By Sergio D. de Guzman TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug 23 (PNA) — All Municipal and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMC) of Cagayan have now been ordered to immediately prepare and…
DILG confers Seal of Good Local Governance to Carigara town
By Lizbeth Ann A. Abella CARIGARA, Leyte, Aug. 23 (PNA) – This town, one the biggest in Leyte, got the 2015 Seal of Good Local Governance, elating local government officials. First termer…
Rep. Villar opposes legalization of medical marijuana
By Roel T. Amazona CATBALOGAN CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – Las Piñas lone district Rep. Mark Villar has expressed opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana, saying that it should not be…
NPA liaison officer arrested in Davao City
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — Joint military and police units have arrested a New People’s Army (NPA) liaison officer during checkpoint operations in. Barangay Sirawan, Toril District, Davao…
South Cotabato inmates bolt jail but recaptured
KORONADAL CITY, Aug 23 (PNA) — It was supposed to be a well planned escape by inmates Sunday morning to gain freedom from the South Cotabato Provincial Rehabilitation and Detention Center (SCPRDC)…
LA Lakers point guard Clarkson endorses SMART
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA)– The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced Sunday that Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson, point guard of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, has signed an agreement with Smart Communications, Inc…
DSWD takes custody of newborn baby shown being slapped by mother in viral video
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday it has taken custody of the newborn baby shown on a viral video being slapped by…
Cebu provincial government releases traffic rerouting plan for APEC 2015 meetings
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Cebu provincial government released a traffic rerouting plan for the APEC 2015 meetings in Cebu to be held from August 22 until Sept. 12. According to…
Supreme Court ruling on two frat boys shows Anti-Hazing Law has ‘teeth’ —Palace
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Supreme Court verdict upholding the conviction of two fraternity members charged in the death of a University of the Philippines Los Baños student in 2006 shows…
Two sections in Manila North Road still closed to vehicles –DPWH Region 1
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region I has reported that two sections of the Manila North Road (MNR) or MacArthur Highway in Northern Luzon…
Concerns of OFWs regarding handling of balikbayan boxes by Customs will reach President Aquino, says Palace official
MANILA, Aug 23 (PNA) — Malacañang assured overseas Filipino workers (OFW) on Sunday that their issues regarding the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) handling of their balikbayan boxes would be brought to the…
Comelec should not continue with its plan to use Internet, election lawyer says
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — An election lawyer has said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should not continue with its plan to implement internet voting for the overseas absentee voting (OAV) in…
DOLE hopes more firms will adopt flexi-work arrangement for their employees to be able to cope with daily traffic
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is hoping that more companies will adopt the flexible work arrangement for their employees to cope with the daily traffic…
Stranded passengers due to ‘Ineng’ now down to 109
MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — With typhoon “Ineng” slowly but steadily moving out of the country, the number of seagoing passengers stranded has now dropped to just 109, the Philippine Coast Guard…
NEDA Oks Roadmap for Transport Infra Development to address traffic problems – MMDA
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug, 23 (PNA) — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) released early approval of Metro Manila’s road map for transport infrastructure development until 2030, to…