CEBU CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has asked the project manager of the PHP10.6-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Cebu City to…
Month: August 2015
5 Cebu grads top psychometrician exam
CEBU CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Five psychology graduates from different universities in Cebu topped the July 2015 Psychometrician Licensure Examination. Mary Donnavel Libron from the University of the Philippines-Cebu landed in…
UK provides PHL Php711M R&D fund
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Britons are fond of rice as Filipinos, that is why the United Kingdom (UK) has provided the Philippines Php711 million in grant…
NIA getting closer to full irrigation coverage of Catanduanes rice farms
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Over 85 percent, representing 3,215 hectares of rice farms in Catanduanes, is already covered by government-provided irrigation facilities, leaving only 555 hectares…
Albay solon pushes need to maintain, improve carabao genetic line in Bicol
By Danny O. Calleja LIGAO CITY, Aug. 2 (PNA) — After a recent visit to the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in Nueva Ecija, Albay 3rd District Rep. Fernando Gonzalez decided to push…
DND Undersecretary Batac resigns for health, personal reasons
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans and Retirees Affairs Eduardo Batac has resigned for health and personal reasons. This was disclosed on Sunday by…
CCP announces 2015 Andrea O Veneracion International Choral Festival winners
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA)– After a few days of delay, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced Sunday the winners of the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International…
Macalintal urges Roxas to withdraw election protest he filed against Binay in 2010
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — An election lawyer urged Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Mar Roxas to withdraw his election protest against the victory of Vice President Jejomar Binay in…
DOH to lead launching of nationwide school-based immunization program in Camarines Sur on Monday
By Leilani S. Junio NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur, 2 (PNA) — Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette L. Garin will lead the launching on Monday of the nationwide school-based immunization program for…
Palace assures the United Nations it is determined to complete rehabilitation works in typhoon ‘Yolanda’-affected areas
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Malacañang assured the United Nations (UN) on Sunday that the government is determined to complete the rehabilitation works in the areas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda.” “Tinitiyak…
ITCZ to bring rains over the Visayas, Mindanao until Wednesday –PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Expect cloudy skies with rains over most parts of the Visayas and Mindanao in the next three days due to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), according to…
3 moderate quakes jolt Davao del Norte
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Three mild earthquakes shook the province of Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs…
Death penalty for recruiters of drug couriers sought
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — A lawmaker has filed a bill imposing death penalty against recruiters of Filipino drug couriers, many of whom were arrested and languishing in jail in other countries….
4 more rebels surrender in Davao del Norte
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Tired of the incessant fighting, four more members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to 10th Infantry Division units in Davao del Norte last Friday….
MMDA resumes training of volunteers for rescue operations
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Sunday it will resume its training of rescue volunteers for Metro Manila Rescue Volunteer Core…