Day: July 22, 2025

Surigao del sur: The Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) announced Tuesday the creation of a task force to thoroughly investigate the killing of a radioman in Bislig City. ‘We want to inform the people of Surigao del Sur and the whole nation that the Special Investigation Task Group Segovia is now activated and conducting an investigation on the case,’ said Col. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio, newly installed officer-in-charge director of SDSPPO, in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, broadcaster Edwin Labitad Segovia, 63, of WOW FM in Bislig City, was fatally shot by unidentified suspects on Monday morning

Caraga: The Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga Region) announced Tuesday the ongoing distribution of certified rice seeds to farmers for the 2025 wet cropping season, with more than 100,000 bags already released. The initiative is part of the agency’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement (RCEF) Program, designed to boost agricultural productivity among farmers. According to Philippines News Agency, the latest data from DA-13 shows that between March 16 and April 16, a total of 137,941 bags of certified rice seeds were delivered to various organizations and local government units in the region’s five provinces. Out of these, 103,308 bags have been

Laoag city: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have joined forces to enhance a school-based feeding program by utilizing products from agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). The initiative aims to provide nutritious food to learners while offering a stable market for farmers’ produce. According to Philippines News Agency, the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty project, as explained by Chief Agrarian Reform Program Officer Rommel Aquino, offers dual benefits by connecting consumers with producers. This collaboration ensures that children receive healthy meals, and farmers gain consistent demand for their products. Aquino shared that DAR will play

Iloilo: Operatives from various police units of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO6) have arrested the most wanted person of the Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon). According to Philippines News Agency, alias “Seph,” 52, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, Sibunag, Guimaras, was arrested at around 12:30 p.m. on Monday in Barangay THT and P in Maasin, Iloilo where he was hiding. The arrest was carried out by operatives from the Sibunag Municipal Police Station (MPS), in coordination with the Guimaras Police Provincial Office-Provincial Intelligence Unit (GPPO-PIU), Regional Intelligence Unit – Provincial Intelligence Team Guimaras (RIU 6 PIT),

Cagayan de oro: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 10 in Northern Mindanao is preparing for the graduation of over 11,000 beneficiaries from its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), coinciding with the launch of a new digital service program piloted in Bukidnon. According to Philippines News Agency, DSWD-10 4Ps focal person Oliver Inodeo shared that in Bukidnon province alone, more than 100 beneficiaries have already “graduated” from the program after improving their living conditions. As of June 30, 2025, Northern Mindanao has recorded 184,021 active 4Ps household beneficiaries. The graduates have improved their well-being or exited through natural