ILOILO CITY, Jan. 14 (PNA)– Stemmed from their advocacy to help the Church and the victims of super typhoon Yolanda in Iloilo, an overwhelming number of local artists here joined the painting…
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Cebu town mayor named one of TOYM awardees
CEBU CITY, Jan. 14 (PNA) — Mayor Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco of the northern Cebu town of Liloan was named one of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines this year…
PDEA set to activate additional K-9 units in Region 9
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 13 (PNA) -– The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has requested its central office to provide them additional drug-sniffing dogs to boost the anti-drugs operation here in Region 9….
Governor vows to provide vehicles to all barangays
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 13 (PNA) -– Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo has assured that his administration will do its best to source funds to be able to provide public transportation to all…
Pangasinan official urges people: Strengthen faith for family, community
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 13 (PNA) — “Strengthening faith through prayers is not only for us but also for our family and the community where we belong.” This was stressed by Pangasinan Board…
Leyte mayors asked to step up papal visit preparation support
TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PNA) — The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) has called on Leyte mayors to step up their support to the Roman Catholic Church in preparing for…
City gov’t activates one-stop-shop for renewing business permits
By Merlito G. Edale SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Jan 12 (PNA) — The city government has activated its one-stop-shop inside the city hall for a speedy processing and renewing of business permits. City…
Calamba City to speed up employment generation through BESO
By Zen Trinidad CALAMBA CIY, Laguna Jan 12 (PNA) — Over the weekend, the Information, Investment Promotion and Employment Service Office (IIPESO) of the city headed by Peter Capitan conducted a planning…
QC to institute more economic reforms
MANILA, Jan. 12 (PNA) — Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista vowed to institute more reforms and continue improving programs that will move the city forward and facilitate its integration in the international…
Bacolod artists, students pay tribute to Pope Francis thru mural painting, statement t-shirts
BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 12 (PNA) — A group of artists and students in Bacolod created a 35-meter mural on the perimeter fence of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) here as a…
Archbishop Ledesma leads 212 Cagayan de Oro official delegates to Papal visit
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 12, (PNA) – A total of 212 people from this seaport capital will join an official entourage in Manila during the visit of Pope Francis on Jan….
Cebu hotels fully booked for the Sinulog weekend
CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PNA) — Cebu’s hotel operators have reported they are fully booked for the Sinulog weekend on Jan. 16-18. “Occupancy has started to build up and we will be…
Duterte warns BI agents against harassing aliens in Davao City
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Jan 11 (PNA) -– Mayor Rodrigo Duterte warned today that he will personally arrest agents of the Bureau of immigration (BI) if they continue to harass…
Repair of aging Angat Dam urge anew following Luzon quake
By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, Jan 11 (PNA) –As government engineers inspected bridges and other infrastructures in the province following the Magnitude 6.0 earthquake that jolted Luzon early Sunday morning,…
Cebu City declares MPTC original proponent for P16.5B 3rd Cebu-Mactan bridge
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Jan. 11 (PNA) — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama declared the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) the original proponent of the proposed P16.5-billion third bridge that…