The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
Photo courtesy of PPIO Agusan del Sur BUTUAN CITY – One-hundred twenty three persons, mostly children and members of the indigenous peoples (IPs) in the far-flung village of Tandang Sora, in Esperanza town, Agusan del Sur province, were downed by food poisoning. They are currently...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Provincial Health Office has reported a decrease in the number of influenza, dengue fever, typhoid fever, and acute gastroenteritis cases in this province from January 1 to 22 compared to the same period last year. Despite this downtrend, the PHO reminded the...
ILOILO CITY – A new Capiz provincial capitol is rising. Construction commenced following the groundbreaking ceremony on January 18. THE new Capiz provincial capitol will rise in the Pueblo de Panay in Roxas City. (Capiz provincial government Communications Group) Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro led...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police apprehended one of two gunmen in the fatal shooting of a couple onboard a provincial Victory Liner bus in Nueva Ecija last month. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/15/2-passengers-shot-dead-inside-bus Nueva Ecija police chief Police Col....
The anti-criminality operations of Rizal province's police forces resulted in the arrest of eight individuals on Nov. 26 alone, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO Director PCol. Felipe Maragun said the arrested suspects are: a 42-year old resident of Binangonan tagged as...
Photo from the Mati City Information Office (Mati CIO) DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Navy successfully conducted on Thursday, Nov. 23, its Maritime Inter-Agency Exercise 2023-02 at the Mati Port in Mati City in Davao Oriental province. The Navy said the exercise aims to enhance synergy...
No Plate, No Travel policy being strictly implemented in Caraga Region. (Photo by Mike U. Crismundo) BUTUAN CITY – The strict implementation of the “No Plate, No Travel” policy by the different units of Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) had resulted in the apprehension of 9,287...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian in Cagayan de Oro City on Nov. 22. (Photo by Franck Dick Rosete) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The provincial government of Misamis Oriental and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a...
The P7.48-million shabu seized in Estancia town, Iloilo province on Thursday, November 23. (Estancia PNP) ILOILO CITY— Police seized in 24 hours P13.1-million worth of shabu (crystal meth) across the Western Visayas region. The 1,925 grams of shabu were seized by the different units...
An 18-year-old died while his five friends were wounded in a motorcycle collision in Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, November 22. (Photo courtesy of Sagay City Police Station) BACOLOD CITY - An 18-year-old died while his five companions were wounded after...
A fire investigator checks on the remains of the four children who perished in a fire in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City on Thursday, Nov. 22. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY—Four children died in a fire that hit a residential area early Thursday morning, Nov. 23, in Barangay...
