By Leilani Junio MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in cooperation with Jollibee Food Corporation (JFC) hailed Tuesday evening new batches of outstanding Filipino families at the…
Batak Cultural Revival and Development Forum held in Palawan
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, (PNA) -– In a bid to celebrate the distinct cultural identity of Palawan’s Batak indigenous community, as well as the Agta, Aeta, and Ati people of Luzon with whom…
DSWD: 4Ps beneficiaries can run in village polls but must leave anti-poverty program
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) — Member beneficiaries of the national government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s) can seek elective positions in the barangay elections, the 4P’s in-charge in North Cotabato said Wednesday. However,…
Mother, son face each other in barangay elections in Dagupan
By Leonardo V. Micua DAGUPAN CITY, (PNA)—A mother and son will face each other in the barangay elections in Poblacion Oeste here on Oct. 28 despite an earlier effort of another member…
2 injured soldiers in Capiz encounters get Wounded Personnel Medal
CAPIZ, (PNA) — Two injured soldiers of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) while being treated at the Camp Peralta Station Hospital in…
Police dig deeper into P9.4M worth of 4Ps “CCT” robbery-hold up in Quezon town
By Saul E. Pa-a CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City (PNA) -– Calabarzon and Pagbilao, Quezon police continued on Wednesday their investigations of the P9.4 million robbery-hold up along the Maharlika Highway noontime…
Neg Occ police round up 18 gun ban violators
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) – Eighteen violators of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) gun ban have been rounded up so far by the police in Negros Occidental. The latest arrest on Monday involved…
NCAA, NCHP, National Museum to inspect, evaluate damage in 6 centuries-old churches in Bohol and Cebu
MANILA, (PNA) — The National Historical Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the National Historical Commission for the Philippines (NCHP), and the National Museum on Thursday has formed a task force…
Phivolcs recorded 1,391 aftershocks until Thursday
By Christropher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — Almost to 1,400 aftershocks had been recorded until Thursday afternoon in Bohol after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Central Visayas, and expect series of…
DOH, DDB acquaint youth on dangerous drug abuse and prevention
By Leilani Junio MANILA, (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) and Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) spearheaded Thursday an orientation for the youth to encourage them to be role-models advocating the campaign…
CHR, RHRC signed accord to boost protection of human rights in ARMM
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, (PNA) – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) signed Thursday a Memorandum of…
Death toll for Central Visayas 7.2-magnitude quake: 171
MANILA, (PNA) — The death toll for the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Central Visayas last Tuesday has now climbed to 171, authorities said Thursday. In a cellphone interview by the Philippines…
Firm donates P5-million worth of footwear to PN
MANILA, (PNA) — Barefootwear, Inc. has donated P5-million worth of running shoes to the Philippine Navy (PN) Thursday afternoon. The donation consists of 999 pairs of “Vibram Five Fingers” footwear. This was…
SC grants DOJ’s request for transfer of venue of cases vs. MNLF rebels
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, (PNA) — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the request of the Department of Justice for the transfer of venue of the cases against suspected members of…
Asian Parliamentarians unveil policy brief on human trafficking in SE Asia
By Aerol B. Patena MANILA, (PNA) — The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) launched Thursday its policy brief on human trafficking in Southeast Asia at the Mandarin Oriental…