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P140-M allotted for health facilities in South Cotabato

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has allocated some P140 million for the construction of more community health facilities this year in parts of South Cotabato province. Deputy House...

Fish price monitoring pushed in Dumaguete

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Consumer Advocates, Inc. (CAI), a group attached to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in this city, is pushing for the creation of an inter-agency task...

Power coop eyes ‘green’ energy to counter higher fuel taxes

BACOLOD CITY -- The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) is eyeing renewable energy (RE) sources for its future power requirement to counter the effects of the tax reform law. CENECO president Roy Cordova...

Classes suspended, folks evacuated in Victorias City due to floods

BACOLOD CITY -- Waters rose in 17 out of 26 villages in Victorias City, Negros Occidental early Friday morning following hours of torrential rains since Thursday night. Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca ordered the...

DENR hires 15 environmental lawyers for Region 6

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 (DENR) has hired 15 environmental lawyers in a move to expedite the resolution of cases on the ground. DENR-6 regional director Jim...

Storm-damaged Biliran bridge now open to light vehicles

TACLOBAN CITY -- A major bridge in Biliran that collapsed when Tropical Storm Urduja ravaged the province mid-December is now passable to four-wheel vehicles after three weeks of emergency repair. The Department of...

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