Provincial News

‘Urduja’ leaves at least 27 dead in Biliran

TACLOBAN CITY -- Tropical Storm Urduja left at least 27 people while 24 others were reported missing due to landslides and flooding in several areas in Biliran province. Initial reports on Sunday showed...

Duterte vows protection of LGBT community from discrimination

DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte assured on Sunday that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community would not suffer from discrimination, oppression and bigotry under his administration. Duterte gave his assurance...

Police steps up ‘Ligtas Kapaskohan’ monitoring

DAVAO CITY -- As Christmas Day is just around the corner, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 has stepped up monitoring against the sale and use of firecrackers, indiscriminate use of...

‘Urduja’ displaces nearly 500 families in Panay

ILOILO CITY -- A total of 496 families have been displaced in Panay island as tropical storm ‘Urduja’ battered the region over the weekend. In a press conference Sunday afternoon, Jose Roberto...

Beached whale rescued, herded back to sea in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A 15-foot whale was eventually pulled back into the sea Saturday afternoon after a team of environment, maritime, and coast guard authorities spent several hours to...

Army camps in ComVal, DavOr cited as ‘gulayan’ achievers

DAVAO CITY -- Three military camps in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental joined this year's awardees of Gulayan Achievers by the Department of Agriculture-High Value Crops Development Program...

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