Provincial
11 dead in swimming jaunts during Lenten holidays in Calabarzon
April 2, 2018, 9:09 pm
PACIANO RIZAL, Calamba City – The Calabarzon Office of Civil Defense (OCD) - Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) here has reported around 11 fatalities during the Holy Week swimming jaunts in Laguna, Batangas and Quezon provinces. OCD-RDRRMC Calabarzon Regional… Read More
Observance of Holy Week in Region 12 generally peaceful, orderly
April 2, 2018, 8:58 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 declared the observance of the Holy Week in the entire Region 12 or Soccsksargen as “generally peaceful and orderly.” Chief Supt. Marcelo Morales, Region 12 police director, said Monday they have not recorded any untoward incident in… Read More
Mayor Sara hits burning of equipment used in gov’t projects
April 2, 2018, 8:50 pm
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio condemned the burning of heavy equipment on Saturday, calling it an act of terrorism. “The attacks were downright cowardly and indicate that the NPA (New People’s Army) is nothing but a terrorist group that deserves our collective rejection… Read More
2 suspected pushers killed, 2 others nabbed in GenSan raids
April 2, 2018, 8:45 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Two alleged drug pushers were killed while two others, including a former jail officer, were arrested in an anti-drug operation in a village here on Monday. Supt. Aldrin Gonzales, public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-12, said the operation was in… Read More
Noveleta town chief hailed as among 2018 outstanding mayors
April 2, 2018, 8:40 pm
NOVELETA, Cavite – For his non-conventional projects in just a span of one year, Noveleta Chief Executive Dino Reyes Chua was hailed as one of the Outstanding Mayors for 2018 by Superbrand Marketing International (SMI). Dennis Abrina, Mayor Chua’s publicist, told PNA on Monday that the… Read More
One of Eastern Visayas’ most wanted falls in Samar
April 2, 2018, 8:31 pm
CALBAYOG CITY -- After more than two years of hiding, one of the region’s most wanted person involved in a massacre in Gandara, Samar was captured Sunday in this city by a task force formed to dismantle private armed groups. By virtue of a warrant of arrest for the crime of murder, the… Read More
Bukidnon IPs seek more classrooms for tribal school
April 2, 2018, 8:20 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY – Village officials in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province, are seeking to build a four-classroom building to cater to the increasing number of Lumads or indigenous people (IP) in the area. Wainwright Abatayo, a town Councilor in San Fernando, said officials of Sitio Kisayab in… Read More
Cops remain on heightened alert after foiled BIFF bombing try
April 2, 2018, 8:11 pm
ALEOSAN, North Cotabato – Police personnel across the province of North Cotabato have been placed on heightened alert even after the observance of the Holy Week, an official said Monday. Supt. Bernard Tayong, North Cotabato police spokesperson, said the heightened alert status came about after… Read More
DPWH starts building Quezon's longest bridge
April 2, 2018, 8:00 pm
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Construction of the bridge connecting Lopez to Quezon towns is now underway and is seen to shorten travel time to Quezon province’s Pacific shoreline and island towns of Perez and Alabat, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Monday. Engr. Celestial S.… Read More
Imus city slates 'Junior Chef' summer training on April 16
April 2, 2018, 7:56 pm
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The city government of Imus, through its Imus Vocational and Technical School (IVTS), has started accepting 100 applicants for its Junior Chef Training classes, which will begin on April 16. Vilma Jacama, IVTS Unit head, said the yearly summer course would be conducted at the… Read More
11 passengers hurt, 2 in critical condition, in Cavite road mishap
April 2, 2018, 7:52 pm
KAWIT, Cavite – Eleven passengers were hurt, two of them in critical condition, when a minibus they were riding rammed an electricity post on the roadside of the Centennial Road, Barangay Tabon 3 in this town early dawn on Easter Sunday. Kawit chief of police Chief Inspector Mark Jason Gatdula… Read More
Gat Francisco Balagtas honored in Bataan
April 2, 2018, 7:30 pm
ORION, Bataan -- Great Filipino poet and orator Francisco Balagtas Baltazar was honored on Monday in this province on his 230th birthday. Virgilio Almario, chair of the Komisyon sa Wikang Pilipino (KWP), and Governor Albert Garcia led in the ceremony that started with the parade of the urn of the… Read More
Tourist arrivals in Iloilo province up by 23.18%
April 2, 2018, 7:25 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Tourist arrivals in Iloilo province increased by 23.18 percent in 2017, according to the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO). Gilbert Marin, provincial tourism officer, said on Monday 310,878 domestic and foreign tourists visited the province in 2017, from 252,323 recorded the previous… Read More
Tourism office eyes QR code systems in Iloilo towns
April 2, 2018, 6:51 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Each town in Iloilo province will soon be equipped with quick response (QR) code system that will provide tourists with essential information about the area. Provincial Tourism Officer Gilbert Marin said PHP200,000 budget was allotted for the installation of these QR code systems.… Read More
PNP: Negros Oriental peaceful during Holy Week observance
April 2, 2018, 6:47 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental reported on Monday that the observance of Holy Week in the province, which culminated on Easter Sunday, was generally peaceful. PNP provincial director Sr. Supt. Edwin Portento said aside from a fire alarm… Read More
2 Reds killed, CAFGU wounded in Black Saturday encounter in Quezon
April 2, 2018, 6:45 pm
CAMP GEN. MATEO CAPINPIN, Tanay, Rizal- Two members of New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels were killed while a member of Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was wounded in about five-minute clash between CAFGU troopers and NPA insurgents in Barangay San Andres, Lopez, Quezon minutes before… Read More
Pangasinan town intensifies ban on illegal mufflers
April 2, 2018, 6:43 pm
CALASIAO, Pangasinan -- The local government unit here, in coordination with Calasiao Police Station (CPS), vowed to fully implement ordinance against illegal motorcycle mufflers. Mayor Joseph Arman Bauzon mandated the CPS to enforce the ban against open pipe mufflers based on municipal ordinance… Read More
Over 100 Ilocos Norte athletes to join Palarong Pambansa 2018
April 2, 2018, 5:43 pm
LAOAG CITY -- More than a hundred athletes from Ilocos Norte are set to join other athletes from Region 1 in the Palarong Pambansa 2018 in Ilocos Sur. Of the 101 athletes, at least 20 came from other divisions in Ilocos Norte, said Gene Reginaldo, Education Program Supervisor of the Department of… Read More
Osmeña asks DFA to bring 'Passport on Wheels' to Cebu
April 2, 2018, 5:38 pm
CEBU CITY -- Mayor Tomas Osmeña has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to send its “Passport On Wheels” to this city and help decongest the surmounting volume of pending passport applications in the local DFA office. The mayor on Monday said he sent a formal letter last week… Read More
149 cops vow to stop smoking in Nueva Ecija police camps
April 2, 2018, 4:43 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- A total of 149 policemen, including a woman, from various stations in Nueva Ecija on Monday pledged to stop smoking and promote public health in ceremony at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) ground here. Supt. Angel Bondoc, Deputy Provincial… Read More
