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COMELEC-BILIRAN INITIATES SEARCH FOR ILLEGAL PROPAGANDA-FREE BARANGAY
Friday 8th of February 2013
NAVAL, Biliran Feb 8 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the province of Biliran has embarked on a search for illegal propaganda-free barangay as a move to avert the proliferation of illegally-posted campaign materials. Barangays without any illegal propaganda will be given incentives in cash.
Atty. Sabino C. Mejarito, provincial election supervisor of Comelec-Biliran said municipal election officers here have decided in a meeting on February 6 to encourage full participation and cooperation of all barangays in the province in the implementation of Republic Act 9006 otherwise known as “The Fair Election Act.”
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05Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 5 (PIA) -- The president of the Naval State University (NSU) has shared her insights on what a campus journalist should be to the more than 100 college campus writers from Region 8 who attended the first day of the 16th Regional Tertiary Press Conference (RTSPC) on February 1. “We are always behind you in molding you to become responsible and empowered campus journalists,” Dr. Edita S. Genson, NSU president said. Genson encouraged them to criticize since it is needed f...
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04Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in the province of Biliran has set terms and conditions attached to the local legislation passed endorsing, permitting and supporting the geothermal exploration and drilling activities in the province. Biliran Geothermal Incorporated (BGI), is set to explore and drill three geothermal test wells in April this year covering an area of 9,600 square meters in the barangays of Cabibihan and Villavicenta in the municipality o...
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23Jan2013NAVAL, Biliran, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Nearly 300 from Biliran walked in the early morning on Sunday, January 20, for one common objective, to have a secure and fair election in May 2013. The early morning unity walk was in line with safe and fair election (SAFE) 2013 espoused and launched nationwide by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for a safe and fair conduct of the 2013 elections nationwide. The conduct of the unity walk in Biliran province was initiated and led by the Biliran Police Provi...
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07Jan2013NAVAL, Biliran, Jan 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways - Biliran District Engineering Office (DPWH-BDEO) disclosed that the concrete paving of the Biliran Circumferential Road will be completed in 2013. Engr. Rosario B. Rosete, Engineer II of the Planning and Design Section of DPWH-BDEO and information officer-designate of DPWH-BDEO, revealed in a telephone interview that the more than three kilometers of unpaved road portion remaining in the 152.116 Biliran Circumferential...
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17Nov2012NAVAL, Biliran, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- The project officer of the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc. (CCFI) said the company envisioned to build 100 ram pump water system projects in the country. Victor Manlapaz, CCFI project officer, said the plan to build 100 ram pump water system project in the country is in line with the 100th anniversary of the company next year. “The installation of these water system projects is one way of giving back to the community the water being utilized by the c...
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13Nov2012NAVAL, Biliran, Nov 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) announced the recruitment of additional drug enforcement officers who will help step-up the all-out campaign of the agency in containing the illegal drug activities in the country. Liza Fabi Baoy, information officer, PDEA Regional Office 8, said through email that the hiring of drug enforcement officers has already been given a go-signal by Arturo G. Cacdac Jr, the new PDEA director-general. Baoy said PDEA is hi...
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09Oct2012NAVAL, Biliran, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- The members of the Provincial Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (PRPCC) has thought of another activity that would sustain the significant achievement of the province being awarded as one of the rabies-free zones in the country for 2012. Dr. Suzette V. Apura, Biliran provincial veterinarian, told the members of the Biliran PRPCC in a recent meeting of a plan to conduct a search for the most pet-friendly barangay in 2013. “This is one activity that will s...
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27Sep2012TACLOBAN CITY, September 27 (PIA) -- Science and technology has made significant contributions to the economic growth and development of the Philippines. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Usec. Fortunato T. Dela Pena said his can be sustained through the development of local S & T initiatives and capabilities which is the hallmark under the Aquino administration; positioning in strategic S & T niches; inculcate technology awareness in every Filipino; and come up with new interventions...
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25Sep2012TACLOBAN CITY, Sept 25 (PIA) -- No less than the two chiefs of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) publicly announced the plan of government to increase the number of early warning devices and systems that detect incidence of earthquakes and flooding in the country. Dr. Renato U. Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and Reymund E. Liboro, director, Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) revealed ...
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04Sep2012NAVAL, Biliran, Sept 4 (PIA) -- The experiences of Biliran province in providing programs and services geared toward the development of the youth can be shared with to other Asean countries said a top official of the health division of Asean. Dr. Ferdinal M. Fernando, assistant director and head of the Asean health and communicable disease division based in Jakarta, Indonesia, said in his message during the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Bahay Pag-Asa or the Detention Home for Children at Ris...
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18Aug2012NAVAL, Biliran, Aug 18 (PIA) -- Local products in Biliran province will be showcased in the two upcoming national trade fairs that will parade the best local products in the country. Ronelo G. Jamin, provincial officer of the Rural Micro-Enterprise Promotion Program based at the Biliran office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said identified local products will be exhibited in the booths of Biliran province in the national trade fairs. The trade fairs, which will be held in SM Me...
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17Jul2012NAVAL, Biliran, July 17 (PIA) -- The Provincial Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council (PMSMEDC) will spearhead the creation of a chamber of commerce and industry in Biliran. This was agreed in a meeting of the Biliran PMSMEDC last July 13 at Marvins Seaside Inn, Atipolo, Naval, Biliran. Tiburcio Morales, Jr, co-chairman, Biliran PMSMEDC, said the organization of the chamber of businessmen in the province of Biliran would pave the way for a meeting of the minds among the bus...
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16Jul2012NAVAL, Biliran, July 16 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Cabucgayan National Schools of Arts and Trades (CNSAT) announced job openings to the public. NSO-Biliran, in a press statement, said the following vacant positions are available for new hires: assistant statistician - must be a college graduate of statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering, or other related courses, preferable with experience and traini...
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05Jul2012NAVAL, Biliran, July 5 (PIA) –A 4.9 magnitude quake jolted Biliran province at around 7:09 last night with location at 003 kilometers South and 19 degrees West of Naval, Biliran based on latest report of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs). Phivolcs reported that the 4.9 magnitude quake that hit Naval, Biliran this evening has reached 11.53 degrees North latitude, 124.38 degrees East longitude with a depth of 008 kilometers. Two aftershocks were experienced as...
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05Jul2012NAVAL, Biliran, July 4 (PIA) – The office of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in Region 8 said the effectivity of the increase in premium rate for self-employed members was extended to October 1. The original schedule for the effectivity in the increase of premium rate for self-employed members was on July 1, 2012, according to a PhilHealth advisory. Self-employed members of PhilHealth said members may avail themselves of the 50 percent off promo if they will pay the...
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09Jun2012NAVAL, Biliran, June 9 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP), under director general Nicanor Bartolome, has embarked on Performance Governance System (GPS) where performance from the highest police officer to the lowest in rank is measured by a scorecard system. Police Chief Superintendent Vicente A. Loot, deputy regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office in Region 8 shared the new PNP thrust to the officers and men of the Biliran Provincial Police Office (BPPO) in t...
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08Jun2012NAVAL, Biliran, June 8 (PIA) -- "The command of the Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) will be characterized by simplicity," Police Senior Superintendent Felix A. Diloy said, in his assumption speech as the new provincial director of the provincial police office in Biliran. Diloy assumed office in a simple turn-over ceremony, held Thursday, at the BPPO in Barangay Larrazabal, Naval. He replaced Police Senior Superintendent Roel. B. Acidre who served as BPPO provincial director for three m...
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05Jun2012NAVAL, Biliran, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture will soon establish a corn mill in the municipality of Cabucgayan in Biliran province, where corn is a staple food. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has ordered Antonio Gerundio of the Department of Agriculture in Eastern Visayas to put up a corn mill in the municipality during his talk with some 500 farmers and fisherfolks who attended a forum held at the provincial capitol grounds during his visit in Biliran province last M...
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25May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 25 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO), Biliran Provincial Office targets to complete the Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) conducted provincewide today, Friday, May 25. This was revealed by Renavil Cueva of the NSO-Biliran in an interview. She said, ULE, which is a regular activity of the NSO, helps provide an updated and reliable sampling frame for its surveys and census to be conducted in the future. She added that the updating activity that was co...
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25May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 25 (PIA) -- Opening of classes is just a few days away and it’s time to think again how to save a few pesos from the budget set aside for school supplies and other school needs. In order to help students save same some amount for other school needs, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Biliran Provincial Office shares some “Tipid Tips” when buying school supplies and other school items in time for the opening of classes in June 4 this year. Part of the “Tipi...
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23May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 23 (PIA) -- “Love Ko Ang Naval” will be the official tourism slogan of Naval, the capital town of Biliran province. This was revealed by Marilou Bernardes-Lucente, president, Naval Tourism Council who is also the chairperson on the committee on tourism of the Sangguniang Bayan of Naval. Lucente said that the town’s tourism slogan will be officially launched on June 24 at Banderahan Beach located in Barangay Caray-Caray this town. She said that the launching of Nav...
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20May2012MANILA, May 19 - Ang Malacanang nag-laum nga ang pag aprobar sa P30 pesos nga additional cost of living allowance (COLA) alang sa mga magtatrabaho sa Metro Manila maka-tabang kanila sa ilang adlaw-adlaw nga kinabuhi. Ang wage board sa National Capital Region sa dili pa lang dugay nag aprobar sa dugang nga P30 pesos nga COLA alang sa mga magtatrabaho sa Metro Manila. “Ang ubang mga Regional Wage Boards nakahimo ug wage orders una pa sa nahimo sa NCR. Ang wage order nga gi-pasamwak karong a...
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20May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 20 (PIA) -- “Seas surrounding the island province of Biliran are safe from red tide toxins,” said Arnulfo Briones, Provincial Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Biliran Provincial Office in a mobile phone interview Friday. He said, BFAR-Biliran has a personnel assigned to become a member of the Monitoring Team organized by BFAR regional office no. 8 wherein part of the team’s area of coverage are the Biliran seas. Briones said that just ...
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20May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 20 (PIA) -- “Municipal Ordinace No. 19-2012 otherwise known as 'The Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) Benefits and Incentives Ordinance of the Municipality of Naval' is now in its third and final reading,” said Dr. Gabby Velasquez, a doctor by profession, member of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of Naval, and sponsor of the said ordinance in an interview. He said, once approved for final reading, the municipal ordinance which seeks to increase the benefits and incentives of t...
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15May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 15 (PIA) -- Biliran Congressman Rogelio J. Espina said that the completion of the concreting of the Biliran circumferential road will be finished before his term ends in 2013. Congressman Espina made the statement before thousands of Biliranons who attended the anniversary program of the 20th Biliran Provincehood Anniversary on May 11, 2012 at the capitol grounds. The first-termer congressman of the Lone District of Biliran said that some 20 kilometers of the more tha...
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09May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 9 (PIA) -- Bag-o nga hut-ong sa mga opisyales alang sa tuig 2012 ang gipili sa mga miyembro sa Naval Municipal Tourism Council durante sa meeting nga gipahigayon gahapong adlawa, Martes, Mayo 8 didto sa Municipal Session Hall sa Naval. Ang mga bag-ong opisyales mao ang mosunod: President – SB Marilou Lucente; Vice-President – Mario Opeña- Secretary – Dwight Kenneth Docallos; Treasurer – Sandra Limpiado; Public Information Officer (PIA) – Flor Jackson; Au...
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09May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 9 (PIA) -- Members of the Naval Municipal Tourism Council elected a new set of officers for 2012 during a meeting held at the Municipal Session Hall on Tuesday, May 8. The new officers are: President – SB Member Marilou Lucente; Vice-President Mario Opeña; Secretary – Dwight Kenneth Docallos; Treasurer – Sandra Limpiado; Public Information Officer (PIO) – Flor Jackson; Auditors – Victoria Delfin and Alex Salomon. The board of directors are composed of offic...
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09May2012NAVAL, Biliran, May 9 (PIA) -- The three-day activities highlighting the 20th Provincehood Anniversary Celebration kicks off today with a motorcade from the provincial capitol grounds going around the main thoroughfares of Naval poblacion. This will be followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Provincial Agri-Trade Fair.To lead in the ribbon-cutting ceremony are Governor Gerardo Espina Jr. and Congressman Roger Espina also to be assisted by the mayors of Biliran province and other gue...
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03May2012MANILA, May 2 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag-inagurar karong adlawa, Miyerkules sa Solonga ug Hitoma 1 Hydroelectric Power Plants ug ang bag-ong radar tower station sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) sa Bato, Catanduanes. Diha sa pag-abot sa Presidente, si Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo mi-asister sa iya sa pagbukhad sa marker sa bag-ong radar station sa Cartanduanes. Ang Presidente paga-istoryahan usab bahi...
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30Apr2012MANILA, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag appoint sa bag-ong mga opisyales sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), ug sa Land Registration Authority (LRA), matod pa sa opisyal sa Palasyo diha sa Sabado. Ang mga appointments gipasamwak ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte durante sa interview nga gipahayag sa kahanginan pinaagi sa government-owned nga radio station dz...
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27Apr2012NAVAL, Biliran, April 27 (PIA) –- The National Statistics Office (NSO) in Biliran revealed that the total population of the province as of May 1, 2010 is 161,760, based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing. The conduct of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing was made official with the signing by President Benigno S. Aquino III of Proclamation No. 362 on March 30, 2012. According to NSO-Biliran head Rose Marie V. Lumbre, the 2010 population in the province of Biliran is higher by...
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21Apr2012NAVAL, Biliran, April 21 (PIA) -- All the 230 barangay health workers (BHWs) in the municipality are hopeful for the approval of proposed Ordinance No. 19-2012 known as “An Ordinance Granting Benefits and Incentives to Accredited Barangay Health Workers and for Other Purposes” as the local government’s assistance for their voluntary services in the promotion of primary health care in their respective barangays. In a public hearing conducted on Thursday (April 19) for said ordinance,...
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17Apr2012MANILA, April 17 (PIA) -- Si Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz nag-anusyo sa hinapos nga bahin sa semana sa mga ang-ang sa proseso unsaon sa pag pre-register alang sa Job and Livelihood Fair sa DOLE karong Mayo 1 diha sa iyang panawagan sa mga interesado nga mga mimiriling ug trabaho sa pag pre-register. “Kita nag-awhag sa tanang mga mamiriling ug trabaho, mga bag-ong gradwado, mibalik ug nawad-an ug trabaho nga mga OFWs ug uban pang mga intereado nga mga Pilipinhon ki...
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16Apr2012NAVAL, Biliran, April 16 (PIA) -- A soaring eco-tourism in the municipality of Cabucgayan is invisioned by all concerned agency officials who attended and witnessed the turnover and groundbreaking ceremonies of three infrastructure projects on Thursday (April 12) in Brgy. Balaquid, Cabucgayan, Biliran. Brgy. Balaquid now enjoys a .5129 kilometer (km) concrete farm-to-market road leading to Kasabangan Falls, a .5169 km communal irrigation system (CIS). Soon to start is a P2,706,854-worth...
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09Apr2012MANILA, Abril 9 (PIA) -- Ang Malacanang karong adlawa, Domingo nag ingon nga si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mag preside sa Energy Summit nga ipahigayon niining semanaha aron mag tuki sa power crisis nga maoy hinungdan sa puli-puli nga blackouts sa Mindanao. Diha sa usa ka press briefing nga gipabati sa kahanginan sa government-run nga radio station dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan, si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte nag ingon nga ang Presidente mag angkon sa kahigayonan nga mo-lingkod ...
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04Apr2012PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Abril 4 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III kauban ang ubang lideres sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ning uyon sa daghang mga deklarasyon ug mga dokumento durante sa Plenary Session sa 20th ASEAN Summit dinhi sa capital sa Cambodia. Kabahin sa mga deklarasyon ug mga dokumento nga gi-uyunan sa mga liders nag lakip sa Asean Phnom Penh declaration, ang Phnom Penh agenda, ang declaration alang sa drug-free Asean sa tuig 2015 ug ang concept paper sa...
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01Apr2012NAVAL, Biliran, Apr.1 (PIA) – Biliran province joined with the rest of the provinces nationwide on Saturday in the observance of Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening by switching off lights and other appliances in households. In an interview, Naval Vice-Mayor Redentor Villordon informed that he disseminated the information about the Earth Hour not only to the employees of the local governemnt unit but also to the members of the Basic Ecclessial Community during an assembly today where...
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01Apr2012MANILA, Abr. 1 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag tudlo ug pito ka mga bag-ong huwes ngadto sa lower courts sa mga syudad sa Pasig, Malabon ug Paranaque, matod pa sa opisyal sa Malacanang gahapong adlawa, Sabado. Si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte nagpasamawak durante sa usa ka interview sa kahanginan sa government-run nga dzRB Radyo ng Bayan nga si Presidente Aquino nag tudlo kang Judge Christian Emmanuel G. Pimentel ngadto sa Pasig Metorpolitan Trial Court Branch...
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01Apr2012MANILA, Abr. 1 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag laraw pag monitor sa nahatungdan nga mga ahensya sa gobyerno aron pag seguro sa ilang kaandam sa pag implementar sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka mga gimbuhaton ug missions aron makab-ot ang walay aksidente ug ka-delikaduhan nga Semana Santa alang sa publiko. “Gustong maseguro sa Presidente nga ang tanan anaa sa hapsay nga kahimtang. Gusto niyang makit-an nga ang mga pag andam anaa na sa hustong lugar ug nga ang tanang mga ahensya nag ...
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28Mar2012MANILA, Mar. 28 (PIA) –- Ang Malacañang miseguro nga ang gobyernong Aquino komitedo sa pagpugong sa pagkuyanap sa mga kaso sa Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) sa nasud pinaagi sa epektibo nga mga programa sa pagpakatap sa impormasyon nga gitumong sa paghatag ug hibalo sa katawhan bahin sa mga nagkalain-laing mga paagi nga malikayan nga mataptan sa Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) nga mauy hinungdan sa gikahadlokan nga sakit. Sa usa ka regular nga pakighinabi sa manunulat didto sa...
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28Mar2012MANILA, Mar. 28 (PIA) -– Ang Malakanyang mihiklin sa mga kahadlok sa posible nga dili rasonable nga pagsaka sa mga presyo sa mga nag-unang mga palaliton tungod sa pagsaka sa mga presyo sa lana sa merkado sa kalibutan nga nagkanayon nga ang departamento sa pamatigayon ang susot nga nagsunod sa mga paglihok sa presyo. Ang Tigpamaba sa Presidente nga si Edwin Lacierda layon sa regular nga pakighinabi sa manunulat niadtong Lunes sa Malacañang nagkanayon nga ang Department of Trade and Industry (...
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28Mar2012MANILA, Mar. 28 (PIA) – Ang administrasyong Aquino nagpadayon sa pagduso sa paggamit sa gigamitan ug kuryente nga tricycle o e-Trikes isip kabahin sa paningkamot sa pagpamenos sa pagsalig sa sa nasud sa gasolina, matud pa sa usa ka opisyal sa Palasyo. Ang Tigpamaba sa Presidente nga si Edwin Lacierda nagkanayon sa usa ka regular nga pakighinabi sa manunulat niadtong Lunes nga ang paggamit sa e-Trikes dili lamang magtubag sa epekto sa mga pagsaka sa presyo sa gasolina sa merkado sa kalibutan a...
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27Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 27 (PIA) -- With an estimated more than three million tilapia fingerlings that will be produced annually by the hatchery located in his town, the local dad of Kananga envisions his town as a major supplier of tilapia fingerlings in Leyte province and in the whole of Region 8. It was learned that the Leyte Provincial Freshwater Hatchery is a project of the Deutsche Geseilschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) under the Enhancement of Food Security (EFOS) project ...
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26Mar2012MANILA, Marso 26 (PIA) -- Ang Aquino government nagpasalig nga ang mga bag-ong ning gradwar ug mga nangita ug trabaho adunay kahigayunan nga maka-angkon ug trabaho diha sa mga pribadong mga kompaniya tungod sa pagdagsang sa mga langyawanong manufacturing firms nga nagpakita ug interest sa pag-invest dinhi sa nasud. Si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte nagpalusad ug pulong diha sa usa ka interview sa kahanginan sa usa ka government-run nga dzRB Radyo ng Bayan gahapong adlawa, Sabad...
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24Mar2012MANILA, Mar 24 (PIA) -– Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag atubang ug sagipo nga schedule sa trabaho sa panahon sa Semana Santa tungod kay siya naka-talaan nga mobisita sa Cambodia aron motambong sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit karong Abril 3 ug 4, matod pa sa opisyal sa Malacanang karong adlawa, Biyernes. "Ang Presidente mo-gikan paingon sa Cambodia karong Lunes Santo. Mobalik siya sa Miyerkules Santo,” matod pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda dur...
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23Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 23 (PIA) -- Congressman Rogelio J. Espina of the lone district of Biliran jointly with Biliran Governor Gerardo J. Espina, Jr. formally launched during the Women's Summit on March 21, the health program for the underprivileged Biliranons dubbed, “Karamdaman Mo, Sagot Ko/E-Health Card” program was launched during the Women's Summit on March 21. The beneficiaries of the program, which are marginalized Biliranons, will be determined through the listing from the National H...
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21Mar2012Manila, Mar 21 -- Ang Malacanang nagpahinumdum sa mga buhatan sa gobyerno kabahin sa nalaan na nga giya sa pag daginot sa enerhiya taliwala sa padayon nga pagsaka sa presyo sa lana. “Anaay nalaan nga order, Administrative Order 126 Series of 2005, ang administrative order nga nag mando sa pagdaginot sa enerhiya sa tanang mga buhatan sa gobyerno,” matod pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte diha sa usa ka press briefing karong adlawa, Martes. Si Valte gi...
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21Mar2012MANILA, Mar 21 (PIA) -- Ang Malacanang nagdayeg karong adlawa, Martes, sa Philippines Quarterly Update (PQU) sa World Bank uban ang pag ingon nga ang maong report naghatag ug duon sa mga paningkamot sa administrasyon ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino sa pag implementar sa fiscal ug inter-institutional nga mga reporma. Ang maong report nga gihinganlan ug “From Stability to Prosperity For All,” ug gipagawas niadtong Marso 19, nagpahayag nga ang lig-on nga macroeconomic fundament...
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16Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 15 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Biliran is calling on high school graduates here to avail of the various scholarship grants offered by their agency for the next school year opening in June 2012. The call was made by Loreta Banario, provincial director of TESDA-Biliran during the Kapihan sa PIA held on Thursday, March 15, live in Radyo Nation - Naval. The national scholarship include the Training ...
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16Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 16 (PIA) -- Biliran is all set to host the 18th Provincial Women’s Congress on March 21-22 to be held at the capitol grounds in Brgy. Calumpang, Naval, Biliran. Centered on the theme, “Women Weathering Climate Change: Governance and Accountability, Everyone’s Responsibility,” the two-day activity aims to raise the awareness of participants on the disaster risk reduction (DRR) and gender and climate change issues such as disaster prepa...
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14Mar2012MANILA, Mar 14 -- Ang mga paborable nga mga reports kabahin sa ekonomiya sa Pilipinas nagpadayon sa pag arsa sa sentimento sa mga investors, matod pa sa Malacanang samtang kini naglaum nga ang maayong dagan sa ekonomiya magpadayon sa dugayng panahon alang sa kaayuhan sa nasud. Ang Malacanang nagdayeg sa pag usbaw sa economic freedom sa nasud basi sa pinaka-ulhing ranking nga gipagawas sa Heritage Foundation ug ang pagsaka sa local bourse lapas sa 5,000-point psyc...
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13Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 13 (PIA) -- A high ranking official of the Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) disclosed in a regular radio program that their campaign on anti-illegal fishing topped the list of accomplishments for 2011 netting an estimated value of fishing paraphernalia worth P38,253,143 in 2011. Police Superintendent Mateo Macale, chief, Police Community Relations (PCR) section of BPPO, recently said during the PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan in Radyo Natin-Naval...
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13Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 13 (PIA) -- Naval State University (NSU) in Biliran, one of the provinces in Eastern Visayas (region 8) through its president, Dr. Edita Genson is inviting all English instructors in the area or anybody who is interested to attend the two-day training in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) come March 24-25, 2012 to be held at the NSU campus in Naval, Biliran. The training aims to equip instructors with the necessary skills in teaching the Englis...
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13Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 13 (PIA) -- Ang Naval State University (NSU) sa Biliran, usa sa mga probinsya dinhi sa Eastern Visayas (region 8) pinaagi sa iyang presidente, si Dr. Edita Genson, nag imbitar sa tanang mga English instructors sa lugar o bisan kinsa nga English professors sa laing dapit nga interesadong motambong sa duha ka adlaw nga training kabahin sa Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages o kon TESOL karong umaabot Marso 24 ug 25, 2012 nga ipahigayon didto sa NSU campus sa lu...
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12Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 12 (PIA) -- Nanguna sa accomplishment sa Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) sa tuig 2011 sa operasyon batok sa illegal nga mga kalihukan ang illegal fishing. Mao kini ang gitaho ni Police Superintendent Mateo Macale, hepe sa Police Community Relations (PCR) section sa BPPO atol sa iyang pagtambong isip guest sa PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan niadtong Marso 9 sa Radyo Natin-Naval. Matud pa ni Macale nga sa 89 ka mga operasyon nga gipahigay...
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09Mar2012MANILA, Mar 10 -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nakigkita sa mga miyembro sa Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) kahuman sa courtesy call ngadto kaniya sa grupo didto sa Malacanang, karong adlawa, Biyernes. “Ang Presidente nakigkita sa Japan Business Federation ganihang buntag, giingnan ako nga adunay mokabat sa 18 ka miyembro sa delegasyon nga nag courtesy call ngadto sa Presidente,” matod pa ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte durante sa regu...
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09Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 9 (PIA) -- Gahapong adlawa, Huwebes, Marso 8, 2012 maoy usa ka mahinungdanon nga adlaw alang sa mga Roman Catholic faithful sa Diocese of Naval sa probinsya sa Biliran tungod sa pagsaulog niini sa ika-23 nga anibersaryo sa Canonical erection sa diocese. Ang maong okasyon gihatagan ug kamahinungdanon pinaagi sa usa ka pontifical mass sa alas 10:00 ang takna sa buntag sa Naval Cathedral diin si Msgr. Filomeno Bactol, Bishop of Naval, mao...
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09Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, Mar 9 (PIA) -- It’s a significant day, March 8, 2012, for all the Roman Catholic faithful here, as the Diocese of Naval in the province of Biliran marked the 23rd anniversary of its Canonical erection. The occasion was highlighted with a Pontifical mass at 10:00 a.m. with Msgr. Filomeno Bactol, Bishop of Naval, as the main celebrant together with some 20 clergies from the 15 parishes under the jurisdiction of the diocese. Around 1,000 par...
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05Mar2012MANILA, Marso 5 (PIA) -- Ang Malacanang nagpagawas sa iyang kompyansa nga ang tourism campaign sa nasud nga “It’s more fun in the Philippines” dawaton sa dakong pag angay sa mga potential nga tourists durante sa unang paglunsad niini didto sa International Tourism Bourse sa Berlin, Germany karong Marso 7 hangtod sa 11, 2012 matod pa ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte karong adlawa. Si Valte nag ingon diha sa usa ka interview sa government-run nga radyo dzRB Rad...
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01Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 1 (PIA) -- With an empowered Biliran women in mind, Dr. Cecil Espina, president of the Provincial Council for Women’s Welfare, Inc. (PCWWI), is urging all government agencies based in Biliran to support Women’s Month celebration in March. One of the supports Dr. Espina wanted to solicit is the hanging of streamers and tarpaulins bearing the name of the occasion and it’s theme in the vicinity of their offices on or before the kick-off act...
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29Feb2012MANILA, Peb 29 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III magpabilin nga komitido sa paghatag sa tanang mga Filipinos ug kahigayonan nga makakat-on ug mahimong usa ka tawo nga edukado aron nila “makab-ot sa hingpit ang ilang mga kahibaw-anan.” Diha sa iyang pagpamulong atol sa ika-4 nga National Congress of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) didto sa University of Santo Tomas sa Manila karong adlawa, Martes, ang Presidente nag ingon nga ...
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27Feb2012MANILA, Peb 27 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III pormal nga magpasamwak sa enactment sa Republic Act No. 10157, nga gitawag ug Kindergarten Education Law, diha sa usa ka seremonyas nga ipahigayon didto sa Malacanang ugmang adlawa, Lunes. Ang Presidente maghimo sa maong announcement diha sa iyang pag-preside sa Presentation of Signed Documents sa Kindergarten Law nga panguluhan ni House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte ug ni Education Secretary Armin Luistro didto sa Rizal Hal...
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27Feb2012MANILA, Peb 27 -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag deklarar sa Marso 8, 2012 nga nahimutang sa adlawng Huwebes, nga usa ka special non-working day sa Compostela Valley sa pagsaulog niini sa ika-14 nga Foundation Day ug sa ika-5 nga Bulawan Festival. Diha sa Proclamation No. 332 nga gi-pirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoan Jr. niadtong Pebrero 9, ang Presidente nagpalusad ug deklarasyon paghatag sa katawhan sa Compostela Valley ug igong kahigayunan sa pagsaulog u...
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27Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 27 -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) here in Eastern Visayas gave the green light to the local government unit (LGU) of Naval to take final action on appointments in the hiring of its personnel. This came after CSC Regional Office No. 8 through regional director David E. Cabanag Jr, Mayor Susan V. Parilla, and Vice-Mayor Redentor V. Villordon signed on February 24 a Memorandum of Commitment stipulating the granting of both local officials the ca...
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24Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Feb 24 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund announced that they are condoning penalties of housing loan borrowers whose accounts are delinquent. This was revealed by Paulino Talacay, engineer and department manager of Pag-IBIG Fund during the “Harampang Ha PIA” held on Thursday, February 23, at the Philippine Information Agency regional office in Tacloban City. He said, the condonation of penalty to delinquent housing loa...
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22Feb2012MANILA, Peb. 22 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagpahurar sa mga bag-ong opisyales sa Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines) diha sa usa ka seremonyas nga gihimo didto sa Malacanang karong adlawa, Miyerkules. Ang Presidente nagpahurar sa mga opisyales sa KBP Board of Directors ug sa 2011 Standards Authority didto sa President’s Hall sa Malacanang. Ang KBP Board nga ninghurar sa ilang mga katungdanan at...
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21Feb2012MANILA, Peb 20 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagpatigayon sa pagpahurar kang Francis Jardeleza, ang bag-ong natudlo nga Solicitor General diha sa usa ka seremonyas nga gihimo didto sa Malacanang karong adlawa. Si Jardeleza, nga mao ang Deputy Ombudsman sa Luzon, ning hulip kang Jose Cadiz kinsa ning resign sayo pa niining buwana. Una sa iyang paglingkod sa buhatan sa Ombudsman, si Jardeleza nag silbi isip senior vice-resident ug general counsel sa San Miguel ...
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21Feb2012MANILA, Peb 21 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagmando sa Department of Energy (DOE) sa pag reload sa matag Pantawid Pasada Program card holder’s account ug kantidad nga P1,200 aron pagsumpo sa epekto sa nagtika-taas nga presyo sa lana. "Inatasan po ni Presidente Aquino ang DOE na magbigay ng 1,200 pesos reload para sa isandaang libong benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pasada Program. Para po ito maibsan ang epekto ng napipintong pagtataas ng presyo ng langis na ma...
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21Feb2012MANILA, Peb 21 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag deklarar sa Marso 2, 2012 nga natungod sa adlawng Biyernes komo usa ka special non-working day sa probinsya sa La Union pagsaulog sa ilang ika-162 nga Foundation Day sa probinsya. Diha sa Proclamation No. 334 nga gi-pirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. niadtong Pebrero 13, ang Presidente nagpalusad sa maong deklarasyon aron paghatag sa katawhan ug tim-os nga higayon pagsaulog ug pagsalmot sa okasyon k...
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17Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- Despite the week-long continuous rains in the entire province of Biliran, agricultural products remain safe. Jaime G. Casas, provincial agriculturist, said in an interview, that not one farmer has reported of any damage on farm and farm products as of this date. Casas said that although rains had been pouring for over a week now, there has been no heavy downpour nor strong wind to cause damage to the farms or to farm prod...
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17Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 17 (PIA8) -- The local government unit (LGU) Naval in Biliran province led by Mayor Susan Parilla conducted a one-day tourism consultation. The activity, which was held at the Naval Municipal Session Hall on Thursday, February 16 was attended by representatives from the concerned national government agencies (NGAs) and the private sector composed of transport operators; hotel and resort, lodging house, pensione house, tourist inn, restaurant, travel agency operator...
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17Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- Na-stranded kagahapon nga adlaw ang mga biyahedor didto sa Abuyog-Silago Road tungod sa tulo ka mga landslides nga miresulta sa nagpadayon nga pag-uwan sa maong dapit. Si OCD Region 8 Director Rey Gozon miingon nga atua na sa dapit ang mga maintenance crew sa DPWH aron mopahigayon ug clearing operations alinsunod sa kamandoan ni DPWH Region 8 Director Rolando Asis. Si Gozon midugang nga gibantayan usab sa mga kapulisan ang dapit&nbs...
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16Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Peb 16 (PIA) -- Mipasabot si Atty. Benjamin Fabios sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) nga gilaomang mosaka ang populasyon sa sardinas pagkatapos wagtangon ang fishing ban karong umaabot buwan sa Marso. Si Atty. Fabios miingon nga prayoridad sa BFAR ang paghimo ug sardine management plan implementation ubos sa resource protection program nga nagtinguha pagsalbar sa nagtikawala na nga populasyon sa sardinas. Gisugdan pag-implementar sa BFAR a...
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16Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here in Biliran province called on all government agencies including the private establishments to hire students who are under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). The employment program is mandated under Republic Act No. 73323 to help poor but deserving student pursue their education by ensuring that they are employed during summer or during Christmas vacation. Under this program, employe...
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15Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Ang probinsya nga kagamhanan sa Biliran nga gipanguluhan ni Governor Gerardo J. Espina, Jr. pinaagi sa Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) sa pakighiusa sa Provincial Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (PRPCC) nangandam sa pagsaulog sa Rabies Awareness Month karong umaabot Marso niining tuiga. Kini hanibaw-an sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Biliran Provincial Information Center gikan sa PVO. Matod pa sa tinubdan sa balita, kabahin sa mga preparasyo...
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15Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 15 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Biliran led by Governor Gerardo J. Espina, Jr. through the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) jointly with the Provincial Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (PRPCC) is preparing to celebrate the Rabies Awarness Month in March this year. This was learned by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)- Biliran Provincial Information Center from the PVO. The source said that part of the preparations for the celebration is the schedule...
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15Feb2012MANILA, Peb 15 -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III mangulo karong Miyerkules sa paglunsad sa Globe Telecom network modernization program ug sa pagpirmahay sa kontrata didto sa Malacanang. Ang Globe Telecom mag selyo sa iyang deal sa Huawei alang sa $700-milyon Massive Mobile Network Modernization program nga ipahigayon sa tibuok nasud sa mo-sunod nga lima ka tuig kauban ang Alcatel-Lucent nga maoy magdumala sa maong proyekto. Ang moderni...
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15Feb2012ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Mipadayag na sa panaad ang mga sugar planters sa Ormoc-Kananga Sugar District sa pagtapos sa child labor practice diha sa industriya sa asukar. Mibutyag sila OIC regional director Exequiel Sarcauga ug Virgilio Doroja Jr., information officer designate sa DOLE-8 nga usa ka resolusyo ang gipasa sa mga miyembro sa Ormoc–Kananga Mill District Development Council Foundation, Inc. (MDDCFI), diin kini misaad paghatag ug hi...
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13Feb2012Naval, Biliran, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Members of the Provincial Council for Women’s Welfare, Inc.(PCWWI) unanimously agreed to hold the Women’s Congress 2012 on March 21-22 a few days before the end of classes for school year 2011-2012 to avoid conflict of schedules of mothers preparing for their children’s school activities. In line with the theme “Women Weathering Climate Change: Governance and Accountability, Everyone’s Responsibility,&rdqu...
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13Feb2012MANILA, Feb.13 -- Ang Malacanang nagpahimatngon sa mga Filipinos nga nag trabaho komo mga drug mules alang sa mga international drug syndicates isip baylo sa kantidad nga kwarta aron mapug-ngan sila nga mahimong subject sa death penalty, matod sa opisyal sa Palasyo niadtong nakalabay nga adlawng Sabado. Si Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nagpalusad ug statement durante sa usa ka interview sa kahanginan sa government-run nga dzRB Radyo ng Bayan sa Sabado, kahum...
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13Feb2012MANILA, Peb 13 -- Si Presidente Bengino S. Aquino III nag tudlo kang Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Francis H. Jardeleza komo bag-ong Solicitor General kahuman lamang sa resignation ni Jose Anselmo Cadiz. Ang buhatan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. nagpasamwak sa appointment ni Jardeleza sa Sabado. Ang bag-ong na-instalar nga Solicitor General Jardeleza maoy kanhi senior vice president ug general counsel sa San Miguel Corporation, usa nga food and beverage giant. ...
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10Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 10 (PIA) –-- A health educator from the Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to follow the seven lifestyle habits to avoid heart disease. Vanessa D. Veloso, Health Education and Promotions Officer (HEPO) of the provincial health office in Biliran province, made the statement on February 9, when she represented Dr. Alfonso Veneracion, provincial health officer of Biliran as guest during the regular “Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Baya...
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10Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 10 (PIA) -- Heart disease ranked fifth among the top 10 causes of mortality here in Biliran province, a health educator revealed during the “Kapihan at Pulong-pulong ng Bayan" live over Radyo Natin-Naval. Vanessa D. Veloso, Health Education and Promotions Officer (HEPO) of the provincial health office in Biliran province, said that the data was based on the records in 2010. She also disclosed that heart disease is ranked number 1...
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08Feb2012MANILA, Peb 8 -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag deklarar sa Pebrero 13 nga nahimutang sa adlaw ng Lunes komo espesyal nga adlawng walay trabaho sa syudad sa Parañaque sa pagsaulog sa iyang ika-14 nga cityhood anniversary. Pinaagi sa Proclamation No. 329 nga gipirmahan ni Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa niadtong Pebrero 3, ang Presidente nag-issue sa maong deklarasyon aron hatagan ang katawhan sa Paranque City sa hustong kahigayonan sa pagsaulog ug sa pag duyog...
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