BUTUAN CITY, (PNA) — Heavy rains which hit the city on Tuesday caused part of the city to be powerless for half a day. According to the public advisory from the Agusan…
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Dumaguete LGU, Consuelo Foundation launch Child Protection Unit
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The local government of Dumaguete and Consuelo Foundation on Wednesday launched the Child Protection Unit (CPU) as part of the city’s Child Protection and Intervention Network (CAPIN) to…
176 families flee as landslides, flashfloods hit anew Koronadal City, S. Cotabato town
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — At least 176 families from two villages in Koronadal City and Tantangan town in South Cotabato were displaced on Tuesday night due to a series of landslides…
9 inmates bolt CamSur jail
CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, (PNA) –- Nine inmates serving major cases escaped early Wednesday from their cells in the provincial jail in Tinangis Penal Farm in Barangay Tinangis, Pili,…
S. Cotabato town in state of calamity due to floods, landslides
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — The municipal government of Tantangan in South Cotabato placed the entire area on Wednesday under the state of calamity as a result of the severe floods and…
DOH conducts seminar on smoking, health for Zambo media practitioners
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The Department of Health (DOH) has conducted a seminar on smoking and health and nutritional guidelines for the members of the local media to equip them with the…
Camarines Norte gets P1.2-M grant for maternal health program
By Connie B. Destura DARAGA, Albay, (PNA) -– The Department of Health (DOH) Bicol regional office here has expressed optimism that the provincial government of Camarines Norte will further improve its maternal…
UNFPA intensifies RH drive in CamNorte
By Connie B. Destura DAET, Camarines Norte, (PNA) – Everyone has the right to enjoy reproductive health (RH), which is a basis for having healthy children, intimate relationships and happy families. It…
Rapid population growth in PHL hinders progress, says Popcom exec
By Connie B. Destura LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — The continuing non-implementation of the controversial Reproductive Health Law would do more harm than good in the implementation of the government’s development agenda, said…
Nueva Vizcaya PLGU allots P97.5M for infra projects
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PNA) — The provincial government here has recently allotted P97.5 million for the development and improvement of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the province. The fund, Governor Ruth…
RuMEPP benefits 5,817 SMEs in Eastern Visayas
PALO, Leyte, (PNA) — The seven-year Rural Micro Enterprise Promotion Program (RuMEPP) has reached out to 5,817 small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Eastern Visayas, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)…
Pangasinan board member nearly assaulted when visiting polling center
By Leonardo Micua LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) — A provincial board member of Pangasinan has revealed his intent to file a case for slander and assault against a brother of a town mayor…
20 persons caught in violation of liquor ban in Eastern Visayas
CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, (PNA) — An imprisonment of up to six years awaits 18 persons in Eastern Visayas after they were caught violating the liquor ban in connection with the barangay elections…
Losing bet in Capiz kills 3 siblings
ROXAS CITY, (PNA) — An outgoing village chief, who lost his bid for barangay councilman, shot to death his two sisters and brother early morning Tuesday in Barangay Manapao, Pontevedra town in…
IPPO nabs suspect in the killing of barangay kagawad in Isabela town
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, (PNA) — The Isabela Provincial Police Office (IPPO) arrested Monday a suspect in the killing recently of barangay kagawad Rolly Lauria in Gamu, Isabela. Police Regional…