KALIBO, Aklan, April 23 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) believes that the province of Aklan is now feeling the effect of the Association of South East Asian Nation…
Category: Regional News
Palay production in Northern Mindanao up 5.7%
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PNA) – Palay production in Northern Mindanao increased by 5.76 percent in 2014 compared to 2013, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Thursday….
Red Cross aid to Samar reaches PHP334-M
By Aimee C. Querubin CALBAYOG CITY, Samar, April 23 (PNA) – The Philippine Red Cross has poured in PHP334 million worth of assistance for super typhoon Yolanda-displaced families in Samar province, an…
Masbate cattle festival gallops to higher mileage of success
By Norman B. Tamar MASBATE CITY, April 22 (PNA) — Loud screams, amid the sun’s glittering beams, from first-time spectators echoed in the Grand Arena when the cowboys proudly displayed their skills…
3-day ‘Summer sa Samar’ launch concluded
CATBALOGAN SAMAR, April 22 (PNA) — The three-day familiarization tour to tourism-ready destinations in Samar has concluded on Tuesday with the local government raising optimism that the province will be included in…
3-year transition of Negros Island Region pushed
DUMAGUETE CITY, April 22 (PNA) — Businessmen in Negros Oriental, while supporting the proposed Negros Island Region, have clarified that they want a transition period first instead of government spending some Php…
Dagupan City registers unprecedented collection surplus, big savings
DAGUPAN CITY, April 22 (PNA) — The city government of Dagupan realized an unprecedented surplus of PhP53.6 million last year, the biggest ever registered by the local government unit. This was bared…
Iloilo flood control project to be used as site for agri-eco tourism project
ILOILO CITY, April 22 (PNA) –- The city government here and the Lopez Foundation Inc. will embark on a project that will turn the side portion of the flood control project into…
Resiliency Task Force step up campaign on disaster preparedness to remote villages
LAOAG CITY, April 22 (PNA) — The provincial Resiliency Task Force (RTF) is reaching out to remote villages in the entire province of Ilocos Norte to ensure that every Ilocano, young and…
DPWH opens better access road in Bukidnon’s largest flower sanctuary
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, April 21 (PNA) — Aside from providing easy transportation of people and goods in the provincial capital of Bukidnon, the completion of P150 million access road project…
Bataan gears up for APEC senior finance officials meeting in June
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, April 21 (PNA) — Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings set to be held in the picturesque Las Casas Filipinas de…
Labor Day Job Fair pre-registration at SM City Calamba
By Sol Luzano CALAMBA CITY, Laguna April 21 (PNA) — The Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) CALABARZON Public Employment Services Office (PESO)- Calamba and SM City will jointly hold a Mega…
Bridge for Leyte road work begins
ORMOC CITY, April 21 (PNA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has begun work on a bridge that would serve as a vital link to the ongoing Albuera-Burauen Road…
Adopt-a-school program distributes 70 computer sets
ILOILO CITY, April 21 (PNA) -– The adopt-a-school program of Iloilo board member Carmen Rita Monfort-Bautista has already distributed 70 computer sets in various schools in Iloilo’s 4th district. Bautista launched the…
Ilocos seaport identified for cruise tourism development
By Leilanie G. Adriano LAOAG CITY, April 20 (PNA) — Owing to a growing interest in cruise tourism in various strategic locations in the country, the international seaport of Currimao is a…