LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Aug. 18 (PNA) –- The 53rd Charter Day Celebration of Lucena City on August 20 kicked off Monday with an essay writing contest about the life and heroism of…
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HIV/AIDS forum for Dumaguete clergy, religious set Tuesday
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – Members of the clergy and religious organizations of the Diocese of Dumaguete will be attending a forum on Tuesday to increase awareness on the human immune system disease…
President Aquino visits Our Lady of Piat in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III visited on Monday the miraculous Our Lady of Piat enshrined at the Basilica Minore of Piat during his trip to Cagayan province. While…
Salceda orders inventory of evacuation shelters as Mt. Mayon’s restiveness intensifies
By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — As the restiveness of Mt. Mayon continues to intensify due to magma buildup, Albay Governor Joey Salceda has ordered an inventory of…
PhilRice asks rice farmers to use SMS in managing pests and plant diseases
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, Aug. 17 (PNA) – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice research and development, is providing farmers with a new platform where they can…
Mandaue City to host 23rd Visayas Area Business Confab Aug. 21-22
By Eddie O. Barrita MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Mandaue City Government, in partnership with the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), will host the 23rd Visayas Area…
Php4-B fund for Benguet projects proposed
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, August 14 (PNA) -– Benguet Representative Ronald Cosalan proposed some Php4 billion worth of projects to be implemented in 2015. In an interview today, August 14, Cosalan said most…
Calbayog’s diversion road classified as national road
CALBAYOG CITY, Aug. 14 (PNA) — Calbayog diversion road has been classified by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as a national road by virtue of department order no. 80,…
Bacolod City ranks third best area for industrial investment
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidentl, August 14 (PNA) – Real estate services firm KMC MAG Group Inc. has ranked Bacolod City as the third best area outside of Manila for industrial investments in…
CDC remits P220M dividends to national treasury
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Aug. 13 (PNA) — The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) has remitted a total of P220 million cash dividends to the national government. In the summary of CDC mid-year report,…
ARMM launches massive farm-to-market roads in Maguindanao
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, Aug. 13 (PNA) -– To improve the flow of goods and agricultural products in the province, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started concreting works…
Davao City expects rise in visitor arrival this August
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 12 (PNA) — The city government of Davao is expecting an increase of visitors for the month of August when people from nearby and outside the region flock to…
Chinese tourists swarm Legazpi as Ibalong Festival takes off
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 12 (PNA) – A throng of Chinese tourists arrived at the airport here Monday afternoon via a chartered Cebu Pacific flight that flew them in…
Sen. Cayetano’s ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ bill to benefit 8T students in Central Visayas
CEBU CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Senate Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said some 8,010 in Central Visayas would be able to enrol in college if his “Iskolar ng Bayan” bill…
Organic agriculture gaining ground in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Organic agriculture is fast gaining ground with the farming sector of Western Visayas as more Ilonggos are apt to appreciate health foods as well as protect…