The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday inaugurated here the longest flyover in Mindanao. The 1.035-kilometer infrastructure, which cost PHP2.7 billion, is part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. The project which started construction in 2017 is located in the most strategic intersection in this city as it is the convergence point of all vehicular traffic from towns, municipalities, and cities traversed by two major road corridors: Daang Maharlika or the Agusan-Davao Road and Surigao Davao Road. The intersection also serves as a gateway to the northern provinces of Mindanao which draws traders

Two stations of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are expected to open in the municipalities of Hamtic and Patnongon in this province before the end of this year. The construction of the fire station in Hamtic started on February 10 and March 26 in Patnongon, said Fire Officer Vilmarie Pagunsan 2, BFP Antique provincial office information officer, in an interview Friday. “Each has a budget of PHP7.2 million,” she said. Once completed, BFP will have 16 fire stations in Antique while Caluya and Anini-y wait for the budget of their fire stations from the central office. “There are now

Tobacco farmers in the City of Batac expressed a sigh of relief on Friday while watching their farmlands being harrowed for free. To aid low-income farmers who are planting tobacco, the city government of Batac procured at least 10 units of tractors to provide free tractor services among the 19 tobacco-growing villages in the city. “Tractor operators were hired by the city government and the fuel to be used is charged to the city government,” said Mayor Albert Chua in an interview Friday. To avail of the free tractor service, he said the farmers must make a request at the

A team of student-innovators from the Iloilo City National High School has developed an application that allows automated electric meter reading using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and helps customers track their power use. The app also landed second place in the first Concentrix NEXT MOVE Challenge participated in by 26 schools nationwide. The innovation aims to deliver more effective, efficient, and accurate data processes with real-time customer information of power distribution companies in the Philippines. “You take a picture of your electric meter, preferably digital meter, using the application. Automatically, the application will reflect the details, such as location, meter

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be extending the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) to 196 families who returned to Antique under the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program. Ella Jay Contreras, in-charge of the DSWD Regional Office 6 Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa program, said in an interview Friday they are now in the process of validating and profiling the 196 families. “We are validating and profiling the 196 returning families in the six municipalities who had been displaced due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19),” she said. The displaced families were from six municipalities namely; Belison with five;

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered favorably the initial public offering (IPO) by Haus Talk Inc. and the preferred share offering by EEI Corporation. In its meeting on November 18, the commission en banc resolved to render effective the registration statements of Haus Talk covering 2.5 billion common shares and of EEI covering 60 million perpetual preferred shares, subject to the companies’ compliance with certain remaining requirements. Haus Talk will offer to the public up to 500 million common shares to be offered at up to PHP1.50 per share. The shares will be listed and traded on the