Provincial News

NPA presence hinders growth of southern Palawan town

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Tribal leaders and local government officials of Brooke’s Point, southern Palawan, have strongly condemned the persistent presence of the New People’s Army (NPA), believing the terrorist...

4 dead, 1 missing in Bicol due to ‘Urduja’

LEGAZPI CITY -- Tropical storm “Urduja” left the Bicol peninsula with four people dead and one missing, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said on Tuesday. Claudio Yucot, Office...

‘Urduja’ leaves P19.3-M infra damage in Masbate

LEGAZPI CITY -- Tropical storm "Urduja" left Bicol with PHP19.3-million worth of damages to public infrastructure when it hit the region, particularly Masbate province over the weekend, the Department of Public...

DOE to address fuel overpricing in storm-hit Biliran

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Energy (DOE) will look into the reported overpricing of oil products in Biliran province after then-tropical storm “Urduja” damaged roads and bridges leading to the...

Food depots eyed in calamity-prone areas: Piñol

TACLOBAN CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to set up food supply depots in provinces highly...

PH-US partnership robust, says diplomat

MANILA -- Manila's engagement with Washington on political and security issues "are as robust" as the two parties' economic relationship, said Philippine Ambassador to US Jose Manuel Romualdez on Tuesday. In a year-end...

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