By E. L. Torrecampo ILOILO CITY, Jan. 11 (PNA)– Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 Director (PDEA R-6) Paul Ledesma applauded the plan to equip city villages here with Closed Circuit Television…
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Power supply in 5 Albay towns, 1 city cut, restored after more than one day
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 10 (PNA) — The San Miguel Corp.-owned Albay Power and Energy Corp. (APEC) shut down the power connection in five municipalities and one city of Albay as a result…
Family feud triggered bloody ambush in Tapaz, Capiz
ILOILO CITY Jan. 10 (PNA)- A man was killed in an ambush yesterday staged by still unidentified suspects at Sitio Maylunok Hilwan, Tapaz, Capiz. The slain victim was 26-year-old victim Joan Asiong…
Top NPA leader in Negros Occidental nabbed in joint checkpoint operation
BACOLOD CITY, Jan 10 (PNA) — A suspected leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental was arrested by joint police and military personnel in a checkpoint operation Friday night…
DTI-Bohol warns of stiff penalties on violators of price freeze
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 10 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry warned of stiff penalty for violators of the price freeze being implemented in entire Bohol while the province is…
Sinulog gun ban to be imposed in Cebu from Jan. 12 to 19
CEBU CITY, Jan. 9 (PNA) — A gun ban will be imposed in the entire Cebu Province, including Cebu City, starting Monday, Jan. 12 to Jan. 19 to ensure a peaceful celebration…
New modern expressway to usher more growth in Bulacan
By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, Jan. 9 (PNA) — The “Year of Green Wooden Sheep” seems like bringing more good tidings for the province as a new expressway of growth…
Mayor eyes Sibalom Wet Market tag as cleanest, most honest, smoke-free public market
SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 9 (PNA) -– Sibalom Mayor Joel Occeña has only the best interest of the people in his town in mind when he decided to secure a loan of…
Ilocos town’s pottery industry continues to bloom
By Freddie G. Lazaro SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte, Jan. 8 (PNA)– Officials of this heritage town are continuously pursuing programs to make its local pottery industry more attractive to tourists and investors…
2 killed, 2 others injured in Passi City vehicular crash
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 8 (PNA)- Two persons were killed and two others were injured after a sugarcane-laden cargo truck smashed a 10-wheeler truck in Brgy. Bacuranan, Passi City in Northern Iloilo on…
Nearly 3,000 top public high school grads in CAR to benefit from ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ Law
BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 8 (PNA) -– About 3,000 high school graduates annually from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will benefit from the newly signed “Iskolar ng Bayan” law. President Benigno Simeon Aquino…
Caraga regional police says personnel were ‘abducted’ not ‘POWs’
BUTUAN City, Jan 8 (PNA) — The Caraga Regional Police Office 13 insists that their personnel who are now in the hands of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were victims of…
Cebu City to get P1.6B worth of projects from 4 national agencies this year
CEBU CITY, Jan. 8 (PNA) — Some P1.6 billion worth of projects will be implemented in Cebu City this year by at least four national government agencies. Engr. Nonato Paylado, Department of…
DPWH bares 85.03% accomplishment in implementation of 2014 projects
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 7 (PNA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region has posted a positive slippage in the implementation of projects funded under its 2014 infrastructure…
NegOcc guv enjoins department heads to work together for efficient public service
BACOLOD CITY, Jan 7 (PNA) — Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. told Capitol department heads that the province has much to do this year as he lauded their contribution to the…