The Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in Negros Oriental on Thursday assured media practitioners in the province of their safety. Police Chief Master Sgt. Aurelio Bodo, HPG-Negros Oriental chief, called for a dialogue with me…
– A two-day field validation for the proposed rehabilitation of infrastructures that were damaged by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng in 2022 was conducted in five municipalities of Antique. The Regional Project Validation and Evaluation Team (RPVET)…
Mayor Rommel Arnado of Kauswagan town, Lanao del Norte, has been elected as the new president of an international organization of organic agriculture. In a statement Thursday, Arnado said he will assume the responsibility of former president Song In H…
A lawmaker on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s move to certify as urgent the proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act, saying it is crucial in unlocking “trillions of private sector resources” and direct them toward key infra…
Cagayan de Oro (2nd District) Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday urged China to order its Navy, Coast Guard and/or militia vessels to leave the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Mindanao lawmaker made this appeal following the departure of…
Two suspected big-time drug dealers were arrested in this town and PHP3.4 million worth of shabu was seized by combined operatives of the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). In a statement on Wednes…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to reinforce the local government units (LGUs) in case Taal and Mayon volcanoes erupt anew, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Wednesday. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum hoste…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark on Wednesday said it confiscated over PHP2 million worth of ‘kush’ or high-grade marijuana in a shipment declared as denim jeans. Under the leadership of district collector Lawyer Elvira Cruz, the BOC-Port of …
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol region (DSWD-5) and local government units (LGUs) in Albay province are preparing for possible response operations after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised…
A former undersecretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) who hails from this capital city on Wednesday said he is now mapping out wide-scale plans for Negros Oriental province as the new governor intensifies efforts to boost local tourism. Woodrow ‘…