ILOILO CITY, May 18 (PNA) — Seaweed farmers from the province of Guimaras have been identified as recipients of a livelihood sub-project under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). Also proposed for…
Category: Regional News
Duterte urges Southern Leyte folk to help Mindanao achieve peace
By Quirico M. Gorpido, Jr. MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 17 (PNA) – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urged Southern Leyte residents to help Mindanao achieve peace by endorsing the Federal System…
Bohol ready for cloud seeding
By Angeline Valencia TAGBILARAN CITY, May 17 (PNA) — Bohol-Cloud seeding would be the ultimate recourse of the provincial government to arrest the impact of the looming mild El Niño based on…
DepEd-Bicol to kick off Brigada Eskwela with caravan through Sorsogon
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, May 17 (PNA) — A caravan to take off from this city and drive through Sorsogon province will kick off on Monday the Department of Education’s…
Calls for immediate rehab of aging Angat dam snowballs anew
BALIWAG, Bulacan, May 16 (PNA) –News of recent devastating earthquakes has triggered new calls for the immediate repair of the aging Angat dam, which according to experts is sitting along the West…
ICRC putting up PhP2.2-M water system in Zambo City village
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 16 (PNA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is building up a PhP2.2 million communal water system project in Barangay Taluksangay, 19 kilometers east of City…
UP oblation soon to rise in Aurora province
BALER, Aurora, May 16 (PNA) –The oblation, which is the mark of the University of the Philippines (UP), will soon be buiult in the UP satellite in this capital town after six…
DA chief to visit Nueva Vizcaya
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 16 (PNA) — Department of Agriculture(DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala is set to visit the province on May 21 to formally open DA-funded projects. Alcala will personally lead the…
Sorsogon village unveils newest tourist attraction
By Jonalyn Pronce PILAR, Sorsogon, May 15 (PNA) — The view of racing vehicles would give one an idea that there is a new tourist attraction here. About nine kilometers from Pilar…
DFA sets mobile processing of passports in Pagadian City
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, May 15 (PNA) – The Department of Foreign Affairs through the Zamboanga Consular Office in partnership with the local government is holding a one-day mobile processing of…
Government needs to further address PWDs’ concern — NCDA
LEGAZPI CITY, May 15 (PNA) — Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Bicol are complaining of non-implementation of various programs that would give privileges and benefits to PWDs. Rizalio Sanchez, National Council on…
Fuel prices in Ormoc City higher than key cities in Visayas
By Felix N. Codilla ORMOC CITY, May 15 (PNA) — Councilor Bennet Pongos will call for another round of inquiry on Ormoc’s fuel prices after the city council received a letter reply…
More than 1,200 teachers undergo training in preparation for K-12
ILOILO CITY, May 15 (PNA) — A mass training for Grade 10 teachers has been initiated by the St. Paul University (SPU) here and the Department of Education (DepEd) to prepare them…
Albay posts highest collection of business tax among Bicol provinces
By Nancy Ibo Meciavillo LEGAZPI CITY, May 14 (PNA) — The Province of Albay once again proved its excellence in various fields of endeavor after it ranked first in the collection of…
Dagupan fire victims given construction materials to rebuild their houses, instead of cash
DAGUPAN CITY, May 14 (PNA) — Instead of giving cash, the Dagupan City government gave construction materials to 11 families displaced by a fire that razed their houses in the afternoon of…