Provincial News

2 Antique hospitals up for expansion

CULASI, Antique -- The Chiefs of Hospitals of the Culasi District Hospital and Justice Calixto O. Zaldivar Memorial Hospital in Pandan town said Thursday the upgrading of projects would really benefit their...

Cauayan City needs P80-M loan to expand Alicaocao overflow bridge

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela -- The city government here has expressed its intention to add one lane to the Alicaocao overflow bridge due to the increasing number of vehicles crossing it. The bridge...

China hands over financial aid to NCCC fire victims

The People’s Republic of China gave a total of P5 million to the families of the 38 victims of the NCCC fire. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua personally turned over...

Puerto Princesa mayor vetoes ‘no plate number, no travel’ law

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Mayor Lucilo Bayron here recently vetoed a City Council resolution urging the strict implementation of an existing "No Plate Number, No Travel" ordinance. In his veto message, Bayron...

Sanctions vs non-performing LGU execs in ARMM

COTABATO CITY -- Sanctions will be imposed on non-performing local government executives in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, particularly on the aspect of absentism. ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman gave the warning...

Surigao City ‘general curfew’ hit

SURIGAO CITY—Several quarters have denounced this city’s “general curfew”, which prohibits not only minors but virtually anyone from going out of their homes without justifiable reason from 10 p.m. to 4...

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