By Ruth T. Rodriguez PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, June 12 (PNA) — Unscrupulous wildlife traders have found a new lucrative species in the endemic predatory arthropod scorpions and critically-endangered Philippine freshwater turtles in…
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Ilocos Norte to revitalize bamboo industry
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, June 11 (PNA) — After decades of decline, the sturdy and tenacious bamboo known for its multiple functions and uses finally caught the attention of local government units…
60 Dagupan vendors attend seminar on hygienic meat handling
DAGUPAN CITY, June 11 (PNA)– More than 60 meat vendors, dealers and handlers from two public markets here attended a seminar dubbed as “Hygienic Handling of Meat Markets” last June 9 at…
NCMB clarifies use of acceptable IDs of senior citizens to avail benefits
DAVAO CITY, June 11 (PNA) –- The National Coordinating and Monitoring Board (NCMB) issued a resolution clarifying further how senior citizens avail benefits and privileges with accepted identification documents under the Republic…
President Aquino leads Independence Day rites in Naga
MANILA, June 11 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead the nation in flag-raising ceremonies in Naga City to mark the Philippines’ 116th Independence Day on Thursday. In a Palace…
DND honors South Korea’s Araw Force Contingent for humanitarian acts in Leyte
By Roel T. Amazona TACLOBAN CITY, June 11 (PNA) — Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Wednesday afforded the South Korean Joint Support Group Araw Force Contingent with the Bakas Parangal Award in…
Development of ecotourism sites in South Cotabato’s Lake Holon starts
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 10 — The municipal government of T’boli in South Cotabato is closing down the ecotourism sites at the famed crater-lake Holon for at least nine months to pave…
Leyte, Albay provinces sign twinning agreement on disaster risk reduction and management
TACLOBAN CITY, June 10 (PNA) — The provinces of Leyte and Albay on Monday inked a twinning agreement that would result to the strengthening of the former’s provincial disaster risk reduction management…
NHA sets aside P8.5B for housing of Yolanda victims in northern Negros
BACOLOD CITY, June 10 (PNA) -– Nine towns and cities in Negros Occidental will receive a total of P8.5 billion in assistance from the National Housing Authority (NHA) for the construction of…
Albay prepares counter-measures as Mayon Volcano exhibits abnormal activity
LEGAZPI CITY, June 10 (PNA) — Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda on Tuesday assured the public that preparations in the province are in place in case Mayon Volcano erupts. In a press…
DOT-12 pushes development of more local tour packages
By Allen Estabillo GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 9 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 12 is pushing for the development this year of more tour packages featuring the area’s…
PDEA seizes P7-M worth of illegal drugs in Bacolod raid
BACOLOD CITY, June 9 (PNA) — In its biggest haul in Western Visayas so far, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 6 seized on Monday afternoon a kilo of illegal…
Students of New York public school donate educational materials for typhoon-damaged school in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, June 9 (PNA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday turned over to San Fernando Central School in this city the education materials donated by students…
Hundred Islands opens first zipline
by Johanne Margarette R. Macob ALAMINOS CITY, June 5 (PNA)–The famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here will showcase another attraction when it opens its first zipline facility on June 7 in a…
Tourist arrivals in Ilocos Norte soars to record high743,236 in 2013
By Leilanie G. Adriano Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, June 5 (PNA) –The province of Ilocos Norte continues to boost its tourist arrivals with a significant increase every year. Based on the latest…