BACOLOD CITY, Nov 23 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is urging Negrenses to donate more blood to further ensure adequate supply in the province even after blood centers…
PDEA-6 seizes PHP83M worth of illegal drugs
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 23 (PNA) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-6 (PDEA-6) has confiscated around PHP83 million worth of illegal drugs that are seized either while in transit to Western Visayas or…
Politics derails Samar town’s bottom-up budgeting projects
CALBAYOG CITY, Samar, Nov. 23 (PNA) – The implementation of projects under the Bottoms-Up- Budgeting (BUB) proposed by civil society organizations (CSO) for 2014 and 2015 in the town of Sta. Margarita…
Malaysian PM announces establishment of ASEAN Community by end of 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 22 (PNA/Xinhua) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced here Sunday at the 27th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) the establishment of ASEAN Community on…
Asia-Pacific nations to seek conclusion of free trade pact by 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 22 (PNA/Kyodo) — Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific countries agreed on Sunday to push for the conclusion of a massive regional free trade deal by 2016. The 10-member Association of…
Only 77 families, not hundreds, were taken to the Boys Town DSWD
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Nov. 22 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disagreed on Sunday with the claim of a human rights group that hundreds of homeless…
Faeldon’s decision to sail to KIG only a demonstration of patriotism –AFP
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Nov. 22 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sees nothing wrong with the plan of retired Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon to sail to the…
DSWD to barangay officials: ‘Unite with us to make the coming Christmas season safe for street children’
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Nov. 22 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is appealing for the cooperation of barangay officials in all local government units, particularly in…
Poe calls on young lawyers to join PAO
By Jelly F. Muasico MANILA, Nov. 21 (PNA) – Senator Grace Poe on Saturday urged the country’s young lawyers to extend their services to poor Fililipinos by joining the Public Attorney’s Office…
PPCRV plans to come up with mobile app
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Nov. 21 (PNA) — The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) plans to come up with a mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers where the…
Drug rehabilitation treatment for PhilHealth beneficiaries pushed
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA. Nov. 21 (PNA) — A lady solon has filed a measure providing affordable drug rehabilitation and treatment for PhilHealth beneficiaries that will amend Republic Act 7875. Cavite…
Twitter plans to establish branch in PHL
By Ben Cal MANILA, Nov. 22 (PNA) — Twitter is planning to establish an office in the Philippines. Adam Sharp, director, news, government and election of Twitter, made the disclosure during his…
AEC will raise overall ASEAN GDP by 7% come 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 21 (PNA/Bernama) — Measures to further liberalize and integrate the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will raise overall Gross Domestic Product in the region by 7 percent by 2025, says…
Davao Oriental reopens province’s ‘Welcome Park’
MATI, Davao Oriental, Nov. 22 (PNA) — A newer and urbane “Welcome Park” is now greeting locals and visitors at the province’s entrance in Barangay Pintatagan in Banaybanay town. Governor Corazon N….
APEC spillover, PATA confab overbooks Albay hotels
By Johnny C. Nunez LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 21 (PNA) — In the wake of the just concluded Nov. 16-20 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit in Manila, what’s now cooking up…