By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 4 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday underscored the need to rebuild the capability of the Special Action Force (SAF) as an elite unit…
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Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership Dialogue aims to reconcile public-private sector differences
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, March 4 (PNA) — The 2015 Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership (APIP) Dialogue, which opened at the Taal Vista Hotel here Wednesday, aims to reduce the differences between the public and…
President Aquino meets with Special Action Force officials
MANILA, March 4 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday morning had a meeting with officials of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF). The meeting was held…
Drilon says constitutional bodies can still function even without leaders
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 4 (PNA) – Senate President Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the constitutional bodies such as the Commission on Audit (CoA) and Commission on Election (Comelec) can…
House Appropriations Committee approves budgetary requirements of FOI bill
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, March 4 (PNA) — The controversial Freedom of Information (FOI) bill will be tossed to the plenary after the House committee on Appropriations approved on Wednesday the…
DA to showcase PHL’s top agri products, dishes in international gastronomy congress
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, March 4 (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is presently in the thick of preparations for Spain’s most important gastronomy congress—the Madrid Fusión—to be held at…
Poe to consider Smart’s side on Senate’s request for SMS of Mamasapano players
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 3 (PNA) – Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said she will consider if the Smart Communications will request for audience from her regarding the Senate’s subpoena…
Marcos willing to hold BBL hearings even during recess of Congress
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 3 (PNA) — Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos vowed to conduct public hearings on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) even if Congress “is at rest.”…
APEC meetings on financial inclusion target the poor, says finance official
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, March 3 (PNA) — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) delegates and stakeholders who gathered here Tuesday to discuss financial inclusion want to target the poor to encourage them to participate…
Energy makes ‘proactive’ preparations to deal with possible power crisis
MANILA, March 3 (PNA) — Having made “proactive” preparations, the Department of Energy (DOE) is confident that it would be able to deal with the impending power shortage, even without the special…
Output of APEC-Tagaytay meetings to be part of Cebu Action Plan in September, says DFA spokesman
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, March 3 (PNA) — The output of the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings here will form part of the Cebu Action Plan that will be launched during the…
Authority of constitutional bodies should be retained under proposed BBL – Drilon
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 3 (PNA) – Senate President Franklin Drilon on Tuesday said the authority of the constitutional bodies should be retained under the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)….
Senate passes bill replacing 45-year old Pharmacy Law
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 2 (PNA) – Voting 16-0, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill replacing a 45-year-old law Republic Act No. 5921 or…
Palace sees passage of BBL under Aquino administration
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, March 2 (PNA) – Despite delay brought about by the Mamasapano incident, Malacanang remains confident to see the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) within…
Biazon urges House to do part in peace process, pass BBL that will work
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, March 2 (PNA) — A lawmaker at the House of Representatives urged his colleagues on Monday to do their part in the peace process and continue deliberations…