CALASIAO, Pangasinan Nov. 12 (PNA)—The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) here has passed the town’s budget for 2016 in the amount of Php 200.5 million. Of the amount, at least 36.67% or Php 73,…
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Liliw footwear invades Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 12 (PNA) –The United Footwear Association (UFA) of Region IV-A will hold a product exhibition and market matching with local distributors and/or buyers here, in coordination with the Department…
P70-M international center to produce competitive service industry workers
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 12 (PNA) — The University of San Agustin (USA) on Thursday broke the ground for the construction of the Dr. Henry O. Chusuey International Center that is envisioned to…
Ormoc gov’t clarifies mode of shelter assistance release
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Nov. 12 (PNA) -– The directive to cut the PhP15,000 benefit from the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to PhP10,000 did not come from the city government, but from the…
MGB endorses 2 areas in W. Visayas as ‘Minahang Bayan’ sites
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 12 (PNA) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) here has endorsed areas in Aklan and Antique provinces as proposed sites for the Minahang Bayan for the approval of…
South Cotabato’s BUB grants reach PHP208-M
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Nov. 12 (PNA) — The national government has released around PHP208-million in grants to South Cotabato province in the last two years through the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) scheme. Lailyn…
Tubbataha management to file charges vs 7 illegal fishermen in Palawan
By Archie T. Barone PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Nov. 11 (PNA) — The management office of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) filed illegal fishing charges Wednesday against seven fishermen, who were caught…
ARMM lawmaking body confirms appointment of regional education secretary
COTABATO CITY, Nov.11 (PNA) – The appointment of a cabinet member who earned the ire of politicians in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for rejecting their recommendees to education department…
Partylist breaks silence on post-disaster criticisms
By Lizbeth Ann A. Abella TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 11 (PNA) – The An Waray Party list broke their silence on the report that they have been unresponsive to the needs of super…
Cebu PB asks BAC to explain award of PHP250.6-M equipment buy to ‘highest bidder’
CEBU CITY, Nov. 11 (PNA) — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has asked the bids and awards committee (BAC) to explain the award of the contract for the purchase of some PHP250.6…
Ilocos farmers urged to plant weather-resistant rice varieties
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte, Nov. 11 (PNA) —As the country braces for prolonged drought, farmers in this top rice-producing region are being encouraged to try new weather-resistant rice varieties depending on their…
Guimaras governor boasts of tourism gains in SOPA
JORDAN, Guimaras, Nov. 11 (PNA) — Provincial Governor Samuel Gumarin delivered his second State of the Nation address (SOPA) on Tuesday which boasted of the gains of the local tourism industry. The…
2 S. Cotabato towns under close watch due to chikungunya
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — Health personnel in South Cotabato province are closely monitoring at least two municipalities due to the emergence of confirmed cases of the chikungunya disease in…
Palawan provincial board approves measure seeking declaration of Kalayaan as ‘eco-tourism destination’
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here approved Tuesday a measure seeking the declaration of the island town of Kalayaan in the…
Calabarzon, Manila JCIs win top awards in 2015 World Congress in Japan
By Saul E. Pa-a CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Nov. 10 (PNA) — The country’s more than 100 delegates to the week-long 2015 Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress held in Kanazawa, Japan from…