Manila Water customers in some parts of Cainta, Antipolo City, Binangonan, and Angono in Rizal Province will experience water service interruption for six to eight hours beginning on Wednesday, March 22. In its advisory, the water concessionaire announced that the loss of water service in...
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued four crew of a distressed motor banca struck by a dolphin in the sea off Palaui Island here on Monday, March 20. The M/B Kiray was traversing the vicinity waters 20 nautical miles north of Palaui Island enroute to Babuyan Claro when its...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA-7) assured that it is supporting measures that Cebu province is taking to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). The DA-7 and the provincial government of Cebu share a common goal of protecting the hog industry in the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 34-year-old buy and sell agent was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P7.6 million was seized in a buy-bust operation at dawn on Monday, March 20, in Barangay Isabang, this city. Police identified the suspect as Andrian Saludez, a resident of Immaculada Subdivision...
As the deadline for the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) registration nears, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Region 4-A will start making the rounds of areas in Rizal Province this week to help residents with their registration. From March 22 up to March 24, the NTC will...
GATTARAN, Cagayan – Two soldiers were wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Barangay Tanglagan here on Saturday, March 18. Troops recovered two improvised explosive devices, blasting caps, 15 cartridges containing bullets, a solar panel, C4, various medical supplies, a cellphone,...
CEBU CITY (PNA) – Sen. Robin Padilla on Thursday, March 16, said the government could save as much as P28.5 billion if amending the 36-year-old 1987 Constitution would be through a Constitutional Assembly (Con-Ass). PADILLA (Gov. Garcia FB) Padilla, chairman of the Senate Committee on Charter...
INFANTA, Quezon -- A three-year-old boy died while a 49-year old woman was injured when a fire broke out around 2:26 in the morning on Tuesday, March 14, at Purok Rosal in Barangay Tudturan in this town. The Infanta police said the boy (whose name is withheld) died after he was left alone in a room...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza disclosed that the province is No. 1 in rubber production in the country during her State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) at the Provincial Gymnasium in Barangay Amas here on March 14,Tuesday. NORTH Cotabato...
CEBU CITY – Culling of pigs has been suspended in the African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected Carcar City in southern Cebu. GOV. Garcia (FB) The suspension was ordered by Gov. Gwen Garcia who said the province will come up with its own procedures in determining ASF infection. Garcia noted that there...
There will be no water in some parts of Rodriguez and Binangonan, Rizal for six hours from March 16 to 17. In an announcement on its social media pages, Manila Water said the water service interruption will start at 10 a.m. on March 16, Thursday, until 4 a.m. on March 17, Friday, in some parts of...
NIGHT OWL Last March 3, six sites in the Province of Antique gained access to the government’s Free Wi-Fi Program as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officially launched its flagship program, Broadband ng Masa, in the province. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy and...
