BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) registered a significant increase in crime clearance efficiency (CCE) and crime solution efficiency (CSE) ratings for the first semester of…
Pagadian City commemorates 1976 strong earthquake, tsunami with simultaneous drills
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 17 (PNA) -– A simultaneous drill, joined by more than 2,000 people, was held here Monday marking the commemoration of the strong earthquake and tsunami that…
Davao City on heightened alert as Kadayawan Festival begins
By Lilian C. Mellejor DAVAO CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urged police, army and other security forces to extend utmost goodwill in conducting “stop and frisk” on people including…
More malls in Pangasinan picked as venues for voters’ registration
DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has partnered with the Magic Group of Companies to set up registration centers in its local malls in Pangasinan. The move…
City eyes PPP for central market revitalization
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) -– The city government here is eyeing a possible public private partnership (PPP) approach in the revitalization and rehabilitation of the city central market with the assistance…
Teenage No. 1 Most Wanted Person in Coron nabbed
By Archie T. Barone PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A teenager, who is Coron’s “No. 1 Most Wanted” for rape, was nabbed in Barangay Poblacion 1 in an operation staged…
Passenger killed, 28 hurt in Sorsogon bus accident
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — A passenger died while 28 others were injured after a bus fell into a rice field in Barangay (village) Monbon in Irosin, Sorsogon. Police Senior Insp….
Palawan government’s ‘Baragatan sa Barangay’ in Balabac benefits 5,000
By Jesus T. Ustares PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Around 5,000 residents of two barangays in the southernmost Palawan town of Balabac were the beneficiaries of the recent “Baragatan sa…
PRO2 to promoted PNCOs: Higher rank means bigger responsibility
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Aug. 17 (PNA) — “Promotion connotes greater responsibility.” This was the standing challenge for the newly-promoted Valley Cops as they took their oath over the weekend…
DOST-ICTO targets 500,000 web-based workers from countryside by 2016
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, Aug 16 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology (DOST-ICTO) targets 500,000 Filipinos in the provinces to be freelance web-based workers in…
(Feature) STARBOOKS: A ‘makeover’ for librarians
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — “Quiet please!” Does this sound familiar to you? Are you one of those who think librarians are like “Miss Minchin” – so…
Science, research reduce ‘cocolisap’ hotspot areas in PHL
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported recently that the number of “cocolisap” hotspot areas in the country was reduced, and attributed the…
LTFRB: Uber files accreditation under new transport category
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) — Three months after new transport categories were developed, ride-sharing service Uber on Monday finally filed its accreditation to secure a franchise under the…
Senate okays bill seeking to modernize naval architecture
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 17 (PNA) – Voting 17-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading on Monday a bill seeking to regulate and modernize the practice of naval…
Cayetano open to form alliance with other political parties
By Teofilo P. Garcia, Jr ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 17 (PNA) – Senator Allan Peter Cayetano announced on Monday he is open to form an alliance with other political parties except for one…