UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 20 (PNA/Xinhua) — The flight of drones in the airspace over the Golan Heights was a violation of the 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel, a UN spokesman…
Month: January 2015
Malacanang confident BBL approval still on track
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Jan. 20 (PNA) — Malacanang remains confident that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be approved as planned. Sessions of both the House of Representatives and the…
Palace says Reproductive Health Law supports responsible parenting
MANILA, Jan. 20 (PNA) — Malacanang said on Tuesday that the Reproductive Health (RH) Law promotes responsible parenthood. “Ang pinakamahalagang aspeto nito (RH Law) ay ang pagtuturo ng kaalaman sa ating mga…
Government efforts to secure Pope Francis were effective, Palace official says
MANILA, Jan. 20 (PNA) — Following the successful state and pastoral visit of Pope Francis, a Malacañang official said on Tuesday that the government’s efforts to secure the Pontiff were effective. Asked…
Fare rollback expected in Region 1
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan, 20 (PNA)– A fare roll back is expected in Region 1 late this week or early next week in view of the big cut in the…
Quality employment remains big challenge for Bicol — NEDA
By John Mark Escandor NAGA CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) — Quality employment remains to be a big challenge for the Bicol Region even as it earned important milestones in 2014 in some…
DAR distributes CLOA to Agrarian Reform beneficiaries
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) provincial office in Negros Oriental has distributed Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to 20 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of…
Honest Koronadal cop returns P100,000 ‘excess’ mistakenly handed him by teller
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) -– A police official who works with the police community relations division of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 12 returned P100,000 in cash a bank…
Real estate group pushes for land conversion to address housing backlog
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Jan. 19 (PNA) — The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) has stressed its support to the National Land Use Act (NLUA) provided that…
NORECO 2 announces cut in power rates
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) – The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) has announced to its member-customer-owners (MCOs) a reduction in the power rates for the month of January, 2015….
DTI Cebu issues 13,770 business names in 2014 with Php5.4-B capital
CEBU CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu provincial office has issued a total of 13,770 business names in Cebu in 2014, an official said. Zaide…
Aquino assures his gov’t is addressing corruption, poverty issues
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Jan 19 (PNA) – -President Benigno Aquino III assures Filipinos that his administration is doing its best to address corruption – a point raised by Pope Francis in…
People responded to gov’t appeal for cooperation with faith
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Jan 19 (PNA) — The government is very thankful to the public and the security personnel in helping make Pope Francis’ State and Pastoral visit to the country…
Pope leaves challenge for leaders’ uprightness
By Catherine J. Teves MANILA, Jan. 19 (PNA) — Pope Francis concluded Monday (Jan. 19) his five-day visit to the Philippines, leaving behind the challenge for uprightness among leaders nationwide. “As many…
The 5-day visit to PHL by Pope Francis will never be forgotten by the Filipino people –CBCP
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Jan. 19 (PNA) — Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Archbishop Socrates Villegas told Pope Francis that his five-day Apostolic and State Visit to the…