DAGUPAN CITY, July 20 (PNA) — The town of Calasiao was placed under the state of calamity today, becoming the second town in Pangasinan so far placed under calamity state as a…
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Local gov’t extends aid to Maguindanao food poisoning victims
COTABATO CITY, July 20 (PNA) — The local government of Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao has extended financial assistance to about 28 victims of food poisoning. Mayor Shameen Mastura of Sultan Kudarat town…
DPWH vows to settle payment for TPLEX land acquisition
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, July 20 (PNA) –- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday vowed to settle their obligations for the acquisition of the land used in the construction…
Dumaguete priest dies; interment set July 27
DUMAGUETE CITY, July 20 (PNA) — Rev. Fr. Henry Bendijo Hisona of the Diocese of Dumaguete died Saturday afternoon due to cardiac arrest. He was 59. Fr. Hisona, until his death, was…
Tacloban seeks demolition of obstructions near waterways
TACLOBAN CITY, July 20 (PNA) — The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) will file more raps against dwellers near waterways who will not demolish their houses and other structures…
TIEZA to rehab Spanish-built Cotta Fort in Ozamiz City
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, July 20 (PNA) -– The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) is set to finance the rehabilitation of the Cotta Fort in the nearby Ozamiz City,…
Construction of Visayas’ biggest road project starts
PASSI CITY, Iloilo, July 20 (PNA) — Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. will lead the groundbreaking ceremony here Tuesday, July 21 for the country’s biggest and longest farm-to-market…
Board endorses Pangasinan’s P758-M loan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 20 (PNA) — The provincial board here approved on Monday (July 20) the loan agreement of the province with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) in the amount…
Valley cops conduct bloodletting activity
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, July 18 (PNA) — Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2) conducted Saturday bloodletting activity in coordination with the National Blood Service and Cagayan Valley Medical Center at…
Monsoon rains finally stop in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY, July 19 (PNA) — After 15 days of monsoon rains, the sun finally shone brightly starting at 7 a.m. Sunday, providing relief to people living in the flooded areas of…
Dengue cases lower, but 3 deaths alarming — DOH official
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 19 (PNA) — Dengue cases in Bohol remained in lower range compared to the record last year, but health officials continue to be on alert considering the three…
Woman hurt in latest NPA IED attack in Compostela Valley
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, July 19 (PNA) — A 21-year-old woman was hurt after New People’s Army (NPA) bandits detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Mabini Police Station in…
Semirara mine landslide casualties now 6
SAN JOSE, Antique, July 19 (PNA) -– The number of casualties in last Friday’s landslide of the Panian Pit of Semirara Coal Mine has increased to six with the retrieval of the…
4 Bulacan co-ops appeal for gov’t help to recover their sales’ share on imported rice
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan, July 19 (PNA) — At least four farmers’ cooperatives in this province are appealing to the government to help them recover their shares from the sales of their imported…
Aurora RTC acquits former Central Luzon’s NPA leader, his wife for various major offenses
By Jason de Asis BALER, Aurora, July 19 (PNA) –The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Aurora has acquitted an former officer of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Central Luzon and…