GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 26 (PNA) — Foreign-backed energy firm NV Vogt Philippines Solar Energy One, Inc. will finally begin next month the construction of its P1.3-billion solar power plant project in…
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Puerto Princesa solon mulls passing of ordinance to outlaw LGBT abuse
By Ruth T. Rodriguez PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, May 26 (PNA) — The Committee on Ordinances and Legal Matters of the Sangguniang Panlungsod here has approved the ordinance that would outlaw discrimination against…
Iloilo City to host APEC meeting in July
ILOILO CITY, May 26 (PNA) — The city mayor here has been informed of Iloilo City’s hosting of the Infrastructure Development and Financing and Strengthening Capital Market meeting, one of the side…
Cotabato City reports completion of Php70-M development projects
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, May 26 (PNA) — More than Php70 million worth of infrastructure projects in Cotabato City have been finished as per latest report from the City Engineering…
JICA, Japanese NGO construct multi-purpose building for Legazpi resettlers
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, May 26 (PNA) — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Furusato Minami-Shinshu Green Foundation Inc. (FMGF) formally turned over to Legazpi City Mayor Noel…
Northern Samar mayor seeks more dev’t projects after road completion
By Roel T. Amazona SILVINO LOBOS, Northern Samar, May 26 (PNA) – The mayor of this town strongly suggested for the implementation of more development initiatives to curb insurgency. Mayor Edmund Gillamac…
Local Government Unit of Basco Batanes consults DTI for improvement of BPLS
TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 25 (PNA) — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Batanes Provincial Caretaker, Marietta B. Salviejo, and Basco, Batanes Municipal Mayor Demetrius Paul C. Narag, discussed strategies and efficient systems…
DTI promotes Batanes Cultural Showcase at Ayala Museum
By Simeon C. Dilan TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 25 (PNA) — Victoria Abad Kerblat, an Ivatan artist, based in Manila invited the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Batanes to support the promotion…
DepEd mulls recovery of Ormoc property to build senior high school campus
By Felix N. Codilla ORMOC CITY, Leyte, May 25 (PNA) – With the implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) program, the Department of Education (DepEd) is seriously contemplating on recovering a…
PHP19-M poverty alleviation projects up in N. Cotabato’s remote town
KIDAPAWAN CITY, May 25 (PNA) — More than PHP19 million worth of various infrastructure and electrification were turned over by provincial officials over the weekend in Banisilan, North Cotabato aimed at alleviating…
DENR-Bicol seeks expansion of protected forest reserve in Catanduanes
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, May 24 (PNA) -– Unknown to many, Catanduanes, the smallest Bicol province sitting on a 182,300-hectare landmass measured as the 12th largest Philippine island, is host…
Batangas Sea, most diverse spot in the planet: expert says
By Robert Maico MABINI, Batangas, May 24 (PNA) — Dr. Chris Meyer, marine biologist and Smithsonian scientist, together with Dr. Rusty Brainard, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration…
Quirino town bans smoking in public places
DIFFUN, Quirino, May 24 (PNA) — The municipal government of Diffun in Quirino province has enacted an ordinance prohibiting smoking in public places and conveyances here. Diffun Mayor Marlo Guillermo said the…
MILF: Private sector vows to pour Php16-B investments in Muslim Mindanao
By Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, May 23 (PNA) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday said that the country’s private sectors will invest in Muslim Mindanao badly affected by…
Master Development Plan of Baguio Centennial Park up for discussion
BAGUIO CITY, May 23 (PNA) — The Baguio City Council in will finally discuss the proposed Master Development Plan (MDP) for the Baguio Centennial and Botanical Park (BCBP), formerly known as the…