Provincial News
Photo courtesy of LTO The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has placed a utility van under alarm and preventively suspended its driver’s license for 90 days after three passengers allegedly figured in a physical confrontation with a cyclist in Antipolo City. The LTO issued a show cause order against the vehicle’s registered owner and designated driver…
Photo courtesy of PNP A 21-year-old man ranked second on Eastern Visayas’ most wanted list was arrested in Julita, Leyte, after police located him in his home barangay, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as alias “Zion,” was taken into custody in Barangay Dita on Sept. 7 during a manhunt led by the Leyte Police…
Photo courtesy of PNP Nearly 20,000 liters of fuel and a tanker truck were confiscated in Marinduque after police intercepted an alleged petroleum distribution operation that authorities said lacked the required government permits. Two people were taken into custody during the Sept. 8 operation in Barangay Bachao Ibaba, Gasan, conducted by the Criminal Investigation and…
Last year, illegal mining known as ‘banlas’ were ordered dismantled by local government authorities in South Cotabato. Sources from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) disclosed that a local official in South Cotabato have alerted the authorities that illegal hydraulic mining operations in low-lying areas of the controversial Tampakan project could trigger catastrophic…
Fifteen urban poor beneficiaries in Tubigon, Bohol received Negosyo sa Kariton (NegoKart) livelihood units from DOLE and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor on Sept. 8. The distribution completed the rollout of 100 NegoKart units across Central Visayas, aimed at helping beneficiaries start or strengthen small businesses and generate additional household income. Courtesy: PCUP…
(Photo courtesy of PVO) Negros Oriental is moving to standardize prices of hogs and pork across the province after different price limits imposed by local governments created uncertainty among producers, traders and consumers. Provincial officials have ordered wider posting and stricter implementation of the price ceilings established under an executive order issued by Gov. Manuel…
Photo courtesy of the PESO-Negros Oriental Facebook Jobseekers in Negros Oriental will have access to at least 1,625 employment opportunities on Sept. 14 as the province holds a job fair alongside the distribution of government assistance to hundreds of beneficiaries. The available positions are almost evenly divided between domestic and international employment, with 846 local…
Photo by icon0 com on Pexels.com Sorsogon has intensified its response to dengue after infections more than doubled from last year and reached the epidemic threshold, prompting authorities to mobilize local governments, hospitals and communities across the province. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit reported 1,426 cases since Jan. 1, representing a 107-percent increase from…
Photo courtesy of PNP A court-authorized search in this town uncovered two pistols, a hand grenade and about Php 204,000 worth of suspected shabu, leading to the arrest of a suspect, police said. Operatives searched a property in Barangay Pulang-Lupa on Sept. 4 and allegedly found 11 plastic sachets containing around 30 grams of a…
Photo courtesy of Jiabong Rural Health Unit Nearly 280,000 children across Eastern Visayas received protection against measles and rubella during a month-long immunization drive, pushing regional vaccination coverage to 96.5 percent, the Department of Health said. The DOH recorded 279,973 vaccinated children out of a target population of 290,122 during the supplemental immunization campaign conducted…