By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, July 15 (PNA) –- At least seven were killed while 39 other suspected illegal drug peddlers were arrested in a joint Coplan Kaagapay operation “Lambat-Sibat” early…
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Maguindanao mentor teaches colleagues Arabic language for free
COTABATO CITY, July 14 (PNA) — For about a month now, a public school teacher in Maguindanao has been teaching co-teachers Arabic language as her personal contribution to Islamic faith. Sarah Zailon,…
DOLE-OSHC-BFP Caraga to conduct fire safety training
BUTUAN CITY, July 14 (PNA) — The Occupational Safety and Health Center Regional Extension Unit (OSHC REU Caraga) in partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection, Butuan City and the Department of…
‘Yolanda’ victims in Banate agree to move back from ‘no build zone’
ILOILO CITY, July 14 (PNA) — Yolanda victims from the coastal Barangay Talucgangan by principle have agreed to move back 40 meters away from their current “no build zone” residences in the…
Isabela province observes disaster consciousness month
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, July 14 (PNA) — The provincial government of Isabela through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has set various activities in observance of the National Disaster…
DSWD-2 searches for model Pantawid Pamilya family
TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 14 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office II is again on its quest to identify the most exemplary family beneficiary of the Pantawid…
Special kids to take part in Nueva Vizcaya disability prevention week celebration
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, July 14 (PNA) — Talents and skills of special children in the province will be showcased during the province’s celebration of the 37th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR)…
Nueva Vizcaya dads okay supplemental budget
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, July 14 (PNA) — The provincial board here has approved the supplemental budget amounting to P17 million for the benefit of its employees. The budget will cover the payment…
Classes from pre-school to high school in Dagupan suspended on July 15
DAGUPAN CITY, July 14 (PNA)–Classes in all pre-school, elementary and high school in both public and private institutions in Dagupan are suspended on Wednesday, June 15, on order of Mayor Belen Fernandez….
Carigara, Leyte marks 420th fiesta
CARIGARA, Leyte, July 14 (PNA) — The celebration of 420th feast of the Holy Cross of Carigara, Leyte centers on unity as it is the theme for this year’s celebration, said Town…
Tagum City to put up own waste-to-energy plant
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, July 13 (PNA) -– A waste-to-energy facility will soon rise in Barangay San Agustin, here and is expected to be completed on the first quarter of 2016….
Cagayan De Oro’s top drug suspect nabbed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 13 (PNA) – Government agents raided a suspected drug den and collared one of the suspects in the list of the city’s top 10 wanted drug traders…
Journalists form biodiversity media center
LEGAZPI CITY, July 13 (PNA) — National and local journalists, led by the Philippine Network for Environment Journalist (PNEJ), have joined hands to put up the Philippine Biodiversity Center for Journalists (PBCJ),…
ARMM cops tape gun muzzles ahead of Eid al-Fitr
CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao, July 13 (PNA) –- Police authorities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have started covering their guns with masking tapes to prevent indiscriminate firing when the…
Pangasinan board bans ‘obstructive acts’ of bus drivers, inspectors
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 13 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a provincial ordinance that set rules on the “unsafe obstructive acts of bus drivers and inspectors whenever inspection or checking (of…