SAN JOSE, Antique, May 5 (PNA) -– Antique will no longer be a far away place for businessmen, tourists and Antiqueños alike who travel to Manila and other places because soon, Antique…
Category: Regional News
Pangasinan solon pushes for Limahong Tourist Center project
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 5 (PNA) — Pangasinan 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil is pushing for the establishment of the Limahong Tourist Center, another cultural-tourism project similar to the Lingayen Baywalk along the…
Boracay in maximum alert ahead of APEC Summit
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, May 6 (PNA) — Various government enforcement agencies have deployed their respective elite personnel as Boracay will play host to several high-profile meetings from May 9-24 of the Asia…
World’s largest floating bookstore starts to serve Cebuanos
CEBU CITY, May 6 (PNA) — The M/V Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookstore, started serving Cebuanos Wednesday. M/V Logos Hope, which arrived in Cebu Tuesday morning, was docked at the…
150 out-of-school youths in Aurora undergo leadership training cum values orientation
CASIGURAN, Aurora, May 6 (PNA) — A total of 150 out of school youths in the northern part of the province underwent leadership training cum values orientation Tuesday to give them knowledge…
DTI to put up more Negosyo Centers in Bataan
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, May 6 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will put up more Negosyo Centers in the province. Nelin Cabahug, provincial director of DTI-Bataan, said the move…
Pantawid Pamilya produces more than 20,000 high school graduates in Central Visayas
DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII will hold a Pantawid Pamilya Regional High School Graduation on April 28, Tuesday, at the…
North Cotabato town declares state of calamity due to drought
MAKILAA, North Cotabato, April 27 (PNA) — As the damages due to drought in different villages here hit more than Php100 million, the municipal government, through the town council, placed the entire…
WV showcases new tourism circuits for VPY 2015
ILOILO CITY, April 27 (PNA) — Western Visayas introduces new tourism circuits this Visit Philippines Year 2015 to cater to different types of tourists, both domestic and international. The much anticipated novel…
Electoral Board convenor on manual voting in 2016: more resources, manpower needed
DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PNA) — Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, convenor of the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) of the Diocese of Dumaguete, has expressed concern over the need for huge resources and…
Silliman University Research and Environment News Service launching set
By Judaline F. Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PNA) — The Silliman University Research and Environment News Service (SU REnews) will officially launch Thursday in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental with guests from…
Mayon Volcano Natural Park in World Heritage Sites list for nomination
By April M. Meir LEGAZPI CITY, April 27 (PNA) — The Mayon Volcano Natural Park (MVNP) in Albay has been included in the World Heritage Sites List of the United Nations Educational,…
South Cotabato completes Php47-M infra projects in Q1
By Allen Sam V. Estabillo GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 27 (PNA) — The provincial government of South Cotabato has completed around Php47 million worth of priority infrastructure projects in various parts of…
WOW CAUAYAN launched at SM City Cauayan
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, April 27 (PNA) — The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) – Cauayan City in partnership with the first SM Mall in the region launched last week its…
Dagupan streetdancers top anew in ‘Festivals of the North’,wins P400,000 grand prize
DAGUPAN CITY, April 27 (PNA)– Street dancers of the Bangus Festival in Dagupan City won anew for the second time in a row when it bested 12 top street-dancing champions from Luzon…