CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Military authorities of the 6th Infantry Division have condemned the atrocities committed by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in remote villages in North Cotabato….
LTO-9’s new printing machine to reduce driver’s license backlog
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 25 (PNA) –- Driver’s license applicants in the region can immediately get their licenses upon filing of their applications. The Land Transportation Office-IX (LTO-IX) on Tuesday said the processing…
DSWD-XI resolves all Kalahi-CIDSS conflicts in Davao Oriental
SAN ISIDRO, Davao Oriental, Aug. 25 (PNA) -– The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region XI (DSWD-XI) has resolved all conflict cases in the province. Data from the DSWD-XI showed as of…
Electricity rates in Negros vary from one firm to another
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) on Tuesday increased electricity rate by Php0.2051 per kilowatt hour for the August 2015 billing to its residential consumers. In…
13th Annual Fishbase Symposium set at IRRI in September
LOS BANOS Laguna, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The FishBase Information and Research Group Inc.(FIN) will conduct its 13th Annual FishBase Symposium on September 1 at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in…
Quezon agriculture sector has bounced back, governor says
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Despite the cocolisap infestation in the province and the damage brought by typhoons, the agricultural sector has shown resiliency and started to bounce back, said…
BOC abandons random check on balikbayan boxes
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Following the directive from President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) will no longer conduct random physical inspection on balikbayan boxes from overseas Filipino…
US Pacific Command head to meet with Iriberri on Wednesday
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — United States Pacific Command head Admiral Harry Harris will be meeting with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri on Wednesday. This was…
Makati BPLO clarifies release of business permits
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) -– The head of the Makati Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) clarified on Tuesday there has been no change in its processing of applications and releasing of…
SC asked to cite Smartmatic-TIM, Comelec in contempt of court
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) was asked on Tuesday to cite Smartmatic-TIM Corporation and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in contempt of court. In a 16-page motion, petitioners…
Senator Marcos thanks President Aquino for stopping random opening of balikbayan boxes
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) – Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday for stopping the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from implementing its new regulation to open the balikbayan…
Losses due to traffic jams could reach Php6 B if not addressed by 2030 – Sen. Aquino
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) – Senator Paolo Benigno ‘Bam’ Aquino IV on Tuesday warned that economic losses due to heavy traffic could reach Php 6 billion a day…
LTFRB conducts 2nd hearing on Valisno Express crash; bus owner still a no-show
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Much like the first hearing on one of its buses being involved in a fatal crash in Novaliches, Quezon City two weeks ago, the owner of Valisno…
All M-4 rear rights now OK — AFP
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that all 44,186 M-4 automatic rifles at its inventory have been corrected of its rear sight deficiencies. This was…
DA 2016 budget hearing tackles preparations for severe El Niño
MANILA, Aug. 25 (PNA) — An inter-agency government panel is expected to submit within two weeks the results of its study on the impact of the severe El Niño problem on the…