KIDAPAWAN CITY – Jeepney and multi-cab passenger vehicles are giving free rides to health front-liners in M’lang, North Cotabato, a transport group leader said. Pompeo Jubelag Jr., president of the M’lang Transport Cooperative (Matransco), said Tuesday the free ride services are the association’s contribution to the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on top…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Health authorities in Sarangani alerted their residents and communities against the possible increase in dengue cases due to the onset of the rainy season. Dr. Arvin Alejandro, Sarangani health officer, said Tuesday they are closely monitoring various areas in the province’s seven municipalities to contain the emergence and spread of the…
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Family Development Session (FDS) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will finally start airing over DYKA, a local radio station in this province on June 23. Pantawid Provincial Link Jeffrey Gabucay, in an interview Monday, said the program to be streamed live via Facebook will be interactive…
CEBU CITY – Around 165 job seekers were hired on the spot (HOTS) during the recently held virtual Kalayaan job fair of the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7). DOLE-7 regional director Salome Siaton said on Tuesday the number is expected to increase within the week as there are about 350 applicants…
COTABATO CITY – Search and rescue teams have found some 20 kilometers away in another town the remains of a missing farmer who was swept recently by rampaging waters from an overflowing Kabacan River in President Roxas, North Cotabato due to torrential rains. Arnulfo Villaruz, North Cotabato Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management (PDRRM) officer,…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Another town in Basilan — the eighth so far — vowed support for the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) program that seeks to lessen, if not eradicate, the proliferation of loose firearms in the province. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, 101st Infantry Brigade commander, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that officials…
