By Ferdinand G. Patino MANILA, July 1 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has tapped its savings including the Php1 billion funds for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to help fund its…
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Roxas expresses gratitude to Binay for stepping down from mayoral post
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, July 1 (PNA) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Jun Jun” Binay for…
President Aquino leads Air Force’s 68th anniversary celebration in Pampanga
CLARK, Pampanga, July 1 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III led the celebration of the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) 68th founding anniversary here on Wednesday, urging its leadership to continue adhering…
Batangas City to rehabilitate mangroves areas, waterways
MANILA, June 30 (PNA) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) field offices in Batangas province will provide Batangas City government and its ‘barangay’ local governments technical assistance in re-establishing or…
LGUs, parents, teachers boost support to DepEd’s K to 12 Program
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, June 30 (PNA) — While its full implementation is still to come in 2016, the Department of Education’s K to 12 Program keeps padding its support circuit…
Poe on Purisima’s dismissal: ‘Let’s respect decision of Ombudsman’
MANILA, June 30 (PNA) – Senator Grace Poe has called for a respect in the decision of the Ombudsman to dismiss former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and 10 other police officials…
Rebel bomber bagged in Compostela Valley
MANILA, June 30 (PNA) — Troopers from the 28th Infantry Battalion foiled a New People’s Army (NPA) improvised explosive device (IED) attack with the arrest of a rebel bomber in Pantukan town,…
DepEd issues guidelines for student internship program
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday issued guidelines for Student Internship Program in the Philippines (SIPP) in accordance with the Commission on…
(Feature) PRC and partners continue to provide assistance to typhoon ‘Yolanda’ affected communities
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — Twenty months after typhoon “Yolanda” devastated a large area of the Visayas in November 2013, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Monday…
Election lawyer warns political parties on premature political convention
MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — As many political parties are gearing up in preparation for the 2016 national and local polls, an election lawyer has warned them that a law prohibits early…
Submission of entries for Health Film Festival is until July 15
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — You still have two weeks to send entries for the Forum 2015 Health Film Festival as the deadline was set on July…
Belmonte confident no changing of guards in the 16th Congress
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Monday said that he is confident that a big majority of congressmen remain supportive on his leadership and…
PHL looking for funds to acquire ‘spy plane’
MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — While desirous to acquire a “spy plane” (surveillance and patrol aircraft in military parlance), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Monday admitted that the…
Palace exec says DOTC will continue to answer technical issues on MRT problems
By Joann Santiago MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said on Monday the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is ready to answer questions regarding the current plight of…
Civilian to get PhP5.6-M reward for tip that led to neutralization of ‘Cmdr. Parago’
MANILA, June 29 (PNA) — A civilian, who gave military men information that led to the encounter and subsequent death of Pulang Bagani Command head Leonardo Pitao, will be getting a PhP5.6-million…