By Cris Diaz CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) – “Dismissed” City Mayor Oscar Moreno on Thursday regained his seat after the Court of Appeals (CA) recognized him as the City…
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Mandaue City Council okays year-end cash incentives to execs, workers
MANDAUE CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Mandaue City Council has approved the granting of year-end cash incentives to regular city employees and elected officials. More than 500 officials and employees will…
Sultan Kudarat coastal town mangrove forest projects gaining grounds
COTABATO CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) — Local residents in the coastal town of Lebak in Sultan Kudarat have been successful in protecting its coastal areas and marine life through mangrove forests with…
Maguindanao leaders join hands with MILF in massive anti-narcotics campaign
By Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, Nov 19 (PNA) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and local alliance of political leaders have agreed to join hands to help the government contain…
Pangasinan PESO sets recruitment activities
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Nov. 18 (PNA) — The multi-awarded Pangasinan Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO) has scheduled at least two recruitment activities on Thursday. PESO said interested applicants are encouraged to visit the…
San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod holds mass for victims of Paris terrorist attacks
BACOLOD CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) — Fr. Felix Pasquin, rector of San Sebastian Cathedral here, celebrated a “solidarity mass” for victims of the Paris terrorist attacks Wednesday afternoon. “Let this tragedy strengthen…
RDC Eastern Visayas forms body to study tricycles, pedicabs ban on major roads
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) -– The Regional Development Council (RDC) formed a technical working group (TWG) that will study the proposal to gradually phase-out tricycles and pedicabs on national roads of…
Western Visayas confab to tackle DRR, resilience culturescape
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) — The Center for West Visayan Studies of the University of the Philippines-Visayas (UPV-CWVS) will hold its 25th Conference on West Visayan History and Culture with paper…
Leyte ports tagged in disaster-resilient, logistics network study
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 18 (PNA) -– The government and Japanese experts are conducting a study on disaster-resilient feeder ports and logistics network in the ports of Tacloban and Ormoc cities in Leyte,…
Mayor suggests ride-sharing scheme to solve traffic problem
DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 17 (PNA) -– Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria has suggested that the best solution to the traffic problem in the city is for people to share rides. Mayor Sagarbarria…
PHP5.24B for Iloilo hospitals
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 17 (PNA) — For nearly six years, the provincial government spent PHP5.24 billion in investment to improve the state of 12 province-owned hospitals here under its flagship program Hospital…
Ilocos Norte rice farmers get ready for full mechanization
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte, Nov. 17 (PNA) — To keep pace with the change of time, local farmers here have expressed support for the full mechanization and consolidated farming system to make them…
Ormoc allocates Php6M birthday gift to senior citizens
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Nov. 17, (PNA) –- The city government here is setting aside the Php6 million supplemental budget to finance the birthday gift to senior citizens for August to December this…
9-hour power interruption in 14 towns of Pangasinan on Nov. 19
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Nov. 16 (PNA)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has scheduled a nine-hour power interruption affecting 14 towns of Pangasinan on Nov. 19. Lilibeth Gaydowen, North Luzon Corporation Communication…
Pangasinan to implement mobile PDOS program
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Nov. 16 (PNA)– Filipino emigrants, particularly Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will soon experience less hassle traveling to Manila to have their pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS), with the request of the…