Provincial
Gov’t work suspended in Ilocos Norte due to persistent rains
August 24, 2018, 4:29 pm
LAOAG CITY—Work in government offices was suspended on Friday afternoon due to inclement weather brought about by the storm-enhanced southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Although Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos is out of the province, she announced work stoppage around 3:00 p.m. The… Read More
11 nabbed, over P700K in ‘shabu’ seized in 5 NegOcc cities
August 24, 2018, 4:01 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 11 persons were arrested while more than PHP700,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) were seized in various police operations in five cities in Negros Occidental province in three days, reports of the provincial police showed. In Silay City, high-value targets Cydee… Read More
Creation of local HIV/AIDS council in Region 8 urged
August 24, 2018, 3:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has urged local government units in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) to organize local HIV and AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome) council to help monitor cases. Each local government needs the group to ensure that… Read More
NFA suspends 5 SoCot rice retailers for diversion of stocks
August 24, 2018, 3:31 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The National Food Authority (NFA) has suspended five of its accredited rice retailers in South Cotabato province for alleged diversion and hoarding of their allocated rice stocks. Agerico Baquiran, NFA-South Cotabato provincial manager, said Friday the suspension of… Read More
Classes remain suspended in Ilocos Norte due to stormy weather
August 24, 2018, 3:20 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Classes in both primary and secondary schools in Ilocos Norte province are still suspended due to the continuous rains. Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa Marcos issued the advisory early Friday as the erratic weather condition over the past three weeks has resulted in flooding in several… Read More
PRO-12 orders police chiefs to ‘level up’ drive vs. illegal drugs
August 24, 2018, 3:13 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The new director of Police Regional Office 12 (Soccsksargen) has directed local police chiefs to “level up” their performance and accomplishments in the campaign against illegal drugs or face relief.Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco issued the order to improve the region's… Read More
Duterte to send ex-NPA rebels to China to prove Sison wrong
August 24, 2018, 3:11 pm
DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he will send former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to mainland China and Hong Kong to see the kind of communist government there, compared to the one being envisioned by Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman, Jose Maria… Read More
P800K worth of firecrackers destroyed in Ormoc City
August 24, 2018, 2:43 pm
ORMOC CITY, Leyte --For more than an hour on Thursday, the sand and gravel quarry zone of San Juan village here glowed like it was New Year’s Eve, as the police explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit “blasted” two truckloads of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices worth PHP800,000… Read More
ARMM guv graduates from TESDA ‘barista’ course
August 24, 2018, 2:23 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (TESDA-ARMM) on Thursday awarded ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman a National Certificate Level II after passing the competency assessment on a “Barista” course.TESDA-ARMM conducted… Read More
12K poor ARMM residents to receive shelters
August 24, 2018, 2:20 pm
COTABATO CITY – Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) launched here Thursday a housing program that would hopefully improve the lives of 12,000 poor families across the region.At least 7,000 family-beneficiaries this year and another 5,000 in 2017 are recipients of the… Read More
Zamboanga solon lauds Diaz victory in 18th Asian Games
August 24, 2018, 11:50 am
Photo posted at the social media page of Zamboanga City Councilor Elbert Atilano shows Hidilyn Diaz paid a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte upon her return in 2016 from the Rio Olympics where she captured the silver medal in the 53-kg category weightlifting event. Seated left is her… Read More
Business name registration in Zamboanga soars
August 24, 2018, 11:48 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The joint intensified campaign of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and local government unit (LGU) has resulted in the increase in business name registration in this city.Garry Micubo, business name processor of the DTI provincial office, on Thursday said they have… Read More
Duterte junks US offer of support for AFP modernization
August 24, 2018, 11:47 am
DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on the United States' offer of new military equipment in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) modernization program.The President made this statement in response to a letter signed by three US officials--Secretary Wilbur Ross of… Read More
Be agents of change, MisOr campus journalists told
August 24, 2018, 11:40 am
MANTICAO, Misamis Oriental--Campus journalists can be agents of change by helping put important social issues in the spotlight.This was the message of Public Schools District Supervisor Roie Ubayubay to more than 2,000 student-journalists during the opening of the three-day Division Schools Press… Read More
Batangas City cops to institutionalize bike patrol project
August 24, 2018, 10:17 am
BATANGAS CITY – This city’s police force is set to re-launch and intensify its “bike patrol” project on Aug. 30 at the city’s Plaza Mabini amphitheater to maximize police visibility and avert crimes. City chief of police Supt. Sancho Celedio said Thursday that the re-launching is timed… Read More
4 more Negosyo Centers to open in Antique in September
August 24, 2018, 8:43 am
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Four Negosyo Centers (NCs) are set to open next month for a total of 15 centers established in Antique. Glen Fernando, Trade and Industry Development Specialist, in an interview on Thursday, said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique provincial… Read More
Lawyer shot dead in Bacolod City
August 23, 2018, 11:34 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- A lawyer was gunned down by unidentified motorcycle-riding men in front of his residence on the corner A.B. Parreño-Galo Streets in Barangay 20 here Thursday morning. Police identified the fatality as Rafael Atotubo, 62, who was declared dead at The Doctors’ Hospital past 11:30… Read More
BFAR, PCG nab Viet poachers in Cagayan
August 23, 2018, 10:00 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently intercepted a Vietnamese fishing vessel within Dalupiri Island in the Calayan Group of Islands in Cagayan, belated reports said on Thursday. The vessel,… Read More
DOLE provides livelihood aid to poor townsfolk in Nueva Ecija
August 23, 2018, 9:58 pm
PEÑARANDA, Nueva Ecija – Some 300 marginalized residents in this fourth class municipality of Nueva Ecija have benefited from the livelihood assistance provided by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Nueva Ecija Field Office-3 head Maylene Evangelista on Thursday said the… Read More
Prov’l board probes NHA’s P4.2-B project in Iloilo town
August 23, 2018, 9:27 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) is investigating the PHP4.2-billion housing project of the National Housing Authority (NHA) in the village of Cruz, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. The joint committees on justice, good government and human rights; on infrastructure; and on… Read More
