17, 2024, 5:20 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has issued PHP2.3 million worth of citation tickets and temporary operators permit (TOP) against motorcycle violators from April 7 to 13.In an interview Wednesday, DCPO Director Col. Richard Bad-ang said he instructed the DCPO’s Traffic… Read More
8 Antique LGUs recipients of P41-M multipurpose halls
April 17, 2024, 4:33 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Eight local government units in Antique are recipients of multipurpose halls with costs totaling PHP41 million funded by the national government and facilitated by the Uswag Ilonggo Partylist. Partylist Representative James Ang, who led the inauguration of the… Read More
Iloilo eyes tents as temporary classrooms
April 17, 2024, 3:30 pm
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government is studying the possibility of using tents as catch-up classrooms while the construction of permanent structures is ongoing. “(The strategy is) to have a facility that can help us catch up soon while we are constructing classrooms,” Governor… Read More
Northern part of Bacolod City gets additional water supply
April 17, 2024, 3:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Households in the northern part of this city experiencing water shortage are benefiting from an additional 2 million liters of water per day (MLD) from the newly developed water source of private firm PrimeWater Infrastructure, Inc., the joint venture agreement (JVA) partner of… Read More
Drought destroys over P173-M rice, corn crops in Negros Occidental
April 17, 2024, 3:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Drought has dried up some 3,241 hectares of rice and corn fields in 24 local government units (LGUs) across Negros Occidental, latest data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed. As of Wednesday, affected are 4,431 farmers in 167 barangays with reported… Read More
State of calamity declared in S. Cotabato town due to dry spell
April 17, 2024, 3:02 pm
KORONADAL CITY – Officials of South Cotabato's town of Surallah placed their area under a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon that heavily affected the agriculture sector, damaging over PHP71 million worth of crops.Surallah Mayor Pedro Matinong Jr. said in an interview Wednesday… Read More
E. Visayas promotes musical heritage through chorale competition
April 17, 2024, 3:02 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – A chorale competition featuring Visayan songs is seen to promote the musical heritage of Eastern Visayas, the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here said. Kent Reymark Tocayon, the event’s creative specialist from the DOT, said the Kanta Binisaya (Visayan singing) is… Read More
Over 7K households in E. Visayas leave 4Ps in Q1
April 17, 2024, 12:42 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 7,491 households in Eastern Visayas have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the first quarter of the year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here reported on Wednesday. DSWD Eastern Visayas regional… Read More
Steady water supply for resettled villagers in San Mateo town assured
April 16, 2024, 8:57 pm
ANTIPOLO CITY – The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) of San Mateo town in the province of Rizal has assured that a resettlement area in Barangay Silangan has access to clean water through several artesian wells despite the declining amount of water left flowing from a… Read More
