By Cris Diaz CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) –- Authorities have captured four inmates who bolted from the Valencia City Jail on Wednesday afternoon as crack teams of the Philippine…
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Kalibo town on state of calamity due to measles
KALIBO, Aklan, (PNA) — The Sangguniang Bayan of Kalibo has declared their town under a state of calamity due to measles outbreak. Dr. Melanie Tolentino of the Kalibo Rural Health Center said…
Kadayawan Age-Group chess tournament in Davao set Sept. 7-8
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) – All is set now in the Mayor Rody and Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte Kadayawan Chess Age-Group Tournament slated on Sept. 7 and 8 at the 2nd floor of…
Davao City awaiting local player from UK football training
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — A welcome crowd is awaiting the arrival of a young football player from this city who is one of the 22 members of the Philippine Under 11 boys…
Night market as option for Davao’s street vendor dilemma
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — Davao City officials may have cleared the streets of criminals but not the street vendors who immediately return to their turfs along with their goodies the minute the…
DENR-3 orders inventory of lumber stocks, logs of furniture shops, sash factories in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department and Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here has ordered the immediate inventory of lumber stocks, logs and flitches of over 400…
DA-3 assures assistance for typhoon-affected farmers in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office has assured availability of seeds for distribution to farmers whose crops were damaged by the onslaught of tropical…
DA Bicol launches ‘Gulayan sa Kampo’ program
By Danny O. Calleja PILI, Camarines Sur, (PNA) – First, it was Gulayan sa Paaralan to Gulayan sa Barangay, then to Gulayan sa Simbahan. This time, it’s Gulayan sa Kampo that the…
ITCZ brings rains over Mimaropa, Visayas
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday said that Palawan and Visayas will experience cloudy and rainy weather due to an active Intertropical Convergence Zone…
NPA rebel surrenders in Surigao
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, (PNA) -– A squad leader of the New People’s Army voluntarily surrendered to the military in Surigao del Norte, the military said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Leo…
DPWH funds P46.5M for rehab, upgrade of Mariveles zigzag road
MARIVELES, Bataan, (PNA) — The historical zigzag road in this town that spans more than three kilometers is undergoing rehabilitation and upgrading with more than P46.5 million funds from the Department of…
2 officials given 2-month preventive suspension in Pangasinan town
BINMALEY, Pangasinan, (PNA)–Two officials of the local government were given 60-day preventive suspension due to a formal administrative cases for dishonesty and neglect in the performance of duty filed against them. Lawyer…
Nueva Vizcaya eyes over P.297M taxes from erring establishments
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PNA) — The Provincial officials here are now deliberating to file legal actions against various business establishments which have failed to pay and settle their tax obligations to the…
DPWH eyes repair of Nueva Vizcaya highway portion
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PNA) — The repair of the national highway’s Bayombong junction to Bagabag junction here is now on the pipeline, officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…
Mis Or “karatedos” bag 7 medals in 2013 Mindanao Batang Pinoy Qualifying League
MSAMIS ORIENTAL, (PNA) — The Misamis Oriental Karatedo Association (MOKA) on Tuesday sought some “financial” assistance from the provincial government after reaping seven medals during the 2013 Mindanao Batang Pinoy Qualifying League…