Provincial

MANILA – Authorities arrested a 37-year-old male boat captain for the employment of unlicensed fishing crew in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro on Saturday morning.

PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte – Hopes are high as more than 7,000 athletes from across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) compete here for a spot in the Palarong Pambansa later this year.

COTABATO CITY – Responding to intelligence about a large cache of war materials in a remote village in Lanao del Sur, the Army unearthed and recovered various war materials and firearms fabrication equipment over the weekend in the town of Marogong.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Police announced Monday that it is pursuing several “persons of interest” in the daring weekend robbery at the AV Pawnshop, where suspects stole PHP13 million worth of jewelry, according to the pawnshop's management.

The Eastern Visayas Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-8) is closely observing the effects of the energy emergency, with only two months left before the second phase of the minimum wage hike is implemented.

The tourism office of Alaminos City, Pangasinan recorded 18,538 visitors to the Hundred Islands National Park during the Holy Week this year, 24 percent lower than the 24,464 visitors in the same period last year. Assistant tourism officer Rosalie Aruelo said the decline was due to the surge in fuel cost as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.

This town inaugurated its first Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) school at San Manuel Homes in Barangay Lagalag on Monday. A total of 21 students make up the pilot batch of the first offered course in Welding NC1 (National Certificate 1).Charie Pagcaliwangan, school officer-in-charge and administrator, said the students must complete 34 days of training to earn their NC1.