By Lilian Mellejor and Jessie Casalda DAVAO CITY, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Philippine Eagle “Pamana” who was given his flight to freedom only last June 12, was found dead with a gunshot…
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322 barangays in Pangasinan considered drug-affected
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Of the more than 1,300 barangays of Pangasinan, at least 322 are considered by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) as drug-affected. This was bared by…
Legaspi mayor backs Roxas’ presidential bid
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 19 (PNA) — Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal has expressed full support to the candidacy of Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, the anointed administration candidate in…
Hawkeye-1 well off Palawan not commercially viable
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) – Australian-listed Otto Energy Ltd, operator of service contract no. 55 off Palawan, said on Monday it found Hawkeye-1 well was not commercially viable….
Angeles City govt distributes PhilHealth cards to 1,313 indigent residents
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The city government distributed on Monday PhilHealth point-of-care (POC) cards to 1,313 beneficiaries from the city’s 33 villages. City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, together with local…
Bacolod PNP posts significant rise in anti-crime ratings in 1st sem of 2015
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) registered a significant increase in crime clearance efficiency (CCE) and crime solution efficiency (CSE) ratings for the first semester of…
Pagadian City commemorates 1976 strong earthquake, tsunami with simultaneous drills
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 17 (PNA) -– A simultaneous drill, joined by more than 2,000 people, was held here Monday marking the commemoration of the strong earthquake and tsunami that…
Davao City on heightened alert as Kadayawan Festival begins
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urged police, army and other security forces to extend utmost goodwill in conducting “stop and frisk” on people including…
More malls in Pangasinan picked as venues for voters’ registration
DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has partnered with the Magic Group of Companies to set up registration centers in its local malls in Pangasinan. The move…
City eyes PPP for central market revitalization
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) -– The city government here is eyeing a possible public private partnership (PPP) approach in the revitalization and rehabilitation of the city central market with the assistance…
Teenage No. 1 Most Wanted Person in Coron nabbed
By Archie T. Barone PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A teenager, who is Coron’s “No. 1 Most Wanted” for rape, was nabbed in Barangay Poblacion 1 in an operation staged…
Passenger killed, 28 hurt in Sorsogon bus accident
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A passenger died while 28 others were injured after a bus fell into a rice field in Barangay (village) Monbon in Irosin, Sorsogon. Police Senior Insp….
Palawan government’s ‘Baragatan sa Barangay’ in Balabac benefits 5,000
By Jesus T. Ustares PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Around 5,000 residents of two barangays in the southernmost Palawan town of Balabac were the beneficiaries of the recent “Baragatan sa…
PRO2 to promoted PNCOs: Higher rank means bigger responsibility
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Aug. 17 (PNA) — “Promotion connotes greater responsibility.” This was the standing challenge for the newly-promoted Valley Cops as they took their oath over the weekend…
Catbalogan City seeks airport upgrade
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The city government of Catbalogan is pushing for the rehabilitation of the Catbalogan airport in the city’s Buri Island. Catbalogan City Mayor Stephanie Uy-Tan said…