LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 17 (PNA) — Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda said only a few hundred families are left to be evacuated after the number of target evacuees had been trimmed down…
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City of San Fernando launches citywide communal gardening
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept. 17 (PNA) — City Mayor Edwin D. Santiago on Wednesday led the citywide communal gardening in a bid to combat the adverse effects of climate change….
Dagupan to hold Robotics Science Fair
DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 17 (PNA) — The city of Dagupan will hold its first Robotics Science Fair from Nov. 6 to 8 at the CSI Stadia. This was contained in a memorandum…
Baguio City council urges NCIP to bring ancestral land committee back
BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) -– The Baguio City council approved Resolution 219 s 2014 authored by councilor Leandro Yangot Jr. urging the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to void a…
Heavy rains could complicate Mayon eruption, if ever – Albay disaster official
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) — The chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) said Albay might be facing a complex disaster if the restiveness of Mayon volcano…
SP mulls creation of local youth development council
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 16 (PNA) -– The city council here has approved on first reading the committee report on a proposed ordinance creating the Local Youth Development Council of Iloilo City as…
Damage assessment being conducted in Cordillera after ‘Luis’
BAGUIO CITY, September 16 (PNA) –- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMCs) and Baguio City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (BCDRRMC) are currently conducting Rapid Damage Assessment Needs Analysis (RDANA)…
Iloilo convention center within construction standards: DPWH
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Construction of the Iloilo Convention Center is definitely within standards and not overpriced. This was the reaction of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional…
Bacolod City mayor takes Ice Bucket Challenge for Negrense ALS patient
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella took the Ice Bucket Challenge to help an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient from Barangay Yubo, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental….
Lucena’s prime cooperative opens new business center
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Sept. 10 (PNA) – Mayor Roderick “Dondon” Alcala led the opening Wednesday of the new Koopnaman Business Center of the Koopnaman Multi-Purpose Cooperative at the corner of Merchan and…
Iloilo awaits WB’s approval of P262-M road project
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) -– The provincial government here awaits the decision of World Bank (WB) on their proposed rehabilitation of 28-kilometer Imbang Grande-Tagubong-Gemumua Agahon-Agtabo farm-to-market road in Passi City –…
Mayor Rama to pursue Cebu City College for hinterland barangays
CEBU CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has said his administration will now “aggressively pursue” the establishment of the Cebu City College for students from the city’s hinterland…
27,253 children in Bacolod immunized in first week of mass vaccination
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 9 (PNA) –- A total of 27,253 children and infants in this city have been vaccinated against measles and polio during the first week of mass immunization of the…
Lucena City mayor vows to resolve pre-school teachers’ problems
LUCENA CITY, Quezon Sept 9 (PNA) – “We will immediately look for a viable solution to address the current problems of our kindergarten teachers in the city.” Lucena Mayor Roderick “Dondon” Alcala…
PNP-Bicol bests most regional police units in arrest of most wanted persons
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 9 (PNA) -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) Bicol office based at Camp Gen. Simeon Ola here has been commended for its outstanding performance in the nationwide campaign to…