MANILA, Jan 28 (PNA) — The Archdiocese of Palo is planning to build a mini-museum that will house several items used by Pope Francis during his visit to Leyte this month. Fr….
Category: Regional News
Red tide alert remains over Masbate waters; shellfish ban on—BFAR
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 28 (PNA) – Harvesting, selling, buying and eating of shellfish species from the coastal waters of Milagros town in Masbate is still forbidden. The Bureau…
More than P70B worth of investments now in Iloilo City, says mayor
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 28 (PNA) — Some P70 billion worth of investments of the P105-billion commitment from big investors during last year’s Iloilo Business Summit have already come in, according to Mayor…
Road improvement helps spur economic development in IP communities
ADAMS, Ilocos Norte, Jan. 27 (PNA) — Residents here used to travel for more than an hour on rough road going up and down, traversing river boulders overlooking deep ravines and cliffs….
Kidapawan City to sign sisterhood pact with Vietnamese city
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Jan. 27 (PNA) — Mayor Joseph Evangelista will sign a sisterhood agreement with the Vinh Yen City of Ving Phuc Province of Vietnam, the city mayor’s office announced Tuesday. Evangelista…
2 dead as bomb explodes in Pikit, North Cotabato
By Noel Y. Punzalan COTABATO CITY, Jan. 27 — An explosion rocked the town proper of Pikit, North Cotabato, around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, killing two persons. P/Insp. Sindatuk Karim, Pikit police chief,…
City dads to tackle CDO Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 26 (PNA) — The city’s nine -year Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) would be one of the issues to be raised during the city council’s regular session…
(Obit) Cebuano freedom fighter Jose Ribomapil ‘Dodong’ Holganza Sr., 79
CEBU CITY, Jan. 26 (PNA) — One of the Cebuano freedom fighters who struggled against the dictatorship during the martial regime passed away Sunday at a hospital in Cebu City due to…
Bishop Cortes urges faithful: Pray for success of 51st International Eucharistic Congress in 2016
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 26 (PNA) –- The Most Rev. Julito B. Cortes, bishop of the Diocese of Dumaguete, has exhorted the Catholic faithful to pray for the success of the 51st International…
Calamba City to develop one data portal on socio-economic status of its population
By Zen Trinidad CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Jan. 26 (PNA) — Starting today, the City of Calamba is on its way to develop a data portal on the socio-economic status of its population….
Pangasinan police office’s flag now in half mast
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 26 (PNA)–The flag at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) here on Monday (January 26) is now in half mast, following the killing of about 50 members of the…
Drilon: ‘Iloilo is back on track’
ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES (PNA) — Senate President Franklin Drilon graced the most-awaited Dinagyang Festival with his presence in the Freedom Grandstand and delivered an opening speech alongside City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog,…
200 attend Bicol youth confab on poverty alleviation
By Emmanuel P. Solis LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 25 (PNA) — At least 200 members of various youth organizations coming from different schools and universities in the Bicol Region attended the two-day Bicol…
President Aquino visits Zambo blast site, bombing victims
By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr. ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 25 (PNA) — President Benigno Simeon Aquino, III visited Sunday this city to get first hand information on the prevailing peace and order condition…
13,000 Dagupan voters need biometric validation
DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PNA) — Some 13,000 voters of Dagupan City still need to validate their biometrics with the City Election Office. This was bared by City Election Officer Ericson Oganisa,…