BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 15 (PNA) — Beneficiaries from 12 villages in this city were granted a total of P7.5 million in livelihood assistance implemented under the national government’s Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) program….
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Pangasinan provincial gov’t hands out P250,000 to calamity victims
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Sept. 15 (PNA) — The provincial government through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) distributed Tuesday a total of P256,000 financial assistance to at least 55 families affected…
Japanese firm donates water purifiers to 2 upland villages in northern Negros
BACOLOD CITY, Sept 15 (PNA) — Two upland villages in Sagay City, Negros Occidental received technologically-advanced water purifying systems donated by Japanese firm Inada Inc. in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency…
BFAR provides assistance to typhoon-affected fishermen in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Sept. 15 (PNA) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) distributed Monday boat repair materials to 217 fishermen in this province whose fishing boats were damaged by…
Quezon province needs to build resilient communities, says governor
By Gideon Belen LUCENA CITY, Quezon Sept. 15 (PNA) — A new program needs to be implemented in the province that is gender responsive community-based disaster risk reduction and management that will…
Guimaras travellers reach 20,000 daily- Study
JORDAN, Guimaras, Sept 15 (PNA)– Data collated by the Provincial Government of Guimaras (PGG) showed that approximately 20,000 people come in and out the island-province daily as suggested by records kept at…
New-found spring is another water source for residents in Liliw, Laguna
By Sol Luzano LILIW, Laguna, Sept. 15 (PNA) — A new concrete public water tank will be constructed soon in the town which will collect water from a new-found spring ””There is…
President Aquino graces opening of 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 14 (PNA) — The 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park, the integrated township development of Megaworld, was launched today, September 14. President Benigo Aquino III together with his Cabinet secretaries and…
Bañamos Festival in Laguna eyes world record
By Zen Trinidad LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Sept. 14 (PNA) — The week-long Bañamos Festival being celebrated in this town from September 14-20 eyes a slot in the Guinness Book of World Records…
Construction of Villaverde road resurrects Pangasinan-Nueva Vizcaya boundary dispute
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Sept. 14 (PNA) — The long standing boundary-dispute between the provinces of Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya was resurrected with the impending construction of the Pangasinan side of the Villaverde road…
Mayor says paramedic training center to boost investor confidence in Mandaue City
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Sept. 14 (PNA) — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said the opening of a paramedic training center in his city on Sunday will boost investor confidence in the city….
Sen. Cayetano’s PTK program assists Legazpi transport sector
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 13 (PNA) — Over 300 public utility vehicle drivers and operators in this city have received an opportunity to gain additional income from Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano…
Nueva Ecija town’s 20% development fund for 2016 okayed
JAEN, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 14 (PNA) — The city mayor’s office is now ready to submit to the municipal council the proposed 20-percent development funds for 2016 after it has been approved…
ARMM prepares for El Niño, starts mitigating steps with PHP48-M budget
COTABATO CITY Sept. 12 (PNA) — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao agriculture department has prepared a PHP48 million budget to alleviate the feared drastic effects from El Niño in the region,…
City Council endorses the adoption of uniform road signs
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) – The local august body here passed a resolution endorsing the proposed law for the adoption of a uniform road signs throughout the country. City…