LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Over a thousand delegates from across the country will gather here on Wednesday for the national convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) on…
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MakinaSaka: Achieving food self-sufficiency through agricultural mechanization
By Cielito M. Reganit LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA) – Agriculture officials on Tuesday highlighted the need to improve the country’s level of agriculture mechanization if we are to attain and sustain food self-sufficiency…
Troops recover 26 bodies of slain MNLF rebels involved in Zambo standoff
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) –- Government forces conducting clearing operations have recovered a total of 26 cadavers of slain Moro National Liberation Front rebels in the critical areas here. The critical areas are…
Laguna’s Ejercito asks Comelec to reverse ruling disqualifying him
MANILA, (PNA) — Laguna Gov. Emilio Ramon Ejercito Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division to reverse its ruling disqualifying him from the May 2013 midterm elections. In his 28-page…
Columbia FC rules SMART Interclub Davao leg
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – Columbia Football Club rules the Davao elimination of this year’s SMART Interclub Football Championship held at the Tionko grounds. Columbia FC, which previously topped the ACER Cup Invitational…
AAK Davao dominates TKS-Petron Interclub Karatefest
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – As expected, host Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) Davao showed its dominance by winning 15 of the 18 golds at stake in the TKS-Petron Interclub Age-Group…
Preparations underway for installation of CIQ system in Bacolod-Silay Airport
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Preparations for the installation of the components for the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) system at the Bacolod-Silay Airport are underway. Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Evelio Leonardia…
Sec. Coloma recommends appropriate recognition for Eastern Samar’s Balangiga encounter
BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar, (PNA) — Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio E. Coloma Jr. will recommend for an “appropriate recognition” to the historic Balangiga encounter as it marked its 112th anniversary…
Ex-village chief gunned down in Samar’s Catbalogan City
By RJ Bautista CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, (PNA) — A former village chief was gunned down shortly before noontime Sunday in Purok 2, Brgy Lagundi, Catbalogan City. Police identified the victim as Felomino…
NegOcc to culminate Peace Month with ‘guns for peace,’ declaration of peace community
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Province of Negros Occidental will culminate the observance of the National Peace Consciousness Month during a program Monday morning at the NOMPAC Activity Center here. The program…
30 villages in Negros Occidental under tight watch vs. rebel influence
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Thirty villages in Negros Occidental will be closely watched by the Philippine Army and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) during the election period leading to the Oct. 28…
Bacolod SP urges mayor’s office to implement CCTV ordinance
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Sangguiang Panlungsod (SP) here has asked the Office of the City Mayor to implement the ordinance seeking the installation of close-circuit television (CCTV) units in various areas…
Health officials vaccinate 1,359 children at Zambo evacuation centers
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Health officials have vaccinated 1,359 children aged six months to 15 years old to protect them from viral diseases while being sheltered at the evacuation centers in this…
Indigenous group in Diffun, Quirino gets P292,000 livelihood assistance
DIFFUN, QUIRINO, (PNA) — Some 53 Indigenous People (IP) of this town were recently provided with P292,000 worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment–Regional Office No. 2 (DOLE…
Dagupan determine to build modern new city hall
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)–A ranking city official here confirmed that the construction of a modern city hall to replace the old existing building as part of the agenda of…