TACLOBAN CITY – At least 144 automated counting machines (ACM) have been deployed in all cities and towns in Eastern Visayas to help voters familiarize themselves with the voting process ahead of next year’s midterm elections. During the demonstration’s kick-off on Monday, Comelec Assistant Regional Director Corazon Montallana said the roadshow, which aims to reach as…
DUMAGUETE CITY – Government workers of this capital city and the provincial government of Negros Oriental were the first to try out the automated counting machines (ACM) during the start of the Commission on Elections or Comelec’s roadshow and demonstration on Monday. Lawyer Ian Macaraya, Dumaguete City election officer, told the Philippine News Agency that they…
CEBU CITY – The chief of the Visayas Command on Monday pinned an achievement medal to a K9 dog who played a major role in a series of encounters and led soldiers in discovering the corpse of a member of the New People’s Army and a firearm. Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg, Viscom chief, conferred the Military…
LAOAG CITY – Tobacco farmers here received Monday agricultural inputs to help boost production and encourage others to take part in the city government’s bid to increase to 20 hectares the area being planted with Virginia tobacco this year. Among those distributed are water pumps, irrigation hoses, shedder machines, and hand tractors. Mayor Michael Keon said…
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte is partnering with Australia’s Griffith University for a five-year USD3.5 million worth of project meant to improve productivity and sustainability of rice and garlic-based cropping systems in the Philippines through soil health management. Arnold Pascua, senior agriculturist of the provincial government, told the Philippine News Agency Monday that Ilocos Norte is…
DUMAGUETE CITY – Consumers in Negros Oriental now have a wider selection of Christmas hams and other pork by-products for the holidays following the easing of restrictions related to the African swine fever (ASF). Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer for the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in the province, announced on Monday that suppliers can now…
The Sandiganbayan has upheld its earlier ruling clearing Senator Jinggoy Estrada of charges in connection with the alleged misuse of PHP183 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocations. In an eight-page ruling dated Nov. 27, the anti-graft court turned down the motion for reconsideration filed by the prosecution seeking to reinstate Estrada’s conviction on…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) has helped over 137,654 beneficiaries from 310 localities across the country for this year alone. In a message delivered by Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Undersecretary Diana Rose Cajipe at…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday called on legislators to work anew on institutionalizing the availability of half-cup rice options in food establishments to address wastage. This came after the 340,000 metric tons (MT) of milled rice wastage reported from 2018 to 2019, dropped to 255,000 MT as of November, according to data from…
The camp of Apollo Quiboloy is no longer keen on pursuing the transfer of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader from the Pasig City Jail to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial facility in Camp Crame. In an interview on Monday, lawyer Israelito Torreon conceded that their chances of securing a transfer is unlikely….