MANILA, (PNA) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday announced that power is still to be fully restored in the quake-battered areas of Bohol. The NDRRMC made…
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Phivolcs broadens fault line probe in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY, (PNA) -– Experts of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) swung into action Tuesday to probe an unknown fault line of magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted Bohol and…
Probe in the acquisition of city’s handheld radios pushed
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PNA) — A city councillor on Monday has asked the Commissions on Audit (COA) to determine the unit price of a handheld radio acquired by the city government…
Vital bridge in Burauen-Albuera road project nears completion
TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The P18 million Balagnon Bridge in the Burauen-Albuera road project is nearing completion, says a report by the 2nd Leyte Engineering District of the Department of Public Works…
Fire hits two houses in Dumaguete; two injured
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) – Fire of still unknown origin destroyed two houses in an interior portion along Dr. Meciano Road in Dumaguete City on Tuesday morning. At least two persons sustained minor…
PTT sets gasoline price hike Tuesday
MANILA, (PNA) — Independent oil player PTT Philippines said it will increase the price of its gasoline 6am Tuesday. In an advisory, the oil company said price of its gasoline will go…
Comelec postpones barangay polls in Bohol
MANILA, (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday the postponement of Barangay elections in the province of Bohol. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, however, said he did not specify the…
Netherlands to sue Russia over greenpeace ship seizure
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– The Netherlands on Monday filed a lawsuit in an international maritime court against Russia’s seizure of a Dutch-registered Greenpeace icebreaker. The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of…
Typhoon ‘Urduja’ now inside PHL Area of Responsibility
MANILA, (PNA) — The typhoon earlier spotted east of extreme Northern Luzon has entered the Philippine Area Of Responsibility (PAR) and was named “Urduja”, according to PAGASA. “Urduja”, the fourth cyclone to…
Roxas directs PNP to check alleged hoarding of relief goods in Bohol
MANILA, (PNA) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Tuesday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate reports on alleged hoarding of relief goods already delivered to towns…
Roxas: All towns in Bohol now accessible
MANILA, (PNA) -–The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday declared that all municipalities in earthquake-ravaged province of Bohol are now fully-accessible. DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II said personnel from…
DILG orders PNP to probe hoarding of relief goods in Bohol
MANILA, (PNA) –Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Tuesday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate reports that some local executives in Bohol have been hoarding relief goods…
DOF, BOC ask SC to stop Manila RTC from acting on transfer of BOC collectors
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Finance (DoF) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch…
Makati court allows Napoles to appear before Senate on Nov 7
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — The Makati Regional Trial Court (MRTC) on Tuesday allowed Janet Napoles, suspected mastermind of the P10-billion pork barrel scam, to appear before the Senate probe…
Update: Typhoon Urduja maintains strength
MANILA, (PNA) — Typhoon “Urduja” has maintained its strength as it moves northwest of the Philippines, according to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 10 a.m. update Tuesday,…