Provincial News
Hundred Islands National Park. Photo courtesy of Hilda Austria/PNA MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — Tourist arrivals at the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City declined during the Holy Week period compared to last year, local officials said. Data from the city tourism office showed that 18,538 visitors were recorded this year, lower than the 24,464 logged…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported sustained activity at Mayon Volcano, with Alert Level 3 maintained due to ongoing magmatic unrest. Phivolcs said lava continued to flow along the Basud, Bonga, and Mi-isi gullies, accompanied by intermittent weak explosive activity and brief lava fountaining. Over…
Photo courtesy of Belinda Ortodoz/PNA TIAONG, Quezon — The municipal government inaugurated its first Technical Education and Skills Development Authority training center in Barangay Lagalag on Monday. The facility, located in San Manuel Homes, welcomed 21 trainees for its initial offering of Welding NC1. Charie Pagcaliwangan, the officer in charge, said participants are required to…
Kanlaon Volcano. Photo courtesy of Phivolcs. Kanlaon Volcano showed renewed activity after several ash emissions were recorded on Easter Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Monitoring data indicated that four ash events occurred throughout the day, with most taking place in the afternoon. The first emission began early in the…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency. BAGUIO CITY — The local government is fast-tracking the distribution of food subsidies to low-income residents using a Php 56 million grant from the national government. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said he instructed the City Social Welfare and Development Office to prepare all documents, including project proposals and purchase requests,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities arrested a man and confiscated suspected shabu worth about Php 6.8 million in an anti-drug operation Sunday in this city. The Bryan Babang identified the suspect as alias “Mahadil,” 37, a motorcycle taxi driver. Mahadil was apprehended in a buy-bust operation conducted by joint Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and police personnel…
Photo courtesy of Liza Agoot/PNA LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured local farmers that the government would continue providing assistance to ease the impact of soaring fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East. He told growers from Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province that the Department of Agriculture was…
Photo courtesy of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office DUMAGUETE CITY — Police in Negros Oriental said they have intensified operations ahead of an expected rise in illegal drug activities during the summer months. Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar said authorities have observed a recurring increase in drug-related incidents during Holy Week and the peak tourist…
Photo courtesy of Philippine National Police/Facebook The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported the confiscation of marijuana plants valued at about Php 10.9 million following a series of anti-drug operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The operations, carried out by the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region, were conducted from March 30 to April 5…
Photo courtesy of PNP/Facebook The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported the seizure of more than Php 92 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and illegal drugs in separate operations conducted from April 2 to 3. In Maguindanao del Norte, authorities recovered a large volume of suspected smuggled cigarettes in Datu Odin Sinsuat town during an evening…