Provincial
SBMA pushes implementation of P10.2-B infra program
August 30, 2018, 7:20 pm
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is vigorously pursuing for the implementation of the PHP10.2 billion six-year infrastructure development program to be funded under the national government's Build-Build-Build program. SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma T. Eisma… Read More
Dagupan exec calls for scientific study to solve flooding
August 30, 2018, 6:01 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- Dagupan City Vice Mayor Brian Lim has urged private businessmen to help the city come up with a scientific study to identify the causes of and solutions to the flooding here. Lim said he has already spoken to a number of private businessmen and proposed to them that instead of… Read More
P5-M computer literacy project takes off in Dumaguete
August 30, 2018, 5:59 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- A total of 22,000 elementary and high school students stand to benefit from a computer literacy project that formally took off here following the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the city government and its partners Wednesday afternoon. Dumaguete Mayor Felipe… Read More
Gov't mulls equipment purchase for PCG
August 30, 2018, 5:55 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Thursday said the government is planning to purchase equipment for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during the state visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to Israel on September 2.Go, who was guest of honor… Read More
San Roque dam floodgates closed
August 30, 2018, 5:40 pm
SAN MANUEL, Pangasinan -- After 18 days of nonstop water release, the San Roque dam’s floodgates were finally closed on Thursday. National Power Corp. spokesperson Odette Rivero, in an interview, said the dam’s gates were closed at 8 a.m. since the water level has receded to 274.62 meters… Read More
PNPA sets deadline for cadet admission test on Sept. 24
August 30, 2018, 5:21 pm
SILANG, Cavite – Applicants have until 5 p.m. on Sept. 24 to submit their application forms to qualify for the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Cadet Admission Test slated on Oct. 28. In an advisory received Thursday, exempted to take the PNPA-CAT written examinations are Senior High… Read More
'Kambisita 2' set to identify more Marawi properties for rehab
August 30, 2018, 5:06 pm
MARAWI CITY -- The Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) said it hopes that through the second "Kambisita," the ownership of lots and buildings inside the 250-hectare "most affected areas" in the city will be identified before the actual ground rehabilitation by the end of September this year.TFBM… Read More
Antique rice harvest in August to bring prices down
August 30, 2018, 5:02 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The price of rice in the local market in the province is expected to go down with the projected harvest of some 800,000 bags of palay in the first cropping season by end August. The National Food Authority (NFA) Antique provincial office on Thursday already… Read More
2nd Iloilo agri-aqua forum eyes P100-M investment
August 30, 2018, 4:57 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The second Iloilo Agri-Aqua Investment Forum and Trade Show this November 7-9, which is organized by the Panay Organic Producers Association (POPA) in partnership with the provincial government of Iloilo, is eyeing to entice some PHP100 million investments. In a press conference… Read More
Honest security guard is most outstanding citizen of Baguio for 2018
August 30, 2018, 4:53 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- A security guard will lead this year’s Outstanding Citizens of Baguio awardees, the highlight of the 109th Baguio Charter Day celebration on Sept. 1. Guillermo Battad Cortes was nominated by the owner of a McDonald’s food chain branch within the Insular Life compound in the… Read More
Batangas City vet eyes amendment to anti-rabies ordinance
August 30, 2018, 4:47 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- The city chief veterinarian here is seeking an amendment to the the 1997 Anti-Rabies Ordinance to boost the campaign to make Batangas City rabies-free. Office of the City Veterinary and Agricultural Services (OCVAS) chief Dr. Macario Hornilla, who is also vice chairperson of the… Read More
Samar-Luzon bridge up for full-blown study: NEDA
August 30, 2018, 4:40 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The proposed 18.2-kilometer bridge connecting Samar to the main island of Luzon has been highly considered for full-blown feasibility study in the next 12 months, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has reported. NEDA Regional Director Bonifacio Uy on Friday… Read More
SAP Go lauds PNB for serving underserved areas
August 30, 2018, 4:27 pm
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go lauded the Philippine National Bank (PNB) for opening a branch in places where people do not have easy access to banks, such as this city.“It may be small but the impact to… Read More
Batangas village leaders, peace-keepers undertake gun safety training
August 30, 2018, 3:58 pm
BATANGAS CITY -- Village chiefs and “tanods” (village peace-keeping and security force) completed on Wednesday their five-day “Gun Safety Comprehensive Law Seminar and Training” at the Gulod Labac Firing Range here, which held in a bid to bring awareness on the legal aspects and… Read More
Imus City holds ‘BasuRaffle’ vs. plastic residual waste
August 30, 2018, 3:53 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) here is set to conduct its monthly raffle at Bayang Luma Tres village on Aug. 31, Friday, in a bid to control, if not to eradicate the city's plastic residual waste. Imus CENRO chief Antonio Bernan dela Cruz said… Read More
Comelec holds off-site registration in Iloilo City
August 30, 2018, 2:56 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The daily satellite registration conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Iloilo City will end September 18. After this date, unserved clients are advised to proceed to the Robinsons Place, where a registration will be held September 19 to 29, 2018. Election Officer II… Read More
Jail Officer, 3 others caught sniffing shabu in Cavite
August 30, 2018, 2:47 pm
TANZA, Cavite -- A jail officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) assigned here, his common-law wife, and two others were caught sniffing “shabu” during a police anti-drugs operation on Wednesday evening. Chief Insp. Dhefry Punzalan, Tanza police chief, identified the… Read More
Mild quake jolts parts of Ilocos Norte
August 30, 2018, 2:44 pm
LAOAG CITY -- A magnitude 2.1 earthquake was felt in some parts of the province at 11:17 a.m. Thursday, state seismologists said. With epicenter located at 11 kilometers southwest of Dumalneg in Ilocos Norte, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was… Read More
Civilian hurt in NPA ambush in Iloilo town
August 30, 2018, 2:44 pm
ILOILO CITY -- An employee of the Century Peak Energy Corporation (CPEC) was wounded when ambushed by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Igcabugao in Igbaras, Iloilo Wednesday afternoon. Colonel Benedict Arevalo, Commander of the 301st Infantry Brigade (301st IB), identified the wounded… Read More
Sarangani gets P93.6-M for river, watershed rehab
August 30, 2018, 2:39 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The national government has approved a PHP93.6 million grant for the rehabilitation and management of a major river and watershed area in Sarangani Province. Rolando Tuballes, chief of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), said Thursday the funding… Read More
