DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) – The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) has announced to its member-customer-owners (MCOs) a reduction in the power rates for the month of January, 2015….
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Masbate native wins as 2015 Sinulog Festival Queen
CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 (PNA) — The lead dancer of Tribu Himag-ulaw of Placer Masbate bested 15 others to win the 2015 Sinulog Festival Queen title. Julienne Hazel Penserga, a third year…
Close to 3,000 devotees attend pilgrim mass of Sto. Nino de Kalibo
By Virgilio L. Orquiola ILOILO CITY,Jan. 18 (PNA)- Close to 3,000 devotees attended the pilgrim mass in honor of Sr. Sto Nino de Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival 2015. Amid the cold atmosphere brought…
28 tribes join Kalibo Ati-Atihan festival contest
ILOILO CITY, Jan.18 (PNA)-The inclement weather brought about by tropical storm Amang has not dampened the performance of 28 participating tribes in yesterday’s judging day for the street dancing competition of this…
DOH lauds Catanduanes move to care for mental patients
By Danny O. Calleja DARAGA, Albay, Jan. 18 (PNA) – After counting some 300 island residents suffering from mental health disorders, the provincial government of Catanduanes is firming up the establishment of…
North Cotabato disaster team to undergo capacity training
COTABATO CITY, Jan 18 (PNA) — The North Cotabato provincial disaster units will provide training this month to volunteers to make them more effectively to emergency situations and calamitous events such as…
Pontiff cut short Leyte visit due to ‘Amang’
By Sarwell Q. Meniano PALO, Leyte, Jan. 17 (PNA) — Stormy weather cuts Pope Francis visit in Leyte, skipping lunch with disaster survivors. The pontiff arrived at the Archbishop Residence around 11:40…
AFP Central Command ready if Pope Francis drops by Cebu
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Jan. 16 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command (Centcom) based in Camp Lapu-Lapu in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City has made preparations…
Pangasinan churches to air concluding mass of Pope Francis
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — A giant screen will be installed inside the Epiphany of the Lord Parish in Lingayen to enable residents and those from nearby towns to hear the…
Bataenos watch pope’s arrival on giant TV screen
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Thousands of residents watched Thursday afternoon the arrival of Pope Francis in the live coverage of GMA 7 on a giant television screen installed at…
Pangasinan grants livelihood aids anew to coops, MSMEs
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 15 (PNA)–Funds from the provincial government continue to cascade down to the grassroots when Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. again distributed Php 3.085 million worth of livelihood assistance to…
ARMM eyes P1-B investments this year
COTABATO CITY, Jan. 15 (PNA) — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is expecting to draw in more than Php1 billion in total investments this year, the Regional Board of Investments…
PHL-hosted 2015 APEC Summit sets 2 meetings in Legazpi
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 15 (PNA)—The National Organizing Council (NOC) of the Philippine-hosted 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has assigned two of its 29 meetings to this premier Bicol…
Davao’s P20-M archives building first LGU initiative in PHl
By Lovely A. Carillo DAVAO CITY, Jan. 14 (PNA) — The construction of the P20-million archives building that will house all important records and documents of the city is the first in…
43 contingents to join Sinulog Grand Parade on Jan. 18
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Jan. 14 (PNA) — A total of 43 contingents for both Sinulog-Based and Free-Interpretation categories will compete in the much-awaited Sinulog Grand Parade in this city…