BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Mayor Monico Puentevella here is looking forward to the staging of the city’s 1st Diwali Festival spearheaded by the local Indian community, and is optimistic that the event…
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SM City Calamba stages “Happy Halloween” costume tilt for shoppers, mallers
By Saul E. Pa-a CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PNA) –- The SM City Calamba mall here has announced Wednesday its competition for the Halloween competition among shoppers and mallers on Oct. 31 from…
Communist rebels attack multi-million piggery farm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -–Some 100 fully armed communist guerrillas of the New People’s Army (NPA) swooped down on a piggery farm in Libona, Bukidnon Wednesday morning, burned the stockyard and…
Health stations to be set up in Zambo cemeteries
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -–The City Health Office (CHO) is establishing medical health stations in major public and private cemeteries here to cater to the health needs of people during All Saints and…
‘Gun for Peace’ nets 35 NPA rebels
By Cris Diaz CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) – Thirty-five communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, including a minor, surrendered to the military here to avail themselves of the government’s…
Kids’ talents feted in children’s month celebration in Davao Norte
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — Children had so much fun as they participated in activities that highlighted this year’s Children’s Month Celebration of the province of Davao del Norte at the “Bulwagan ng…
Catanduanes mayors turn to Capitol vs coal mining; Church offers help
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) – Mayors of three Catanduanes towns who are being pressed by the Department of Energy (DOE) into accommodating the commercial coal mining venture by an…
Dagupan City forms emergency response center
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — The city government formed the Public Assistance and Response Management Assistance Center (PARMC) which can respond to any request for assistance from the public 24/7. Mayor Belen Fernandez…
New BIR-Zambo RDO calls public help to improve tax collections
By Antonet A. Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– Newly-installed Revenue District Officer (RDO) Cresencio Agad on Wednesday called on the public to help them improve the collection of taxes in this city….
SMC takeover of Aleco opens new opportunities for Albay economy
By Johnny C. Nunez LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — The recent takeover by conglomerate San Miguel Corp. of the operation of the Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO) offers new business opportunities, apart from solving…
Policeman dies in Iligan City’s Comelec fire
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– A police officer died when an unidentified suspect set on fire the office of the Commissions on Elections (Comelec) in Iligan City on Monday, a police…
DILG 8 to handle implementation of BuB-Salintubig projects in 3 Samar towns
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Funds for the implementation of Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) in three municipalities of Samar will not be downloaded to their intended recipients due…
Bacolod City Council seeks commemoration of Spain’s surrender every Nov. 6
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) – The City Council here passed a resolution Wednesday seeking to commemorate every sixth of November the historic surrender of the Spanish colonizers in this city. The neighboring cities…
Why are cemeteries fenced…?
By Magtanggol C. Vilar CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, (PNA) — This city’s public cemetery is literally bursting at the seams where even the small alleys are playing hosts to new burials. Fact…
JICA grants hand tractor to DA-ARMM to help farmers become more productive
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) –In support for the implementation of Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) Phase V, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) turned over to the Department of Agriculture in the Autonomous Region…