CEBU CITY, (PNA) — The Dept. of Social Welfare and Development 7 has served more than 240,000 households in Central Visayas this year in its flagship program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program…
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DOE exec: no overpricing of fuel prices in Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– The Dept. of Energy has assured the public there is no overpricing of fuel prices in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. DOE Region 7 Director Antonio Labios disclosed during…
ARMM gov’t offices urged to emulate DPWH-ARMMs feat
COTABATO CITYI, (PNA) — Gov. Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has directed government line agencies to emulate the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-ARMM) which gained…
Dagupan mulls facelift, urban renewal
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — Mayor Belen Fernandez mulls giving incentives and tax holiday next year to owners of business establishments in the city’s central business district to encourage them to renovate or…
Teachers called heroes on World Teachers Day
PASIG CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) led a massive celebration of World Teachers’ Day attended by representatives from NCR and Regions 3 and 4A. Held at the PhilSports Arena…
PRO-3 keeps tight watch on 571 areas of concern in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Police Regional Office (PRO) here is keeping tight watch to 571 out of 3,102 villages in Central Luzon identified as “areas of concern” in…
Troops arrest Malaysian national, MNLF member in Zambo raid
By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr. ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Government security forces have arrested two persons, including a Malaysian national and a suspected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebel, when they raided…
CHED: Higher education institutions resume classes as Zambo standoff ends
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Eight of the 18 public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) will resume classes on Monday, October 7. Classes in all levels were suspended for weeks when hundreds…
CA upholds Cebu City’s right to collect P20.5-M in business taxes from college
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — The Court of Appeals 20th Division has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Velez College against a May 20, 2013 decision in favor of the city’s right…
Civilians foil bombing attempt, arrest suspect in N. Cotabato town
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, (PNA) — Police arrested here today a suspected bomber shortly after he planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of a hotel and restaurant here. Supt. Renante Delos…
Power outages hit several Leyte, N. Samar towns
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Some parts of Eastern Visayas are scheduled to experience power interruptions this weekend, lasting up to 10 hours due to maintenance activities of the National Grid Corporation of…
Southern Leyte officials welcome law postponing SK elections
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — Officials of Southern Leyte province welcomed the signing of President Benigno S. Aquino of the bill that postpones the conduct of the Sangguniang Kabataan elections this Oct 28….
DSWD 8 ready to respond to disasters
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here is taking a proactive stance to be able to readily respond to victims of disaster following the onset of…
Binay hails Gawad Kalinga’s initiatives of ending poverty
By Emil G. Gamos ANGAT, Bulacan, (PNA) — Vice President and national housing czar Jejomar Binay on Saturday said that despite the armed conflicts and other controversies hounding the country, the Philippines…
1 soldier killed, 6 wounded in Mis Or firefight
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) — An army soldier was killed while six others were wounded as the firefight between communist New People’s Army (NPA) and government troopers in Misamis…