By Joann Santiago MANILA, Nov 25 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III and members of his cabinet will meet with the members of the Kilusan para sa Ugnayan ng mga Samahang Magniniyog…
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House leaders insists 2015 budget is pork-free
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Nov. 25 (PNA) — Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. on Tuesday vowed to sustain the House of Representatives’ version of the 2015 P2.6006-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB)…
CBCP also concerned over the safety of the people during the Pope’s Visit –Villegas
MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) — The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has said that aside from the security of Pope Francis, they are equally concern over the…
Climate body eyes expanding K-12 enhancement piloting’s coverage
By Catherine J. Teves MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) — Government is open to accommodating schools that’ll volunteer to join its 2015 pilot implementation of climate change-and disaster risk reduction-related enhancements for the…
Senate approves Php2.126-B for PCOO, attached agencies
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) – The Senate on Monday approved in the plenary a total of Php2.126 billion budget for the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its…
President Aquino cites competitiveness of RE
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Nov 23 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Monday stressed that investing into renewable energy (RE) will not only help prevent a power crisis in Luzon in…
Escudero assures funds for mandatory PhilHealth coverage of elderly in 2015
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 24 (PNA) – Senate finance committee Chairman Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero on Monday assured that the new law granting automatic health insurance to senior citizens regardless of…
PNR to commemorate 122nd anniversary on Monday
MANILA, Nov 23 (PNA) — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will turn 122-years-old on Monday (Nov 24). As the sole operator of the most extensive intra-island railway in Luzon, PNR operates two…
PHL remains storm-free until Wednesday –PAGASA
MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — The country will continue to be storm-free for the next three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday. In an interview,…
Gender and development gets high on TESDA agenda
MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — Advancing gender equality and women empowerment took center stage at a recent conference organized by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), seeing it as a…
Children with special needs to get 20 percent discount
MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — Filipino children with special needs (CSN) will soon get a 20 percent discount on purchases of basic necessities and other services under a bill expressing concern over…
House leader seeks PhP30,000 basic monthly salary for public school teachers
MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — A House leader is seeking to raise to PhP30,000 the basic monthly salary of public school teachers, regardless of their length of service, in recognition of their…
CSC organizes leadership series to improve competitiveness
MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — Best-selling author and leadership coach Dr. Barry Posner led the string of speakers who shared best practices in human resource management and organization development during the first…
Pacquiao made us all proud to be Filipinos – VP Binay
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) – Vice President Jejomar Binay on Sunday congratulated Filipino world boing champion Manny Pacquiao for dominating American Chris Algieri to retain his WBO welterweight…
PHl generally peaceful on Pacquiao fight – PNP
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Nov. 23 (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday announced that no untoward incident was recorded during the fight of Filipino boxing icon Manny…