LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, April 8 (PNA) — As the Himala sa Buhangin Festival continues to prosper on its third year, the biggest and most recognized outdoor arts and music festival in…
Category: Regional News
Comelec exec urges 33,000 Cebu City voters to validate biometrics
CEBU CITY, April 8 (PNA) — An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City has urged the over 33,000 voters in the city to have their biometrics validated on…
US, PHL troops jointly conduct ‘Balikatan’ exercises in Capiz
ILOILO CITY, April 8 (PNA) — Troops of the United States of America and the Philippines have jointly started the conduct of a series of disaster response trainings in the province of…
DOH-Mimaropa conducts training on management of mental health disorders
By Leilani S. Junio CORON, Palawan, April 8 (PNA) — In pursuance of the government’s National Mental Health Policy, the Department of Health-Mimaropa or Region IV-B started on Wednesday a three-day training…
More North Cotabato farmers suffer losses due to drought
KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 8 (PNA) — Thousands of farmers in North Cotabato continue to experience losses in agricultural products as the dry spell continues. Agriculture officials said the cost of damages to…
Palawan gov’t targets 2-M tourists by yearend; puts faith in heritage tourism
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, April 7 (PNA) — With an ambitious target to lure two-million tourists by the end of the year, the local government of Palawan is putting its faith…
Visit Davao Fun Sale draws over a thousand tourists
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, April 7 (PNA) – The second Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS) drew interest of local and international tourists with already 1,700 confirmed hotel bookings and about…
Ilocos Norte tourist arrivals increasing
By Leilanie G. Adriano LAOAG CITY, April 6 (PNA) — Tourist arrivals in Ilocos Norte continue to pick up reaching a record high of more than 356,000 this Holy Week season. Records…
President Aquino inaugurates bridge, his ‘symbol of affection’ to Isabela folks
By Villamor Visaya Jr. CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela, April 7 (PNA) — President Benigno Simeon Aquino III formally opened Tuesday the P772.924-million Lullutan Bridge in this city and cited it a symbol…
Leyte solon seeks amendments on BBL
TACLOBAN CITY, April 7 (PNA) – House Deputy Speaker and Leyte Rep. Sergio A. F. Apostol has strongly recommended some amendments in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to make it constitutional…
10 businesses in Villaverde town avail of DTI’s mobile name registration services
VILLAVERDE, Nueva Vizcaya. April 6 (PNA) — At least 10 business establishments in various barangays here recently registered their business name through the Department of Trade and Industry’s(DTI) Mobile Business Name Registration(MBNR)…
Makati’s income up by 11% to P6.83B in February
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, April 6 (PNA) — The city government of Makati announced on Monday that the total business tax collection of the city increased by 11 percent for…
NEDA-7 sees Central Visayas 2014 GRDP growth at 8-9 percent
CEBU CITY, April 6 (PNA) — Central Visayas is poised to post eight to nine percent gross regional domestic product (GRDP) for 2014, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Region 7 said….
PCG-Caticlan attains zero sea incident goal during Holy Week
BORACAY ISLAND, April 6 (PNA) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Caticlan attained a zero sea incident goal in this resort island during the Holy Week. Lt. Commander Jimmy Oliver Vingno of the…
Poll exec urges voters to get biometrics early
CEBU CITY, April 6 (PNA) — An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu has reminded voters to have their biometrics taken early to avoid the last minute rush for…