Provincial
Antique eyes ‘Go Negosyo’ centers in all LGUs
April 5, 2018, 10:22 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antique is doing its best to be the first province in Western Visayas to establish “Go Negosyo” centers in all of its 18 municipalities before October this year. Wilson Alian of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique provincial office, who is in… Read More
Businesses urged to join 'Balik Eskwela Diskwento'
April 5, 2018, 10:19 pm
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Business establishment owners are invited to join this year’s “Balik Eskwela Diskwento” (Back to School Discount) by registering at the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) office in Antique. Glen Fernando of DTI Antique said Thursday no deadline has… Read More
Ilocos Norte dads want April 22 declared as Ablan Jr. Day
April 5, 2018, 9:58 pm
LAOAG CITY -- To honor a great man who devoted most of his lifetime in public service, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan have unanimously passed on Tuesday a resolution seeking for the declaration of April 22 as Roque R. Ablan Jr. Day in the province. The former Ilocos Norte Congressman of… Read More
General Trias to employ 600 students this summer
April 5, 2018, 9:05 pm
GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite – The city government will deploy some 600 students to various government and private companies for a 22-day employment this summer. This is in support to the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) and the… Read More
BPO firm to donate 50 computers to Ilocos schools
April 5, 2018, 9:04 pm
LAOAG CITY -- Business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Alorica Teleservices, Inc. has committed to donate at least 50 computers to selected schools in Ilocos Norte province. To facilitate the donation, Governor Ma. Imelda Josefa "Imee" Marcos is set to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the… Read More
Malay LGU vows all-out support to Boracay rehab
April 5, 2018, 8:25 pm
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- The Local Government Unit of Malay on Thursday assured it will be cooperative on whatever plans and programs the national government will have for Boracay. This was the reaction of the local government in a press conference here Thursday morning after President Rodrigo R.… Read More
Iloilo set to turn over P80-M regional museum next week
April 5, 2018, 7:59 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The PHP80 million regional extension museum at the old Iloilo Rehabilitation Center or is set to be turned over to the National Museum on April 11. The project to turn the old jail in Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City Proper into a museum was completed after two years of work, said… Read More
Maguindanao drug ring leader slain in anti-drug ops
April 5, 2018, 7:40 pm
TALITAY, Maguindanao –- A pre-dawn anti-drug operation here left a former village councilman dead, his wife arrested and more than PHP1 - million worth of shabu seized, an anti-narcotics official said Thursday. Director Juvenal Azurin of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency - Autonomous Region… Read More
North Mindanao ready for May polls: Comelec exec
April 5, 2018, 7:36 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Northern Mindanao is all set for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on May 14, the chief of the Commission on Election in the region (Comelec 10) said. Comelec 10 Director Renato Magbutay said they are just waiting for the poll materials to arrive from Manila… Read More
2 drug suspects in narco-list killed in SoCot raid
April 5, 2018, 7:29 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Two suspected drug suspects reportedly in President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s narco-list were killed in an alleged shootout with anti-drug operatives in Norala town in South Cotabato before dawn Thursday. Senior Supt. Nestor Salcedo, South Cotabato police director, said… Read More
DILG calls for more women bets in barangay, SK polls
April 5, 2018, 7:18 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) in this city is encouraging more women to run for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this May. Lawyer Ferdinand Panes, DILG director for Iloilo City, lamented that fewer women are occupying elective… Read More
San Fernando City embarks on infra ‘smart city’ projects
April 5, 2018, 6:59 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- San Fernando’s city government will embark on massive infrastructure projects in an effort to make a smart, green, and disaster-resilient community. Mayor Edwin Santiago on Thursday said various projects were discussed on Tuesday during the first Local… Read More
PENRO exec cites urgent need for sanitary landfill in Dumaguete
April 5, 2018, 6:54 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental -- The provincial head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Negros Oriental on Thursday stressed the need for a sanitary landfill to address the garbage problem in the provincial capital. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources… Read More
Alaminos City boosts oyster output
April 5, 2018, 6:50 pm
ALAMINOS CITY-- The city government has teamed up with Nanosys International, Inc. to boost oyster production here. Under the memorandum of agreement (MOA), which signed here Wednesday by Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste and Nanosys International President Elva Reyes, Nanosys would provide… Read More
Mayor Sara transforms local peace body to Peace 911
April 5, 2018, 6:43 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will soon launch Peace 911, a transformation of the local peace body that Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio created last year to initiate negotiations with the New People’s Army (NPA). In a press interview Thursday at the headquarters of the Davao City Police… Read More
PCA Region 8 continues watch vs ‘cocolisap’
April 5, 2018, 6:12 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Eastern Visayas continues to watch major ports in the region to prevent the entry of planting materials with coconut scale insect or “cocolisap”. PCA Regional Manager Joel Pilapil said the entire region is still free of the very damaging… Read More
NCIP starts selection process for next IP rep in Davao
April 5, 2018, 6:10 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in Davao City has started the process for the selection of the next Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. NCIP Davao City head Cristito Ingay said the next IPMR was being selected from… Read More
PCOO checks P3-B upgrade of DSWD centers nationwide
April 5, 2018, 6:06 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has vowed to help monitor the implementation of a PHP3-billion fund to upgrade the 71 centers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nationwide. PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy said this is the… Read More
Zambo health office cautions public vs summer diseases
April 5, 2018, 6:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Health Office has advised the public to be aware and cautious of summer-related illness as the season heats up. Dr. Ivy Iturralde, the City Health Office’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit head, said the six most common diseases during summer are sore eyes, sunburn,… Read More
Dasma City, 2 Cavite towns hold job fairs Friday
April 5, 2018, 5:53 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite -- Cavite's Public Employment Service Office (PESO), in partnership with its local counterparts in Dasmariǹas City and the towns of Indang and Naic, will hold jobs fair activities in their localities on April 6. Dr. Eva R. Defiesta, head of Provincial PESO on Wednesday said the… Read More
