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8.5K C. Visayas modern, traditional PUJs ready for April 30 deadline

CEBU CITY, April 26 -- Around 8,500 modern and traditional jeepneys have already consolidated under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. Eduardo Montealto Jr., regional director of the L... Read More


34 establishments told to demolish structures encroaching riverbanks

CEBU CITY, April 26 -- The Task Force Gubat sa Baha (War on Flooding) has served the final notice to 34 Cebu City establishments to demolish their structures encroaching on the riverbanks. Retired mi... Read More


Davao City to deploy enforcers vs. airport taxi scammers

DAVAO CITY, April 26 -- The City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) is set to deploy enforcers at the Davao International Airport (DIA) to keep unregistered taxi drivers from scamming pas... Read More


Probe underway on Mayon's summit backdoor climbers

LEGAZPI CITY, April 26 -- The Department of Tourism in Bicol (DOT-5) and the provincial government of Albay are investigating a video posted on social media showing backdoor climbers at the summit of ... Read More


Food poisoning downs 80 in Maguindanao Sur wedding feast

COTABATO CITY, April 26 -- A spoiled chicken stew served during a traditional marriage rite in a remote village in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, downed some 80 guests on Thursday. "Most of those ho... Read More


Future is bright for root crops in Eastern Visayas, experts say

BAYBAY CITY, April 26 -- Officials are optimistic that the availability of production technologies will encourage more farmers in Eastern Visayas to plant root crops given their suitability to the reg... Read More


MILF commander slain, 4 nabbed in CIDG anti-firearms sale op

TALAYAN, April 26 -- Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) neutralized a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) field commander and arrested four others durin... Read More


Negros Occidental logs P197-M damage to crops due to El Nino

BACOLOD CITY, April 26 -- Rice and corn farmers in Negros Occidental reported damage to crops totaling PHP197.153 million due to prolonged dry weather caused by El Nino, a report of the Office of the ... Read More


International fishing tourney trains spotlight on Siargao Island

BUTUAN CITY, April 26 -- Thirty-seven professional anglers from South Korea, Canada, Sweden, Hungary, the United States, and the Philippines are battling it out in the 14th Siargao International Game ... Read More


Bacolod City forms task force to curb vandalism

BACOLOD CITY, April 26 -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has ordered the strict implementation of measures to curb the proliferation of vandalism incidents across the city. In his Executive Order (EO... Read More