CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Dec. 3 (PNA) — The Philippine National Police Bicol regional office headed by Police Chief Supt. Augusto M. Marquez Jr., acting regional director, has urged the Bicolanos…
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BFAR allots PHP120-M to boost PHL’s crab production
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 3 (PNA) -– The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has allocated PHP120 million for crab production in the country, BFAR 10 Regional Director Visa Tan…
Pangasinan SP fails to stop cutting of 600 standing trees along Manila North Road
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Dec. 3 (PNA)–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) may have lost its last opportunity to save the remaining standing trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) when it failed to muster a…
10- hour power interruption in parts of Isabela
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) — The National Crid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has set a scheduled power interruption on December 3, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in some…
Iloilo scholarship program produces first civil engineer
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) — The provincial government’s scholarship program has produced its first civil engineer in the person of Bryan Orojo Molina of Barangay Odiongan, San Dionisio. The 22-year-old scholar…
Solons seek strengthening of tax exemption for cooperatives
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) — Lawmakers are pushing for the strengthening of the tax exemption of registered cooperatives as one of the economic prime movers in the country. Cagayan…
Iloilo gov’t eyes to complete establishment of 50 teen centers in 2016
ILOILO CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) — The Provincial Population Office (PPO) is looking forward to complete the construction of 50 teen centers next year in line with the directive of Governor Arthur…
Coop movement strongly supported by La Trinidad officials
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Dec. 1 (PNA) — Support of the local officials and cooperative partnership with local government units, regional line agencies and relevant stakeholders, are some of the identified strategies to…
Cebu City traffic execs report heavy traffic near new SM mall at SRP
CEBU CITY, Nov. 29 (PNA) — Cebu City traffic officials have reported heavy traffic on Sunday near the newly-opened SM Seaside City mall at the South Road Properties (SRP). Cebu City Transportation…
Tacloban fishermen calls for removal of skeletons, debris in Cancabato Bay
By Vicky C. Arnaiz TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 29 (PNA) – Fisher folks in the badly-hit San Jose district in this city has called on the government and other groups to help them…
Mayor hails police, tipster for arrest of crime syndicate members
COTABATO CITY, Nov 29 (PNA) — The local executive of Kabacan, North Cotobabato today said the police-led Task Force Kabacan has broken the backbone of crime syndicate which has been sowing terror…
Southern Leyte needs PhP425.6-M to prevent landslides, falling rocks along national roads
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 29 (PNA) – The government needs PhP425.6 million to completely solve the perennial problem of landslides and falling rocks in some portion of the national highway in…
NM: Bohol old churches’ restoration still going on
TAGBILARAN CITY, Nov. 28 (PNA) — The National Museum Bohol field office bared that post-earthquake efforts in restoring the centuries-old churches declared as National Cultural Treasurers are still on going with some…
Philippine Red Cross gets new building in Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, Nov 28 (PNA) –A new three-story Philippine Red Cross building formally opens today (Saturday) as the provincial government of Ilocos Norte officially turns over this important facility to PRC based…
DA, SRA in talks on expansion for organic sugar production in Negros
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 27 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) are discussing efforts to expand organic sugar production in Negros Occidental. Alcala, who was here…