DAVAO CITY -- Is popular Pinoy rock band Siakol headed for a breakup?It appears so when the group's guitarist, Anthony “Miniong” Cervantes, announced on Tuesday that he was quitting the band, which has become synonymous with the rock scene that dominated the country in the 1990s.Siakol was known for such hits as “Tropa,” “Bakit Pa,” “Gabay,” t…

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) - Indigenous People (IPs) at the far-flung barangay of Mahagnao in Burauen, Leyte have reasons to meet the New Year with optimism.They were part of the 50 students who were trained on Animal Production (Poultry-Chicken) NC II and Animal Production (Ruminant) NC II held at Brgy Mahagnao, Burauen, Leyte.The training whic…

BUTUAN CITY -- The continued implementation of checkpoint operations by the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) resulted in the confiscation of illegal items, including contrabands believed to be owned by the communist New People’s Army (NPA).
In a statement on Monday, PRO-13 said the Army's support in its checkpoint operation…

MANILA -- Rehabilitating a heavily polluted water body is proving to be an extremely difficult task, but the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under the leadership of Secretary Roy Cimatu is more determined than ever to win the so-called “Battle for Manila Bay.”Cimatu, who chairs the Manila Bay Task Force (MBTF), said that muc…

MANILA -- A 15.56-kilometer rail-based transit system aimed to link parts of eastern Metro Manila and the province of Rizal has moved closer to completion after it was approved by the Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) during its December 20, 2019 meeting.Dubbed as the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4), the rail-based…

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is expected to further meet its goal of improving the country’s infrastructure in 2020 and in the succeeding years, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday.Nograles issued the statement as he acknowledged that the government made “substantial gains” this year when it comes to implementi…

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 6 has released 5,900 family food packs to those affected by Typhoon Ursula in Aklan province.Luna Moscoso, DSWD-6 chief of the Disaster Response and Management Division, said in an interview Monday that the province of Aklan was placed under a state…

MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday slammed the reported death of another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait.Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Philippine government is offended over the killing of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende allegedly by her employer."The Labor Department is deeply saddened and…

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) on Monday vowed to strictly enforce the ban against illegal firefrackers and pyrotechnics during the New Year revelries. Police major Evan Viñas, Cocpo spokesperson, said they will conduct intensive monitoring to ensure that only legal pyroctechnics are used and only in designated…

CaptionODIONGAN, Romblon, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Muling pinaalalahanan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Romblon ang publiko na ipinatutupad ng ahensya ang batas na nagbabawal sa pagbibilad ng palay at iba pang agrikulturang produkto sa mga kalsada na itinuturing na national highway lalo pa umano't katatapos lang ang anihan.Ayon ka…

10 media partners of the Philippine Information Agency - Romblon were recognized on Friday, December 27, for fully supporting the programs and activities of the agency for the year 2019. (Photo Courtesy: Emmanuel Eranes)ODIONGAN, Romblon, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) - Romblon on Friday conducted a Media Engagement and …

CEBU CITY -- The province of Cebu concluded 2019 with a bullish investment program on infrastructure development aimed at addressing traffic congestion and flooding.“In the pipeline are the big-ticket projects which the Duterte administration is determined to finance to boost socio-economic development in Central Visayas and to ease our burden due…

MANILA -- The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday said it succeeded in shortening the duration of the Black Nazarene thanksgiving procession on Monday evening following the implementation of a new security scheme.“The NCRPO marked a safe and sound Black Nazarene thanksgiving procession which started at about 11:45 p.m. Monday …

MANILA -- Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said he is ready to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte's order to supervise the Philippine National Police (PNP).“The President is still searching for a permanent Chief PNP and my job is to supervise the organization on his behalf as his alter ego, being the DILG Secretary and Chairman of …

MANILA -- More productive and progressive changes are expected next year, Malacañang said on Monday.In his New Year message, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can again look forward to a better quality of life for them and an improved economy for the country under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte."We look at …

MANILA -- The number of deaths attributed to Typhoon Ursula has climbed to 50 as of Tuesday.In its 6 a.m. update, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the casualties were from Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas.Meanwhile, the number of verified injured went up to 143 from Monday's 140, wh…

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) has ordered the chiefs of the 11 police stations to strengthen security to ensure a peaceful and orderly celebration of the New Year.

Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, ZCPO director, said Monday that he will closely monitor the situation and inspect the deployment of policemen to ensure a peaceful…

MANILA -- BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), the country's first missile frigate, performed well during its second sea trials, which took place last December 15 to 18."The second sea trials (were conducted) with satisfactory results," said Philippine Navy (PN) public affairs office chief, Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, in a message to th…

ILOILO CITY – The Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) here is reminding residents that public roads should be vacated during the New Year’s Eve celebration.It has become a practice for some villages here to occupy the streets and roads to conduct New Year gatherings, said Jeck Conlu, PSTMO head, in an interview Monday.“Let u…

MANILA — Junemar Fajardo is ahead in the race for the Best Player of the Conference of the PBA Governors' Cup.As of the semifinal round, which finished last week, the San Miguel Beermen center is number one with 38.8 average statistical points (SPs) per game, even though his team failed to make it in the Final 4.While Fajardo's team did no…

MANILA – The year 2019 is one for the books for the Department of Justice which dispensed judgment over celebrated cases, a year that also saw an end, under the Duterte administration, to many glaring social injustices in the country.It also saw the judiciary turning another page in its history under another Chief Justice and new magistrates.Magui…