OWWA supports distressed OFWs through welfare assistance program
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (PIA)—The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) continues to provide support to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) through its Workers Welfare Assistance Program. OWWA Regional Director Christelyn Caceres…
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Heroism of SAF 44 remembered in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — The Police Regional Office – Cordillera led commemoration of the gallantry of the 44 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in a counterterrorism operation in…
NIA turns over irrigation systems to Ifugao LGU
LAGAWE, Ifugao (PIA) – – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) recently turned over community irrigation systems in the municipality of Mayayao to the local government unit. Turned-over to the LGU…
DTI opens 91 Negosyo Centers in Bicol to boost MSMEs growth
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay (PIA) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-5) in Bicol region has established 91 Negosyo Centers as of February 1, to provide services to micro, small,…
LGU Camalig, Daraga signs sisterhood agreement for ‘leveled up economy’
LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY(PIA5/Albay)—The Local Government Units (LGU) of Camalig and Daraga entered into a ‘sisterhood agreement’ to strengthen their partnership during the opening ceremony of Arangkada Cagsawa Festival 2023, at…
Gov’t troopers seize firearms, personal belongings in Sorsogon encounter
PILI, Camarines Sur (PIA)— An encounter with an undetermined number of Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) members in Pilar, Sorsogon, yesterday morning, Feb. 1, resulted in the seizure of high-calibre firearms…
NTC serves 327 subscribers during 1st on-site sim registration in Ligao
LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY(PIA5/Albay)—The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Bicol successfully launched the very first on-site registration in remote areas of Paulba, Ligao City, Albay on January 27, Friday. It benefited and…
Ambassador invites Cordilleran to Manaaki New Zealand scholarships
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – – New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell invites Cordillerans to apply in the Manaaki New Zealand scholarships when he led the promotion of the…
Bohol PPOC forms technical group for safety measures of divers
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 2 (PIA) — The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) here formed a technical group to operationalize the diving decompression chambers in Panglao town as a…
Kabataang Sarangan inilunsad ang librong tungkol sa bangsi
LUNGSOD NG GENERAL SANTOS (PIA) — Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng ika-16 na Bangsi Festival sa Maitum, inilunsad ni Sarangani Writers League chairperson Xaña Apolinar ang kanyang kauna-unahang librong pambata na…
PSA-Kalinga registers 149,583 Filipinos to PhilSys
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga (PIA) – -The Kalinga Provincial Statistical Office successfully registered 149,583 Filipinos in Kalinga to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of December 31, 2022. Chief Statistical…
P5M road in Aninuan, Puerto Galera brings comfort and ease of transportation
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) –The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Office recently finished the concreting of road at Aninuan, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.…
NTC hails Smart, TNT support for simultaneous SIM Registration in Visayas, championing inclusivity
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and value brand TNT assisted over a thousand customers in Visayas during the three-day nationwide rollout of facilitated SIM Registration booths in remote…
San Pablo City’s proposed health facility to boost Universal Health Care Program
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna (PIA) — The San Pablo City government is looking to build a new healthcare center that will cater to the city’s beneficiaries under the Universal Health…
SOCA 2023: a breakdown of Mayor Dalipe’s promises to Zamboangueños
The young, vibrant, and visionary Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe has delivered his first State of the City Address (SOCA) in his seventh month into office as the local chief…
PSA leads celebration of Civil Registration Month in Catanduanes
VIRAC, Catanduanes (PIA) – The office here of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will lead the celebration of 33rd Civil Registration Month (CRM) in the province this February with the…
PRC conducts mobile services in Catanduanes
VIRAC, Catanduanes (PIA) — The regional office of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is conducting mobile services from January 30 to February 01, 2023 at Catanduanes State University Auditorium here.…
LTO Pili Extension registers 12,000 motor vehicles in 2022
PILI, Camarines Sur (PIA)– The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Pili Extension processed over 12,000 motor vehicle registrations and over 3,000 transactions, including student licenses and student permits from June to…
NegOr ELCAC expands, strengthens efforts to end insurgency
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Jan. 31 (PIA) — The Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) has reorganized and expanded its membership to intensify the anti-insurgency campaign…
DENR7 calls for wetland protection, conservation
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Feb. 1 (PIA) –The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 7 (DENR7) urged the local government units (LGUs), communities, and stakeholders in Central Visayas to help protect…
NTC7, Telcos to hold remote SIM registration in Southern Cebu
CEBU CITY, Cebu Feb. 1 (PIA) — As a way to expedite the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in various remote areas in Central Visayas, the National Telecommunications Commission…