By Funny Pearl A.Gajunera DAVAO CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) -– The tripartite technical working group of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is set to revisit the 47-year-old Tripoli Peace Agreement with…
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Trader busts suspect in circulating fake money
By Eduard M. Casulla CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, Aug. 30 (PNA) — An “ukay-ukay” (second hand items) trader busted a 33-year-old man believed to have been circulating fake money…
Crime volume in Cebu drops by 3 percent due to APEC security
CEBU CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Crime volume in Cebu dropped by three percent since the start of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit senior ministers meetings in Cebu on Aug. 22,…
Salceda’s latest plan: to run for Albay’s 2nd congressional district
By Mars S. Arguelles PASAY CITY, Aug. 30 (PNA) — Governor Joey Salceda announced Sunday here that he is withdrawing his plan not to run for any elective post and instead declared…
8 die in Tacurong City highway accident
By Edwin O. Fernandez TACURONG CITY, Aug 30 (PNA) — About eight persons were killed and more than a dozen others hurt when a loaded passenger jeepney collided with a 10-wheeler truck…
TESDA chief expresses desire to run for senator
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Aug. 28 (PNA) –Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general Joel Villanueva has expressed here of his desire to seek a senate post if he can prove…
Bomb threats disrupt work, court proceedings; delay murder case on King’s slay in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) — The court proceedings at the Hall of Justice, including the arraignment of the three accused in the murder of Richard King were disrupted after two Regional…
ARMM exec closely watching Senate BBL plenary deliberation
COTABATO CITY, Aug 28 (PNA)- Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Friday said the regional leadership is closely watching the deliberations of the Senate version of the Bangsamoro…
Pangasinan cops advance enhanced shooting proficiency
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan, Aug. 28 (PNA)— At least 63 members of the Malasiqui police station (MPS) underwent enhanced shooting proficiency training on Friday till Saturday to boost their capabilities in neutralizing criminals. Supt….
JCI Iloilo Ilang-ilang and LPNHS bring heaven to aeta community through education
ILOILO CITY, August 28 (PNA) -–The Junior Chamber International Philippines Iloilo Ilang-ilang, Inc. (JCI), together with the Lapaz National High School (LPNHS), educate aeta community in Barangay (village) Lanit, Jaro, Iloilo City….
Bacolod SP gives tribute to city’s vice mayors as part of Ordinance Week
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 27 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod paid tribute to vice mayors who served this city from 1951 up to the present as part of the observance…
SC ruling allowing Enrile’s bail not yet final –Sereno
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr. MANILA, Aug. 27 (PNA) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. Aranal Sereno said on Thursday that the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) allowing Senator Juan Ponce…
Cauayan police urges gun owners to avail of LTOPF caravan
CAUAYAN CITY. Isabela, Aug. 26 (PNA) — The Cauayan City Police Office (CCPO) has called on gun owners in the city and nearby towns to avail of License to Own and Possess…
Another escaped Maguindanao detainee recaptured
COTABATO CITY, Aug 26 (PNA) — Another inmate who, along with four others bolted the Maguindanao provincial jail early today, was rearrested Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Jail warden Macapagal Blao said Faizal…
PRO-6 gets ‘Best Practice’ rating
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) earned a ‘Best Practice’ rating in the evaluation conducted recently by the Compliance Evaluation Process Team from Camp Crame. The…