BAGUIO CITY, March 19 (PNA) — The provincial government of Mountain Province launched on Thursday its 11th Lang-ay Festival during a press conference at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Cordillera Region Office…
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Eastern Samar seeks PHP7.67-B funds for dev’t projects
TACLOBAN CITY, March 20 (PNA) -– The Eastern Samar provincial government is seeking a PHP7.67 billion outlay to finance local harmonized development priorities through nine national government agencies and local government units…
TESDA allots Php30-M more for training scholarships in Mindanao
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 20 — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allocated an additional Php30 million in scholarship grants this year for “poor but deserving students” from various…
Pampanga most peaceful province in Central Luzon – NEDA says
BACOLOR, Pampanga, March 19 (PNA) — The Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3) said that based on the assessment of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Pampanga is the most peaceful province in Central…
Local folks slam ‘hatchery project proposal’ in Bolinao’s eco-tourism zone
BOLINAO, Pangasinan, March 20 (PNA)– Townsfolk here are up in arms against a hatchery cum eco-tourism project proposal of an aqua-feeds manufacturer to be built in Barangay Patar, Bolinao, which is well-known…
Nueva Vizcaya proposes PHP1.28B for fruit, veggie dev’t program
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 19 (PNA) — The provincial government here will be needing PHP1.28 billion to pursue the implementation of its local version of the national government’s Philippine Rural Development Program…
Zambo mayor unveils PHP6-M infra projects
ZAMBOANGA CITY, March 19 (PNA) — The city government has unveiled three infrastructure projects worth close to PHP6 million in a highland barangay east of this city. The recipient of the projects,…
UN recognizes IDEALS for post-disaster legal services
TACLOBAN CITY, March 19 (PNA) — The United Nations (UN) has recognized a non-government organization that has been providing legal services to disaster survivors in Eastern Visayas during the 2015 UN Sasakawa…
800 farmers set to receive agri assistance package from prov’l gov’t
KIDAPAWAN CITY, March 19 (PNA) — More than 800 local farmers in North Cotabato will soon receive agricultural intervention package from the Office of the Provincial Agriculture, officials announced Thursday. Eliseo Mangliwan,…
TESDA Antique earmarks PHP6.5M for training for work scholarship program
ILOILO CITY, March 19 (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has allotted PHP6.5 million for the implementation of the training for work scholarship program (TWSP) this year. TESDA…
Dagupan’s Bangus Festival set April 16 to May 1
DAGUPAN CITY, March 19 (PNA) — The 2015 Bangus Festival will reel off April 16 to May 1 this year, which will be made just as simple as possible, compared to other…
ARMM launches one million signatures for peace campaign
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, March 18 (PNA) — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) launched here the region-wide “I Value Life, I Sign for Peace” campaign aimed at collecting…
PHP40-M Japanese nursing home, training center to rise in NegOcc’s Mambukal Resort
BACOLOD CITY, March 18 (PNA) — Negros Occidental has leased out a portion of the Capitol-owned Mambukal Resort in Murcia town to a Japanese firm for the construction of a PHP40-million two-storey…
Peace and religious groups offer alternative steps to reinforce BBL
By Emil G. Gamos PLARIDEL, Bulacan, March 18 (PNA) — Peace and religious groups as well as the National Employees Union of the Department of Education (DepEd) have offered alternative steps to…
‘Kababaihan’ Fest may extend until December
BAGUIO CITY, March 18 (PNA) — Activities in the “Kababaihan” Festival are still on-going with some to culminate at the end of the year which are all anchored on the theme, “Juana,…