By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) prototype train car finally arrived Friday after undergoing inspection in Dalian, China last month. Department of Transportation…
Catbalogan City seeks airport upgrade
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The city government of Catbalogan is pushing for the rehabilitation of the Catbalogan airport in the city’s Buri Island. Catbalogan City Mayor Stephanie Uy-Tan said…
Disaster preparedness, mangrove planting mark Ormoc’s parole office 39th anniversary
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) in Ormoc City has recently marked the 39th anniversary of the agency with a disaster preparedness seminar and mangrove tree…
3 injured in crossfire as troops, Abu Sayyaf brigands clash in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 15 (PNA) — Three people, including two students, were wounded in the crossfire when Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) members clashed with Abu Sayyaf brigands in Sulu, a top…
PNP builds PHP7.5-M edifice for Ozamiz City police
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The local police, after waiting for decades, is now housed in a new standard “A” PHP7.5 million three-story building. The newly-completed building was constructed…
Military recovers dead body of NPA rebels in Misamis Oriental
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City, Aug. 15 (PNA) – Pursuing government troopers recovered a dead body of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) along the rebel withdrawal route in the hinterlands…
PRO 13 Acting Director hosts ‘fellowship night’ with Butuan City tri-media
BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PNA) — The Police Regional Office 13, through its public information office, hosted the first “fellowship night” with the Butuan City tri-Media practitioners on Friday evening. The activity…
PDEA, cops seize Php 700,000-shabu in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug. 15 (PNA) – Drug enforcement agents and the local police seized Php 700,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs, better known as ‘shabu,’ during a drug buy-bust operation…
Fire fighting continues for burning ship in Ormoc port
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Aug. 15 (PNA) – Fire fighters continue to work until late Saturday night to contain the fire that engulfed a passenger ship docked at the city port here. Authorities…
Chiz says ‘Bicol Express’ will hasten Bicol’s economic growth
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 15 (PNA) — Bicolano Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero has vowed full support to the efforts to bring back the glorious days of the “Bicol Express” of the Philippine National…
Samar official lauds central gov’t aid for coco industry recovery
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Aug. 15 (PNA) – The provincial government here thanked the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) for its continuing support to the recovery of Samar’s coconut industry that has been reeling…
Rebels gun down former CAFGU member
CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, Aug. 15 (PNA) — New People’s Army (NPA) rebels shot dead a former member of the Citizens Armed Forces and Geographical Unit (CAFGU) who was…
Espino’s son running for board member of Pangasinan
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 15 (PNA–Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. has finally confirmed for the first time that his son and namesake Board Member Amado Espino III will run for governor in tandem…
EcoWaste reminds public to shun careless garbage disposal
MANILA, Aug. 15 (PNA) — An environmental watchdog appealed anew to the general public to stop careless trash disposal that is surely aggravating the flashfloods amid the frequent occurrence of thunderstorms in…
NGP registers 86% greening accomplishment
MANILA, Aug. 15 (PNA) — Reforestation under the government’s National Greening Program (NGP) further expanded, covering some 86 percent of the 1.2 million hectares of open, denuded and degraded land government targeted…