LOCAL government employees in Santo Tomas, Pangasinan take cover as a magnitude-7.1 earthquake hits the Ilocos region Wednesday, July 27. LGU employees have been trained what to do in case of an earthquake. (LGU photo via Liezle Inigo) DAGUPAN CITY – People here and the province of Pangasinan...
At least one person was injured while a number of major roads at the Cordillera Administrative Region were unpassable as a result of the 7.3 magnitude quake that hit most of areas in Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27. Police Capt. Marnie Abellanida, spokesperson of the Police Regional...
Five local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan provided funding to the programs of the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) under Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region I. (Photo from DOST Region I) The iSTART program aims...
The focal and alternate focal persons of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in Ilocos Region (DILG-R1) underwent a training program on the community-based monitoring system (CBMS) to enhance their field supervision and operational skills in preparation for the 2022 CBMS National...
CAUAYAN CITY -- At least 47,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps are set to be delisted in Region 2. Region 2 is Cagayan Valley which includes the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, four chartered cities which are Cauayan, Ilagan,...
TEENAGE mothers attend an orientation in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. (Popcom 6) ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Population (Popcom) reported Thursday, July 21, that teenage pregnancy is still high in Western Visayas or Region 6. The region had a slight decrease in teenagers giving birth, from...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has prepared a program that will assist in the transition of new local officials in the management of local government units (LGUs) in Ilocos Region. The 2022 Newly-Elected Officials (NEO) Orientation for the governors, and city and...
THE mother of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop wipes her tears as she appeals for justice for her son who shot dead in a bar altercation in Davao City last week. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The 19-year-old student allegedly shot dead by a doctor of the Police Regional Office-Davao Region in a bar...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area (Calabarzon) logged 189 new active Covid-19 cases Thursday, July 7, the Department of Health (DOH) said. There are now a total of 1,174 active Covid-19 cases in the area. Cavite logged 42 new cases,...
A VENDOR wearing a face shield sells vegetables in a market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Living in Western Visayas (Region 6) is expensive, at least for the time being. Inflation – the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time – in the region is higher than the...
REGIONAL Director Remelyn Recoter (right) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in an urban farm in Iloilo City. (DA-6 PIO) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas (Region 6) has urged farmers in the regional capital of Iloilo City to craft a development plan for urban...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) said Wednesday, July 6, that seven trainees have been taken to the hospital for acute kidney injury. Fire Chief Supt. Rodolfo Denaga, BFP-Region 8 director, disclosed that aside from muscle pain, they initially...
