By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — A tourism official is urging entrepreneurs to invest in additional restaurants for fine dining, hotels, inns, and resorts in Pangasinan in the Ilocos…
Category: Regional News
DSWD-11 names fisherman’s family as 2015 Huwarang Pamilya
By Carmela C. Duron DON MARCELINO, Davao Occidental, Sept. 28 (PNA) -– The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 11 named a fisherman’s family from Barangay Linadasan, Don Marcelino…
LBP soon to provide Pangasinan capitol with POS, ePP facilities
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Sept. 28 (PNA) — The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), through its Lingayen Branch here, will soon provide the provincial government, especially its employees, with additional banking services. This…
Bataan starts annual distribution of rice subsidies to beneficiaries
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Sept. 28 (PNA) — The provincial government, through the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO), has started the annual distribution of rice subsidies to identified beneficiaries in the province….
Senior citizens now enjoy 20% discount on real property tax in Puerto Princesa
By Jocelyn Y. Tabuada PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Sept. 28 (PNA) — In a highly favorable development, the Sangguniang Panlungsod here approved Monday an ordinance that will allow senior citizens in Puerto Princesa…
PhilMech urges farm workers to form organizations for minimal displacement of labor
ILOILO CITY, Sept 28 (PNA) – – The Philippine Center for PostHarvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is encouraging farm laborers to form organizations or cooperatives to avoid labor displacement as the center…
Ilocos Norte to strictly implement Goby fry fish holiday on October 6-8
LAOAG CITY, Sept 28 (PNA) — The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte has reminded fishers to observe fish holiday for goby fry on October 6-8, or on the 9th to 11th day…
Negrense fishermen urge BFAR, LGUs to strengthen drive vs commercial fishing in municipal waters
BACOLOD CITY, Sept 28 (PNA) — An umbrella organization of small fishermen here is urging the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the…
Village-type bioethanol facility opens in Batac City
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte, Sept. 28 (PNA) — Ilocos farmers and its neighboring provinces are looking forward to the successful commissioning of a village-type bioethanol facility, courtesy of the Mariano Marcos State…
More than half of Php 16.8-B infra budget for Central Visayas in 2016 goes to Cebu
CEBU CITY, Sept. 26 (PNA) — More than half of the Php 16.8-billion infrastructure budget for Central Visayas in 2016 will be channeled to Cebu, an official said. Ador Canlas, Department of…
Comelec-Sorsogon holds 11th hour effort to convince voters to validate registration
SORSOGON CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Sorsogon provincial office here of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday staged a “last ditch” activity to convince the local electorate to submit themselves…
FISH HOLIDAY: Fishers hit for violating 15-km no-fishing zone
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Fisherfolk, through the two-day fish holiday, failed to shake the government into withdrawing Republic Act 10654 that increases the penalties for illegal fishing activities. Rants…
ARMM kicks off activities for Family Week celeb
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Believing family must be strengthened as a foundation of a community and the nation, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officially kicked off the 23rd…
South Cotabato village placed under state of calamity due to diarrhea outbreak
By Edwin O. Fernandez TANTANGAN, South Cotabato, Sept. 25 (PNA) — Local officials have placed a remote village here under state of calamity following an outbreak of dysentery that downed 46 persons….
DOT tells owners of accommodation facilities in Bacolod to get accreditation
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 25 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is urging owners of accommodation facilities here to seek accreditation from the agency. A team from the DOT national and regional…