DAVAO CITY, March 26 (PNA) -– Around 500 Department of Education (DepEd) partners of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are convening in a…
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Palace defends MARINA from protesters
MANILA, March 26 (PNA) — There is no truth to claims of the United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) that the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has mismanaged the maritime industry, Malacanang said Wednesday. Presidential…
Territorial integrity, a consideration in PHL’s UN vote on Crimea
By Michaela Del Callar MANILA, March 26 (PNA) — The Philippines on Wednesday said territorial integrity would be a consideration when it casts its vote Thursday at the United Nations on the…
Pimentel proposes judicial summit to improve justice system
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 25 (PNA) — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday proposed the holding of a judicial summit to harmonize and speed up the passage of reforms bills…
Troops in Mindanao area on alert for PHL-MILF peace accord signing
MANILA, March 25 (PNA) — With the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) poised to sign a peace accord on March 27, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on…
Japan provides P3-billion aid for security and post-‘Yolanda’ recovery in PHL
MANILA, Mar 25 (PNA) -–Japan on Tuesday provided the Philippines P3 billion worth of fresh aid to enhance the country’s coastal communications system and assist in the ongoing rehabilitation of areas devastated…
Osmena supports BIR’s bid to lift bank secrecy law
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 25 (PNA) – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has found an ally from Sen. Sergio Osmena III on its call to lift the bank secrecy…
PHL could start deployment of tourism workers next year under ASEAN deal, says DOT exec
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 24 (PNA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is planning to start the deployment by next year of tourism workers to key areas in Southeast Asia as part…
SC upholds sanction vs GMA-7
MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the orders of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) sanctioning GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) for operating a radio station with an expired…
Indonesian gov’t officials in PHL to study DSWD’s anti-poverty program
MANILA, March 24 (PNA)–The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said that representatives from the Indonesian government are here again for the second part of information exchange this year….
Gov’t urges unity for success of comprehensive peace deal with MILF
MANILA, March 24 (PNA) -– Government of the Philippines (GPH) chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on Sunday called on all stakeholders to support the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) that will be…
Spain eyes PHL as gateway to Asia
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, March 24 (PNA) — The Spanish government is considering the Philippines as the best country to introduce its business community in Asia as it is now recovering…
Drilon hails forthcoming signing of peace accord with Bangsamoro as ‘remarkable triumph’
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 23 (PNA) — Senate President Franklin Drilon on Sunday hailed the forthcoming signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro as a “remarkable triumph of the…
DOTC awarded 100 transport projects in 2013
By Jade Dela Cruz Miguel MANILA March 23 (PNA) — The Department of Transportation and Comunications (DOTC) reported its award of one hundred projects in 2013 through competitive bidding which reflects their…
Sen. Santiago tops online poll for female presidential candidates
MANILA, March 22 (PNA) – Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who said the country’s next president should be female, has topped an online newspaper survey for possible female presidential candidates in 2016. In…