CEBU CITY – Classes in public schools in the province of Cebu have been suspended due to the extreme heat. Emphasizing that the extreme heat is risky for students, Gov. Gwen Garcia on Friday, April 5, issued a memorandum ordering mayors and the Department of Education to suspend classes. “Due...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has formed a task force that will help address the ill-effects of the extreme heat. Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado ordered the creation of the task force after the State weather bureau reported that temperatures have breached 41 degrees...
BACOLOD CITY – This province has recorded the first case of pertussis or whooping cough. LACSON (FB) Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that the patient was a two-month-old baby girl whose condition was confirmed by a confirmatory test result from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in...
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur Gov. Alexander “Ayec” T. Pimentel on Wednesday, April 3, offered a P1-million reward to people who would provide information on the person who spread fake news about his death on social media on Monday, April 1. “Yes, I am offering a reward,” Pimentel said as...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza announced on Tuesday, April 2, that the province is debt-free and now be able to improve more services and projects for the people. MENDOZA (FB) “Ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ay walang utang (The provincial government...
CEBU CITY – A family in Antequera, Bohol is the latest recipient of the “Libreng Alagad ug Balay” (LAB) project of the Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO). BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (fourth from right) and Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) chief Police Col. Lorenzo Batuan (third from...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A former barangay captain who filed a graft case against Albay Gov. Grex Lagman over "jueteng" (an illegal numbers game) payola survived an ambush while en route to his residence in Barangay Anislag, Daraga, Albay, from this city on Wednesday night, March 27. A FORMER...
CEBU CITY – Bohol Loop, an endurance ride participated in by motorcycle enthusiasts, will no longer be allowed in the province of Bohol. Gov. Aris Aumentado made this decision after last Saturday’s event was marred by four accidents, including one in Sikatuna town where a woman died after she...
CARMEN, North Cotabato – Sen. Imee Marcos expressed sadness over the conflict within the Uniteam, the political coalition of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, in the 2022 elections. SEN. Imee Marcos speaks before the media, with North...
CEBU CITY – The conflict between the mayor of this city and the governor of the province of Cebu is heating up. GOV. Gwen Garcia is facing an administrative complaint filed by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. (FB) Mayor Michael Rama filed an administrative complaint against Gov. Gwen Garcia for...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna -- Aboitiz Power Corp. subsidiary AP Renewables Inc. was named by the province of Laguna as one of its top taxpayers. APRI bagged the award after it was nominated by its host municipalities. APRI was feted by the province of Laguna for being one of its top taxpayers...
Mayor Janice Vallega Degamo, the wife of the late Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, is elated over the arrest of former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. in Dili, East Timor on Thursday, March 21. TEVES Teves is facing multiple murder charges in connection with the killing of Gov....
