CAMIGUIN, Aug. 27 (PIA)--To present salient features of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Memorandum Circular on 2018 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Audit, DILG Camiguin conducted a provincial roll-out orientation, gearing up monitoring of its functionality. This is due to the changes of the modes of verifica…

CAMIGUIN, Aug. 27 (PIA)--To enhance the awareness of CSOs on the importance of civil society participation and increase their capacity to effectively engage in local governance, and, at the same time, the requirements for accreditation, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Camiguin in partnership with the Provincial Governmen…

LANAO DEL NORTE, Aug. 20 (PIA)--Ayon kay Police Major Rodolfo M. Dongiapon, hepe ng Tubod Municipal Station, malaking karangalan ang maging pioneering sa National Police Clearance sa Lanao del Norte.Dahil dito, mas mabilis ang pagkuha ng clearance dahil computerized at online na ang application.Sa pagkuha ng national police clearance kailangan lan…

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, August 30 (PIA)—Gideklara sa Malacañang ang Lunes, Septyembre 2,  isip “special non-working holiday” sa Bukidnon alang sa kasaulogan sa ika-105 nga anibersaryo sa pagkamugna isip probinsya kon “105th founding anniversary.”Pinaagi sa ‘Proclamation No. 799’ nga pinirmahan ni Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea niadto…

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, August 30 (PIA) — Malacañang has declared September 2 of this year as a special non-working day in Bukidnon.This is in commemoration of the province’s 105th founding anniversary.Proclamation No. 799, signed last August 28 by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, by authority of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, proclaim…

LALA, Lanao del Norte, Aug. 27 (PIA)-- In celebration of International Humanitarian Law this month, the Philippine Red Cross Lanao del Norte Chapter held a poster making contest at Jurassic Eco Park, Maranding, Lala, here.With the theme, "Protecting the Defenseless In Times of Armed Conflict," the activity aims to promote awareness in th…

DAVAO CITY--The fate of the suspended 55 Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc. (STICLCI) tribal schools will be known before the end of September, an official of the Department of Education in Region 11 (DepEd 11) said Friday.

Jenielito Atillo, DepEd-11 spokesperson, said the agency's fact-finding team recently concluded…

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, August 23 (PIA)—Philippine Army’s 403rd Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Edgardo De Leon has called on the rights group ‘Karapatan’ to investigate the reported extra-judicial killings (EJK) and violence of the New People’s Army (NPA) that inflicted agony to members of indigenous peoples and civil society.On 22 August 2019, s…

MANILA -- A low-pressure area (LPA) is expected to bring scattered light to moderate, to at times, heavy rains over Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, and northern Aurora on Saturday.The LPA was estimated to be at 485 km. east of Aparri, Cagayan based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) report relea…

LANAO DEL NORTE, Aug. 20 (PIA)--Sa pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa probinsiya, pinalaganap sa lahat na maging alerto sa mabilis na pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa iba’t ibang munisipalidad ng probinsya.
Batay sa isinumiting report ng Provincial Health Office simula Enero hanggang Agosto ng taon, may naitalang 2,066 dengue cases at 15 katao na ang namama…

ILIGAN CITY, August 23 (PIA) - "If you are unable to uplift yourself in emergency situations and you need the government’s support, wherever you may be, I will go to you and help you," said Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go to the fire-affected families in the municipality of Initao, Misamis Oriental.Humbly called and prefers to be …

COTABATO CITY -- More than 1,000 families have benefited from a joint medical and dental mission spearheaded by the local government of Shariff Saydona Mustapha (SSM), Maguindanao on Friday.Among the partners of the SSM municipal government in the undertaking were the provincial health office, military, and the office of Senator Nancy Binay.Mayor …

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 29 (PIA)- The 19th Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Dabaw (City Council) unanimously passed and approved a resolution ordinance putting four barangays under a state of calamity due to the flood last night and provided an amount of P50-Million for food and non-food assistance.These are the barangays of Talomo Proper, Tugbok, Los Amigo an…

COTABATO CITY -- Officials of Kidapawan City in North Cotabato province have placed the entire locality under a state of calamity on Friday because of the continuing rise in the incidence of dengue.This makes Kidapawan the fifth local government unit in Mindanao to declare such a status due to dengue fever.Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista said t…

BULAKAN, Bulacan -- Governor Daniel Fernando on Friday called on Bulakenyos to continue reliving the legacy of Bulakenyo hero, Gat. Marcelo H. Del Pilar.Fernando made the call during the commemoration of Del Pilar’s 169th birth anniversary at the Del Pilar Shrine in Barangay San Nicolas here.The governor led thousands of Bulakenyos to pay tribute …

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MANILA -- Baguio successfully defended its crown in the Batang Pinoy National Finals overall championship in Puerto Princesa City after snaring a total of 27 gold medals as of 3 p.m. of the final competition day on Friday.Baguio, known as the mixed martial arts hotbed of the Philippines, scored 14 golds in wushu and 10 more in muay thai to spark t…

KORONADAL CITY -- One cited “party decision”; the other said he could not challenge a good leader.Two aspirants for South Cotabato province’s first legislative district seat in the October 26 special elections withdrew from the race on Friday.Incumbent Polomolok town councilor Leo Cordova and former Tampakan councilor Richard Ross Barroso filed th…

MANILA -- As the Philippines joins the rest of the world in observing the International Day of the Disappeared, a ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) lambasted the communist group for the senseless purges they have committed against their own ranks in the 1980s and contributed heavily to th…

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- The chief of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) here honored two soldiers injured in a recent explosion of an improvised bomb in Maguindanao.

During a brief visit inside the camp infirmary here Thursday, Major Gen. Diosdado Carreon, 6ID commander and head of Joint Task Force Central, pinned Wounded Personnel Medals…

MANILA — Vehicles passing through Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) increased by 5.75 percent, or an average of 405,882, for the first eight months this year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported on Friday.MMDA Spokesperson Asst. Sec. Celine Pialago, in a report sent to the media, said this is an additional 22,054 vehicl…

ALABEL, Sarangani, Aug. 30 – Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon projected the next three years would fuel Sarangani Province with the “super momentum” he kept pressing on with his Capitol department heads to fast track programs and projects. “Infrastructure and environment” were among those that Solon identified as his top priorities which he also me…

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, August 30 (PIA) – Good news to science and technology enthusiasts. An information kiosk bearing thousands of science and technology resources in digital format will be made available in six public schools in Los Baños, Laguna.

Known as STARBOOKS, or Science and Technology Academic and Research Based Openly Operated Kiosks, th…

TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, August 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry’s Kapatid Mentor Me (KMME) recently launched the Money and Market Encounter (MME) at the Tagaytay Country Hotel aiming to be at par (MSMEs) with competition in the global market

Graduates of the DTI’s KMME from the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezo…

LOS BAŇOS, Laguna -- An official of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday said technology and research are vital in the country’s integrated development plan to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals under the United Nations' Agenda 2030.NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon, a speaker during Thursday’s opening of t…

MANILA -- Scattered rain showers in most of Luzon will prevail Friday due to the southwest monsoon (habagat).The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 4 a.m. weather forecast that the affected areas include Metro Manila, the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Re…

MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) will be more capable of securing the country's vast waters and deal with intruding foreign vessels once additional assets are acquired to beef up its inventory.Navy flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad made this statement when asked to comment on reports that the Philippines' capability to…

MANILA -- A panel of state prosecutors hearing the sedition and other cases arising from the revelations of whistleblower Peter Joemel Advincula, in connection with a plot to destabilize the Duterte administration before the last elections, turned down on Thursday the motions to dismiss filed by the respondents in the case.In an order, the Departm…

LOS BAŇOS, Laguna – The Los Baños Science Community Foundation Inc. (LBSCFI) is promoting science tourism in this town, dubbed as “Special Nature and Science City”, which is the first in the country.Dr. Roberto Cereno, chair of the LBSCFI Committee on Science Tourism, said the foundation forged partnerships with the Department of Science and Techn…

BEIJING – President Rodrigo R. Duterte bagged six deals with China during his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping here Thursday evening.The documents signed between the Philippines and China include two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) – one on Higher Education Cooperation between the Commission on Higher Education and Ministry o…

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Aug. 30 (PIA) – Returning seafarers and their families with business inclination can become entrepreneurs and win P500,000.00 in the 2019 Business Plan Competition of the National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO) in partnership with the  Integrated Seafarers of the Philippines (ISP).The project dubbed as ‘‘From Seafar…

INQUIRER – 1,914 heinous crime convicts freed since 2014PHILIPPINE STAR – ‘4 Chinese drug lords released since June’MANILA BULLETIN – PH, China sign six agreementsDAILY TRIBUNE – Sea friction bridgedMANILA TIMES – Sell imported rice, DA orders NFAMANILA STANDARD – Navy gets tough on ship intrusionsMALAYA – 4 Chinese drug lords freed for good behav…

MANILA – A traffic enforcer of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was stabbed on Thursday when he tried to stop a fleeing snatcher in front of a coffee shop along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard.The incident report sent by MMDA Spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago to the media showed that Traffic Constable III Randy D…

LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Agosto 29 (PIA) -- Kasabay sa selebrasyon ng ika-118th Police Service Anniversary ng Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga, pinarangalan ang mga natatanging police stations sa rehiyon dahil sa kanilang mga matagumpay na operasyon at kampanya sa ibat-ibang komunidad.Sa nasabing selebrasyon na dinaluhan ni Lieutenant General Arc…

CAMIGUIN, Aug. 20 (PIA)--Aron sa pag-institusyonal ug usa ka nationwide nga forum nga gahatag ug kinabuhi ug bili sa konstitusyonal nga mandato sa lokal nga awtonomiya ug decentralizaiton sa gahum, ug pagdayag sa nagkalain-laing hilisgutan sa legislasyon, ang Philippine Councilor's League (PCL) sa Camiguin nipili sa ilang bag-ong mga federatio…

LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Agosto 29 (PIA) - Matapos ang puspusang pagbuo ng action plans ng bawat cluster sa ilalim ng Regional Task Force To End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) sa lungsod ng Butuan, plinansta na ito at handa ng ipresenta sa gaganaping joint Regional Development Council (RDC) at Regional Peace And Order Council (RPOC) meeting …

CAMIGUIN, Aug. 20 (PIA)--To institutionalize a nationwide forum that gives life and meaning to the constitutional mandate of local autonomy and decentralization of powers and ventilate matters involving legislation, the Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL) of Camiguin elected their new set of federation officers at Villa Paraiso, Resort and Apartel…

ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Aug. 28 (PIA) -- The Capiz provincial government has created a task force that will enforce control measures to prevent the entry and spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the province.The Capiz Provincial African Swine Fever Task Force (CPASFTF) was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 008, series of 2019 issued by Governo…

DUMAGUETE CITY, Agosto 19 (PIA)—Mopaambit og mga bansaybansay ang buhatan sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa Negros Oriental ilabi na sa livelihood training sa “cloth weaving” alang sa katawhan'g may kabilinggan sa panglawas kon "Persons with Disabilities"(PWDs).Matud ni DTI Provincial Director NImfa Virtucio kini nga kalih…

MANILA -- The Philippine Navy's (PN) second missile frigate, the BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), will be formally launched in the first week of September."Our second frigate will be launched (in the) first week of September. By that time, the first frigate (BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) will be finished (fitting its equipment)," said Navy flag-…

TAGBILARAN CITY, August 20 (PIA)--Mimandu ang Kagamhanang Probinsiyal sa Bohol sa temporaryong pagpugong sa pagpasulod og mga baboy ug ubang produktong gikan sa karne sa baboy apil ang pagpabiyahe sa mga buhi nga baboy pasulod sa lalawigan agi og  pag-amping sa industriya sa lokal nga baboyan gikan sa sakit nga African Swine Fever (ASF).Si Gob. Ar…

TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- Gipagawas na sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga petsa sa mga kalihukan alang sa 2020 Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Kini bisan pag may mga balaodnon nga i-oktaba ang nahisgotang piniliay.Base sa Resolution Number 10573 sa Comelec, magsugod sa Marso 12 hangtod Marso 19, 2020 ang pagduso …

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will watch the upcoming Gilas Pilipinas game in the FIBA World Cup hoping that his prediction that the Philippine team would lose would be wrong, Malacañang said.Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo explained that Duterte’s earlier statement about Gilas losing to Italy was meant to “inspire” them to prove h…

MANILA -- Marikina City is now free from illegal settlers after 9,000 families were assured of security of land tenure through the help of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC).“Because of the relentless efforts of the local government that the city is now free from illegal settlers. Matatas ko pong masasabi na wala na kaming illegal settl…