TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Sept. 4 (PNA) — Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon received a plague of recognition from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Director Priscilla Razon…
DepEd Cebu City needs P307M to implement senior high school levels in 2016
CEBU CITY, Sept. 4 (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division needs some P307 million to implement the new senior high school levels in 2016. DepEd Cebu City Education…
NHA 7 to build 500 permanent houses for ‘Yolanda’ survivors in north Cebu
CEBU CITY, Sept. 4 (PNA) — The National Housing Authority (NHA) 7 will build 500 permanent houses out of a target of 1,345 houses this year for the victims of super typhoon…
Tacloban SP authorizes Mayor Romualdez to apply as regular CMP-mobilizer
TACLOBAN CITY, Sept 4 (PNA) — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has given the city government through Mayor Alfred Romualdez authority to apply as a regular Community Mortgage Program (CMP) mobilizer, a requirement…
TESDA names competitors to the 10th Asean Skills Competition
MANILA, Sept. 4 (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be sending a 34-member delegation composed of competitors and coaches/experts to try to bring home the gold at…
PNP intensifying crime prevention efforts — Palace
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 4 (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday said the Philippine National Police (PNP) is intensifying its crime prevention efforts to ensure public safety. Presidential Communication Operations Office…
Palace: PHL peacekeepers to complete tour of duty in Golan Heights
MANILA, Sept. 4 (PNA) — Malacanang on Thursday said Filipino peacekeepers will complete their tour of duty in the Golan Heights until next month. “We want to complete our tour of duty…
(Update) 2 LPAs continue to dump rains in PHL until Friday –PAGASA
MANILA, Sept. 4 (PNA) — The two low-pressure areas (LPAs) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will continue to dump light to moderate rains in the whole country in the next…
Palace: We should all be proud of ‘Gilas Pilipinas’
MANILA, Sept. 4 (PNA) — Despite losing to Puerto Rico, the country should still be proud of Gilas Pilipinas’ efforts in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Seville, Spain, the Palace said…
Adjudication of terminal market stalls nears completion
By Lydia C. Pendon ILOILO CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA)– Adjudication of more than 1,000 market stalls at the Iloilo terminal market will soon be completed and city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will…
BSP launches exhibit on financial fraud and scam
CEBU CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas launched in Cebu Tuesday an exhibit to increase public awareness on financial fraud and scam. BSP assistant governor Johnny Noe Ravalo…
Purisima forecasts influx of more foreign investors to PHL vis-à-vis hike in global competitiveness position
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima is confident of the entry of more foreign investments in the Philippines following further improvement in the country’s ranking in…
Ormoc City’s upland village shows crucial role of political will to hasten recovery from Yolanda onslaught
By F. N. Codilla ORMOC CITY, Sept 3 (PNA) — While the trail of destruction caused by super typhoon Yolanda is still apparent in some parts of Eastern Visayas, there is one…
P40-M project for rabies-free Bicol launched in Albay
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — The World Organization for Animal Health Care or OIE on Tuesday launched a Php 40-million project against rabies at the Oriental Hotel here. The project is…
WB exec says Cebu City’s BRT project to consider social, environmental concerns
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) — An official of the World Bank (WB) has assured the detailed engineering design of the P10.6-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project…