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P69.5-M Parang Development Projects Start

February 8, 2012
The first congressional district of Sulu has started to implement some P69.5 million worth of infrastructure projects aimed at boosting government services, and uplifting the lives of residents in the district.

Zambo Norte Reaps 'Gawad' Award

February 8, 2012
The provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte garnered anew the prestigious “Galing Pook Foundation Award” for 2011 that was presented by President Aquino in appropriate rites in Malacañang, Manila, over the weekend.

Service Extension

February 8, 2012
Mindanao Newsbits

Rescue Teams Deployed To Guihulngan

February 8, 2012
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 sent a team of geologists and mining engineers to conduct a field investigation on the reported landslide incident in Barangay Planas, Guihulngan, Negros Oriental after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Visayas last Tuesday.

BPO Complex To Replace Jail

February 8, 2012
What used to be a home for suspected criminals from various parts of Cebu will soon be a complex for business process outsourcing companies.

Pag-IBIG Sets Valentine's Mass Wedding

February 8, 2012
Some 750 couples will be solemnized during a mass wedding to be held in the early afternoon of February 14, that is, on Valentines Day, at the city’s New Government Center.

Aftershocks Hamper Search, Rescue Operations

February 8, 2012
The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Central Visayas Wednesday admitted that search and rescue operations in areas affected by last Monday's earthquake are hampered by the strong aftershocks that continue to hit the islands of Negros and Cebu.

PRO-6 Reminders

February 8, 2012
Visayas Newsbits

Improved Arayat Hospital Services Cited

February 8, 2012
Gov. Lilia G. Pineda declared that the people of Arayat town may now enjoy improved hospital facilities and services with the recent inauguration of the Dr. Emigdio Cruz, Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Barangay Lacquios.

Incentives For Agri Production Sought

February 8, 2012
Sen. Edgardo J. Angara said there is a need to establish mechanisms and promote national policies that give incentives for maximizing agricultural production to solve the rising poverty and hunger problems in the country.

Bulacan Sees Boom In Investments

February 8, 2012
Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado announced Wednesday that plenty of job opportunities await Bulakenyos as more local and foreign investors are expected to pour millions of pesos in San Rafael town after President Benigno S. Aquino III declared a nine-hectare lot in Bulacan as an Information Technology Park (IT Park).

Tagaytay Exodus

February 8, 2012
Luzon Newsbits

Sulu Implements Infrastructure, Livelihood Projects

February 7, 2012
Multi-million-peso infrastructure projects and livelihood programs are being implemented in Sulu as part of the commitment of the provincial government to help its constituents improve their living conditions.

Samal Bats Exhibit Unique Features

February 7, 2012
This island’s world-famous bats are no longer content with just pollinating durian trees all over the Davao Region.

Butuan Waterfalls

February 7, 2012
Mindanao Newsbits

Quake Slightly Damages Iloilo Buildings

February 7, 2012
The strong earthquake that hit the Visayas Monday slightly damaged buildings here.

Panic-Stricken Cebuanos Endure Quake Aftershocks

February 7, 2012
Cebuanos continued to be gripped by fear Tuesday, a day after the tsunami scare that sent thousands of students, office workers, vendors, and even businessmen running for their lives when rumors about rising sea levels started to circulate here.

DPWH Cleaning Up Bataan Rivers

February 7, 2012
A top official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed Tuesday that the department is bent on demolishing illegally constructed structures in what it called “obstructions” to the smooth flow of water along the rivers in this town and neighboring areas.

Cattle Distribution

February 7, 2012
Luzon Newsbits

Nutrition Radio School Graduates Challenged

February 6, 2012
Sixty-three mothers from this northernmost-tip town of Samar Island have been challenged to apply into their daily lives what they learned from the radio.