By Eddie Barrita MANDAUE CITY, (PNA) — An P80-million center for children in conflict with the law (CICL) will soon rise on a 1.2-hectare lot in Sitio Dunggoan, Barangay Basak, this city….
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Fire razes cult village in MisOr, fireman injured
JASAAN, Misamis Oriental, (PNA) -– A fireman was injured during a two-hour fire that razed about 24 houses in the cult village of San Antonio, Jasaan in Misamis Oriental shortly before noon…
Cebu City Hall reports hike in request for coffins after PDAF suspension
By Eddie Barrita CEBU CITY, (PNA) — The Cebu City Government has reported an increase in requests for coffins after the suspension in the release of lawmekers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)….
PNP-ARMM needs more police recruits
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao, (PNA) — Police authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has announced additional quota for new policemen in the region. Chief Supt. Noel Delos Reyes, ARMM…
DOLE signs industrial peace accord with Pampanga tripartite council, IBP
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 3 together with the Pampanga Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (PTIPC) and the Integrated Bar of the…
Cops defuse bomb found in GenSan gas station
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Explosive and ordnance operatives safely defused an improvised explosive that was recovered on Sunday night in a gasoline station situated in the city’s downtown area. Senior Supt….
Ranking rebel leader falls in Agusan del Sur
BUTUAN CITY, (PNA) — Joint police operatives nabbed a ranking rebel commander during the observance of “All Soul’s Day” in Bayugan City, a southern city of Region 13. Reports from Agusan del…
Debriefing sessions infused in post-earthquake struggle
CATIGBIAN, Bohol, (PNA) -– Trauma, fear and loss of lives and property left in wreckage as a result of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake still gripped the disaster-laden people of Bohol. It’s almost…
Muslims observe Islamic New Year with prayers, gratitude
COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — Muslim Filipinos in large parts of Mindanao observed Monday “Amon Jadid” holiday with solemn prayer and gratitude after Mlacanang declared Nov. 4 a regional non-working holiday. The Amon…
Leyte province wants rice program under PRDP
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The province of Leyte identified its rice program to be initially included among projects that will be supported under the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) of the Department…
Leyte gov wants to curb malnutrition by planting 4M trees
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla has called for the support of village and municipal officials for his four million trees program to be planted at every backyard as…
Kidapawan City’s Tabang Bohol generates P400,000
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — Residents here continue donating funds for the victims of earthquake in Bohol in support to Mayor Joseph Evangelista’s fund drive dubbed as “Tabang Bohol.” Aside from accepting donations,…
Davao Light announces two 15-minute switching power outages
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) –- Power consumers in the southern part of Davao Light and Power Company franchise will experience two 15-minute switching power interruptions on November 5 and 10, from 7:30 a.m….
Kidapawan City, NHA provide housing for informal settlers
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — Informal settlers have been sprouting like mushrooms in a developing city, Kidapawan City included. Here, they settled in public areas near creeks and rivers not knowing the dangers…
Alarmed by rash of killings, North Cotabato PNP intensifies campaign vs. armed men
AMAS, Kidapawan City, (PNA) — Police authorities here have intensified checkpoints in identified crime prone areas in North Cotabato’s 17 towns and a city as they have expressed alarm over the rash…