Provincial
7 BIFF killed in Army offensives in Maguindanao
August 21, 2018, 8:11 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- Seven members of the Islamic State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed during military artillery offensives on Monday and Tuesday in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao, an Army official said.Capt. Arvin John Encinas, the Army’s 6th Infantry… Read More
Ilonggos mourn death of fashion icon
August 21, 2018, 8:05 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Expressions of sympathy were extended to the family of an Ilonggo fashion designer, who succumbed to complications Monday night. Alex G. Soncio, fashion designer and owner of Alta Moda, died at the age of 56 after being in and out of the hospital for months due to chronic kidney… Read More
Gov’t to use whole nation approach in localized peace talks
August 21, 2018, 7:58 pm
MAWAB, Compostela Valley -- The government is eyeing a whole nation approach, where the security sector and government agencies support each other in peace and development initiatives to end the communist insurgency, a military official said Monday. Philippine Army Chief Maj. Gen. Rolando Bautista… Read More
Guv asks govt agencies to help solve flooding in Bulacan
August 21, 2018, 7:55 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado on Monday called on concerned government agencies, particularly the National Power Corp. (Napocor) and the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), to help address the perennial flooding in the province through the enhancement of the water… Read More
74 Zambo inmates to get free surgery
August 21, 2018, 7:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The government-run Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) has identified 74 inmates of the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) as beneficiaries of its free surgical mission this month. Dr. Joji Sese, ZCMC Department of Surgery chairperson, on Tuesday said the free surgical… Read More
Muslims in Iloilo join celebration of Eid’l Adha
August 21, 2018, 7:28 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Muslims in this city should do good things always. This was the message of Abdurrahman Macaombao, Imam of the mosque, to the members of the Muslim community in Barangay Magdalo, La Paz district, as they celebrate Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. “This Eid’l Adha will not… Read More
Dumaguete City cops receive P600K equipment
August 21, 2018, 7:25 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The Dumaguete City police has received PHP600,000 worth of equipment to be used in its anti-criminality campaign. “This is the least that we can do to help our citizens feel safe and sleep soundly at night,” Dumaguete Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo said during simple turnover… Read More
Iloilo City eyes rehab of Muslim cemetery
August 21, 2018, 7:22 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Iloilo City government will assess if the Muslim cemetery in Barangay Tabuc Suba can still be rehabilitated. “I am aware that our Muslim brothers have no burial place here,” said Mayor Jose Espinosa III on Monday. Instead, they have to go to the town of Sara in the fifth… Read More
Palawan ‘Most Dynamic Province’ in regional nutrition awards
August 21, 2018, 7:20 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The province of Palawan has been awarded as the “Most Dynamic Province on Nutrition Program Implementation in 2017” in the Mimaropa (4-B) region for the first time by the National Nutrition Council (NNC). Palawan Provincial Nutrition Action Office (PNAO) chief… Read More
PCG ends search for 8 missing persons near PH-Malaysian border
August 21, 2018, 7:17 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday announced that it ended the search for the eight missing passengers of a wooden-hulled boat that capsized on July 30 near the Philippine border with Malaysia. Capt. Joseph Coyme, Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao commander, has… Read More
2 warring Maguindanao clans sign peace pact
August 21, 2018, 7:15 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Local officials of Maguindanao brokered Tuesday a peace covenant, ending a clan war in the town of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Lawyer Bobby Katambak, legal officer of Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, said the long-standing family feud had already left several family… Read More
Cordillera school for cops adds subject on character building
August 21, 2018, 7:12 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera Administrative Region Training Center (CARTC), a state-run school for cops serving the provinces of Cordillera, has added a subject in its training curriculum to build the character of policemen and weed out hoodlums in uniform. CARTC regional training director,… Read More
NHCP exec meets mayors, priests on soon-to-start church restorations
August 21, 2018, 7:08 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY -- The multi-million-peso restoration projects of Catholic churches in the towns of Dauin and Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental are set to start soon as these have been awarded to the winning bidders. National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Director Ludovico D. Badoy… Read More
Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School celebrates ‘Feast of Sacrifice’
August 21, 2018, 6:41 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School (FTTS) slaughtered 87 cattle for distribution to the less fortunate as it marked on Tuesday the celebration of the “Feast of Sacrifice (Eid’l Adha).” FTTS school director Ismail Kullap told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) this year’s… Read More
6ID chief, Army officials visit MILF camp in Maguindanao
August 21, 2018, 6:40 pm
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- Armed with the desire to strengthen peace in Mindanao, Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commanding general of the 6th Infantry Division (ID), visited the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) main base in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Sunday. Capt. Arvin John Encinas,… Read More
Int'l humanitarian group to distribute Qurbani meat to Marawi
August 21, 2018, 6:29 pm
COTABATO CITY – In celebration of Eid’l Adha, the Islamic Relief Philippines (IRP), a faith-inspired international humanitarian and development organization, on Tuesday slaughtered some 43 cows at the Halal slaughterhouse here for distribution to conflict-affected families in Marawi City.… Read More
2 stranded pygmy killer whales released back into sea
August 21, 2018, 5:57 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- Two pygmy killer whales were returned to the sea on Saturday afternoon, a day after they were stranded in San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan, fishery officials said on Tuesday. John Henry Centeno III, fishing regulation officer of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources… Read More
Bacolod reaping rewards of cooperation among city officials: Mayor
August 21, 2018, 5:54 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- City officials, led by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, have agreed that cooperation among them has made Bacolod reap recognition from prestigious institutions, making it one of the most competitive cities in the country, and the number one highly-urbanized city (HUC) in the Visayas. “We… Read More
2K wanted persons nabbed in Western Visayas in 7 months
August 21, 2018, 4:40 pm
ILOILO CITY -- A total of 2,022 wanted persons had been arrested in Western Visayas from January to July this year. Director of the Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas), Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, said Monday that aside from their relentless campaign against illegal drugs and other forms of… Read More
BOC inspects illegal cigarette factory in Nueva Ecija
August 21, 2018, 2:43 pm
GAPAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña has warned syndicates behind the manufacturing of fake cigarettes that the long arms of the law will get them amid the order of President Rodrigo Duterte and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to intensify campaign… Read More
