LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 18 (PNA) — If things go according to plan, commuters will be zipping through rush hour traffic between this capital town and Baguio City by late next year…
DOT welcomes PHL’s ranking as 2nd destination in the world with best food
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has welcomed the Philippines’ ranking second among destinations in the world with the best food, according to a survey conducted by CNN….
New technology brings computer age to poor towns
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, June 18 (PNA) — A level playing field is what the Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera (DOST-CAR) wants in all elementary and high schools in the region. This, as…
Creation of a working local anti-crime action plan pushed
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan De Oro City, June 18 (PNA) -– The police regional command here is pushing for the creation of a working Local Anti-Crime Action Plan (LACAP) as a measure to…
Cabanatuan LGU provides free use of farm tractors to farmers
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 18 (PNA) — Farmers from this city can get free service of farm tractors which the local government has provided to help ease the burden of the…
Some Muslim communities in Laguna press for BBL passage, plan to go back home
By Robert Maico CALAMBA CITY, Laguna June 18 (PNA) — Members of Laguna Muslim Community in this city signified their intention to go back to their homeland in Mindanao once the Bangsamoro…
PHP7.5-B Leyte embankment project to proceed this year – DPWH
TACLOBAN CITY, June 18 (PNA) — The national government will proceed with the construction of PHP7.5 billion 27-kilometer embankments from this city to Tanauan town to shield coastal communities from rising seas,…
Negros Island Region gears up for three-year transition period
BACOLOD CITY, June 18 (PNA) — The newly-formed Negros Island Region (NIR) will go through a three-year transition period before its regional center is fully established. The location of the regional center…
Palace: PHL sticks to diplomatic means vs China’s South China Sea reclamation work
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — Malacanang on Wednesday said the country is sticking to diplomatic means to address territorial row with China over parts of South China Sea…
DBM enters in a consignment agreement with tech-giant Microsoft
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) -– The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) through its Procurement Services-PhilGEPS (PS-PhilGEPS) announced on Wednesday it is entering a consignment agreement with Wordtext Systems Inc. (WSI) and…
Methane in Mars meteorites hints at life on red planet
WASHINGTON, June 17 (PNA/PTI) — Researchers have found traces of methane in Martian meteorites, a discovery that suggests the presence of a warm, wet and chemically reactive environment on the red planet…
Palace affirms commitment to help decommissioned combatants, families
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — Malacañang on Wednesday affirmed its commitment to help the decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and their families begin a new life after decades…
Airstrip to provide China with capability to sustain large military aircraft
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — China will have the capability to maintain and sustain large military aircraft once it completes its airstrip at Fiery Cross (Kagitingan Reef) which lies of the West…
Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan officially starts June 18
By Noel Y. Punzalan and Edwin O. Fernandez COTABATO CITY, June 17 (PNA) — The more than seven million Muslims in the Philippines and in other countries will start fasting Thursday in…
DOH chief says PHL equipped to handle MERSCoV
MANILA, June 17 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated Wednesday that preventive measures against MERSCoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) infection are in place even as she called on the…