COTABATO CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Japanese Embassy officials and officers of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) will turn over Friday “The Project for the Construction of a Training Center for Bangsamoro”…
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One Good Vote launched in Negros Oriental; youth urged to vote in 2016
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) –- As the country girds up for the upcoming 2016 presidential polls, calls are being sounded off by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and church-based groups for…
Cebu’s tourism, SMEs sectors gain from APEC hosting –DOT
By Leslie D. Venzon CEBU CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — Cebu province’s hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings this year is bringing economic and job benefits to its hospitality,…
Ilocos Norte gov’t urges residents to build animal shelters to boost disaster-resilient communities
LAOAG CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — The provincial government reiterated its call for residents to build shelters for animals as part of disaster mitigation efforts. Provincial Veterinarian Loida Valenzuela said the construction…
Cebu Capitol seeks PHP4-B infra projects from national government in 2015
CEBU CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — The Cebu provincial government is seeking a total of PHP4 billion in infrastructure projects from the National Government for this year. The Office of the Cebu…
Senior citizen drowns in Dagupan
DAGUPAN CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — A senior citizen drowned at about 2:10 p.m. on Monday at Bonuan Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City, the police reported Tuesday. The victim was identified as…
Negros Oriental cops do extra duty hours due to APEC 2015 summit
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 1 (PNA) — With over 400 policemen from Negros Oriental being deployed to Cebu as part of the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2015 (APEC 2015) summit, the remaining police…
Winners of the WV Film grants program named
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 29(PNA) – The Department of Tourism 6 has named the four winners of the Western Visayas Film Grants Program of the department and CineKasimanwa. The four filmmaker-winners in Western…
Negros Occidental governor urges all sectors to prepare for longest El Niño
By Teresa D. Ellera BACOLOD CITY, August 31 (PNA) — All sectors in Negros Occidental have been alerted to prepare for the possible effects of what is considered as the longest El…
DPWH seeks reclassification of Liloan-San Ricardo road in Southern Leyte
SAN RICARDO, Southern Leyte, Aug. 31 (PNA) -– The Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) is seeking the conversion of Liloan–San Ricardo Road into a primary…
3 arrested anew in Pangasinan drug buy-bust
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 31 (PNA)–Joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency operatives arrested a suspected drug pusher during a raid in his home in Barangay Linoc, Sta. Barbara town. The suspect, identified…
Bahrain’s Royal Charity builds vocational training center in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) –- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) broke the ground on Sunday for its new training center in this city, funded by the Royal Charity Organization (RCO) of…
Cebu City needs PHP5M to improve septage plant
CEBU CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Cebu City Septage Management Board (CCSMB) wants a budget of PHP5 million to improve the Septage Treatment Plant (STP) at the city’s North Reclamation Area…
INC ends protest in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The supposed two-day mass action of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) ended 12 hours after it started at 9:00 p.m. Sunday. Thousands arrived in droves in…
Mayor leads Mandaue execs, workers in building hall in socialized housing site
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 31 (PNA) — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes led city officials and employees in helping build over the weekend a multi-purpose building for residents of a socialized housing…