BAGUIO CITY, June 5 (PNA) -– The old Baguio Athletic Bowl will soon be rehabilitated with the installation of the tartan track. But the budget allocation of Php60 million for the rehab…
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DENR sets green turtle free in Masbate town
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, June 4 (PNA) – Personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office(CENRO) in Masbate on Tuesday set free a green sea turtle that ran ashore…
Calbayog City accepts challenge to qualify for DILG’s ‘Seal of Good Local Governance’
CALBAYOG CITY, June 4 (PNA) — The city government is up to meeting the challenges required by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to be able to qualify for the…
Ecotourism projects eyed for Tawi-Tawi’s Turtle Islands
DAVAO CITY, June 3 (PNA) -– Ecotourism projects aimed at protecting endangered marine species and help sustain community-based tourism enterprises are being developed on Turtle Islands, one of the world’s major nesting…
DOT-6 offers new ‘cruise and drive’ package travel tour
ILOILO CITY, June 3 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) is offering a new cruise and drive package travel tour connecting the three islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros Occidental…
EDC complying with environmental requirements in NegOcc — official
BACOLOD CITY, June 3 (PNA) — An official of the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) said they are committed to comply with environmental conditions set by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental…
DepEd steps up check of ‘no collection policy’ enforcement
PALO, Leyte, June 3 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) has stepped up its monitoring scheme to ensure the compliance of “no collection policy” during the opening of 2014-2015 academic year….
4 moderate quakes jolt Mindanao
MANILA, (PNA) — Mild earthquakes shook the provinces of Davao Occidental and Surigao Del Sur on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs said…
Air Asia makes Kalibo International Airport its secondary hub
KALIBO, Aklan, March 31 (PNA)– Air Asia has expressed its commitment to make the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) its secondary hub for international flights. In a letter dated March 25, 2014 addressed…
Baguio tourism goes high tech
BAGUIO CITY, March 31 (PNA) –- The city government of Baguio and SMART Incorporated in cooperation with Innopub launched the first digital tourism markers in Luzon. By scanning the bar code installed…
4 protected areas in Central Luzon proposed to be included in the ASEAN heritage list
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 31 (PNA) — Four of the 35 protected areas in Central Luzon are being proposed to be included in the list of Association of Southeast Asian…
DENR spells out work plan for Iloilo River
By Lydia C. Pendon ILOILO CITY,Mar. 31 (PNA) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formulated a comprehensive work plan for the rehabilitation of the Iloilo River system and…
Tagum Coop maintains strong financial performance despite ‘Pablo’
DAVAO CITY, Mar 28 (PNA) –Tagum Cooperative has proven its resiliency as it achieved a net surplus growth of 19 percent from P168 million in 2012 to P200.7 million in 2013 even…
Gov. Emano hails signing of Bangsamoro peace pact
MISAMIS ORIENTAL, March 28 (PNA) -– Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano on Friday hailed the signing of the Bangsamoro peace accord with the national government as “the new dawn for a…
UNDP experts to assist Tacloban local gov’t
TACLOBAN CITY, March 28 (PNA) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will be sending technical experts to assist the city government here in rehabilitation and recovery efforts. In his recent visit…