DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin I. Jubahib confirmed on Monday, September 9, that he played a role in mediating the discussions that led to the surrender of “self-appointed son of God” and Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. JUBAHIB In a...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this city and Negros Occidental mourned the death of former Gov. Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr. Lacson peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday night, September 6, at the age of 77. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson remembered him as a devoted public...
CEBU CITY — A furious Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has offered a cash reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the identification of the tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones in one of the province’s top dive sites. PHOTO shows the vandalized coral...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol is set to be placed under a state of calamity due to the increasing cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue. AUMENTADO (FB) The Provincial Anti-Dengue Task Force has recommended through a resolution that Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado declare a dengue outbreak...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government turned over P724,000 in livelihood assistance to farmers’ associations, local government units, and cooperatives in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, September 3. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the distribution of P724,000 livelihood assistance to farmers in...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza urged the people of Cotabato to uphold mutual respect and connection as these values are essential for the province’s welfare and continuous progression. PEOPLE watch a music festival in Kidapawan City that capped the 110th Kalivungan Festival in...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando suspended classes in all levels in both public and private schools as well as government work due to Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday, Sept.2. However, work in agencies involved in the delivery of basic and health services, disaster response, and other vital...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga – Gov. Dennis Pineda of this province awarded P1 million to an informant who provided information that led to the discovery of the remains of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli fiancé Yitzhak Cohen in Tarlac in July. A TIPSTER (third from left) receives a cash...
CEBU CITY – Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado highlighted the province’s robust economy in his State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) on Saturday, August 31, at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. AUMENTADO (FB) Aumentado said Bohol’s economy “is very positive” after the latest data from...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has recommended the creation of a task force to further improve its revenue collection effort. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (center) and Provincial Administrator Aster Caberte (left) meet officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-Bohol to...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Five-thousand farmers, fishermen, and families from 15 municipalities and one city in this province received cash assistance from the Office of the President on Monday, August 26, at the Capitol Compound in Barangay Amas here. FIVE-thousand farmers, fishermen, and...
BUTUAN CITY - Former Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) governor and legislator Glenda B. Ecleo passed away on Sunday night, August 27. ECLEO (FB) She and her husband, Ruben Ecleo Sr., founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc., a nonsectarian and nonprofit charitable religious...