ILOILO CITY, Sept. 29 (PNA) — For the first time in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, special emphasis will be placed on the blue economy, or fishery and marine resources, Department of…
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Pioneering Masters Degree Program in e-Learning now available for Filipino educators
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Sept 29 (PNA)– The country’s first Master of Education, Major in e-learning graduate degree program was launched Tuesday at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City with…
President Aquino: Good governance important for future of Filipinos, PHL
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday called on local government officials to push forward his administration’s good governance platform which is important…
Human rights victims ask CA to execute USD 1.9-B US court damage suit award
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — A group of Filipino citizens who allegedly suffered human rights abuses during the Marcos regime have asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to…
SC suspends ex-BI chief from practice of law
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) has declared former Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Homobono A. Adaza as a delinquent member of the Integrated Bar…
House starts plenary debates on proposed Php3.002-trillion 2016 national budget
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — The House of Representatives on Monday started plenary debates as the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2016 asking a national budget of Php3.002…
DOH activates express lanes for dengue cases in hospitals nationwide
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday it has ordered the activation of dengue express lanes in all government hospitals nationwide to…
Public, private sectors craft measures to address food wastage
MANILA, Sept. 28 (PNA) — Member-economies of the Asia Pacific region agreed to boost stronger Public-Private partnership (PPP) seeking to reduce, if not eliminate, food losses in the supply chain of fishery…
Malacanang supports United Nations’ pledge to end extreme poverty
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Malacañang supports the United Nations’ pledge to end extreme poverty in 15 years, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on Sunday. “Nakikiisa ang ating…
NAIA Terminal 1 rehab handover to take place mid-October
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Sept 27 (PNA) — An airport official on Sunday said that with the upgrade and rehabilitation works for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 close…
Government probes alleged special treatment given to Reyes brothers in Palawan jail
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — Malacanang said on Sunday that the government will investigate the alleged special treatment in a Palawan jail given to murder suspects former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and…
CBCP-ECMI official offers prayers for the Filipino who died in the Hajj stampede
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMI) has expressed sympathy to the family…
POEA warns New Zealand job applicants on use of fake documents
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) warned Filipino workers against using falsified documents to support their applications for overseas jobs, particularly in New…
CA resolves land dispute in Global City
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to refer the parties to arbitration the dispute over a parcel of land…
DAR investigates alleged informal leases in Hacienda Luisita
MANILA, Sept. 27 (PNA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) had been monitoring and investigating reports of illegal lease and sale of CARP-awarded lands in Hacienda Luisita after the Department installed…