Pili, Camarines Sur, (PNA) – Seventy-five new soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division of the Philipine Army (PA) graduated on Saturday with Camarines Sur Rep. Leonor “Leni” Robredo (LP, 3rd District) formally…
Category: Regional News
BFAR asks media practitioners to sustain reporting of environmental issues
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — Media practitioners from the three regions of Visayas were asked by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to sustain reporting on environmental issues that would affect…
Western Visayas LGUs lack sewage treatment plants
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — A ranking official of the Department of Health Region 6 (DOH-6) has lamented the non-existence of sewage treatment plants in local government units (LGUs) in the region except…
SM Foundation assures safety standard check on donated school buildings
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna (PNA) -– Both the SM Prime Holdings Inc. and SM Foundation Inc, with building contractor Monolith Construction and Development Corporation, assured school administrators, teachers and students here recently…
Nine-hour power interruption to affect parts of Isabela Tuesday
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, (PNA) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has set a nine-hour power interruption in several service areas of Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) – II tomorrow, October…
DA-12 eyes development of more model farms, farmer-achievers
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12 is pushing for the development of model integrated farms in the region following the success of one of its…
DOH-12 records 15 deaths due to rabies this year
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) –- The Department of Health in the SOCCSKSARGEN region on Monday reported 15 deaths due to rabies in 15 cases monitored in the region from January 1 to date….
Registered voters in Neg Or up by 30 %
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The total number of registered voters in Negros Oriental for the upcoming barangay elections on Oct 28 has seen an increase of about 30 percent, according to provincial…
Construction of Baybay City diversion road not affected by scrapping of PDAF
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The construction of Baybay City Diversion road will not be affected by the scrapping of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) because it is funded directly from the…
MGB promotes scholarship program
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is urging interested students to pursue a course in Geology to avail of their scholarship program. MGB regional director Alilo Ensomo said…
2 buses burned by 5 armed men in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)–Five unidentified armed men barged inside the terminal of Five Star Bus Company in Barangay Tempra Guilig in San Fabian town at about 6:50 p.m. on Oct. 4 where they…
NorCot evacuees return home
M’LANG, North Cotabato, (PNA)–About 50 families or 250 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from a remote village here forced to evacate by a recent encounter between government troopers and members of the Bangsamoro…
Zamboanga tourism promotions could mean a lot to reshape its image – DOT
MANILA, (PNA) –Whatever happened to the image Zamboanga had of its colorful vintas? Its pink sand beaches? Its Chavacano-speaking people? Sadly, Zamboanga is now notorious for being a military area and a…
Comelec advises media to take LOA or resign from work if they intend to run this election
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here advised media practitioners who would be running this coming barangay election to either resign from their work or take a leave of absence…
Bayawan City, Negros Oriental flooded; landslides reported
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA)–People in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental are scampering to safety as of this posting as two of its largest rivers have overflowed due to the more than 12-hour uninterrupted heavy…