MANILA, Aug. 7 (PNA) — In a bid to improve traffic management, peace and order, and public safety along the entire 23.7-kilometer long Epifanio Delos Santos Ave. (EDSA), the Metropolitan Manila Development…
Update: Stranded seagoing passengers now at 528 –PCG
MANILA, Aug 7 (PNA) — The number of seagoing passengers stranded in various ports in the Visayas has increased from 456 to 528 as of 6 p.m. Friday due to rough sea…
DOTC dispels lies perpetuated vs. train System’s operating issues
MANILA, Aug 6 (PNA) — One month after the start of the multi-discipline approach to maintaining the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) system initiated by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC),…
San Miguel Pure Foods’ profit up 5% to Php1.8 B in H1
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — Net income of San Miguel Pure Foods Company Inc. rose to Php 1.8 billion in the first half of this year, up five…
Meralco to cut power bills by 26 c/kWh this month
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) – Power bills will go down by 26 centavos per kilowatthour (kWh) for residential customers, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said Thursday. ”Meralco announced…
PSEi snaps 6-day climb, succumbs to profit-taking
By Leslie D. Venzon MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — Philippine equities snapped a six-day advance Thursday on profit-taking and fears of a possible United States (US) interest rate hike. The barometer Philippine…
MPIC scraps investment dealt with GGI Energy
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, August 6 (PNA) — Metro Pacific Investments Corp. said it has terminated its investment agreement with GGI Energy Pte. Ltd due to the lack of compliance on…
Dumangas mayor points to peace and order, security as among highlights of accomplishments
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) — Dumangas Mayor Rolando Distura highlighted the maintenance of peace and order and security as among the significant accomplishments of his administration when he delivered his State…
Zambo mayor backs Roxas as LP presidential bet
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) -– Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has declared that she will toe the line of the Liberal Party (LP) on its choice for President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s…
Banks’ low interest rates drive public to turn to high-yielding ‘double your money’ scheme – Salceda
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) — Low investment and interest rates offered by banks, stock market and other financial institutions are driving people with high savings and liquid assets to engage in…
Pacific Partnership 2015 with US Navy kicks off
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 6 (PNA) — The United States (US) and the Philippine navies team up in the conduct of a medical mission as well as disaster preparedness seminar dubbed “Pacific Partnership…
PSA coordinates PopCen in the Cordilleras
BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 6 (PNA) — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Cordillera Regional Development Council (CRDC) are calling on the public to support the 2015 Census of Population (PopCen) which…
(Feature) Cagayan Valley R&D consortium promotes artificial insemination in goats
By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — The Cagayan Valley Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (CVARRD) Goat Research, Development, and Extension (RDE) promotes artificial insemination (AI) in…
NAPOLCOM empowers PNP as partner in community development
MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) en banc headed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, also concurrent NAPOLCOM Chairman, has approved Resolution…
POLO Oman is first to have zero ward, as Omani government extends amnesty program
MANILA, Aug 6 (PNA) — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Muscat, Oman is the first POLO to have “emptied” its Migrant Workers…