Provincial
Iloilo City athletes in thick of preparations for Batang Pinoy
August 21, 2018, 2:27 pm
ILOILO CITY -- City athletes competing in this year’s national finals of the Batang Pinoy to be held in Baguio City, September 15-21, are now busy with their preparations, the Iloilo City Youth and Sports Development Office head has said. “That is only the continuation of the program of the… Read More
NegOcc to get add’l 130K bags of imported rice next month
August 21, 2018, 2:23 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental is expecting the arrival of additional 130,000 bags of imported rice in September. NFA provincial manager Frisco Canoy confirmed the latest allocation on Monday afternoon, saying it is part of the 250,000 metric tons of rice… Read More
56 Puerto Princesa City cops get new rank pins
August 21, 2018, 2:18 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A mass donning of ranks and oath-taking ceremony here saw 56 personnel of the city police receiving their new rank pins on Monday. Senior Supt. Ronnie Francis Cariaga, director of the Puerto Princesa City Police Office (PPCPO), led the pinning and donning of the… Read More
Report erring government workers to us: SAP Go
August 21, 2018, 10:33 am
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has called on residents of this town and the rest of Maguindanao to report erring government workers to them and they will "do the rest."“Isumbong niyo kay Kuya Bong Go at ako na ang… Read More
PRRD in tip-top shape
August 21, 2018, 10:32 am
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao – President Rodrigo Duterte is in tip-top shape and is not sick as alleged by Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison.Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go made the assurance as he graced on Monday this… Read More
8 former NPA rebels to undergo de-radicalization process
August 21, 2018, 9:28 am
PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte-- Eight former members of the New People's Army (NPA) who voluntarily surrendered to the 16th Infantry Battalion will undergo "de-radicalization" programs to prevent them from being lured by communist ideologies again.This was according to Maj. Gen. Noel Clement,… Read More
3 Palawan towns nominated in good local governance search
August 21, 2018, 9:21 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Three Palawan towns have been nominated for final evaluation by the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) search for 2018. The three nominees for final evaluation are the southern Palawan towns of Narra,… Read More
Pangasinan State University welcomes ASEAN exchange students
August 21, 2018, 7:43 am
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Sixty-seven students from different universities within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have arrived in the province for the 28-day practice teaching and internship program in the campuses of the Pangasinan State University (PSU). PSU Director for… Read More
DOLE Bicol reminds employers of holiday pay rules
August 21, 2018, 7:41 am
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office here on Monday reminded all private sector employers in the region on the proper payment of wages for workers on a regular holiday falling on a special non-working holiday. "If the employee did not work, he or she shall… Read More
PCA releases P3.2-M perks for Bicol coco planting project
August 20, 2018, 9:33 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Bicol has disbursed the incentives of coconut farmers amounting to PHP3.2 million under the participatory coconut planting project, benefiting 890 farmers in the region. In an interview Monday, regional information officer Ed Bailon said… Read More
Baguio vies for DOH's Red Orchid Award with anti-smoking drive
August 20, 2018, 9:28 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Baguio City is hoping to get its first Red Orchid Award from the Department of Health with its strict implementation of "Smoke-Free Baguio" ordinance since May 2017. The Red Orchid Awards is the DOH’s search among government hospitals, offices, and local government units (LGUs)… Read More
669 Region 9 policemen promoted
August 20, 2018, 9:14 pm
Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director (left), on Monday leads the mass oath-taking and donning of ranks ceremony of the newly-promoted officers of PRO-9. (Photo courtesy: PRO-9 Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Six-hundred sixty-nine newly-promoted… Read More
291 Army recruits undergo training in Zamboanga del Sur
August 20, 2018, 9:06 pm
Brig. Gen. Jacinto Bareng, Army's 1st Infantry Assistant Division commander, addresses the 291 Army aspirants who took oath as military recruits on Monday in Kuta Sang-an, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. The recruits will undergo a 14-week rigid training starting Monday at the Division Training… Read More
PCG, Customs intercept P3.4-M smuggled sugar off Basilan
August 20, 2018, 9:04 pm
Laborers contracted by Bureau of Customs on Monday unload the confiscated sacks of smuggled sugar at the port of Zamboanga from M/B Fatima Shakira. Joint Coastguard and Customs operatives intercepted the contraband-loaded vessel on Sunday evening between Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan and Barangay Cawit,… Read More
Cordillera solons hurry passage of region's organic law
August 20, 2018, 8:48 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- The six congressmen from the Cordillera region are working hard to finish the report of the House Committee on Local Government on the “Cordillera Organic Law” for submission to Congress’ plenary, Baguio City Rep. Mark Go said on Monday. “We are scheduled to meet with the… Read More
DepEd provides psycho-social intervention to traumatized students
August 20, 2018, 8:46 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) regional office in Bicol provided psycho-social intervention to traumatized students, after the teacher-owner-administrator of the Bicol Central Academy (BCA) in Libmanan town in Camarines Sur burned their school bags for not complying with a… Read More
DPWH urged to preserve Ilocos Norte’s Barit Bridge
August 20, 2018, 8:30 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Heritage advocates found in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or Provincial Board on Monday as board members urged concerned authorities, particularly the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), to preserve the three-arched Spanish-era bridge in Barangay Barit, this city. In… Read More
EMB urges local execs to revisit waste management ordinances
August 20, 2018, 8:28 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Local officials and heads of Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) are expected to review existing or draft new ordinances and/or proposals for funding to enhance their locality’s environmental conditions. This, after the Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in… Read More
CSC sets ‘Government Express at the Mall’ Sept. 3-6
August 20, 2018, 8:24 pm
ILOILO CITY - - Government agencies offering frontline services will once again gather in one venue for this year’s “Government Express at the Mall” on September 3-6, which is organized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in Western Visayas. The event is one of the highlights of the 118th… Read More
Defects seen in Palawan pier expansion project
August 20, 2018, 8:06 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A PHP200-million “big ticket” pier reclamation and expansion project by the head office of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) here is already showing serious traces of cracks in its paving block. The over one-hectare project, which is surfaced with… Read More
