By Angeline Valencia TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 5 (PNA) — For the first time, University of Makati College of Maritime Leadership Innovation (UMak CMLI) accommodated scholars from Bohol. Third District Rep. Arthur…
Save 100/100 Project on after geothermal firm, others paid tribute to 105-year-old balete tree in Albay
By Rhaydz B. Barcia TIWI, Albay, July 5 (PNA) — In the heart of Sitio Capantagan, Barangay Cale here sturdily stands a 21-meter-high, 398-centimeter in diameter and multi-stem balete tree. This 105-year-old…
Storm Egay ignored by MILO Marathoners in Baguio City
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, July 5 (PNA)– Storm or no storm, almost 7,000 39th Milo Maraton runners just brushed off Egay on Sunday’s race in the wet roads of Baguio City….
Search-and-retrieval operations still ongoing for missing victims of Ormoc sinking — PCG
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — Search-and-retrieval operations are still being conducted for the missing passengers of the M/V Kim Nirvana-B sinking which took place off Ormoc Thursday afternoon….
Gov. Espino’s son hurt in collision
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 5 (PNA)–Mayor Jumil Espino, 26, of Bugallon, son of Gov. Amado Espinio Jr., sustained minor injuries when a Nissan Frontier Navarra he was riding in collided head-on with a…
UPDATE:Electricity restored in parts of western Pangasinan
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, July 5 (PNA)–Power transmission service was restored at 3:07 p.m. today (July 5) in some areas of western Pangasinan affected by power outage caused by the…
(With Typhoon Egay)No classes in all levels in San Fernando on Monday
SAN FERNANDO, La Union, July 5 (PNA)–There will be no classes in all levels in San Fernando City Monday (July 6), according to a declaration made by Acting Mayor Gilberto Gualberto at…
President Aquino monitors development of Storm ‘Egay’
MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III monitors the development of Storm “Egay” as it continues to affect Northern Luzon, Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on…
NPA rebels raid banana plantation, aircraft damaged in Compostela Valley
MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — Troopers from the 10th Infantry Division are now pursuing a New People’s Army (NPA) band who detonated two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near the hangar of a…
(Feature) Palawan TESDA trainees up for grabs in Malaysia before graduation
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — It pays to be trained and certified as someone who knows his craft under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) headed…
(Feature) DSWD’s CCT household beneficiaries now over 4.4 million
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday the national government’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program, designed to lift millions…
DSWD readies assistance for areas along the path of TS ‘Egay’
MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday it has prepositioned relief assistance for areas along the path of tropical storm “Egay” in Northern Luzon….
Comelec ready to consult stakeholders on hybrid election system
MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) vowed to consult the public on the hybrid election system which is being proposed by former poll body Commissioner Gus Lagman. Comelec…
More domestic flights cancelled due to TS “Egay”
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — Bad weather brought by tropical storm “Egay” prompted the cancellation of four more domestic flights on Sunday afternoon. In an advisory, the Manila…
Update: TS Egay slightly weakens
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, July 5 (PNA) — Tropical storm “Egay” has weaken slightly after crossing Northern Luzon, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday….