MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday it has prepositioned its personnel and equipment in flood-prone areas in the metropolis. According to Atty. Crisanto Saruca,…
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TESDA launches TVET programs rating system
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA)– Executives of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), technical vocational institutions and other stakeholders have come together to talk about scaling up their programs to produce…
Ex-Lamitan vice-mayor faces graft raps for gas expenses
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) — The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has found probable cause to file multiple graft charges against former Lamitan City Vice-Mayor Arleigh Eisma for the unlawful disbursement of…
President Aquino to continue to lobby for BBL passage under his watch
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino III said on Tuesday he would continue to lobby with members of Congress for the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro…
President Aquino appoints Sarmiento as new DILG chief
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Liberal Party secretary general and Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new secretary of the…
SC orders gov’t to comment on petition seeking to rule as unconstitutional some provisions of 2015 GAA
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the government to comment on the petition seeking to declare as unconstitutional some provisions of the…
DA temporarily defers effectivity of Price Act implementing guidelines
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday it has temporarily suspended the effectivity of the administrative order signalling the execution of the…
Slight improvement of traffic flow experienced along EDSA – Palace
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – Malacanag has received reports that slight improvement of traffic flow has been recorded along EDSA during the first day of deployment of Highway…
Tagle explains purpose of prayer service attended by the top contenders for the presidency in 2016 polls
MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said the primary purpose of the prayer service that was attended Monday evening by the top contenders for the presidency in…
Pimentel files bill prohibiting opening of balikbayan boxes of OFWs
MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) – Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said on Tuesday he has filed a bill prohibiting not only the opening of balikbayan boxes but exempting “one balikbayan box per month…
President Aquino on Torre de Manila-Rizal Monument issue: Let’s wait for the court’s decision
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Sept. 8 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III prefers to wait for the court decision regarding the construction of the 46-storey Torre de Manila condominium and its impact…
Troops rescue retired education official, grandson
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 7 (PNA) — Government forces safely rescued on Monday the retired education official and her grandson barely 24 hours after they were abducted in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay….
PAGASA says El Niño expect to intensify Q4 until May 2016
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services, Administration (PAGASA) has forecast the El Niño phenomenon to intensify in the last quarter of…
Palace defends MMDA Chairman Tolentino from those seeking his resignation
MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Palace on Monday defended Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino from people calling for his resignation. “Patuloy ang tiwala at kumpiyansa ni Pangulong Aquino…
PLDT, DOST deal to provide subscribers with faster access to gov’t sites
MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — Subscribers of telco giant PLDT will soon be able to avail of better access to government websites hosted in the Philippine Open Internet Exchange or PHOpenIX with…