MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans and Retirees Affairs Eduardo Batac has resigned for health and personal reasons. This was disclosed on Sunday by…
CCP announces 2015 Andrea O Veneracion International Choral Festival winners
By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA)– After a few days of delay, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced Sunday the winners of the 2nd Andrea O. Veneracion International…
Macalintal urges Roxas to withdraw election protest he filed against Binay in 2010
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — An election lawyer urged Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Mar Roxas to withdraw his election protest against the victory of Vice President Jejomar Binay in…
DOH to lead launching of nationwide school-based immunization program in Camarines Sur on Monday
By Leilani S. Junio NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur, 2 (PNA) — Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette L. Garin will lead the launching on Monday of the nationwide school-based immunization program for…
Palace assures the United Nations it is determined to complete rehabilitation works in typhoon ‘Yolanda’-affected areas
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Malacañang assured the United Nations (UN) on Sunday that the government is determined to complete the rehabilitation works in the areas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda.” “Tinitiyak…
ITCZ to bring rains over the Visayas, Mindanao until Wednesday –PAGASA
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Expect cloudy skies with rains over most parts of the Visayas and Mindanao in the next three days due to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), according to…
3 moderate quakes jolt Davao del Norte
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Three mild earthquakes shook the province of Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, Phivolcs…
Death penalty for recruiters of drug couriers sought
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — A lawmaker has filed a bill imposing death penalty against recruiters of Filipino drug couriers, many of whom were arrested and languishing in jail in other countries….
4 more rebels surrender in Davao del Norte
MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Tired of the incessant fighting, four more members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to 10th Infantry Division units in Davao del Norte last Friday….
MMDA resumes training of volunteers for rescue operations
By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Sunday it will resume its training of rescue volunteers for Metro Manila Rescue Volunteer Core…
BPO firms step up hiring of Filipino nurses
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Aug. 1 (PNA) — Business process outsourcing (BPO) firms have stepped up their recruitment of Filipino nurses, following the US Supreme Court verdict upholding Obamacare, or the…
Bill mandates airlines to refund cancelled flight
MANILA, Aug. 1 (PNA) — Rep. Evelina G. Escudero (1st District Sorsogon) pushes for a bill mandating airline companies to refund in full the tickets of passengers who canceled their flight reservation…
Comelec SBAC 2 declares second round of public bidding a failure
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Aug. (PNA) — The Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) 2 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday declared the second round of bidding for the…
Bicol economy slows down in 2014
LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 1 (PNA) — The Bicol Region’s economy posted the biggest slowdown or deceleration nationwide last year at 4.2 percent from 8.1 percent in 2013 or a decline of 3.9-percentage…
Cordillera GRDP slides down but is still positive
BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 1 (PNA) — The 5.4 percent growth rate of the Cordillera Region in 2013 slid down 3.2 percent in 2014 but is still positive in terms of monetary value…