The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, April 11, said it is working on various projects to address the concern of the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region about the lack of access to essential health services in the region. MB FILE "Sa Philippines, ang most common lacking...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of the province of Negros Occidental are elated over the pronouncement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that he intends to sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson talks to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out the five-year National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) for Visayas stakeholders in this city. TOURISM Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco presents the 2023-2028 National Tourism Development Plan for Visayas stakeholders in Iloilo City....
President Marcos will most likely sign the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act, creating a region composed of Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, to decentralize access to government services. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (2nd right) leads the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 seized P29.2-million worth of illegal drugs in 302 operations in the first quarter of 2024 in the Ilocos region compared to the same period last year with P28.7 million. Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista, PRO-1 director, said 360 suspected...
The ambassadors of Japan and Australia expressed their support to and said they are looking forward to the naval drills to be conducted by the Philippines, United States, Japan, and Australia on Sunday, April 7, which are meant to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Armed...
The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region on Friday, April 5, raised concerns regarding measles and pertussis. World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region Director Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala and Communications Manager Olivia Lawe-Davies hold a press conference at WHO Western...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Cagayan Valley Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council remains on alert following the magnitude-7.5 earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday morning. RESIDENTS and the Philippine Coast Guard keep an eye on the sea following an earthquake in...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police Regional Office-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista said the Holy Week in Region 1 or the Ilocos region was generally peaceful. However, nine drowning incidents – seven in Pangasinan and two in Ilocos Sur – and five vehicular accidents were recorded...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A said on Monday that the Holy Week in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area was generally peaceful. PRO 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas attributed this to the heightened police presence and the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The fifth most wanted person in Ilocos Sur was apprehended by the police in Concepcion, Tarlac on Easter Sunday. A RAPE suspect in Ilocos Sur was nabbed in Tarlac on Easter Sunday. The suspect’s warrant of arrest for six counts of statutory rape was issued by the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has promoted 2,156 police officers in the Ilocos region. A NEWLY-promoted policewoman receives her rank insignia during the oath-taking at the Police Regional Office-1 Grandstand in San Fernando City, La Union on Monday. (Photo via Freddie G....
