Provincial
Leyte town revives environmental education drive
September 3, 2018, 1:50 pm
PALOMPON, Leyte -- The local government unit here revived its “Education for a Cause” campaign, teaching children on protecting the town’s fragile environment. The initiative, which was stopped after the 2013 super typhoon, has resumed this academic school year with classes held every… Read More
Isulan blast: Mayor suspends classes after IED explosion
September 3, 2018, 10:30 am
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – The town mayor here has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels following a bomb explosion Sunday evening inside a an Internet café."Be watchful, calm, and vigilant," Mayor Marites Pallasigue addressed town constituents over a local radio station.“As a… Read More
Army, Coast Guard speedboats damaged after Masbate port explosion
September 3, 2018, 10:20 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- Two rescue speedboats of the Philippine Army and Philippine Coast Guard were damaged when an improvised explosive device, set up by still unidentified suspects near the Coast Guard office, exploded at the Masbate City Port in Bapor Village, Masbate City, Masbate Monday morning.… Read More
MARINA probes Cebu ferry fire
September 3, 2018, 10:17 am
CEBU CITY — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is conducting an investigation on passenger ferry MV Lite Ferry 28 that caught fire on Sunday (September 2, 2018) in Cebu. Personnel of MARINA regional office 7 and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are currently assisting all 92 passengers and… Read More
1 dead, multiple people hurt as blast rocks Sultan Kudarat town anew
September 2, 2018, 9:20 pm
COTABATO CITY (2nd Update) — An explosion rocked anew the Sultan Kudarat town of Isulan Sunday evening, killing one person, a report from the Police Regional Office 12 said.Police Supt. Aldrin Gonzales. PRO-12 spokesperson, said the explosion took place around 7:28 p.m. in front of an Internet… Read More
Man nabbed in P1-M drug buy-bust in Bacolod lodging house
September 2, 2018, 6:38 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A newly-identified drug suspect was arrested in a buy-bust that yielded more than PHP1 million worth of suspected shabu at Rio Bella Pension House on Lacson Extension, Barangay Singcang-Airport, here Saturday night. Joemarie “Mario” Tapalla, 50, sold a sachet of shabu for… Read More
Cavite’s Spanish-era Camaren Bridge stays
September 2, 2018, 6:35 pm
A portion of the centuries old Camaren Bridge in General Trias, Cavite (Photo courtesy of Mark Gregor dela Cruz)GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite -- Representatives of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are set to… Read More
Batangas holds free college entrance review; backs hip-hop youth group
September 2, 2018, 5:40 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- The provincial government of Batangas and the province's Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation are jointly holding free review classes for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test, qualifying examinations of the Department of Science and Technology and the… Read More
Bago City hails boxer Ladon’s silver medal finish in Asian Games
September 2, 2018, 4:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The City of Bago in Negros Occidental hailed home-grown boxer Rogen Ladon for his silver medal finish in the just-concluded 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. Ladon, who competed in the men’s flyweight final on Saturday, lost to Jasurbek Latipov of Uzbekistan via “referee stopped… Read More
Cavite students attend lecture on illegal drugs, other vices
September 2, 2018, 3:44 pm
AMADEO, Cavite -- Students from several schools in this upland town in Cavite province were gathered for a lecture on the evils of vices like smoking, alcohol, and illegal drugs in a two-day seminar here over the weekend. The municipal government of Amadeo and the Amadeo Police Station jointly… Read More
DOH Calabarzon gets portable lab kit for outbreak monitoring
September 2, 2018, 3:14 pm
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The Department of Health (DOH) Calabarzon Regional Office is one of the recipients of portable laboratory kits for disease outbreak monitoring from the ASEAN-Canada Global Partnership Program (GPP). Aside from Calabarzon, 16 other Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance… Read More
Roxas market blast serves as reminder for vigilance: Mayor Sara
September 2, 2018, 2:55 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Saturday called for continued public vigilance, as Dabawenyos commemorated the second year since the Sept. 2, 2016 Roxas Night Market bombing here that left 17 people dead and 69 others wounded. The commemoration was held a day earlier to give families of the… Read More
Army slams Kadamay-Negros for gov’t housing site stunt
September 2, 2018, 2:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade assailed urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay)-Negros for occupying the housing site for uniformed personnel in Barangay Felisa here on August 30-31. Capt. Ruel Llanes, spokesperson of the 303rd Brigade based in… Read More
Troops overrun NPA camp in Batangas
September 2, 2018, 2:13 pm
CAMP GENERAL MATEO CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal -- Government troops overran an encampment of New People's Army (NPA) rebels following an encounter in Barangay Calumpit, Lobo, Batangas early Sunday. In a report reaching the Army’s 2nd Infantry ‘Jungle Fighter” Division (2ID) camp here, Lt. Col.… Read More
Mayor Sara lauds Cotabateños for unity in Kalivungan fest
September 2, 2018, 2:10 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato -- Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte lauded the people of this province for the successful holding of the just concluded Kalivungan Festival, calling it a symbol of unity in diversity. The mayor, who served as guest of honor during the… Read More
Higher import costs, not TRAIN, push up housing prices: Pag-IBIG chief
September 2, 2018, 1:41 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The head of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund, has brushed aside the perceived impact of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law on the cost of housing in the country. "What's pushing up with the price of construction… Read More
DOST-9 lab gets accreditation to test drinking water
September 2, 2018, 9:11 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Science and Technology 9-Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (DOST 9-RSTL) is now accredited to test drinking water. Martin Wee, DOST-9 director, on Saturday said the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) recently conferred the… Read More
DND chief commends 2ID troops’ gains in anti-insurgency ops
September 1, 2018, 7:34 pm
CAMP GEN. MATEO CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on Friday commended troops for the success of their anti-insurgency operations but at the same time reminded them to also uphold human rights. Lorenzana visited the Philippine Army’s 2nd… Read More
OPA reports more than 3MT rice harvest in Antique
September 1, 2018, 7:32 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) reported Friday an early harvest of 3,375.31 metric tons in several towns of Antique for the first cropping season. OPA Rice Report Officer Ma. Lourdes Fortaleza said the harvest was from the 58.65 hectares rice area… Read More
Gov't workers run to mark Civil Service month in Central Visayas
September 1, 2018, 6:14 pm
CEBU CITY -- More than a thousand officials and employees of different government agencies in Cebu joined the "RACE (responsive, accessible, courteous, and effective) to Serve" fun run on Saturday at the University of the Philippines Cebu Campus in Lahug here. The RACE Fun Run was spearheaded by… Read More
