MANILA, Aug. 26 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be deploying Marine units in the priority coasts of the country. This is in-line with the military transition to…
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(Update) LPA continues to dump rains over Luzon until Wednesday –PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 26 (PNA) — The low pressure area (LPA) hovering off Quezon province will continue to dump rains in most parts of Luzon in the next 24 hours, the state weather…
Manila, Pasay suspend classes due to heavy rains
MANILA , (PNA) — The cities of Manila and Pasay have suspended classes due to continuous rains since Monday. Manila City mayor Joseph Estrada announced on Tuesday the cancellation of classes in…
P100-M worth of ‘shabu’ seized in QC
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, July 10 (PNA) — Police seized some Php 100 million worth of methamphetamine hydrocloride, or ‘shabu,’ from three suspected drug traders during an anti-drug operation in…
(Update) LPA continues to bring rains over Bicol region, Visayas, Mindanao until Tuesday -PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Light to moderate rains are expected to prevail over the Bicol region, the Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours due to the low pressure area…
DepEd issues guidelines on the use of funds in construction, repair of disaster-stricken school buildings
By Jade D. Miguel MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Part of the Department of Education’s role in the ongoing rehabilitation in disaster-stricken areas is the construction and repair of damaged school buildings….
QC Diamond Jubilee celebration to highlight city’s rich cultural, historical and artistic heritage –Bautista
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista has urged the city’s Tourism Department and the Division of City Schools to come up with a…
DILG to conduct child-friendly local governance audit
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — Starting this year, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will assess the performance of local government units (LGUs) in the…
SC junks petition filed vs. alleged pyramiding operator
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition filed by intervenors in a forfeiture case against the bank assets of alleged pyramiding operators….
LPA to leave PAR Saturday or Sunday
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The low pressure area (LPA) hovering over Luzon is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday or Sunday, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical…
NBI raids printing press in Manila
MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday raided a printing press in Recto, Manila for illegal reproduction of books. Raided by the NBI-Intellectual Property Rights Division…
Truck ban stays in Metro Manila — MMDA
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) – While it is supporting initiatives to address the current decongestion of the Port of Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on…
Organizers plan to build a pope mobile for Pope Francis’s visit to PHL
MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — Organizers of the Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines in January 2015 are thinking of assembling a pope mobile for the Holy Father, which he…
ITCZ to bring rains over Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — Parts of Mindanao and Visayas will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rains on Thursday due to Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting these areas, according to…
Third government-chartered plane flies to Tunisia to bring home over 400 Filipinos from Libya
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The third government-chartered plane left Manila for Tunis, Tunisia Wednesday to bring home over 400 Filipino nationals who were evacuated from Libya. Philippine Airlines flight PR 8009…