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....
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol has extended financial assistance to the families of five New People’s Army rebels who died in an encounter with government troops in Bilar last month. AUMENTADO (FB) Through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development, Gov. Aris Aumentado handed...
ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. wants the performance of Police Col. Ronald Palomo as Iloilo police chief validated. “We have to validate and assess. Categorically, we cannot say what our recommendation. We have to be fair,” said Defensor on Wednesday, March 20, after...
DAVAO CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou "Lala" Taliño-Mendoza has ordered authorities to strictly monitor the trekking activities in Mount Apo amid the threat of grassfires due to extreme heat from El Nino. MENDOZA (Photo via Keith Bacongco) Mendoza issued the statement following the...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando with the Barangay Health Workers from the municipalities of Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, and Pulilan during the launching of Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (KonSulTa) Caravan in Bulacan held at The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center, City of...
CEBU CITY – A regulatory body will be created to supervise the preservation of Chocolate Hills in Bohol. Gov. Aris Aumentado will push for the creation of the body as he expressed dismay over the construction of a resort within Chocolate Hills in the town of Sagbayan. AUMENTADO (left). (FB) The...
CEBU CITY – The governor of Negros Oriental welcomed the passage of Senate Bill No. 2507 bill that will create the Negros Island Region (NIR). SAGABARRIA (FB) Gov. Chaco Sagabarria said there will be a lot of advantages if Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental will become a single regional...
TACLOBAN CITY – The plan to develop an ocean power project on Capul Island at the San Bernardino Strait in Northern Samar gained momentum with foreign experts on tidal energy arriving next week to conduct an assessment on the progress of the project that seeks to energize the whole-island...
CEBU CITY – Shabu worth more than P170 million was seized in the last 14 months in Bohol, the Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) reported. Police Lt. Col. Joseph Berondo, chief of the operations division of the BPPO, said that from January 2023 to February this year, at least 25 kilos of...
CEBU CITY – The chief of Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) denied the allegations of a retired police officer who accused Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado of involvement in illegal gambling activities in the province. Police Col. Lorenzo Batuan said the allegations by retired Police Col. Teopisto...
BACOLOD CITY – Hundreds of people marked the first death anniversary of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo on Monday, March 4. A Mass was offered to Degamo and the nine civilians who were killed in an attack at his residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental last year. A motorcade joined by...
