BACOLOD CITY, (PNA)–The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set for January 11, 2014 the plebiscite for the ratification of the creation of another village in this city to be called Barangay Paglaum….
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Indian national dies when his car hits electric post in CamSur
CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, (PNA) — An Indian national died when the car he was riding hit an electrical post of the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative early Monday morning…
2 die in motorcycle, passenger bus collision in Albay
CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, (PNA) — Two men aboard a motorcycle died when they collided with a passenger bus along the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Calzada, Oas, Albay early…
Classes resume in Cebu after two-week suspension due to quake
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Classes resumed Monday throughout Cebu as students trooped back to schools after a two-week suspension of classes following a powerful earthquake that struck Central Visayas. In Bohol, where…
Inauguration of Bacolod-Silay airport access road set Nov. 15
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson will the lead the inauguration rites for the 10-kilometer access road to the Bacolod-Silay Airport on Nov. 15….
4 soldiers wounded in Albay encounter get medals of honor
CAMP ELIAS ANGELES, San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur, (PNA) — The 9th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army Monday morning honored the four soldiers who were wounded in an encounter with New…
DOST-ICTO to develop single template for govt websites
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –Migration of all government website to a single template to prevent hacking is up for completion by mid-2014. Monchito B. Ibrahim, deputy director of the Department of Science and…
Police say resumption of classes in Cebu peaceful
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Police said the resumption of classes Monday in Cebu City and throughout Cebu Province was peaceful. Hundreds of policemen were deployed in different schools in Cebu as classes…
Korean agency grant health benefits to 8 more LGUs
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) –Eight more local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo will benefit health services from the US$ 7 million grant of Korean government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for…
Gun ban apprehension rises to 70 in Eastern Visayas
CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo, (PNA) –The number of civilians apprehended by operatives of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) reached the 70 mark Monday, with 40 firearms and other weapons also confiscated….
Koronadal City to develop relocation site for flood, landslide victims
KORONADAL CITY, (PNA) — The city government is planning to develop a 2.4-hectare resettlement or relocation area for local residents situated in calamity danger zones and those who were displaced by the…
Troops, NPA clash in Bukidnon, 1 killed
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) –- A government trooper was killed in a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the vicinity of a forest resort in Dahilayan, Manolo…
Tacloban village chairperson proclaimed after drawing of lots
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Ma. Liberty Bustamante was declared winner in the punong barangay race of Barangay 18 in this highly urbanized city of Tacloban after the drawing of lots held at…
City dad criticizes dirty public markets in CDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -–A city councilor on Monday has criticized the “dirty” condition of the public markets that might compromise the health of local residents here. City Councilor Adrian Barba…
Military seizes illegal cut logs in Agusan del Sur
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur, (PNA) — The military on Monday turned over to environmental officials here some 15 cubic meters of illegally cut logs intercepted in the hinterlands of San Luis in…