CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 15 (PNA) — A total of 81 couples were united in wedlock on Valentine’s Day, Friday, a gift provided by Pag-IBIG Fund, in partnership with the city…
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Animation seminar-workshops slated in Bacolod City
BACOLOD CITY, Feb 15 (PNA) – International animator Marie Grace Dimaranan will speak in a back-to-back creative industry trends and management techniques seminars for Bacolod City artists, teachers and professionals starting this…
Boracay barangay captain suspended
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 14 (PNA)–-The municipal mayor of the local government unit of Malay, Aklan has implemented the two-month suspension order meted against the village chieftain of Brgy. Yapak, Boracay Island for…
Baguio City communication groups ready for weekend fest
BAGUIO CITY, Feb. 14 (PNA) — Communication groups in Baguio City are ready for action for the two-day street parades for the 19th Panagbenga 2014. Jose Alvarez, president of the Baguio Benguet…
Bacolod solon asks DPWH to speed up repair of city’s major highway
BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 14 (PNA) –- Bacolod City Rep. Evelio Leonardia has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to expedite the construction works along the Sum-ag highway. Leonardia told…
Laguna intensifies Cavinti tourism promotions
CAVINTI, Laguna, Feb. 14 (PNA) — The Laguna provincial government pledged to support and intensify tourism development and promotions of Cavinti following the success of the 1st Cavinti Watersports Olympic at the…
2nd consultation workshop on Generation of Data on Forest Land Population conducted in Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Feb. 13 (PNA) -– A consultation workshop of the Generation of Data on Forest Land was concluded Wednesday in this city as part of the project “Generation of Data…
ARMM provides P6-M aid each to 12 towns with no revenue allotment
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 13 (PNA) — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government will be providing P500,000 monthly financial aid this year to each of the 12 municipalities that do not…
Agreement on livelihood’s provision for tobacco farmers inked
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Feb. 12, 2014 (PNA) — Organized tobacco farmers from Northern Luzon signed an agreement with a cigarette manufacturer to pursue joint projects designed to uplift the lives of…
Florida Bus passengers complain of slow assistance from bus company
BAGUIO CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) -– Injured passengers of the ill-fated GL Florida Bus are complaining about the slow assistance being delivered to them by the management of the bus company. Most…
OPAPP turns over P12.9M for Pamana projects in North Cotabato
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 12 (PNA) — More farm to market roads are expected to be constructed in the province of North Cotabato after the office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace…
PRA 7 backs proposed Japanese retirement haven in Cebu
CEBU CITY, Feb. 10 (PNA) — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has supported the “Japan Longstay Paradise Cebu,” the proposed P1.4-billion Japanese retirement facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu…
Puerto Princesa gov’t to sign MOA with PNP Maritime on mangrove area protection
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Feb. 10 (PNA) -– All is set here for the celebration of the Love Affair with Nature on February 14, the city government’s annual Valentine’s Day offering to sustainably…
More than 8,000 disaster-resilient homes soon to be built for Bohol quake survivors – DSWD
MANILA, Feb. 10 (PNA) — More than 8,000 disaster-resistant houses costing over P700 million will soon be built for families whose houses were totally damaged by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol, the…
2014 Bangus Festival to get international flavor
DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PNA) — The 100 Ways to Cook Bangus, a regular feature of the Dagupan Bangus Festival set on April 28 at CSI Stadia, will go international with the…