By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Jan. 14 (PNA) – Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Wednesday underscored the need to review Republic Act No. 776 or the Civil Aeronautics Act of the…
Month: January 2015
SC orders DOJ, BuCor, NBI to explain on Boratong’s transfer of detention
MANILA, Jan. 14 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to explain the transfer of…
Pacquiao agrees to terms for May 2 mega fight with Mayweather
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Jan. 14 (PNA) – WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has reportedly agreed to terms of a May 2 mega fight with WBC king Floyd Mayweather. Top Rank…
Remittances of Filipino workers overseas rose 2% to USD 2.12B in Nov. ’14
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Jan. 14 (PNA) – – Remittances of Filipinos overseas remained at the USD 2-billion level in November 2014 but its monthly growth of two percent is the slowest…
CBCP head asks the people to make the Holy Father feel their warmth in welcoming him in the country
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Jan. 14 (PNA) — The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked the Filipino people to make the Holy Father feel their…
Red Cross is all set for the Papal visit
MANILA, Jan 14 (PNA) — Philippine Red Cross (PRC) volunteers and staff are set to provide assistance to the public with life-saving services including medical, first aid and field hospital, ambulance transport,…
Japan sees 3.63 bln dollars current account surplus in November
TOKYO, Jan 13 (PNA/Xinhua) — Japan posted a current account surplus of 433.0 billion yen (3.63 billion U.S. dollars) in November 2014, marking the fifth consecutive month in black ink, government data…
Singapore to maintain “zero tolerance for corruption”
SINGAPORE, Jan. 13 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Singaporean government will maintain “zero tolerance for corruption, regardless of the rank and seniority of the officers involved”, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the…
PHL stocks regain 7,400-mark on investors’ optimism
MANILA, Jan. 13 (PNA) –- The local stock market regained the 7,400-level on Tuesday, bucking the regional downtrend, as optimism spread among investors. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 40.64…
Zobel de Ayala: Business governance key for luring investments, sustaining PHL economic growth
MANILA, Jan. 13 (PNA) — More Philippine businesses need to practice good corporate governance to complement to the country’s governance structure crucial for attracting investments and sustaining robust economic growth. Fernando Zobel…
Second black box of AirAsia flight retrieved
JAKARTA, Jan 13 (PNA/Xinhua)– The cockpit voice recorder of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 was retrieved on Tuesday from sea and was on board an Indonesian navy ship bound for capital Jakarta for…
SC junks 2 petitions vs. 2015 budget, supplemental budget
MANILA, Jan. 13 (PNA) — The Supreme Court (SC) en banc on Tuesday dismissed the two petitions questioning the 2015 Budget and the Supplemental Budget for lack of merit. In a press…
Ban Ki-moon calls for promotion of tolerance
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (PNA/IRNA) — Praising Paris march on Sunday to commemorate all victims of terrorism, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has emphasized necessity of confrontation with violence and promotion of…
Good governance makes EU increase dev’t aid to PHL
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Jan. 13 (PNA) — The drive towards good governance of the Aquino administration has influenced the European Union (EU) to increase its development assistance to the Philippines,…
PDEA set to activate additional K-9 units in Region 9
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan. 13 (PNA) -– The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has requested its central office to provide them additional drug-sniffing dogs to boost the anti-drugs operation here in Region 9….