By Edwin O. Fernandez KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — A disaster management training turned out to be disastrous for a 20-year-old student who drowned and died during training Sunday amid heavy downpour in…
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DOLE approves P6-M for employment of flood victims in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has approved the release of more than P6 million emergency employment assistance to flood victims in Central Luzon….
(Update) 11 MNLF members bagged in Zamboanga City
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, (PNA) — Eleven members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were arrested in Zamboanga City hours after a clash with government security forces which left one…
(UPDATE) Mayor suspends work/classes as Misuari-led MNLF faction attack/hold hostages in Zamboanga City
By Teofilo P. Garcia ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) — Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has suspended classes and works in both public and private schools and offices as hostilities broke out in this city…
NGCP restores power in Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Cotabato City
By Edwin Fernandez COTABATO CITY, (PNA) — Power had been restored in Cotabato City and Maguindanao after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) fully completed the repair of a transmission…
Maguindanao blast hurts soldier
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao, (PNA) — A blast from a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) on Sunday left a soldier wounded, the Army here said. Army Colonel Roy Galido, chief of the military’s…
LPA spotted in Visayas brings rains in PHL until Tuesday
MANILA, (PNA) — Most parts of the country including Metro Manila will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rains in the next two-days due to low pressure area spotted in Visayas,…
Tacloban broadcasters join ‘KBP Broadcastreeing’
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –Radio and television broadcasters belonging to the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) Tacloban Chapter were at the frontline Saturday with various groups in planting more than a…
2 teachers die in road mishap in Pangasinan
The fatalities were Vivian Villamil Sabangan, 45, and Dominga Sabangan Baniqued, both , teachers and residents of Barangay. Langiran, Bayambang, who were rushed to the Urdaneta District Hospital where they were declared…
Bulacan transport group launches biofuel as fuel saver
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, (PNA) -— Hitting two birds with one stone. The Panglalawigang Tansportasyon ng Bulacan (PTB) is not only encouraging jeepney and tricyle drivers to earn and save more money by…
Motorists in Bacolod told to exercise necessary precautions as traffic accidents rise
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — The Traffic Management Unit (TMU) of the Bacolod City Police Office is urging motorcycle drivers here to exercise necessary precautions to avoid road accidents. The call was made…
Historic Malolos becoming catch basin of dam water releases
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, (PNA) — Mayor Christian D. Natividad on Sunday disclosed that many areas in this historic capital city is fast becoming the catch basin of water being discharged by the…
Grandparents get a treat from PARM-Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — A series of activities for elderly facilitated by the Philippine Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM) – Eastern Visayas kicked off here this afternoon highlighting today’s Grandparents Day. Among the activities…
MMDA junks petition of Cavite PUBs operators
MANILA, (PNA) — Chairman Francis Tolentino of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Sunday junked the appeal of several Cavite bus operators who earlier went on strike to protest the operation…
Salceda wins unopposed as Bicol RDC chair for 3rd term
By Johnny C. Nunez LEGAZPI CITY, (PNA) — In a show of full confidence and regional political unity, members of the Bicol Regional Development Council (RDC) unanimously reelected Albay Gov. Joey Salceda…