TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The city government through the Traffic Operations Management Enforcement and Control Office (TOMECO) will have a dry-run for the new traffic scheme prior its full-swing implementation. The month-long…
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Police launch operation to rescue kidnapped Pagadian City businessman
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) –The police have launched an operation in a bid to rescue a businessman kidnapped Saturday in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, an official disclosed. Police Regional Office-9 (RPO-9)…
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…
DSWD transfers thousands of evacuees due to floods in Zambo
By R.G. Antonet A. Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has transferred more than 2,000 evacuees from the Mayor Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex to…
12-yr-old boy killed in Sorsogon town landslide
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — A 12-year-old boy died on Saturday afternoon when a portion of a hill suddenly collapsed and buried him alive in Barangay (village) Calomagon, Bulan, Sorsogon, an official of…
Hot lumber seized in Nueva Ecija
FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija, (PNA)–At least 2,300 board feet or 59 pieces of illegally cut lumbers were confiscated by authorities in Barangay Pias, General Tinio in this province Friday night. The…
Fish cages to be moved away from power plant in Pangasinan
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — Many of the fish cages in Sual, Pangasinan will be retained but will be moved some 200 meters away from the 1,200 megawatt Coal-fired…
DENR official inspects, commends Legazpi City waste facility
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) -– The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Bicol regional office has commended the closure of Legazpi City’s open dump site in Barangay Banquerohan and the readiness for use…
Candaba town mayor denies involvement in the Malampaya fund mess
By Herbert P. Mapiles CANDABA, Pampanga, (PNA) — The embattled local chief executive of this town on Sunday denied any involvement in the alleged misuse of at least P900 million Malampaya fund….
Construction in resettlement project starts in Zambo east coast barangay
By: R.G. Antonet A. Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The resettlement project in Barangay Taluksangay, 19 kilometers east of this city, for families displaced by the standoff is set to start construction….
LGBT desk in every police station pushed
QUEZON CITY, (PNA) — A lawmaker has filed a bill creating a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) desk in every police station to ensure that victims of hate or sexually oriented…
TESDA intensifies tech-voc training programs in Batangas
BATANGAS CITY, (PNA) — Some 50 trainees completed the technical and vocational courses recently under the auspices of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in this city. TESDA offered the…
Sunken vessel’s owner says it spent P55M to address oil spill
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — 2GO Group Inc., owner of the sunken MV St. Thomas Aquinas, said it has spent at least P55 million to address the oil spill caused by the sinking…
Army soldier gunned down inside KTV bar in Roxas City
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — An army soldier was gunned down Friday evening by a still unidentified assailant following a rumble inside the KTV bar along Arnaldo Boulevard in Roxas City. The Roxas…
DSWD 6 releases P5-B for health, education of children
ILOILO City, (PNA) — The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development here has released a total P5 billion for poor households covered by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Western Visayas which ensures…