TACLOBAN CITY, Feb.24 (PNA) -–The national government is doing all it can to help survivors of “Yolanda” in this city although it might be slow, according to some members of the legislative…
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MILF assures GPH it won’t use force after arrest of field commander
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 24 (PNA) –The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Monday dismissed reports their group will “rescue” by force their arrested ranking official, Ghadzali Jaafar, MILF vice chair for political…
Davao Oriental gov. thanks national gov’t for post-typhoon ‘Pablo’ assistance
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Feb. 24 (PNA) — Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon on Monday thanked President Benigno S. Aquino III for the national government’s efforts to address the needs of…
President Aquino to inspect typhoon-resettlements areas in Eastern Visayas on Tuesday
TACLOBAN CITY, Feb.24 (PNA) –President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday is slated to inspect projects in Eastern Visayas in line with the ongoing rehabilitation of areas ravaged by super typhoon “Yolanda”…
P-Noy to revisit Bohol on Monday
TAGBILARAN CITY, Feb. 23 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III is slated to visit Loon town, about 25 kms from here, on Monday (February 24) to inspect and see for himself…
DENR stops transport of logs in Agusan River
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Feb. 22 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stopped the transport of all types of logs through the Agusan River and its…
Bureau of Customs warns public against internet scams
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 22 (PNA) — The Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao warned the public against a marketing scam that utilized the internet, a customs official said on Saturday….
Barotac Viejo indigenous people finish training on integrated farming system
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 22 (PNA) — Eighty indigenous people of Sitio Nagpana, Barangay Lipata, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo graduated from the season-long training on Integrated Farming System (IFS) on February 18. Through the…
New PhilHealth program to cover all indigent Negrenses
BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 21 (PNA) – A total of 491,550 Negrense families, including those from Bacolod City, will be enrolled to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to ensure them access to…
Ilocanos rejoice for having new cardinal
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Feb. 20 (PNA) — Ilocanos in this northern part of Luzon, about 486 kilometers from Metro Manila rejoice for having the first Ilocano cardinal to be officially declared…
Ad hoc committee wants 5-year free lease for P1.4-B Japanese retirement haven
CEBU CITY, Feb. 20 (PNA) — A Cebu City Council ad hoc committee has proposed a five-year free lease for Japanese group I-Land Ways Philippines for its proposed P1.4-billion retirement facility on…
Albay has most number of TESDA schools, training centers among Bicol provinces
LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 20 (PNA) — Albay province has the most number of schools and training centers under the Technical Education and Skills Development Administration (TESDA) in Bicol, the regional spokesperson of…
Balanga City gov’t, Smart hold training on developing apps
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Feb. 20 (PNA) -– The city government, in partnership with Smart Communications, is conducting a three-day training on how to develop applications or apps, the first in Bataan, at…
Quezonian high school coed bags silver in National Science Quest essay tilt
LUCENA CITY, Quezon Feb. 20 (PNA) -– Quezon Science High School (QSHS) 15 year-old coed Christine Loui V. Araña bagged the silver during the final round of the National Science Quest’s Essay…
Lingayen Fiesta, Bagoong Festival celebration entails over half a million-peso overdraft
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 19 (PNA) — The joint celebration of town fiesta and Bagoong Festival of this capital town this year has resulted in an overdraft of P598,286.51. This was contained in…