ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The Department of Health (DOH) has conducted a seminar on smoking and health and nutritional guidelines for the members of the local media to equip them with the…
Cops distribute 200 kg of fish seized from anti-dynamite fishing operation to Palawan townsfolk
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) — The townsfolk of Sofronio Española received assorted prime species of fish from policemen over the weekend. The assortment of fish – which included dalagang bukid, surahan and…
Bicol police in full alert status for barangay election
By Nancy I. Mediavillo CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, Legazpi City, (PNA) — The entire force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bicol is in full alert status during the conduct…
Barangay polls open peacefully in Caraga Region
BUTUAN CITY, (PNA) — The barangay elections in Caraga region started peacefully and orderly as polling precincts opened on time at 7 a.m. with the board of election tellers (BETs) already in…
DILG exec says Baguio’s barangay officials among the best in PHL; urges residents to cast their votes
By Aurelio A. Galacgac BAGUIO CITY, (PNA) — The Department of Interior and Local government (DILG) today said that barangay (village) chairmen and other officials here are among the best in country…
2 drug suspects nabbed in buy-bust operation in Sarangani polling center
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Government anti-drug operatives arrested on Monday two alleged illegal drug pushers in a buy-bust operation at a polling center in Alabel town in Sarangani Province. Senior Supt….
Barangay election in Bataan runs smoothly, peacefully
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, (PNA) -– The conduct of barangay election in the province is running smoothly and peacefully. Except for some reports of voters finding it hard to locate their names in…
Gunmen shoot residence of candidate in Pagadian City
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The police are conducting a follow-up investigation to establish the identities of gunman in a gun attack that marred the eve of the barangay elections in Pagadian City,…
Sarangani bet nabbed for alleged vote-buying, illegal campaigning
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — Police and election personnel are set to file vote-buying and illegal campaigning charges against a candidate for a village council seat in Alabel town in Sarangani Province…
Barangay election in Olongapo City generally peaceful
OLONGAPO CITY, (PNA) -– The conduct of barangay election here is generally peaceful with there is no report of election-related incidents. City election officer lawyer Dictador Untayao said that since the start…
3,484 checkpoints set up in Bicol
CAMP GEN. SIMEON A. OLA, (PNA) -– A total of 3,484 checkpoints has been set up in the Bicol region since Sept. 28 up to Monday. Chief Supt. Victor P. Deona, Police…
First election-related violent incident reported in Negros Oriental
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) -– Police are now tracking down a man who allegedly attacked a policeman in the far-flung village of Owacan in Jimalalud, Negros Oriental shortly after noon Monday at the…
Senior citizens, PWDs laud special voting in GenSan
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, (PNA) — For the first time in the city’s election history, senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from an urban village here were allowed to cast their votes…
70% of voters in Dagupan already cast their votes
DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA) — Only few voters are now flocking to the polls in various election centers in Dagupan as of 1 p.m. Monday. An estimated 70 percent of the voters already…
Voters complain of ‘missing’ names, master lists in polling precincts
By Judy Flores-Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA) –- Many voters in Dumaguete City are complaining of not having voted yet in Monday’s barangay polls as they could not find their names at their…