TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PNA) – For Andrie Tibe Adora, 24, an ICU (intensive care unit) staff nurse at a hospital in the city, he donated more pints of blood after super…
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Weather improvement expected as typhoon ‘Hanna’ exits PAR –PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Expect a weather improvement in most parts of the country as typhoon “Hanna” is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…
UN Envoy on Youth to visit the Philippines for International Youth Day
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, will visit the Philippines for the celebration of the 3rd International Youth Day Forum on Aug. 12, it…
DepEd joins nationwide celebration of World Indigenous Peoples’ Day
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Sunday that it is one with the indigenous peoples and the rest of the nation in celebrating the International Day…
DSWD continues to coordinate with LGUs in assisting families affected by ‘habagat’ due to typhoon ‘Hanna’
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday it continues to coordinate with local government units (LGUs) in assisting families affected by floods caused…
Comelec plans to reshuffle its officials before the end of the year
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — As part of its preparations for the May 2016 national and local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to reassign its field officials before the…
Gas beneath WPS seen enough to energize entire PH
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — The natural gas resources beneath the West Philippine Sea are so vast the cleaner fuel could energize the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao grids…
Infrastructure, health, tourism highlights Misamis Oriental ‘SOPA 2015’
By Cris Diaz MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Aug. 9 (PNA) – Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano of Misamis Oriental would focus on the province economy, health, infrastructures, and tourism as highlights of his scheduled…
Taguig City cops step up campaign against illegal drugs
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) station in Taguig City has stepped up its campaign against illegal drugs, resulting in a 70 percent increase in the number of…
Cebu Pacific cancels flights over volcanic ash
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug 9 (PNA) — Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has cancelled two flights to and from Denpasar in Bali, Indonesia due to volcanic ash cloud from Indonesia’s…
Quakes rock Occidental Mindoro, Ilocos Norte
MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook Occidental Mindoro in Southern Luzon on Sunday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs…
President Aquino’s decision to let Mar go is politically correct – Albano
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Isabela Rep. Rodolfo “Rodito” T. Albano III on Sunday said President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to let go of Interior and Local Government…
23 persons injured in 3-vehicle smash-up in QC
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Twenty-three persons were injured in a three vehicle smash-up along East Avenue in Quezon City on Sunday. PO3 Perlito Datu, investigator of…
First Philippine hospital on US territory opens in Guam
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, Aug. 9 (PNA) — Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC), the first Filipino-owned hospital in United States (US) territory, officially opened last month. Majority owned and operated…
Comelec SBAC 2 denies plea of sole bidder in PCOS refurbishment
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Aug. 8 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) 2 has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the joint venture…