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DAVAO OCCIDENTAL TO BAN TREASURE HUNTS – BAUTISTA

Davao Occidental Governor Claude Bautista will propose a ban on treasure hunts in the province to further protect its ancestral lands.  Bautista said he deemed the ban necessary after a reported treasure hunt in Barangay Kalbay, Jose Abad Santos (JAS) recently. The governor said the treasure hunt is “not a good idea” especially that the […]

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PIAT OPENS ‘CROSS IN THE SKY’ TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

The 16-meter-high “Cross in the Sky,” perched atop the 50-meter-high Black Hill at the People’s Integrated Agri-tourism Center in Piat, Cagayan is now open to local residents. Piat tourism officer Benedict Santo Tomas said visitors from other towns and provinces, especially from other regions and Metro Manila where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis still persists, […]

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ANGELES CITY REMEMBERS JOSE ABAD SANTOS – LAZATIN

In a fitting tribute to his martyrdom and heroism, the city government of Angeles held a wreath-laying ceremony honoring former Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos on his 79th death anniversary recently. Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, together with several local officials, laid the wreath in front of the Museo Ning Angeles, where the monument of Abad […]

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APAYAO FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD TO END LOCAL INSURGENCY

The ongoing construction of an 11.85-kilometer Sta. Maria-Mallig-Upper Atok farm-to-market road (FMR) in Flora, Apayao is seen to boost economic livelihood and to help resolve insurgency in the area once completed. The P195-million project is under the World Bank-supported Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) with a 10 percent counterpart fund from the provincial government of […]

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HERD IMMUNITY IN BATAAN BY END OF 2021 – GARCIA

Bataan province is now ready for mass COVID-19 vaccination, having set up five operational centers, with 10 more centers being readied to speed up the vaccine rollout. Bataan Governor Albert Garcia said the province aims to reach herd immunity before the end of this year. “This will depend on the availability of vaccines.” However, Garcia […]

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TOP PMA GRADUATE IS NEGROS OCCIDENTAL’S PRIDE

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the achievement of Cadet 1st Class Janrey Cabanero Artus, who topped this year’s graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). Artus, a Negrense who hails from Barangay Guintorilan, San Enrique town, is the valedictorian of the Mandirigmang Samahan ng Lakas na Sandigan ng Bayan (Masaligan) Class of […]

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ALMERIA, BILIRAN TOURISM SITES CLOSE FOR 1 MONTH

All tourism sites and facilities in Almeria, Biliran will be closed for a month due to new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. In Executive Order No. 15, Series of 2021 signed by Almeria Mayor Richard Jaguros, the closure takes effect from April 26 to May 26, 2021. “All tourism sites who have acquired license to […]

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GUIMARAS TO CELEBRATE MANGGAHAN FESTIVAL – GUMARIN

The provincial government of Guimaras will celebrate its annual Manggahan Festival through a combination of virtual and physical activities from May 20 to 22 this year. Governor Samuel Gumarin, in a letter addressed to the Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas Regional Director and chairperson of the Regional Task Force (RTF) on COVID-19 Jose Roberto Nuñez, […]

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ELECTRIC COOPS LAUNCH OWN COMMUNITY PANTRIES

Electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide have set up community pantries in their respective coverage areas to help their member-consumer-owners (MCOs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) said the initiative was inspired by the first community pantry along Maginhawa Street in Quezon City.  This was not the first time the electric […]

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BENGUET INFO DRIVE AIMS FOR 90% COVID VAX – DICLAS

Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas said the province continues to do information education campaigns (IEC) in the communities to ensure readiness and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines. Diclas was a guest in the “Laging Handa” virtual briefing of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) hosted by PCOO Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs JV […]