CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) -– At least 185 students from various schools, colleges and universities here joined the observance of the “World Post Day” last Wednesday, Nimia S. Acebes, area director…
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Aklan vice guv seeks more funding for agri
BORACAY ISLAND, (PNA) — Aklan Vice Gov. Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo is seeking more budget for the implementation of more agriculture programs in the province to ensure food security. Demand for food continues to…
COMELEC in Iloilo gearing up for filing of COCs for barangay polls
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections in Iloilo Province is set to accept certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the barangay elections on Oct. 28, starting Friday. Provincial Election Supervisor Elizabeth…
Leptospirosis deaths in Olongapo City up to six, 175 cases reported
OLONGAPO CITY, (PNA) — The number of leptospirosis deaths in the city went up to six while 175 others were afflicted with the disease two weeks after the massive flooding hit the…
Suspicious bag causes heavy traffic in Pasay
MANILA, (PNA) — A bag, with undetermined contents, thrown up a passenger bus roof caused heavy traffic in EDSA F.B Harrison in Pasay City, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. In its…
9 passengers injured as jeepney plunges into rice paddies in Capiz
ILOILO CITY, (PNA)– Nine passengers were hospitalized when the passenger jeepney they were riding in fell into the rice paddies somewhere in the boundary between barangays Mianay at Amaga Sigma, Capiz. Presently…
Neg Or gears up for Buglasan Festival 2013
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The provincial government of Negros Oriental is all set for this year’s Buglasan Festival, the province’s premiere socio-cultural showcase which reels off October 11 through Oct 20. The…
120-day feeding restores 300 Dagupan kids to their normal nutritional status
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — The 120-day supplementary feeding program implemented in 10 public schools here last year with the help of Kabisig ng Lahi, a non-government organization (NGO), and multinationals Unilever and…
Iloilo Province opens another teen center
ILOILO, (PNA) — Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. opened Wednesday a teen center, the 15th in the entire province, in Felix Sera National High School in San Joaquin. The centers was in fulfillment…
Ala Eh! Festival 2013 sets rules for street dancing, parade costume tilts
By Saul E. Pa-a BATANGAS CITY, (PNA) — The Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office released Wednesday its set of rules and guidelines for the Festival Dance and Float Parade in connection…
More than 11,000 runners joining 37th National Milo Marathon Davao leg
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – There are now more than 11,000 runners listed in the 37th National Milo Marathon qualifying leg slated on Sunday at Roxas Avenue here. “We have more than 11,000…
Eastern Visayas ranks highest in fisherfolk registration
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Eastern Visayas ranked highest nationwide in terms of the implementation of fisheries registration, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Juan Albaladejo. Albaladejo disclosed…
Catanduanes abaca plantations are sick; FIDA seeks fund for cure
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) – Funds are needed for the rehabilitation of a sizable area of abaca plantations in Catanduanes, an island province in Bicol celebrated as the country’s…
Ceres-La Salle FC Xl claims Group F title in PFF-Smart
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Defending champion Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) Ceres-La Salle Football Club claimed the Group F PFF-Smart National Club Championship qualifying title against Iloilo Football Club (IFA) Camella–Barotac Nuevo…
PVAO releases TAD pension arrearages for qualified WWII veterans in Ilocos
LAOAG CITY, (PNA) – The approved arrearages of the Total Administrative Disability (TAD) pensions for surviving qualified World War II veterans covering the period 1994 to 2002 have started to be deposited…