Heavy rains trigger fish kill in CamSur Lake

Some 80,000 kilograms of tilapia worth PHP3 million were lost in a fish kill that hit Lake Buhi in Camarines Sur after continuous heavy rains pummeled the area for several days, an official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in R…

DILG cites 16 NorMin LGUs for anti-drug programs

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday awarded 16 local government units (LGUs) in the Northern Mindanao Region for implementing exemplary performance in the anti-illegal drugs campaign.

During the National Anti-Drug…

Israel, Hamas announce prisoner swap deal

The Israeli government and the Palestinian group Hamas agreed to a prisoner exchange deal early Wednesday.

After almost six hours of debate, a deal was approved by the Israeli Cabinet where 50 hostages consisting of children and women held by Hamas …

Simulations boost skills of Caraga cops in emergency scenarios

The Police Regional Office in Caraga Region (PRO-13) completed a daylong simulation exercise on Tuesday to improve their readiness for various emergencies, an official said.

In a phone interview on Wednesday, Major Jennifer Omiter, the PRO-13 inform…

Ex-Davao Oriental town mayor killed

A gunman shot dead a former mayor of Cateel town, Davao Oriental, outside a fast food chain in Barangay Buhangin in this city on Wednesday morning.

Giselo Velasco Castillones, the mayor of Cateel from 1983 to 1986, was sitting in the passenger seat …

30 Ilocos villages get almost P3-M livelihood aid

At least 30 villages near the Bislak River in Ilocos Norte on Wednesday received almost PHP3 million worth of livelihood aid from Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., tapped to dredge around 26 kilometers of the heavily silted waterway.

Barangay San …

Iloilo City allows open sidewalk vending in time for holidays

The local government will temporarily allow sidewalk vending in selected streets in Iloilo City from Dec. 10 to 31.

Mayor Jerry P. Treñas signed Executive Order Number 151 on Tuesday providing guidelines and regulating the conduct of open sidewalk v…