By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) – Former Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Francisco Viray has questioned the third party hires required for the competitive selection process (CSP) for distribution…
Month: August 2015
Dengue outbreak haunts Bohol town
By Angeline Valencia TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 23 (PNA) — Dengue outbreak now haunts the municipality of Sagbayan, accumulating 98 cases in the last 45 days with one death added on August…
Consult with local execs before implementing energy projects, RDC-3 tells DOE
By Emil G. Gamos MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, Aug. 23 (PNA) — Top officials of the Regional Development Council-3 (RDC-3) have called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to advise their contractors and…
Water rising downstream of Agno river due to increase discharges from San Roque dam
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 23 )PNA)–The water level of the downstream portion of the Agno river in Pangasinan has further risen as the National Power Corporation (NPC) increased its…
North Cotabato town assures all out support for entry to DA-Gawad Saka 2015
By Edwin O. Fernandez MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato, Aug 23 (PNA) — The Local government of Midsayap has given its full support to this town’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture for Gawad…
PDRRMO-Cagayan consolidates Ineng’s damage reports
By Sergio D. de Guzman TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug 23 (PNA) — All Municipal and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMC) of Cagayan have now been ordered to immediately prepare and…
DILG confers Seal of Good Local Governance to Carigara town
By Lizbeth Ann A. Abella CARIGARA, Leyte, Aug. 23 (PNA) – This town, one the biggest in Leyte, got the 2015 Seal of Good Local Governance, elating local government officials. First termer…
Rep. Villar opposes legalization of medical marijuana
By Roel T. Amazona CATBALOGAN CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – Las Piñas lone district Rep. Mark Villar has expressed opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana, saying that it should not be…
NPA liaison officer arrested in Davao City
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — Joint military and police units have arrested a New People’s Army (NPA) liaison officer during checkpoint operations in. Barangay Sirawan, Toril District, Davao…
South Cotabato inmates bolt jail but recaptured
KORONADAL CITY, Aug 23 (PNA) — It was supposed to be a well planned escape by inmates Sunday morning to gain freedom from the South Cotabato Provincial Rehabilitation and Detention Center (SCPRDC)…
LA Lakers point guard Clarkson endorses SMART
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA)– The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced Sunday that Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson, point guard of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, has signed an agreement with Smart Communications, Inc…
DSWD takes custody of newborn baby shown being slapped by mother in viral video
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday it has taken custody of the newborn baby shown on a viral video being slapped by…
Cebu provincial government releases traffic rerouting plan for APEC 2015 meetings
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Cebu provincial government released a traffic rerouting plan for the APEC 2015 meetings in Cebu to be held from August 22 until Sept. 12. According to…
Supreme Court ruling on two frat boys shows Anti-Hazing Law has ‘teeth’ —Palace
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Supreme Court verdict upholding the conviction of two fraternity members charged in the death of a University of the Philippines Los Baños student in 2006 shows…
Two sections in Manila North Road still closed to vehicles –DPWH Region 1
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region I has reported that two sections of the Manila North Road (MNR) or MacArthur Highway in Northern Luzon…