BACOLOD CITY, August 31 (PNA) — The Economic Development Team (EDT) of the province has proposed to establish different development programs for identified industries to address various concerns. EDT member Alfredo Barcelona,…
Negros Occidental governor urges all sectors to prepare for longest El Niño
By Teresa D. Ellera BACOLOD CITY, August 31 (PNA) — All sectors in Negros Occidental have been alerted to prepare for the possible effects of what is considered as the longest El…
DPWH seeks reclassification of Liloan-San Ricardo road in Southern Leyte
SAN RICARDO, Southern Leyte, Aug. 31 (PNA) -– The Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) is seeking the conversion of Liloan–San Ricardo Road into a primary…
3 arrested anew in Pangasinan drug buy-bust
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 31 (PNA)–Joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency operatives arrested a suspected drug pusher during a raid in his home in Barangay Linoc, Sta. Barbara town. The suspect, identified…
Bahrain’s Royal Charity builds vocational training center in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) –- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) broke the ground on Sunday for its new training center in this city, funded by the Royal Charity Organization (RCO) of…
Cebu City needs PHP5M to improve septage plant
CEBU CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Cebu City Septage Management Board (CCSMB) wants a budget of PHP5 million to improve the Septage Treatment Plant (STP) at the city’s North Reclamation Area…
INC ends protest in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The supposed two-day mass action of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) ended 12 hours after it started at 9:00 p.m. Sunday. Thousands arrived in droves in…
Mayor leads Mandaue execs, workers in building hall in socialized housing site
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Aug. 31 (PNA) — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes led city officials and employees in helping build over the weekend a multi-purpose building for residents of a socialized housing…
Death toll in Tacurong City mishap rises to 9
TACURONG CITY, Aug. 31 (PNA) — Police here said the death toll in Sunday’s highway mishap involving a passenger multi-cab and hauler truck rose to 9 after another passenger, a woman, expired…
Bill to repeal PD 1620, which violates rights of IRRI workers
MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — Rep. Fernando L. Hicap (Party-list, Anakpawis) has filed a bill repealing Presidential Decree 1620, which he said violates the rights and freedom of workers at the International…
President Aquino calls on Filipinos to become heroes for victims of violence, oppression
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino III called on the Filipino people on Monday to continue fighting for what the country’s national heroes have fought for…
DOTC teams up with renowned British firm to ease NAIA air traffic
MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Monday said it is teaming up with renowned British firm NATS to optimize runway use at the Ninoy Aquino…
CA orders Napoles to pay dismissed workers who turned whistleblowers on pork barrel scam
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) finding that Janet Lim Napoles’ JLN Corporation…
Comelec looking for ways to use old PCOS machines
MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at the possibility of refurbishing some of the 82,000 old Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to augment the new…
Villar pushes for passage of bill declaring smuggling as economic sabotage
By Jelly Musico MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) — Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday pushed for the enactment of a bill declaring smuggling of agricultural products as economic sabotage. Villar, chairperson of the…