BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Negros Oriental will host the final leg of the Raider Breed Wars (RBW), 250 Meters “Battle of the Kings” of Suzuki Philippines in Bayawan City on Sept. 29….
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BSP, Aklan Provincial gov’t. launch Aklan Credit Surety Fund
MANILA, (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Provincial Government of Aklan, participating cooperatives and donor institutions, through the initiative of Rep. Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr., formally launched today the…
Bohol, Cebu tankers shine in Batang Pinoy Visayas leg
MAASIN CITY, (PNA) — Tankers from Bohol Province and Cebu City dominated majority of the events Thursday in the swimming competition of the 2013 Batang Pinoy Visayas leg held at Tacloban City….
BSP holds 2013 Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for stakeholders in Cabanatuan City
MANILA, (PNA) — As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will hold the 2013 Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for stakeholders in Region III on 2…
SP regulates PUJs, cargo trucks, trisikads in Lapuz district
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– The Sangguniang Panlungsod has enacted an ordinance regulating the public utility jeepneys, cargo trucks and trisikads in the district of Lapuz in this city in a move to…
Moran Foundation to hold fund-raising drive for handicapped football players
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — Handicapped Filipino football players who will compete in the Special Olympics in Australia late this year will USA will get funding from the Henry Moran…
San Pablo City ‘Coconut Festival’ bags ‘Best Tourism Event Fest’ Hall of Fame award
By Saul E. Pa-a SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, (PNA) -– San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante confirmed on Friday that tourism organizers notified that the city’s “Coconut Festival” bagged this year’s…
NegOcc guv elevated to Sandugo Awards hall of fame
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) elevated Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. to the Hall of Fame of Outstanding Local Government Executives for his steadfast commitment to the…
Google Map, tourism officers to map up tourism destinations in Iloilo and Guimaras
By Annabelle J. Petinglay ILOILO CITY, (PNA) – Information Technology (IT) experts and tourism officers of the different local government units (LGUs) here are holding a one-day Google seminar-workshop to map up…
Bomb explosion rocks Zamboanga Sibugay town
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The authorities are conducting a thorough probe to unmask the people behind the Thursday night bombing of a bridge in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said…
Surgical outreach to benefit patients with cleft lip, palate deformities
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –A surgical mission for patients with cleft lip and palate deformities will be hosted by the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) this Oct. 23-25. The activity sponsored by…
NPA rebels torc cargo truck in Dumarao, Capiz
ILOILO CITY, (PNA)–The police are presently investigating the burning of the cargo truck in Barangay Gibato, Dumarao, Capiz. Police report reaching here Friday morning said six armed men brandishing M16 armalite rifles…
Dagupan mayor to grant amnesty to delinquent property owners
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — Mayor Belen Fernandez has ordered the City Administrator and Legal Officer to prepare a draft ordinance to be submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod seeking to grant amnesty to…
3 towns in Calamianes Group of Islands now rabies-free zones
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) — The Provincial Veterinarians Office (PVO) of the Palawan government declared Thursday three municipalities in the Calamianes Islands Group as “rabies free zones.”…
Koreans to convert solid waste to energy in Iloilo City
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) -– A group of Korean investors have introduced a new technology that will convert solid wastes into energy out to power six megawatts derived from the processed solid wastes…