BAGAC, Bataan, Nov. 24 (PNA) — A bypass road that will connect an upland barangay to a coastal village in this town is ready for construction early next year, municipal Mayor Rommel…
Category: Regional News
SM City Calamba holiday shoppers awed by the “Grand Magical Christmas Parade”
By Saul E. Pa-a CALAMBA CITY, Laguna Nov. 23 (PNA) — If you think that the Christmas magical spectacle of fairy tale-like characters brings joy only to a select audience of mostly…
Cagayan Valley transport groups oppose phaseout of old jeepneys, vans
By Villamor Visaya SANTIAGO CITY, Nov 23 (PNA) — Transport groups and militants have publicly aired their grievances regarding the impending phaseout of all jeepneys and vans with Land Transportation Office registration…
Southern Leyte to pilot road slope stabilization technology
SOGOD, Southern Leyte, Nov. 23 (PNA) -– The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) field office in this province is proposing PHP111.5 million budget to pilot a project that would completely…
NegOcc reaches yearly target blood donation but DOH calls for more donors
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 23 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is urging Negrenses to donate more blood to further ensure adequate supply in the province even after blood centers…
PDEA-6 seizes PHP83M worth of illegal drugs
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 23 (PNA) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-6 (PDEA-6) has confiscated around PHP83 million worth of illegal drugs that are seized either while in transit to Western Visayas or…
Politics derails Samar town’s bottom-up budgeting projects
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar, Nov. 23 (PNA) – The implementation of projects under the Bottoms-Up- Budgeting (BUB) proposed by civil society organizations (CSO) for 2014 and 2015 in the town of Sta. Margarita…
Davao Oriental reopens province’s ‘Welcome Park’
MATI, Davao Oriental, Nov. 22 (PNA) — A newer and urbane “Welcome Park” is now greeting locals and visitors at the province’s entrance in Barangay Pintatagan in Banaybanay town. Governor Corazon N….
APEC spillover, PATA confab overbooks Albay hotels
By Johnny C. Nunez LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 21 (PNA) — In the wake of the just concluded Nov. 16-20 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit in Manila, what’s now cooking up…
Central bank holds learning outreach activities in Ormoc
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Nov. 22 (PNA) – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will conduct the sixth and last leg of its Economic and Financial Learning Program (ELFP) for 2015 in this city…
King of Sweden revisits Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden returned to this city on Saturday to check the ongoing reconstruction of a Boy Scout of the Philippines (BSP) Leyte…
DOLE personnel intercept 20 Batangas-bound Negrenses from illegal recruiter
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 21 (PNA) — Personnel of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here rescued 20 male Negrenses from apparent illegal recruitment on their way to Batangas Thursday night. The…
4Ps parent leaders in Negros Occidental sign manifesto for passage of CCT Bill
BACOLOD CITY, Nov 21 (PNA) — About 150 parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Negros Occidental signed a manifesto Friday pushing for the passage of the Conditional Cash…
Tacurong LGU exceeds tax collection target, vows improved collection efficiency
TACURONG CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) -– Massive information drive and aggressive collection activities of this city’s Treasury Office led to positive results as it exceeded its targeted local revenue collection, officials said….
DENR thankful to RPSB-7 police personnel for quick response to aid call
DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) -– Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) chief Charlie Fabre on Thursday expressed gratitude to the quick response of the Regional Public Safety Battalion – 7…