CEBU CITY, Aug. 3 (PNA) — Cebuanos will mark the 446th founding anniversary of the province of Cebu with a series of activities and a non-working holiday on Aug. 6, Thursday. Republic…
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7 hurt as LPG tank explodes in Calamba City
By Robert Maico CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Aug. 3 (PNA) — Seven persons were hurt after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tank exploded at 12:51 p.m. Monday in Barangay 2 here. Fire Supt….
Alaminos City holds Sectoral Studies workshop
ALAMINOS CITY, Aug. 3 (PNA)– The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Alaminos City conducted a five-day Sectoral Studies Preparation Workshop at the Alaminos City Training Hall last July 27 to 31. The…
US fugitive nabbed in Panglao, Bohol
By Angeline Valencia TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 2 (PNA) — A fugitive in the United States facing a sexual assault case had been arrested at around 11:30 Saturday morning (August 1) in…
DPWH to resume construction of stalled Leyte flood control project
By Maqrydel S. Flores PALO, Leyte, Aug. 2 (PNA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) committed to complete Bangon River flood control project after it was stalled after the…
Province ‘entitled to discount in electric, water bills’–SP
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 2 (PNA) — As partner in the joint venture, the provincial government finds it proper to be extended due discount from both the Bohol Light Company, Inc. and…
Aglipay Church celebrates 113th proclamation anniversary, bishop calls for unity
By Ernie B. Esconde SAMAL, Bataan, Aug. 2 (PNA) — The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), commonly known as Aglipay Church, on Saturday held in advance its 113th proclamation anniversary in a long…
Suspected pusher in Nueva Ecija yields marijuana bricks; charged
By Marilyn E. Galang RIZAL, Nueva Ecija, Aug. 2 (PNA) — A suspected illegal drug peddler who was listed no. 2 in this town’s most wanted persons was arrested Friday by authorities…
DENR 7 seeks coordination with PHP10.6B BRT project head on affected trees
CEBU CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has asked the project manager of the PHP10.6-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Cebu City to…
5 Cebu grads top psychometrician exam
CEBU CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Five psychology graduates from different universities in Cebu topped the July 2015 Psychometrician Licensure Examination. Mary Donnavel Libron from the University of the Philippines-Cebu landed in…
UK provides PHL Php711M R&D fund
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Britons are fond of rice as Filipinos, that is why the United Kingdom (UK) has provided the Philippines Php711 million in grant…
NIA getting closer to full irrigation coverage of Catanduanes rice farms
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Over 85 percent, representing 3,215 hectares of rice farms in Catanduanes, is already covered by government-provided irrigation facilities, leaving only 555 hectares…
Comelec commissioner hits Congress, DBM over funding woes
SORSOGON CITY, Aug. 1 (PNA) — A top-ranking official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has blamed Congress and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the administrative woes it is…
1 dies, another wounded in possible drug-related case
URDANETA CITY, Aug. 1 (PNA)–One person was killed and another wounded when criminals riding in tandem on a motorcycle struck in broad daylight along the busy Mac Arthur Highway in Barangay Nancayasan…
Phil. Army’s 7ID cites units, individuals
FORT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija, Aug. 1 (PNA) — The Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division (7ID) recognized several units and individuals for their respective exemplary performance, highlighting its 27th anniversary celebration here…