TACLOBAN CITY – Governors Edwin Ongchuan of Northern Samar and Sharee Ann Tan of Samar pushed key road projects in Samar Island. TAN (left) and Ongchuan (center). (FB) Tan thanked Ongchuan for the strong collaboration and support for the proposed projects in a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11....
ILOILO CITY – Politicians trooped to the 39th death anniversary of Gov. Evelio Javier at the Freedom Park in San Jose, Antique, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, less than three months before the elections. FORMER Antique Gov. Exequiel 'Boy Ex' Javier (second from left), gubernatorial candidate Paolo...
TUBAO, La Union – Gov. Raphaelle Veronica “Rafy” Ortega-David inaugurated the P34.5-million Pideg Bridge on Wednesday, Feb. 5, that will enhance accessibility and boost economic progress here. Construction started on April 25, 2023 and completed on Dec. 10, 2024. ORTEGA The bridge is...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Davao has extended P3.8 million in financial assistance to local government units in Negros Island affected by the Dec. 9, 2024 Kanlaon Volcano eruption. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson receives a check for P1 million from the city government...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has taken a bold step to protect the province’s tourism by stopping whale shark interaction activities in three towns. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (seated) signs an executive order halting whale shark interaction in three towns in the province....
The province of Albay mourned the death of first district Rep. Edcel Lagman on Thursday, Jan. 30. Acting Gov. Baby Glenda Ong-Bongao on Friday, Jan. 31, signed Executive Order No. 10, Series of 2025, ordering the flying of the Philippine flag at half-mast in all government offices and public...
DAVAO CITY – The Gov. Generoso Business Club Inc. has chided the municipal council of Gov. Generoso town, Davao Oriental province for passing an ordinance that will allow responsible mining operations in the area. FISHING boats dock on the coast of Barangay Montserrat, a known fishing...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol is investigating damaged corals in Barangay Tangnan, Panglao, one of the province’s prime diving destinations. AUMENTADO (FB) Reiterating the province’s commitment to protecting its marine life, Gov. Aris Aumentado issued a memorandum forming an...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol on Thursday, Jan. 23, broke ground on the 12-kilometer farm-to-market road linking two towns in the province. AUMENTADO (FB) Considered as the largest project in the history of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the project links...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded in an encounter with suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Lower Cabengbeng, Sumisip town, Basilan province on Wednesday, Jan. 22. MEDICAL staff in a Basilan hospital attend to soldiers wounded in an...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-bed hospital will soon rise in Barangay Tinampaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) and Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. lay down a time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony for the P270-million Cadiz City Medical Center in...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – This province achieved full sanitary landfill coverage after the last two municipalities opened their dumpsites recently. The provincial government led by Gov. Raphaelle Veronica “Rafy” Ortega-David inaugurated the sanitary landfills of Burgos and...
