MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Monday that he is set to meet with key officials to discuss the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan to conduct…
Month: August 2015
President Aquino still optimistic Sen. Poe will be Roxas’ running mate
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — President Benigno Aquino III remains hopeful that Senator Grace Poe will agree to be the running mate of Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar…
More lawmakers ask Lina to show compassion to OFWs sending balikbayan boxes to their loved ones
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — House Independent Bloc leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez urged Bureau of Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina on Monday to show compassion and…
PSEi dives 6.75% as global uncertainties prompt sell-off
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — The local stock market plunged to its lowest single-day close on Monday on massive sell-off amid continued uncertainties in the global markets. Philippine…
Phoenix Petroleum Phils OKs registration of existing P 3.5-B short-term commercial paper (STCP)
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — Phoenix Petroleum Philippines has approved the registration of short-term commercial paper (STCP) worth Php 3.5 billion, according to a disclosure from the Philippine…
Oil firms to reduce prices for 9th week
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) – Oil firms will reduce prices on Tuesday, for the ninth consecutive week. In separate advisories on Monday, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (PSPC), Petron…
Globe urges customers to step up online security vigilance via #Protech101
MANILA, Aug. 24 (PNA) — Globe Telecom, the purveyor of digital lifestyle in the Philippines, urges its customers to step up their online vigilance so they can better protect themselves from becoming…
South Cotabato’s H1 tourist arrivals reach 241,000
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aug. 24 (PNA) — South Cotabato’s enhanced tourism development and promotion initiatives have continued to gain ground as the area’s tourist arrivals posted anew a significant growth during the…
Ormoc City looks into rent dispute
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Aug. 24 (PNA) – Officials of a remote village here are in a quandary over whether they have to pay rentals for the local government site, which has long…
Iloilo still beholds its “Queen City of the South” title
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 24 (PNA) –- Iloilo City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena said that the city still beholds the “Queen City of the South” title for no formal declaration had been ever…
DPWH vows to resolve school infra project gaps in Southern Leyte
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 24 (PNA) –- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has vowed to address problems which hinder the construction of school buildings in far-flung areas in…
JICA sets US$ 2-B for PHL’s Tutuban-Malolos rail project
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Aug 23 (PNA) — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) earmarks some US$ 2.0 billion for the Philippines for the construction of the first phase of the…
EU businesses rank PHL with easiest labor recruitment from abroad among ASEAN-5
By Kris M. Crismundo MANILA, Aug 23 (PNA) — The Philippines topped among ASEAN-5 in terms of ease of recruiting labor from abroad and sentiment towards the European Union (EU), according to…
ERC gearing up TWG for Competition Commission
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, August 23 (PNA) – Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman Jose Vicente Salazar said the regulatory body will create a technical working group (TWG) in preparation for the…
Statement of the Bureau of Customs on the issue of balikbayan boxes
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said that they are not after the pasalubong of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) but the smugglers who…