Improved peace accelerates development in Basilan
ISABELA CITY, Basilan, April 30 (PIA) -- The improved peace and security situation in Basilan has accelerated development activities in the province that paved the way for economic growth.Basilan Governor Jim Hataman Salliman, in his recent State of the Province Address (SOPA) , reported to the people of Basilan and boasted of his administration’s…
TDPC, bridging the gap between the Army and the people
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur, April 30 (PIA)-- The partnership between the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, Philippine Army and the newly-elected officers of the Tabak Defense Press Corps (TDPC) is very important in the quest for peace and development.BGen. Rolando T. Ancan, commander of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, said in his message during…
Security tightened in Lanao Norte as polls near
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Following the armed confrontation that occurred weeks before the May 13 elections, the provincial government of Lanao del Norte said it has further intensified security measures beginning on Tuesday to ensure that voters cast their ballots without fear of violence.
Provincial information officer Lyndon Calica said Tuesday th…
Provincial information officer Lyndon Calica said Tuesday th…
Man dies as fire hits house in SoCot town
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- A 43-year-old man was trapped and killed when a fire hit their house in the town proper of Norala in South Cotabato on Tuesday morning.
Fire Insp. Richard Madayag, acting chief of the Norala fire station, identified the victim as Angel "Nono" Fano, a resident of Purok Mercado Rizal in Barangay Poblacion.
Madayag sa…
Fire Insp. Richard Madayag, acting chief of the Norala fire station, identified the victim as Angel "Nono" Fano, a resident of Purok Mercado Rizal in Barangay Poblacion.
Madayag sa…
200 cops cast local absentee votes in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY – Over 200 cops in Davao Region cast votes as of 12 noon on Tuesday during the conduct of the local absentee voting at Camp Sgt. Quintin Merecido here.
Among those who cast their votes were Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 Director, Brig. General Marcelo Morales.
Police Major Jason Baria, PRO-11 spokesperson, said that out of 598 police …
Among those who cast their votes were Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 Director, Brig. General Marcelo Morales.
Police Major Jason Baria, PRO-11 spokesperson, said that out of 598 police …
MMDA unfazed by SC petition to stop provincial bus ban
MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is pushing through with the closure of bus terminals along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) despite the petition of Ako Bicol party-list at the Supreme Court to stop its implementation.“That is part of the democratic process they can file a TRO [temporary restraining order] but I h…
Police warns drug personalities of ‘bloody fight’
ILOILO CITY -- The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) warned illegal drug personalities that they will "suffer the same fate" as Leoner Jalandoon, a drug lord who was killed in an encounter with the police, if they also try to go against government operatives."They (illegal drug personalities) may suffer the same fate…
Betonio lone survivor of Davao boxing team in Palaro
DAVAO CITY – Christian Betonio proved to be the lone survivor among the Davao Eagles boxers during the first day of action in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa at the Davao City Recreation Center (Almendras Gym) here on Monday.
Betonio beat Bryan Miguel Ortiala of Region 4A in the Youth Boys flyweight (52kg). Two members of the Davao Eagles boxing team, …
Betonio beat Bryan Miguel Ortiala of Region 4A in the Youth Boys flyweight (52kg). Two members of the Davao Eagles boxing team, …
DILG doles out over P800-K to ex-rebels in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) has given more than PHP800,000 worth of financial assistance to rebel returnees in the region.Deanna Alila, Local Government Operations Officer IV of the Monitoring and Evaluation Division, said Tuesday that the DILG has provided a total of PHP600,000 fina…
Leyte province, Korean traders ink recruitment deal
TACLOBAN CITY -- The provincial government of Leyte and the Korea Medium and Small Industry Managers Association (KOMSIMA) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on hiring of workers from three towns in the province.Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said in an interview Monday that the MOU signing happened during the visit of KOMSIM…
DOLE to give tribute to thousands of workers on Labor Day
ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 30 (PIA) --The Department of Labor and Employment IX (DOLE IX) gears for the celebration of Labor Day 2019 in Zamboanga City. The highlight of the activities will be held at the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority on Wednesday (May 1).The event will kick-off with a motorcade with 5,000 employees from different comp…
AirAsia Philippines eyes Beijing route
MANILA -- As China would open a new international airport in Beijing this year, AirAsia Philippines is now eyeing to service the route, an executive told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday."We'd like to fly there, but we still need to get slots from Beijing and Manila," said Dexter Comendador, AirAsia chief executive officer…
DILG-C. Visayas to activate 24-hour hotline for May polls
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) will activate its 24-hour poll hotline, two days before the May 13 elections.Kym Albrando, Local Government Operations Officer, said Tuesday the DILG-7 will actually start receiving election-related complaints and incidents on May 4."We will activate our …
15,000 local, overseas jobs offered in Bicol Labor Day fair
LEGAZPI CITY -- At least 15,000 local and overseas vacancies await applicants in Bicol (Region 5) for the Labor Day celebration dubbed “Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan at Kasanayan (TNKK)” job and business opportunities fair on May 1.Lawyer Alvin Villamor, regional director of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here, said on Tuesday that 67 loc…
4 ‘drug pushers’ killed, 8 arrested in Bulacan buy-bust ops
CAMP GEN ALEJO S SANTOS, Bulacan --Four drug peddlers were killed and eight other drug suspects were arrested during the simultaneous operations conducted by Bulacan police on Monday and early Tuesday morning.Col. Chito G. Bersaluna, director of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office, identified the slain drug suspects as Renato Piano alias Intoy, 3…
Museo de Intramuros to open on May 2
MANILA -- The Intramuros Administration (IA) on Tuesday opened the doors of the Museo de Intramuros at the San Ignacio Church, housing the country's largest collection of ecclesiastical artifacts."This is the only state collection that is ecclesiastic in nature. This is the biggest collection in the Philippines," said Dino Carlos San…
AirAsia's RedCargo taps Oman Air to widen reach, maximize e-commerce
MANILA -- To widen its reach and maximize e-commerce in the region, AirAsia's RedCargo Logistics has signed an interline agreement with Oman's flag carrier, Oman Air. RedCargo Logistics chief executive office Pete Chareonwongsak told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday that the interline agreement was signed on April 29.Under the a…
Central Luzon cops ready for Labor Day celebration
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- Central Luzon police is ready for the celebration of Labor Day on Wednesday including the expected mass actions to be staged by labor and political organizations in the region.Brig. General Joel Napoleon Coronel, director of the Police Regional Office 3 (Central Luzon), said that a security plan has been laid out.“As in th…
ProCor chief checks on voting counting machines' security
BAGUIO CITY-- The Police Regional Office Cordillera (ProCor) chief, Brig. Gen. Israel Ephraim Dickson, visited the Commission on Elections (Comelec) hub during the Holy Week to assure that all security measures are in place for the arrival of the voting counting machines for the May 13 mid-term polls, a Comelec official said Tuesday.“There was a c…
Malacañang backs probe on influx of foreign doctors in PH
MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said that it will support Senator Richard Gordon’s call to investigate the influx of foreign doctors working in the Philippines without permits.Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo pointed out that this probe will also determine whether there is a lack of Filipino doctors in the country.“Ang daming mga doktor n…
8,000 jobs await jobseekers on Labor Day jobs fair in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, Apr. 30 (PIA) – Around 8,000 jobs will be available for job applicants during the Labor Day jobs and livelihood fairs on Wednesday, May 1 which will be held at the Tacloban Convention Center in this city.In a press briefing Monday, Regional Director Yahya Centi of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Eastern Visayas said th…
Ilocos Norte records 600K tourist arrivals during Holy Week
LAOAG CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- During the Holy Week season, over 600,000 tourists and visitors arrived north to spend their long weekend, which is up by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year of almost half million, based on the data provided by the Ilocos Norte Tourism Office (INTO).Ilocos Norte continues to become a tourism m…
Calamba forges pact for women empowerment in tourism sector
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- The city government and over 100 tourism-related establishments (TREs) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that promotes gender equality and women empowerment to create more job opportunities in the tourism sector. City Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Sports Development Department (CATSDD) head Larissa Malinao…
Ilocos Norte school integrates ‘Tingguian’ culture in curriculum
NUEVA ERA, Ilocos Norte -- To sustain “Oggayam”, the chanting tradition of the Tingguians, students in Nueva Era National High School are taught and made to recite the tradition in their classrooms. The teaching of the skills to the students here is part of the schools’ curriculum to help preserve the culture of its students, who are made up of abo…
Youth organization extends 5th year anniversary bazaar until May 2
LAOAG CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- Continuing the promotion of entrepreneurial spirit among Ilocano youth, a non-government youth organization in the province extends its anniversary bazaar until May 2.The Sirib Ilokano Association (SIKA) recently launched the said bazaar on April 26 in time for the celebration of its 5th year founding anniversary.Arou…
Mangroves planted in La Union in celebration of Earth Day
SAN FERNANDO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- La Union residents joined the Earth Day celebration by planting some 500 mangroves in one of the new tourist spots in the province.On April 26, the Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) of the provincial government of La Union, in partnership with the local government of Balaoan, led the Earth Day act…
BSP eyes April inflation between 2.7-3.5%
MANILA -- Higher domestic fuel and electricity prices are seen as upside risks to the country's April 2019 inflation, which is projected to stay between 2.7-3.5 percent.“However, these pressures may be partly offset by the continued decline in rice prices and by the peso appreciation,” the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement …
Palace leaves P710 pay hike petition to wage boards
MANILA -- It is up to the wage boards to decide whether they will act on petitions to increase the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in Metro Manila and other regions, Malacañang said on Tuesday.Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) sought for a PHP710…
Severe thunderstorm in Pangasinan not due to solar halo: PAGASA
ROSALES, Pangasinan -- A severe thunderstorm accompanied by hailstorm was experienced in some parts of this town on Monday, which is a normal weather system this month and not related to the solar halo seen all over the province, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Jose Estrada Jr., PAGASA…
Victims of NPA urged to come forward
MANILA -- As the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vows to make change happen, the military is encouraging Filipinos who have fallen prey to harassments and deceptive schemes of the New People’s Army’s (NPA) to seek justice.In a social media post, the Philippine Army laid out the legal process of claiming justice through the help of the author…
Comelec probing 'police inspection' of VCMs in Baguio
MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now investigating the supposed inspection of vote counting machine (VCMs) and other election paraphernalia by a policeman at the poll body's warehouse in Baguio City last week.In a press briefing, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said he has started asking local poll body personnel about the…
PHO Sarangani: Zero deaths with ZOD is possible
ALABEL, Sarangani, Apr. 30-- “We are now about 80 percent,” Provincial Health Officer Dr. Arvin Alejandro said, as he gave an update on the province’s implementation on Zero Open Defecation (ZOD). Already “a total of 72 out of 141 barangays are declared as ZOD in Sarangani before the end of 2018. And additional four more were validated this Januar…
GenTri to inspect vital infra after 6.1 magnitude quake
GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite – The city government directed on Tuesday its engineering, fire and general services offices (GSO) to immediately inspect all private and public buildings, including vital infrastructure projects under its jurisdiction after the 6.1 quake that jolted Luzon last April 22.In an interview, city Business Permit and Licensing…
NGCP issues ‘yellow alert’ for Luzon grid
LAOAG CITY -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is advising consumers to conserve energy after it declared a ‘yellow alert’ status for the Luzon grid on Tuesday. In a statement, NGCP said the yellow alert is up because of thin power reserves brought about by the unexpected shutdown of some power plants. A yellow alert notice me…
PNB to acquire bank to boost consumer finance biz
MANILA – The Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) targets to acquire a bank to further strengthen its consumer finance.In a briefing Tuesday, PNB president and chief executive officer Jose Arnulfo Veloso said they are on the lookout for a bank that “can bring PNB to the next level”, noting that this is the trend among other financial institution…
Calabarzon medical workers train on proper injection of insulin
MANILA -- As the cheapest and fastest means to keep blood glucose level normal, the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development (CHD) in Region IV-A (Calabarzon) conducted training on diabetes management using insulin among doctors and nurses in the region.In an interview Tuesday, Dr. Marilou R. Espiritu, DOH-Calabarzon Medical Office…
SC asked to stop Meralco 'bill deposit' collection
MANILA -- A petition before the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday seeks to stop publicly-listed Manila Electric Company (Meralco) from imposing and collecting bill deposit from its customers, which have reached PHP29 billion as of last year.In its 36-page petition, the petitioners said the imposition of bill deposit by Meralco, being a public utility, is…
Officials urge Kidapawan residents to remain alert during earthquakes
COTABATO CITY – Local officials in Kidapawan City have called on residents to remain alert and always perform the “Duck, Cover and Hold” procedure during an earthquake.
The appeal was separately made Monday by Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista and Vice Mayor Bernardo Piñol Jr. following tremors that hit Central Luzon last week.
Evangelista said r…
The appeal was separately made Monday by Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista and Vice Mayor Bernardo Piñol Jr. following tremors that hit Central Luzon last week.
Evangelista said r…
Hiligaynon News: Profiling sang WV GIDA barangays magasugod sa Mayo
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Abril 30 (PIA) - -Pagapangunahan sang Department of Health ang profiling sang Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) sa Western Visasyas sumugod sini nga Mayo.Ang GIDA mga komunidad nga may vulnerable population physically kag socio-economically nga separado gikan sa mainstream.Suno kay Kristine Solas, GIDA/IP F…
Duterte-backed senatorial bets dominate April survey
MANILA -- Senatorial candidates endorsed by President Rodrigo Duterte himself dominated the latest Pulse Asia Survey conducted just a month before the May 13 mid-term elections.The survey, conducted from April 10 to 14 this year, showed that there were eight administration-backed bets included in the so-called winning circle or top 14 candidates w…
Profiling of WV GIDA barangays starts in May
ILOILO CITY, April 30 (PIA) - -The Department of Health (DOH) is spearheading a profiling of Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) in Western Visayas starting this May.GIDA are communities with vulnerable population physically and socio-economically separated from the mainstream.Kristine Solas, GIDA/IP Focal Person of DOH 6, said …
FRs’ halfway house rising in Sarangani
ALABEL, Sarangani, Apr. 30 - The construction of a halfway house in Alabel for former New People’s Army rebels (FRs) has started. This facility is where FRs were to be accommodated while still on the process of reintegration to mainstream society. The Provincial Local Government Unit of Sarangani (PLGU Sarangani) awarded financial assistance to 12…
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