ILOILO CITY, (PNA)-The damage wrought by the fire that totally destroyed two residential houses and partially damaged three other residential structures along Javellana-Del Carmen Streets in Jaro, Iloilo City was estimated at…
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PNP nabs a wanted person in Isabela province
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, TUGUEGARAO CITY, (PNA) — The Naguilian Police Station (NPS) arrested Wednesday a wanted person in Barangay Rizal, Naguilian town, Isabela. Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2) regional director Rodrigo…
Tabaco City hall annex building needs more fund for finishing works
By Richard Almonte TABACO CITY, (PNA) – The good news is that the construction of the city hall annex building is already completed and the finishing works of the ground, second and…
Boat sinks off Sorsogon town; 10 people rescued
CAMP GEN. SIMEON OLA, Legazpi City, (PNA) – Ten persons, including the boat captain, were saved by responding fishermen after the vessel ferrying them to Bulan town center in Sorsogon from their…
Army official reminds soldiers to be non-partisan in barangay elections
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The top official of the Philippine Army in Western Visayas reminded soldiers here not to take sides during the October 28 barangay elections. Brig. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, commander…
Neg Occ prov’l gov’t could have savings if SC will prohibit judges’ allowances – exec
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The provincial government of Negros Occidental could save thousands of pesos if the Supreme Court decides to prohibit judges from receiving allowances from local government units. This was…
Santiago City police strengthen ‘Oplans Sita, Kontra Boga’
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, (PNA) — The Santiago City Police Office (SCPO) is implementing an intensive operation “Oplan Sita” and “Oplan Kontra Boga.” The implementation of these oplans aimed to curb election related…
CMC asks Comelec to postpone barangay polls in Zambo
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) –The Crisis Management Committee (CMC) has passed a resolution requesting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to postpone the holding of the barangay elections in view of the prevailing situation…
TESDA, DSWD training help Zamboanga folk start anew
MANILA, (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started recently livelihood training to the evacuees who are now temporarily seeking…
More rebels return under Solcom’s ‘Balik Pamayanan Program’
By Michelle Cedeño CAMP GEN. NAKAR, Lucena City, (PNA) — More rebels continue to return to the fold of law under the Southern Luzon Command’s (Solcom) “Balik Pamayanan Program,” according to Solcom…
North Cotabato teachers earlier seized by BIFF re-start classes
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, (PNA) –- A week after heavily armed men held hostage and used public school teachers here as human shields, the Department of Education (DepEd) in North Cotabato reopened the…
Iloilo City mayor amenable to transfer of flyover for public safety
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) –Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he is amenable to the proposal of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer the Infante flyover in Molo District to…
Recognition for Iloilo River brings international exposure to Iloilo City
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — The inclusion of the Iloilo River in the Thiess International River prize award held recently in Brisbane, Australia brings positive international exposure to Iloilo and the rest of…
Cops intercept ‘bayong’ of explosives in Quezon town
INFANTA, Quezon, (PNA) -– Operatives of the 1st Maneuver Platoon of the Quezon Provincial Public Safety Company (QPPSC) intercepted a “bayong” (woven native bag) containing explosives, firing devices and blasting caps with…
DA-3 holds annual mosaic-making contest
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA)-–The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office here, in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) and United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization (UNO-FAO) held Wednesday an…