By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — A member of the Special Action Force (SAF), earlier implicated in the Makati City bus blast, which killed five persons and wounded…
Bill creating a national database for public school records pushed
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 6 (PNA) — Valenzuela City Rep. Win Gatchalian has proposed the creation of a national database of public school records to make the enrollment process easier…
PetroSolar taps Conergy to build 50-MW solar-powered plant in Tarlac
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, August 5 (PNA) – German-firm Conergy on Wednesday said it will build the 50-megawatt (MW) Tarlac Solar Power Project (TSPP) for PetroSolar Corp., a subsidiary of PetroGreen…
Peso sheds vs. USD on Fed exec comments
By Joann Santiago MANILA, Aug 5 (PNA) — A statement by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart about a possible hike in Fed rates in September ended the Philippine peso’s…
Senator Cayetano underscores importance of Filipino language
By Johanne Margarette R. Macob LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Aug. 5 (PNA) — Senator Pia Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Culture, underscored the importance of promoting the national language, Filipino,…
DSWD : 4Ps’ cash grant not bonus from politicians
DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 5 (PNA)–A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has belied an intrigue being peddled by persons or groups that the cash grants under the…
Police deepens probe on Ormoc ticketing office robbery
ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Aug. 5 (PNA) – The police here pursued deep investigation following a robbery of a ticketing office Tuesday morning that took about Php 265,000 cash. City police director Sr….
Tree planting: A pre-requisite before getting married in Itogon, Benguet
LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET, Aug 5 (PNA) — The Municipal Council of Itogon passed Municipal Ordinance Number 50 series 2015 encouraging would-be couples to plant trees. The ordinance states that it aims to…
Cebu LGUs on alert for super typhoon ‘Hanna’
CEBU CITY, Aug. 5 (PNA) — Local government units (LGUs) all over Cebu are on alert for possible flooding and landslide brought about by super typhoon Hannah, a disaster official said. Cebu…
DTI, BOI to conduct industry roadmap localization for competitiveness
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna Aug. 5 (PNA) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) will hold the “Industry Roadmaps and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Game…
TESDA-ARMM offers free competency assessment, certification to 500 industry workers
COTABATO CITY, Aug. 5 (PNA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (TESDA-ARMM) is offering free competency assessment and certification to about 500 industry…
DTI nurtures agrarian reform communities in Nueva Vizcaya
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Aug 5 (PNA) — Five Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) in Nueva Vizcaya have benefited from the recently conducted Basic and Upgrading skills training provided by the Department of Trade and…
Chinese professors to establish English Academy in Boracay
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, Aug. 5 (PNA) — A group of Chinese professors is keen on putting up a Chinese academy in this resort island. In fact, J Xaing Wang, Chief Executive Officer…
DOLE in Region 9 bestowed ‘strike-free’ region award
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 5 (PNA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has received five awards, including the coveted “strike-free” region award, during the agency’s mid-year performance assessment. DOLE Regional Information…
Leyte legislators, employees to join anti-corruption seminar
TACLOBAN CITY, Aug. 5 (PNA) –- The Office of the Ombudsman in Eastern Visayas will hold a seminar tackling the elements of graft and corruption and its penalties to the members of…