TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 8 (PNA) — Mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez is eyeing a P120-million loan to finance her fledgling administration’s various projects, including infrastructure that would help solve the pestering traffic problem,…
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PROCOR thanks Bontoc officials, residents for all-out support to bus mishap victims
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet, Feb. 8 (PNA) – The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) on Saturday expressed gratitude to the officials and residents of Bontoc, Mountain Province for assisting members of the Philippine…
300 local, foreign runners to join Ultra Marathon in western Pangasinan
By Leonardo V. Micua LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Feb. 6 (PNA) — Some 300 local and foreign runners are expected to join the first-ever 100-kilometer Hundred Islands Ultra International Marathon set on March 15-16…
SC stops Quezon City garbage collection fee
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Feb. 6 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the implementation of an ordinance of the local government…
Tacloban City SP asks fund augmentation from nat’l govt
TACLOBAN CITY, Feb.6 (PNA) –The Sangguniang Panlungod (SP) of this city on Wednesday’s regular session passed a resolution asking President Benigno S. Aquino III for the national government to extend fund augmentation…
Foreign donors prefer Albay’s disaster rehabilitation model
LEGAZPI CITY, Feb. 5 (PNA) –Foreign donors engaged in the post-“Yolanda” reconstruction have expressed preference for Albay’s “geostrategic redevelopment” model in their rehabilitation assistance programs, designed to help build new and disaster…
DENR-Calabarzon inks pact with Batangas City LGU to boost land titling
BATANGAS CITY, Feb. 5 (PNA) — The Calabarzon Region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office has forged an agreement on Tuesday with the Batangas City local government unit (LGU) to…
Cebu City prepares for APEC Summit, International Eucharistic Congress
CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the city government is now preparing for two major forthcoming events, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next year…
Cebu City police intel chief bucks marijuana legalization
CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PNA) — A senior police intelligence official here has opposed the legalization of marijuana in the Philippines, following similar moves in two American states — Colorado and Washington….
DPWH, PLGU push road shortcuts for Nueva Vizcaya’s 2 urban towns
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 4 (PNA) — Heavy traffic in the towns of Bambang and Solano will soon be decongested especially during busy hours of the day and the influx of commuters…
P20-M flood control project in Calbayog City now 45% complete
TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PNA) — A flood control project implemented by the Samar first district engineering office (SFDEO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in a village in…
Blast staggers military-media convoy in Maguindanao
COTABATO CITY, Feb. 4 (PNA)–A blast hit a convoy of military, local officials and media personnel around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Tuka, Mamasapano, Maguindanao. Col. Dickson Hermoso, Army’s Sixth Infantry Division…
Tacloban City DepEd receives 2,000 chairs from Project RecyClass
TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PNA) — The Tacloban City Division of the Department of Education (DepEd) received Monday 2,000 classroom chairs from the Project RecyClass, a nationwide recycling drive supported by the…
NHA builds 2,000 houses for Yolanda victims in northern Negros
BACOLOD CITY, Feb 3 (PNA) – The National Housing Authority (NHA) is constructing 2,000 houses in northern Negros Occidental for homeless victims of super typhoon Yolanda, Mayor Patrick Escalante of Cadiz City…
Bacolod solon forms TWG to tackle children-in-motor-vehicles bills
BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 3 (PNA) – Bacolod City lone district Rep. Evelio Leonardia has formed the Congressional Technical Working Group (TWG) that will tackle matters relating to measures on the safety of…