ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 11 (PNA) – The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) announced that the fisheries production of Zamboanga Peninsula marked an improvement of 1.77 percent in 2013 representing an increase of…
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DSWD-Bicol hiring 388 college graduates for expanded Kalahi-CIDSS jobs
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, March 11 (PNA) -– The regional office here for Bicol of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now accepting applicants to a total…
Cebu City creates task force for landless residents
CEBU CITY, March 11 (PNA) — The Cebu City Government has created a task force that will address the problem of landless residents in the city. Lawyer Janneses Ponce, executive assistant of…
Rep. Cojuangco: Highway widening a must
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 11 (PNA) — Former Pangasinan Fifth District Rep. Mark Cojuangco has admitted he was the one who initiated the widening of the Manila North Road (MNR) which is at…
Leyte town LCE turns crisis into opportunities
TANAUAN,Leyte, March 10 (PNA) –-Tanauan Mayor Pelagio Tecson is setting his eyes on whatever opportunities that could improve the lives of his constituents amid the massive devastation caused by typhoon Yolanda last…
Power firm expresses doubts over putting up coal plant in Catanduanes
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, March 10 (PNA) –- Bicol’s island province of Catanduanes may be rich in high-grade coal deposits but one of the country’s leading power industry players is…
Advisory council created to monitor “Police Patrol Plan 2030” in Ilocos
By Freddie G. Lazaro CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur, March 10 (PNA) – Newly assigned Ilocos Sur police director Senior Superintendent Nestor Felix, announced that an advisory council was created to oversee…
Century Properties to launch mixed-use project in Pampanga soon
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, March 9 (PNA) — Listed real estate firm Century Properties Group Inc. (CPGI) is ready to launch its first mixed-use project outside Metro Manila at its acquired…
Cebu developer pioneers in solar-powered homes
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, March 9 (PNA) — Cebu-based real estate developer AboitizLand Inc. is pioneering the development of solar-powered homes, an official said. Audi G. Villa, AboitizLand assistant vice…
MinDA lauds North Cotabato for entering world market
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Mar 9 (PNA) –The entry of organic food from North Cotabato into the international market was an indication Mindanao is rich and can be globally competitive, the Mindanao Development Authority…
CALABARZON bamboo industry surpasses 2013 targets
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Mar 7 (PNA) — Bamboo industry in Region IV-A (CALABARZON), which include the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon, has surpassed its targets for 2013,…
Mindanao’s black rice, coco sugar want to enter bigger markets
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Mar 7 (PNA) — Organic products such as black rice and coco sugar from Mindanao are aiming to penetrate larger markets globally, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said…
Bicol 6th top rice-producing region
By Bobby Q. Labalan SORSOGON CITY, Mar. 7 (PNA) — The Bicol region placed 6th among rice-producing regions in the country, accounting for 6.74 percent of the entire rice production for 2013…
Dagupan mayor issues alert vs red tide
DAGUPAN CITY, March 7 (PNA) — Mayor Belen Fernandez has alerted the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to take appropriate measures in view of the bulletin issued Thursday by the Bureau of Fisheries…
MNLF chair Sema hurt in Maguindanao highway mishap, aide dies
By Noel Y. Punzalan and Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, March 7 (PNA) –- The chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and former Cotabato City vice mayor was hurt while…