By R.G. Antonet A. Go ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– An official of the business community supports continues military actions instead of giving safe passage “to these criminals” as the standoff enters the…
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Private-sector-participation scheme of management wins in Aleco referendum
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) – With total votes of 5,506, the private- sector-participation (PSP) option won over the coop-to-coop (C2C) scheme, which garnered 3,491 votes, in Saturday’s referendum among member-consumers of the debt-ridden…
Businessmen bullish on Bicol economy
LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — Businessmen and private sector leaders in Bicol feel confident their region is headed towards superior economic performance with the reelection of Albay Gov. Joey Salceda as chairman of…
Aleco holds referendum for members to choose management option
LEGAZPI CITY, — Some 100,000 consumers of the Albay Electric Cooperative (Aleco) have started to cast their votes in designated voting precincts all over the province in Saturday’s referendum to choose the…
Rama to release P5.4-M cash aid to promo body if internal conflict is settled
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has said he will release the city’s P5.4-million financial assistance this year to the Cebu Investment Promotions Center. But CIPC, he said, should…
500 Hajj pilgrims from Mindanao arrive in Cebu en route to Saudi Arabia
By Eddie Barrita CEBU CITY, (PNA) — At least 500 Hajj pilgrims from Mindanao arrived in Cebu late Friday en route to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, officials said Saturday. Of the number,…
Cebu City to host int’l transport meet in 2015
By Eddie Barrita CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has announced that the city has been chosen as venue for the 11th Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (Easts)…
Coast Guard Zamboanga tells ship owners docked near conflict area to transfer vessels
MANILA, (PNA) — The Coast Guard Station (CGS)-Zamboanga on Saturday asked ship owners docked near the conflict site to transfer their vessels to avoid being hit with stray bullets. This was after…
Basic education indicators show Bicol performs better than national record
By Floreño G. Solmirano LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) -– At least three basic indicators showed that education in the Bicol region has improved over its previous record, a report of the Department of…
Death toll in Zamboanga City stand-off now at 52 — AFP
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala on Saturday said that the death toll in the Zamboanga City…
Lamitan City attack will not affect military focus in Zambo standoff
By Teofilo Garcia, Jr ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The military said the attacks in the nearby province of Basilan will not in any way affect their focus in this city where the…
Cebu lawmakers use P65.4M in ‘pork barrel’ funds to pay hospital bills, social services
By Eddie Barrita CEBU CITY, (PNA) — Cebuano congressmen spend at least P65.4 million in pork barrel funds this year for hospital bills and other social services in Cebu, Department of Budget…
ECOFISH to be launched soon in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, (PNA)– Gov. Amado Espino Jr. is set to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for the implementation in Pangasinan of the Ecosystems Improvement…
Ilocos-wide Career Guidance Congress set Sept 18-19
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) -– LABOR SECRETARY ROSALINDA BALDOZ HAS BEEN INVITED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER DURING THE FIRST–EVER REGIONAL CAREER ADVOCACY CONGRESS IN THE ILOCOS REGION SLATED SEPT 18-19 AT…
“Seal of Wholesome Meat” being distriobuted in San Fernando City
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) — The “seal of wholesome meat” is now being distributed by the city government in all food establishments here to assure the public of the safety…