By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Oct. 30 (PNA) – Malacanang on Friday welcomed the ruling of the The Hague-based international Arbitral Tribunal which unanimously ruled that it has jurisdiction over the maritime…
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President Aquino rebrands PHL as “Asia’s New Darling”
By Filane Mikee Cervantes MANILA, Oct. 30 (PNA) — Upon being elected as the “Salesman-in-Chief” of the Philippines in 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III has conducted an aggressive marketing campaign to…
Clearing of Mabuhay Lanes goes full blast Monday
MANILA, Oct. 30 (PNA) — In an effort to decongest the designated alternate routes for motorists who want to avoid Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa), starting Monday (Nov.2), the composite traffic and…
Senior House leaders push for passage of reduction of corporate and personal income tax
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Oct. 29 (PNA) — If the proposed law reducing personal and corporate income taxes is still alive, senatorial candidate and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Thursday strongly…
PHL elected to serve its 4th term in UN rights body
By Michaela Del Callar MANILA, Oct. 29 (PNA) — The Philippines was elected by the United Nations General Assembly for a fourth term as a member of the world body’s influential Human…
MMDA: Take alternate routes as DPWH conducts road reblocking this weekend
MANILA, Oct. 29 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned of a snail-paced traffic in major portions of the cities of Makati, Pasig and Quezon due to the scheduled road…
Escudero seeks greater protection for online shoppers
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Oct. 29 (PNA) — With more and more Filipinos choosing to shop online, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday urged the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) to…
President Aquino signs Republic Act regulating forestry practice in the Philippines
MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed Republic Act (RA) 10690 regulating the practice of forestry in the country. In signing RA 10690 last October 23, the…
APEC urges World Trade Organization members to ratify treaty amendment granting special licenses for export of medicines
MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has urged all World Trade Organization (WTO) members to ratify the Protocol Amending the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement,…
MMDA suspends Number Coding scheme on Friday, resumes on Monday
MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Wednesday that the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVV RP) or the number coding scheme will be suspended on…
President Aquino urges Filipinos to further protect forests to help curb climate change
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday encouraged Filipinos to continue participating in initiatives to further protect Philippine forests that offer significant climate…
Gov’t to add more security, emergency staff for APEC meetings next month
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Oct 28 (PNA) — The Philippine government will be adding more staff for security and emergency operations for the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings next…
President Aquino not giving up on passage of BBL measure
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Oct. 27 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III is not losing hope that eventual approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will materialize within his term. “Well,…
SC has exclusive power to dismiss complaints vs. lawyers
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Oct. 27 (PNA) — The power to dismiss a complaint against a lawyer rests solely with the Supreme Court (SC) and cannot be delegated to the Integrated…
PHL, Japan set to sign loan deal for North-South rail project in November
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Oct. 27 (PNA) — The Philippines is set to sign next month an Php89-billion loan agreement with Japanese government to partially finance the North-South commuter rail project…