ILOILO CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) — Five new state prosecutors have been added to the roster of the Regional State Prosecutor’s Office in Western Visayas, but Regional StateProsecutor Domingo Laurea, Jr. says…
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Pagadian City holds bomb awareness education campaign
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 27 (PNA) — The week-long bomb awareness education campaign in a bid to thwart bomb plots by lawless elements reeled off Wednesday in this city. The…
Feasibility study on Burnham Park development pushes through
BAGUIO CITY, August 27 (PNA) -– The conduct of a feasibility study will push through to be used as a reference in future development plans at Burnham Park in Baguio City but…
4 drug dealers arrested in Pampanga
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug. 27 (PNA) — Four suspected drug dealers were arrested Monday in a buy-bust operation conducted by Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG), in coordination…
Tacloban City’s executive and legislative offices complement efforts to help Yolanda survivors
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) — The executive and legislative branches of the city government here are one in ensuring that their constituents affected by super typhoon Yolanda are being taken care…
Christian church to extend livelihood projects to ‘Yolanda’ victims
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) -– The Harvest Evangelical Free Church will implement various livelihood programs in this city to help super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) victims rebuild their shattered lives. Through livelihood…
Flash floods displace 200 families in Sarangani
By Allen Estabillo GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) — Around 200 families in the coastal municipalities of Kiamba and Maasim in Sarangani Province were displaced as flash floods ravaged several villages…
Gov. Defensor thanks President Aquino for approving P17.3-B ‘Yolanda’ rehab plan
By Annabel J. Petinglay ILOILO CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) — Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. during his state of the province address (SOPA) delivered before the Iloilo provincial board members, capitol heads…
Cebu provincial government, Filinvest P6-B joint venture gets PEZA ITC certification
CEBU CITY, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has certified as “information technology center” (ITC) the P6-billion joint venture project between developer Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) and the…
Catbalogan City constructs temporary shelters for typhoon “Glenda” victims
CATBALOGAN CITY, Aug 25 (PNA) — The city government here has gone full-swing with the construction of temporary shelters for its constituents currently staying in evacuation centers after being displaced by typhoon…
Groups train Dagami folks on livelihood
DAGAMI, Leyte, Aug. 25 (PNA) — The Tacloban Pinoy Tour Club (TPTC), in collaboration with the Cristina’s Learn and Earn Program (CLEP), taught residents of this town on how to earn without…
Gov. Marcos lauds Ilocos Norte PNP’s highest crime solution efficiency so far
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Aug. 25 (PNA) — Governor Imee R. Marcos has lauded the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Ilocos Norte for its intensified drive against criminality resulting in 59 percent…
ILO’s P7.375M livelihood project to benefit four Leyte towns
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, Aug 24 (PNA) — Some 700 workers from four towns of Leyte are slated to benefit from the sustainable livelihoods though contour farming supported by the…
Ormoc’s upland villages benefit from mobile registration project
By Felix N. Codilla ORMOC CITY, Aug 23 (PNA) — At least 63 residents of Tongonan and its nearby villages in this city have availed of the mobile civil registration project (MCRP)…
Cebu Capitol gives P350T aid to police anti-drug operations
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Commission (CPADAC) has given some P350,000 to different police stations in component cities and municipalities of the…