NEWS FEATURE: HUGGING ‘BIG BELL’ AND FEELING THE FUN IN CAPIZ

Tuesday 18th of June 2013
ILOILO CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- When the Spaniards came to the Philippines centuries ago, they established their second settlement in Panay town in Capiz next to Cebu. The Augustinian priests who accompanied the Spanish expedition forces put up in Panay a church that would eventually earn the renown for having the largest church bell in Asia and third biggest in the world. Owing to its sheer size and weight, seven feet in diameter, five feet in height and 10.4 metric tons in weight, the bell inspires awe and amazement, whether it is tolling or simply hanging from the rafter of the tall belfry. Hence, it was called “Big Bell.” And when ...
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AFP welcomes new lady general; other top brass
QUEZON CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed another female general in their ranks. Brigadier General Marian C. Aleido was hailed as the first female Judge Advocate General of the AFP and the seventh female general coming from the AFP Technical Service. The first female general from the AFP’s regular service was Brig. Gen. Ramona P. Go of the Philippine Army. The promotion of Aleido was approved by the President and AFP Commander-in-Chief Benigno S. Aqui...
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China’s high profile business delegation to arrive in Cebu
CEBU CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) is sending a high-level business delegation to the Philippines and is expected to visit Cebu on April 18 and 19. There are 50 visiting delegates headed by CCPIT National Vice Chairman Yu Ping of the People’s Republic of China. The delegation is composed of businessmen engaged in the following businesses: Water/ Hydro Conservation & Processing; Sanitary Wares; Building Administration and Construct...
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  • DOH cites 7 healthy places in Western Visayas

    ILOILO CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) Center for Health Development has come out with a list of “healthy places” in Western Visayas. This is in line with the Philippine Health Promotion Program Through Healthy Places of the DOH which is a national multi-sectoral health promotion strategy aiming to communicate health messages and build health supportive environment through advocacy, networking and community action. In the Highly Urbanized City Category, the follo...
  • DTI-Bohol warns public on fake gift cards

    BOHOL, Feb 25 (PIA) --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bohol warned the public on the proliferation of gift cards allegedly from the Golden ABC Stores Inc. that turned out to be fakes. DTI Bohol provincial director Elena Arbon also urged the public to be on guard for transactions involving these gift cards that look almost real, or any of similar modus. According to Arbon Golden ABC is a brand developer and marketing consultancy firm which has been involved in developing the brand...
  • DTI-Davao’s investment promo, financing facilitation generate P9.4B investments

    DAVAO CITY, Feb. 14 -- The investment promotion and financing facilitation initiatives of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region bolstered its investment generation in 2012. The preliminary annual report of the agency revealed that these interventions pushed the investments to hit P9.455 billion, 13 percent higher than its annual target of P8.4 billion. The financing facilitation services rendered by DTI-Davao Region brought in P43.826 million investments, generated through...
  • Hiligaynon news: Gobyerno ginapangabay ang mga OFW nga magnegosyo kag magbulig dugang himo sang ulobrahan

    KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Nagpangabay ang gobyerno sa tanan nga mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) nga magbutang sang ila kuwarta sa Pilipinas para makahimo sang mga negosyo nga makabulig himo sang madamo nga olubrahan. Si Socioeconomic Planning secretary Arsenio M. Balicasan nagsiling nga ang manggad nga ginapadala sang mga OFW makadugang sa pagdaku sang micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Para maandam ang mga OFW nga magnegosyo, ang gobyerno may ara gin-andam s...
  • 32 PNP personnel in Southern Leyte step to higher rank

    MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 24 (PIA)-- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) conferred new ranks to 32 police officers throughout the province in line with the Philippine National Police’s “Second Phase Regular Promotion Program CY 2012.” The promotion program took effect last December 31, 2012, Police Chief Inspector Ronaldo A. Plecerda stated in a press release. He reported that the promotion included one (1) police chief inspector ...
  • 40 Capiz cops get promotions

    ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 24 (PIA6) -- A total of 40 policemen in Capiz got promoted to a higher rank, Information Officer Donna Asmod of the Police Provincial Office said. The newly promoted police officers had their pinning of rank insignia ceremony, January 22, at Camp Apil here. Asmod said the pinning of rank insignia was led by Capiz Police Provincial Director Domingo Cabillan with PNP Special Action Force Officer-In-Charge Angelo Camuyot, Capiz businessman Pablo Chu assisted by the famil...
  • Promotion, higher rank come with greater responsibility, discipline, says PNP Region 1 Director

    SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Promotion is an acknowledgement of professional competence and higher rank not merely implies greater authority but also greater responsibility and discipline. This is what Police Chief Superintendent Ricardo C. Marquez emphasized during the mass oath-taking and donning of ranks of 326 newly-promoted police personnel on January 22 in Camp Florendo in this city. PCSupt. Marquez is the new Police Regional Office I Director. PCSupt. Marquez urged hi...
  • DSWD-6 briefs media on reporting children’s cases

    ILOILO CITY, Nov. 17 (PIA6) -- Media institutions should maintain the highest ethical and professional standards in reporting of children’s cases, said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 6. DSWD gathered representatives from media outfits here, to dialogue among themselves and among children representing various institutions in a forum on Social Media Ethics. The forum yielded a guide as to how media practitioners, in the exercise of their work, can beco...
  • Hiligaynon news: 459 ka mga soldado sa WVisayas gin promote

    SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Agosto 20 (PIA6) -- Kapin sa 459 ka mga soldado sa 3rd Infantry Division ang gin promote sa mas mataas nga posisyon sining karon lang. Suno kay 3ID Public Affairs Office head Enrico Gil Ileto, kalakip sa gin-promote amo ang 308 ka mga private first class, 79 ka mga korporal, 65 ka mga sarhento, anum ka staff sergeants kag isa ka technical sergeant. Ang pag promote sa nasambit nga mga soldado ang ginpatigayon matapos nga makapakita sang mga ini ang mga requirements n...
  • Canadian institute urges college writers to write on ecotourism

    ILOILO CITY, Aug 11 (PIA) -- The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI-Phils) urged college paper writers from Western Visayas to write on ecotourism to help communities rise from poverty while protecting the environment. CUI-Philippines project manager Benjamin Luz told student journalists that ecotourism writing help travellers appreciate the ecosystem and involve themselves in protecting it. Luz was a resource person during the Campus Journalism Seminar Workshop for college writers facilitated b...
  • DOST Calabarzon extends call for research proposals

    LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, July 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon invites Filipino researchers and scientists to enlist in the 2013 Joint Research Program of the agency and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Interested individuals may submit research proposals for a three-year funding period. Only one project will be selected by DOST and JSPS. To qualify, project proposals should enlist the participation of Japanese researchers. These will be e...
  • Phl exports seen to recover

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- Philippine exports are expected to recover this year, with their peak level recorded in 2010, as robust sales of non-electronics products continue to spur overall exports. This optimism was expressed by Cristino Panlilio, Undersecretary for the Trade and Promotions Group of the Department of Trade and Industry, after the country's aggregate merchandise for the first quarter of 2012 rose 4.6 percent to $12.86 billion. "I would like to tell you that as I spe...
  • More tourists expected as Ilocos Norte’s tourism brand draws attention

    LAOAG CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The provincial government is bullish about Ilocos Sur’s tourism industry this summer season following promotion activities at national and global levels.   Governor Imee Marcos said today that last week’s launch of media spots from billboards and television ads generated the attention that the province sought to achieve when tourism planners were still on the drawing board.   “We expect more tourists and balikbayans (overseas Filipin...
  • Famous Spanish photog/writer to promote Ilocos region abroad

    LAOAG CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- A well-known and respected Spanish photographer- writer is set to arrive on February 25 in Northern Luzon to capture the the beauty and wonders of the region and later promote these abroad through his works. Alvaro Leiva who writes for Spain’s major publications El Pais, Viajero and El Mundo will cover the white sand and clear turquoise waters of Pagudpud, the Sunshine City of Laoag, the old-world charms of Vigan City and the breathtaking wonders of Banawe ...
  • UN market prospects up for discussion in seminar on Feb 24

    DAVAO CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Various market prospects offered by the United Nations will be tackled in a one-day seminar on February 24 at Grand Men Seng Hotel in the city.   Some 120 exporters, manufacturers, traders, business associations, and academe representatives will converge in the seminar to discuss concerns relative to the business opportunities and procurement activities of the United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD).   The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in th...
  • PDA-Catanduanes celebrates Dental Health Month

    VIRAC, Catanduanes, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine Dental Association (PDA) in Catanduanes conducted an oral health promotion and lecture on February 17 at Brgy. Ibong Sapa, San Vicente, Virac.   The lecture is in celebration of the eighth National Dental Health Month with the theme, “Ngiting Matamis, Ngiping Malilinis, Dala ay Pagasa, Tunay na Ligaya.” Prior to the lecture, a kick-off celebration and motorcade took place around down town Virac which started at 8:00 a.m. &n...
  • Bohol registers P1.3B new investments in 2011

    TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- Bohol governor Edgar Chatto in his ‘State of the Province Address’ recently reported that there are P1.3 billion worth of investments in Bohol in 2011 that came from the 2,197 registered new business.    Chatto ascribes the new investments uptrend with the enabling business environment the government and the private sector put up to entice investments.   Chatto cited the Bohol Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) as a crucia...
  • DOT to promote balikbayan program in IN

    LAOAG CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism together with the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board will promote its newest program for balikbayans in Ilocos Norte. Milagros Gonzales, chief of the DOT field office in Ilocos Norte, said a presentation for stakeholders and members of media will be conducted at the Palacio de Laoag this city on February 9. According to Gonzales, the program called ‘Pinoy Homecoming’ is a five-year incentive-based promotional campaign o...
  • DTI calls on other gov't agencies to join the global marketing system

    MANILA, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) called on other government agencies to become partners in the Global Marketing and Intelligence System (GMIS), which will synchronize the trade and investment promotion activities in a more efficient and effective structure. DTI Undersecretary Cristino L. Panlilio made the appeal as he vigorously introduced the GMIS before the media, private sector, trade and investment promotion agencies of DTI and other government agencies rec...
  • 42 ICPO cops receive promotions

    ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Forty-two personnel of the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) received their promotions in the Pinning of Rank/Investiture Rites at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at barangay Tipanoy, Jan. 29.   Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, together with Police Senior Superintendent Celso G. Regencia, led in the pinning of new ranks for 11 Police Officer (PO) 1 to PO2; 28 PO2 to PO3; one f...
  • DTI to hold seminar on doing business with UN on Feb. 22

     CEBU CITY, February 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BTEP) will hold a one-day seminar for Cebu exporters on doing business with the United Nations on February 22 at the Cebu Parklane International Hotel.   The BTEP is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).  The seminar is being held in coordination with the United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) and DTI–Cebu Provincial Office.    The UNDP oversees the contracts for the ac...
  • PRO 13 promotes 751 personnel

      BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Last week, 751 PNP personnel of the Police Regional Office 13 Caraga have been promoted in their respective ranks for the second semester of this year second level promotion program.   A ceremonial mass oathtaking and pinning of ranks was held at the Grandstand of PRO 13. It was spearheaded by the PRO 13 Regional Director, PCSupt Reynaldo S. Rafal.   Deputy Regional Director for Administration PCSupt Isagani F Genabe, Jr. welcomed the gu...
  • NAPOLCOM clarifies issue on non-release of 2011 police entrance, promotional tests

      MAKATI CITY, January 30 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has clarified the issue concerning the non-release of the results of the police entrance and promotional examinations held last October 23, 2011 due to alleged massive cheating and rescheduling of said exams on January 28, 2012   In an advisory dated January 27, 2012, NAPOLCOM Commissioner Eduardo U. Escueta said the October 23 exams were not invalidated and that the same will be released very soon.  ...
  • Application for the PNP exam is now online

    CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) will implement the Online Examination Application Scheduling System (OLEASS) for the conduct of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations scheduled on April 29.   NAPOLCOM Regional Director Manuel Pontanal said OLEASS shall be implemented from Feb. 1 to 13. In this system, an applicant must first secure a scheduled appointment online before going personally to the re...
  • Cebuano news: PNP Entrance Examination online scheduling karong Pebrero na!

    GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Gi-anunsyo sa National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) ang pagsugod sa examination scheduling System para sa PNP Entrance and Promotional Examination nga hipahigayon karong April 29, 2012.   Matud sa Napolcom sa Pebrero 1 hangtod Pebrero 13 ang naasoy nga online scheduling sa examination.   Gi-awhag niini ang tanang aplikante nga mag-log in sa  www.napolcom.gov.ph para sa ilang request sa Napolcom regional offices og mga schedules sa filing...
  • LRED San Juan, Siquijor attends session on Strategies for Investment Promotion

    SIQUIJOR, Jan 20 (PIA)-- At least five members of the Technical Working Group from the local government unit of San Juan with two others from the provincial government of Siquijor and one from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will attend the second training module under the Capacity Development Program on January 30-31 at Marriott Hotel, Cebu City. The training is part of the continued support of the GTZ Private Sector Promotion Program and DTI to the LGUs that have adopted ...
  • More than 3,000 benefited from LBK bus tour to T’boli town

    KORONADAL CITY, Oct 16 (PIA) -- The recent tour of Department of Health’s Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan (LBK) to South Cotabato directly benefited at least 3,182 elderlies, parents and children in T’boli town, an official of the provincial government said.   Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rogelio Aturdido reported that 1,167 individuals received “critical health services” on the first day of operation and 2,015 were added on the secon...
  • All set for PNP exams in April 2011

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) announced the nationwide conduct of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations on Apr. 17. Acting Regional Director Marte S. Palomar of NAPOLCOM, region 10, said successful examinees of the entrance examination will be conferred by the NAPOLCOM the Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance Eligibility which is appropriate for appointment to the rank of Police Officer...
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