BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 19 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) here ended Friday its three-day workshop on sub-watershed management for affected communities in the province. The Forestland Management…
Category: Regional News
COMELEC urges Negrense voters anew to comply with biometric registration
BACOLOD CITY, June 19 (PNA) — Voters in Negros Occidental were advised anew by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) anew to comply with the biometrics registration to enable them to participate in…
Thousands of Rizal followers unite, launch Fiesta Rizalista in Calamba City
By Zen Trinidad CALAMBA CITY, Laguna June 19 (PNA) — Thousands of Rizal followers in groups, organizations, Indigenous People and the Local government of Calamba unite and launch the 1st Fiesta Rizalista…
Still no for marijuana as medicine
By Sam D. Bautista BAGUIO CITY, June 19 (PNA) — It is still a big NO for marijuana as an alternative medication to treat cancer. This was the terse reply of the…
Monorail system to rise in Benguet town
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 18 (PNA) — If things go according to plan, commuters will be zipping through rush hour traffic between this capital town and Baguio City by late next year…
New technology brings computer age to poor towns
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 18 (PNA) — A level playing field is what the Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera (DOST-CAR) wants in all elementary and high schools in the region. This, as…
Creation of a working local anti-crime action plan pushed
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan De Oro City, June 18 (PNA) -– The police regional command here is pushing for the creation of a working Local Anti-Crime Action Plan (LACAP) as a measure to…
Cabanatuan LGU provides free use of farm tractors to farmers
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 18 (PNA) — Farmers from this city can get free service of farm tractors which the local government has provided to help ease the burden of the…
Some Muslim communities in Laguna press for BBL passage, plan to go back home
By Robert Maico CALAMBA CITY, Laguna June 18 (PNA) — Members of Laguna Muslim Community in this city signified their intention to go back to their homeland in Mindanao once the Bangsamoro…
PHP7.5-B Leyte embankment project to proceed this year – DPWH
TACLOBAN CITY, June 18 (PNA) — The national government will proceed with the construction of PHP7.5 billion 27-kilometer embankments from this city to Tanauan town to shield coastal communities from rising seas,…
Negros Island Region gears up for three-year transition period
BACOLOD CITY, June 18 (PNA) — The newly-formed Negros Island Region (NIR) will go through a three-year transition period before its regional center is fully established. The location of the regional center…
Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan officially starts June 18
By Noel Y. Punzalan and Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, June 17 (PNA) — The more than seven million Muslims in the Philippines and in other countries will start fasting Thursday in…
Cebu City mayor orders movie house owners, managers to check buildings
CEBU CITY, June 17 (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on Wednesday ordered managers of shopping malls and movie houses in the city to inspect their buildings to ensure the safety…
Baybay City mayor cites transparency, accountability, and people participation as frameworks of her governance
BAYBAY CITY, June 17 (PNA) — The city mayor here delivered her first State of the City Address (SOCA) on Tuesday, coinciding with the city’s 8th charter day celebration, with the vision…
Legazpi livelihood group turns discarded old peso bills from trash to money
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, June 17 (PNA) -– Old or dilapidated peso bills retired by the Banko Sental ng Pilipinas (BSP) from circulation are given a new life here in…