Provincial News
Photo courtesy of Bago City Information Office Bago City is preparing to expand its role in Philippine boxing with a regional center designed to train athletes while developing coaches and technical officials. The project is targeted for launch in October through a partnership among the city government, Philippine Sports Commission and Association of Boxing Alliances…
Photo courtesy of PNA Healthcare services were brought directly to a Legazpi City school on Monday, allowing more than 300 students and community members to receive consultations and learn about benefits available under PhilHealth’s YAKAP program. The medical outreach was conducted at the Legazpi City National High School Covered Court in Rawis as part of…
Photo courtesy of Bago City PESO Workers, farmers, fisherfolk, small entrepreneurs and trainees in Negros Occidental received at least Php 261 million in government assistance as national agencies brought several programs together in a province-wide aid distribution on Monday. The distribution at the Capitol Park and Lagoon was part of the simultaneous “Handog ng Pangulo:…
Photo courtesy of DSWD-NIR A village at the foot of Kanlaon Volcano has received a public address system aimed at improving emergency communication and speeding up the delivery of advisories to residents. Barangay Cabagna-an in La Castellana was among the communities that received projects from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the “Handog…
Police investigate the scene outside a school in Cotabato City following a shooting ahead of the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections. Three people were killed and 15 others were injured. Photo courtesy: PRO-BAR A deadly burst of gunfire outside a Cotabato City school left three people dead and 15 others injured just hours before polls…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) placed Cotabato City and Maluso, Basilan under Comelec control on Monday following separate reports of election violence and irregularities during the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections. Comelec said voting materials in Maluso were compromised after election officials discovered pre-shaded ballots in 36 of the town’s 69 precincts. Comelec Chairman George Garcia ordered…
Albay Provincial Capitol. Photo courtesy of PNA. Classes in Albay’s public elementary and secondary schools are suspended from Sept. 14 to 18 as the province combines the Department of Education’s (DepEd) wellness break with a two-day dengue prevention drive. Public school classes are suspended from Sept. 14 to 16 under the wellness break, while Sept….
Photo courtesy of Norther Samar LGU Residents of Northern Samar will be able to name a person they trust to make healthcare decisions for them if illness or an emergency leaves them unable to communicate their wishes. The policy was established through a Right to Care ordinance approved on third and final reading by the…
Photo courtesy of PDEA Region III Three people were taken into custody after authorities raided a suspected drug den in Barangay Muzon South during an undercover operation Saturday night. About eight grams of suspected shabu valued at Php 54,400 were recovered from the suspects, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. The operation was conducted…
Photo courtesy of PDEA Calabarzon A drug sting in Taytay before sunrise Monday yielded an estimated P40.8 million worth of suspected shabu and an assortment of high-powered firearms, with three men arrested and another suspect escaping authorities. About six kilograms of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride were recovered during the operation in Sitio Dulong Bangiad, Barangay San…