TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, June 8 (PNA) — The beneficiaries of 4Ps program in selected barangays of Tagum City were picked as beneficiaries of a month-long vegetable-growing training held in Barangay…
DILG chief enjoins Negrenses to be responsible for ‘historic opportunity’ under one-island region
BACOLOD CITY, June 8 (PNA) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II enjoined Negrenses to be responsible for the “historic opportunity” given to them under the newly-formed Negros Island Region…
Ormoc learners get free school supplies
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, June 8 (PNA) — For a mother like Helen Bordios, getting free school supplies for her two kids is a treat. As a village health worker who earns PHP3,500…
Leyte inaugurates new provincial disaster risk reduction and management office
TACLOBAN CITY, June 8 (PNA) — The Leyte provincial government inaugurated on Monday its newly established Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo town….
NHA, city gov’t turn over permanent shelters to Zambo displaced families
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 8 (PNA) –- One-hundred twenty-seven families from Barangay Mariki displaced by the 21-day September 2013 siege finally returned home Monday to their permanent houses. Barangay Mariki is one of…
4 Iloilo towns pilot areas for Salubungan
ILOILO CITY, June 8 (PNA) — Four towns in Iloilo province will be the pilot areas of another government anti-poverty initiative, Salubungan. Salubungan will be piloted in Passi, Tigbauan, Pototan, and Concepcion…
Obama sets out to enforce sanctions as Europe Wavers
MOSCOW, June 7 (PNA/Sputnik) — US President Barack Obama set out to enforce the EU’s sanctions against Russia on Sunday, at a speech prior to the opening of the G7 summit in…
BBL authors appeal to fellow lawmakers to support HB 5811
By Edwin O. Fernandez MANILA, June 7 (PNA) – Sulu 1st District Rep. Tupay Loong, vice chair of the House Ad Hoc Committee on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), appealed on…
Palace acknowledges report showing country’s improvement in Rule of Law Index 2015
MANILA, June 7 (PNA) — The Palace acknowledged on Sunday a report indicating the Philippines’ improvement in the recent Rule of Law Index 2015. “We note the recently published 2015 Rule of…
Abad sees higher budget for climate change resiliency programs for 2016
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, June 7 (PNA) – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad sees a higher climate change adaptation budget for the government next year, surpassing…
Palace advises Filipinos in Korea to take necessary precautions vs MERS-CoV
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, June 7 (PNA) – Malacanang urged all Filipinos in South Korea on Sunday to take all necessary precautions against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV)…
Malacanang welcomes China’s statement on having a peaceful solution to the West Philippine Sea row
MANILA, June 7 (PNA) — Malacañang welcomed on Sunday China’s statement “they would not seek any military solution to the territorial disputes” in the West Philippines Sea (WPS). “Ikinalulugod natin ang mga…
Abe seeks G-7 opposition to China’s muscle-flexing at sea
By Ko Hirano MUNICH, June 7 (PNA/Kyodo) — Group of Seven leaders will start a two-day meeting Sunday in Germany at which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek to drum up…
First Gen to seek USD 150-200M for Sta. Maria natural gas project
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, June 7 (PNA) – First Gen Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Francis Giles Puno said the company will raise around USD 150 million to USD…
CSO partner in Pantawid Pamilya poverty alleviation initiatives in Davao Region
By Carmela C. Duron DAVAO CITY, June 7 (PNA) — Over 38,000 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Davao Region are benefitting from the programs and services offered by its partner Civil Society Organizations…