MANILA — As of end-June 2011, the non-performing loans (NPL) ratio of the rural banking industry rose by 0.03 percentage point to 10.42 percent from last quarter’s 10.39 percent and by one percentage point from year ago’s 9.42 percent ratio.

MANILA — The non-performing loans (NPL) ratio of the thrift banking industry as of end-June 2011 improved anew by 0.38 percentage point to 6.18 percent from previous quarter’s 6.56 percent and by 1.75 percentage points from year ago’s 7.93 percent.

BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 12(PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in cooperation with Zuellig Family Foundation Inc., will conduct interviews to the poorest among the poor households identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). This intervention is to look into the health problems of the communities to enable DOH to examine how they could help these families and achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 set by the United Nations.

DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 12(PIA)--- The Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council has recently approved the creation of Task Force against illegal drugs in the province.

DIPOLOG CITY, FEB. 12(PIA) -- Zamboanga de Norte has been adjudged as one of the ten Galing Pook Awardees for the year 2011.

Saving environment must not be known as another fashionable statement, it is quite our responsibility to take care of the environment. You will get a great deal of from nature yet what the majority of people hand back to the environment is waste. However, it is never too late to start out a good initiative. Making use of recycling tools are one way of satisfying your obligation to your surroundings. Yet if you find that purchasing brand new tools are expensive to afford, a good suggestion is usually to purchase used recycling equipments like balers,compactors, conveyors and shredders and help make your valuable contribution in the direction of recycling waste so that something new and beautiful may be generated out of it.

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma has apologized for the abusive behavior of traffic escorts who caused our family to have a near-mishap after their “wang-wang” (sirens) startled us and other drivers while overtaking vehicles in San Mateo, Rizal last Friday night.

The City’s ever-aggressive support and assistance to the police and other law enforcement agencies was proven anew Friday with the turnover of a 4x4 jeep and computer sets to the City Police Office through Police Regional Director PCSupt. Nathaniel Estilles.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in coordination with the City Government of Zamboanga will mount the first ever Zamboanga International Film Festival from February 25-27 highlighting the 75th Dia de Zamboanga celebration.

DAVAO CITY — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte told the city police to be smart in holding petty lawless elements like housebreakers, especially in arresting those caught committing crimes.

DAVAO CITY — The Kabataan party-list has launched the "Kabataan Hotline" to gather complaints from parents and students regarding school violations on tuition and other school fee increases in the Davao Region.