OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 12 (PNA) – Senior Supt. Archival Macala, provincial police director, has ordered all police chiefs to conduct random drug testing on policemen in their respective areas. Macala’s…
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PWDs in Nueva Ecija receive houses, livelihood supports
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 12 (PNA) — At least 30 families of persons with disabilities (PWDs) have received free housing units from a German organization, a ranking officer of the Nueva…
Three North Cotabato villages win DOH search for cleanest barangay with best sanitation practices
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) – The Department of Health in Central Mindanao Region has awarded three poor but cleanest villages in North Cotabato as the winner in its search for best…
DOST Science Nation Tour kicks off in Apayao in October
BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 12 (PNA) — A science extravaganza roadshow on Science and Technology (S&T) will kick-off in the Cordillera Region, in October, to promote the undertakings of the Department of Science…
Fatal vehicular accidents in Bicol rose 32.5% in 2014
By Bobby Q. Labalan SORSOGON CITY, Sept. 11 (PNA) — Fatal vehicular accidents in Bicol Region rose by 32.5 percent last year compared to that in 2013, which also set off a…
DPWH in Northwest Leyte has 92.64% accomplishment rate
ORMOC CITY, Sept. 11 (PNA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 4th Leyte Engineering District (LED) hit an accomplishment rate of 92.64 percent, ahead by .17 percent for regular…
Catanduanes most peaceful province in Bicol; Camarines Sur worst
By Bobby Q. Labalan LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 11 (PNA) — Catanduanes was the best and Camarines Sur was the worst among the six provinces in the Bicol Region in terms of peace…
DOST proud of SETUP success
BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Two hundred ninety four micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Cordillera Region leveled up their productivity and competitiveness through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading…
Negros Occidental provincial gov’t implements P3,000-threshold net pay for employees
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Negros Occidental provincial government implemented a PHP3,000-threshold monthly net take-home pay for its nearly 2,000 employees. Governor Alfredo Maranon Jr., in his Executive Order No….
Central Visayas wage board reaches consensus on PHP13 daily wage hike in Metro Cebu
CEBU CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Region 7 on Thursday reached a consensus on a PHP13 increase in the minimum daily wage in Metro Cebu,…
DepEd launches K to 12 “Big Books”
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Oriental division has launched the division-initiated K to 12 Localized Instructional Materials dubbed as the “Big Books” where stories and…
Bacolod’s MassKara ‘worth the plane ticket’ — U.S. website
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 10 (PNA) — The MassKara Festival, staged in this city every October, continues to attract global attention. A recent article posted on thoughtcatalog.com said that the festival of the…
Sto. Tomas town in Pangasinan to finally have own public market
STO. TOMAS, Pangasinan, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Finally, the only town in the province without its own public market and also the smallest, will soon have one. Mayor Timoteo Villar III said…
‘Tuloy Bahay Bata’ opens in Angeles City
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Sept. 10 (PNA) — Tuloy Bahay Bata, an institution that aims to uplift the welfare of street children in this city, is now open. City Mayor Ed Pamintuan, together…
Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival goes to Tokyo, Japan
ILOILO CITY, Sept 10 (PNA) -– World-acclaimed Dinagyang Festival will bring one of its winning tribes to perform in Tokyo upon the invitation of the Japanese government and the Filipino community there…