By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, July 19 (PNA) — The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered some PHP90.34 million in unspent Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of legislators and the budget…
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One dead, one missing, thousands displaced due to monsoon rains in Central LuzonZorayda S. Tecson
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 19 (PNA) –At least one person was confirmed dead and another one missing due to continuous monsoon rains that battered Central Luzon in the past days….
Salceda assumes command of 33rd Air Force Group Reserve
By Rhaydz B. Barcia LEGAZPI CITY, July 19 (PNA) -– Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda on Sunday morning assumed command of the 33rd Air Force Group Reserve (AFGR) after the Armed Forces…
Puerto Princesa veterinarian orders monitoring of poultries
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 18 (PNA) — The City Veterinary Office (CVO) here is closely monitoring the hygiene and sanitation of backyard poultry farms in Barangay Salvacion to determine the cause of…
Housing project restores dignity of ‘Yolanda’ suvivors
TACLOBAN CITY, July 18 (PNA)- For super typhoon Yolanda survivors in this city, having a decent place to live gives them dignity. “Thank you so much because finally I have my own…
2 more Semirara coal mine mishap victims identified
SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE, July 18 (PNA) -– The two other bodies were recovered Friday in the landslide that happened at Panian Pit of Semirara Mining and Power Corporation have been identified by…
Tornado destroys 26 houses, classroom, chapel in Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 18 (PNA) — At least 26 houses, a classroom and a chapel were destroyed when a tornado hit Sitio Lapog, Camagsingalan in Sual town at about 10 a.m. of…
Zamsureco-1 faces 2-3 hours daily brownout anew
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, July 18 (PNA) — The member-consumers of the Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative-1 (Zamsureco-1) will again have to contend with two to three hours daily brownout. This…
Bomb explodes inside bus in South Cotabato town; no one hurt
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, July 18 (PNA) — An improvised bomb exploded inside a passenger bus in Sto. Nino town in South Cotabato Saturday morning but no casualties were reported. Chief Insp. Joel…
Massacre victims’ kin forgive Ampatuan Sr. but cry for justice continues
COTABATO CITY, July 18 (PNA) — The daughter of a Maguindanao massacre victim received the news of Andal Ampatuan Sr.’s demise with mixed feelings. Maria Reynafe Momay-Castillo, daughter of photojournalist Reynaldo Momay,…
Bacolod City crime volume drops 42% in first half of 2015
BACOLOD CITY, July 17 (PNA) — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported a 41.55-percent decrease in crime volume here during the first half of 2015. BCPO records showed that only 4,874…
Maranaos in Isabela join Eid ul Fitr celebration
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela, July 17 (PNA) — Thousands of Islam religion-bred Maranaos have trooped to Mosques in the province to join their fellows worldwide celebrating the end of the 30-day Ramadan,…
Muslims in Davao mark end of Ramadan
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, July 17 (PNA) -– Hundreds of Muslims here gather for the congregational prayer at the open football field of the Agro-Foundation College of the Philippines to…
PNP director: No whitewash in probe on ‘slay try’ of suspected drug pusher by cops
DUMAGUETE CITY, July 17 (PNA) –- Officer-in-charge provincial police director Sr. Supt. Dionardo Carlos on Friday assured there will be no whitewash in the investigation by the Negros Oriental Philippine National Police…
Forced evacuation going on in flooded Pangasinan town
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 17 (PNA)- Forced evacuation is now going on in Bani town as floodwater spawned by two-weeks of monsoon rains continues to rise, coupled by the rise of tidal water…