By Belinda M. Otordoz PAGBILAO, Quezon Aug 24 (PNA) – Two linemen died and another was wounded when a tower owned by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) accidentally fell on…
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77 Region 1 cops trained to go after motorcycle-riding criminals
CAMP OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The days of criminals riding in tandem on motorcycle in the Ilocos Region are now numbered. This, after a total of 77 policemen…
Leyte town coco industry slowly recovers from typhoon damage
DAGAMI Leyte, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The coconut industry of this town is still on the road to recovery after super typhoon Yolanda damaged the its major source of living, an official…
Foundation offers college scholarship to Yolanda survivors
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Alfonso Yuchengco Foundation is offering college scholarship in areas affected by super typhoon Yolanda, according to this city’s vice-mayor Jerry Yaokasin. Yaokasin’s office coordinates with…
ARMM vows to protect environment, favors responsible mining
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) – Various stakeholders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) agreed on Friday to cooperate in enforcing mining laws in the region…
Pangasinan beauty is the country’s bet for Miss Global Tourism
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 22 (PNA) — Twenty-year-old beauty queen Michelle Alegre of Bautista town, who was adjudged 2nd runner-up in the Queen of the Philippines pageant held last Aug. 1, will represent…
2 island villages in Southern Leyte eye rabies-free declaration
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) here has endorsed two island villages of Hinunangan, Southern Leyte to be declared as rabies-free. The Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU)…
3 employees of Sta. Barbara town dismissed over irregular bidding process
ILOILO City, Aug. 21 (PNA) – Three department heads of the municipal government of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo were found guilty of grave misconduct by the Office of the Ombudsman due to irregular…
DepEd 7 orders cutting of trees in campuses posing as hazards to studes, teachers
CEBU CITY, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 has issued a directive requiring schools to remove hazardous trees within their campuses. DepEd 7 Director Carmelita Dulangon said this…
Mandaue City eyes 300% hike in taxes
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 21 (PNA) — The Mandaue City Government is set to increase tax rates to as high as 300 percent, but to be implemented on a staggered basis in…
Leyte vice-gov underscores need to declare November 8 as special non-working holiday
By Lizbeth Ann A. Abella TACLOBAN CITY, Aug 21 (PNA) — Leyte vice-governor Carlo P. Loreto echoed the call for the declaration of November 8 as a special non- working holiday to…
Chikungunya infection in Iloilo town not yet confirmed -IPHO
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 21 (PNA) – The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has downplayed a report that about 200 people in a remote village in the municipality of Igbaras in southern Iloilo…
DOST sets Aug. 22 deadline of applications for undergraduate scholarships
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) — Graduating high school students who would like to avail of scholarships for priority science and technology (S&T) courses have until Friday, Aug….
Task force foils human trafficking attempt in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) — The multi-agency Sea-Based Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (SBATTF) have foiled a human trafficking attempt when they intercepted 24 would-be victims in this city. The Philippine Center…
40 nurses train in medical transcription at NOLITC
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 20 (PNA) – The provincial government-run Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) recently trained 40 nurses in its Medical Transcription course. The group is part of the…