MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed Consul-General Marciano A. Paynor Jr. as Director-General for the Philippine hosting of the 2015 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a Palace official…
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Veteran lady Muslim solon not convinced that P40 M exchange hands between Enrile and Misuari to sow terror in Zamboanga City
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — A veteran lady Muslim solon on Friday downplays the claim of some lawmakers that P40 Million exchange hands between Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile…
RP, Spain sign MOA to support health sector
MANILA, (PNA) — The Addendum to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Project HSPSP-Spanish Grant was signed Friday between the government’s Departments of Health (DOH) and Budget and Management (DBM) and…
PNoy appoints new CHED commissioners
By Paula Marie D. Navarra MANILA, (PNA) — Two new commissioners for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) were appointed by President Benigno Aquino III, the commission said on Thursday. Dr. Minella…
BSP issues status quo order on interbank ATM fees
By Joan Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) directs banks to maintain a status quo on interbank automated teller machine (ATM) fees pending the completion of a study…
25 persons, 30 loose firearms seized in PNP-CIDG operation
By Priam Nepomuceno and Lloyd Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — For the first 15 days of September, the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group announced that it has arrested 25 persons and confiscated 30…
Coaches must be expert about their particular sport–Garcia
By Lily O. Ramos MANILA, (PNA) — Sports coaches must be thoroughly knowledgeable of their particular event in order to be effective in teaching, imparting or downloading information, techniques, methods and winning…
Recovery, rehab efforts for Habagat victims in Bataan, Zambales, intensified
By Zorayda S. Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3, together with local government units (LGUs) and concerned government agencies,…
GSIS memorial plan holder can refund cash payments until Dec 31
MANILA, (PNA) — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has extended the application deadline on the Enhanced Optional Exit Mechanism (EOEM) for its memorial plan holders until December 31, 2013. According to…
Update: LPA intensifies into tropical depression “Paolo”
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, (PNA) — The low pressure area West of Zambales on Thursday has developed into a Tropical Depression and was named “Paolo.” The state weather bureau said…
Lady solon denies receiving PDAF after signing impeachment complaint vs GMA in 2005
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad on Thursday said her office has not received Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) after she signed the impeachment complaint in July…
Belmonte assures the P10 billion pork barrel scam could not tarnish the name of the institution
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, (PNA) — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., on Thursday said that the P10 Billion pork barrel scam allegedly maneuvered by Janet Lim Napoles could not tarnish the name…
Whistleblower presents photocopy of Napoles’ 40 properties to Senate
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — Janet Napoles had more or less 40 and not just 28 properties across the country, said a whistleblower who testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee…
(Update) LPA brings occasionally heavy rains over Mindoro, Palawan
MANILA, (PNA) — Flashfloods and landslides threaten the Mindoro provinces and some parts of Palawan due to a low pressure area hovering west of Luzon, the state weather forecaster said on Thursday….
PNoy visits wake of soldiers slain in Zambo clash
By Janice Cave MANILA, (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III visited Thursday the wake of three soldiers killed in the standoff between government forces and Moro National Liberation Front fighters in Zamboanga…