BACOLOD CITY, May 12 (PNA) — Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental are gearing up for the full implementation of the K to 12 program. “We are ready,”…
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Naga City Hall innovates SPES to hire more beneficiaries
By Jason B. Neola NAGA CITY, May 12 (PNA) –The ability and long experience of the city government to innovate programs has allowed the implementation of the Special Program for Employment of…
HIV cases in Cag. De Oro city reach alarming mark
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 12 (PNA) – Cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in this seaport capital have reached an alarming benchmark of 325 cases as of March 2015, health officials…
Authorities conduct aerial survey of Bulusan Volcano on board 2 choppers
By Nancy Ibo Mediavillo LEGAZPI CITY, May 12 (PNA) – Disaster response authorities Tuesday morning conducted an aerial survey of the Bulusan Volcano after it was cancelled last week due to the…
Laoag City hailed as cleanest, greenest, safest LGU anew
LAOAG CITY, May 11 (PNA) — Laoag City took pride as it received once again the award for the Cleanest, Greenest and Safest Local Government Unit (LGU) in Region 1 for 2015….
‘Sabsabong Ti Mayo’ opens on May 14
BAGUIO CITY, May 11 (PNA) – Ten key cities in the north will be featured in this year’s “Sabsabong Ti Mayo” (Flowers of May), a four day festivity of culture, trade and…
DILG submits copies of one-island region IRR to Negros provinces
BACOLOD CITY, May 11 (PNA) — Copies of the draft Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR) have been submitted by the Department of Interior…
DTI to hold two-day ‘Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan’ in Aurora
BALER, Aurora, May 11 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a “Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan” on May 14 to 15 in this capital town of Aurora where…
Guimaras gov wants dialogue on ferry terminal project
ILOILO CITY, May 11 (PNA) -– Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin is willing to attend a dialogue and consultation with Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Double Dragon Properties Corp. regarding the…
Nueva Vizcaya spared by drought
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 11 (PNA) — Despite the drought sweeping across the country, this province’s major agricultural production remained stable. Alexander Domingo, provincial agriculturist, said the dry spell barely affected the…
Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet solons push for road maintenance fund bill for barangays
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, May 11 (PNA) — Two solons in Northern Luzon have expressed their intention to support the maintenance of roads in the barangays by filing a bill that will reinforce…
BCIIC’s implementing rules to be discussed anew
BAGUIO CITY, May 9 (PNA) – The Baguio City Council is set to suspend its regular session on Monday to pave for the re-discussion on the implementing rules and regulation (IRR) of…
Sual town to plant 1M trees
DAGUPAN CITY, May 9 (PNA) — The town of Sual is eyeing to plant one million trees comprising of coconuts, cacao and coffee (cocaco) starting from residents’ backyards and up to the…
New access road to Bukidnon tourist spot completed
MANILA, May 8 (PNA) — A Php 150-million road leading to one of Bukidnon’s top tourist attractions has been completed, a Palace official announced on Friday. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said…
Vigan officially inaugurated as among ‘New7Wonders Cities’ of the world
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, May 8 (PNA) — Nearly five months after being declared one of the cities among the New7Wonders Cities of the world, the heritage city of Vigan in…